Fashion & Retail Specialists

London University of the Arts (Artscom)

Management short courses and seminars

• Intensive workshop, Buying & Merchandising
• Signature Masterclass, Merchandising Tools (WSSI)
• Signature Masterclass, Efficient Retail Supply Chains

Signature Masterclass, Merchandising Tools

• The WSSI (weekly sales, stock and intake) is a dynamic in-season retail control tool or is it an obstruction to creative buying and merchandising?
• How does it fit with OTB (open to buy)?
• Are computer generated "WSSI suggested solutions" emasculating the Buying and Merchandising team?

Signature Masterclass, Efficient Retail Supply Chains

What makes for a good supply chain in todays fashion retail industry?

• How scientific can the choice of the sourcing supply base be?
• Are seasonal calenders enforcing the demise of entrepreneunial flair?
• Have we reached the end of supply chain lead time reduction?
• Pass the responsibility back down the chain. To VM1 (vendor managed inventory) the solution?