Profile Cluster Builder™ (PCB)
Build reliable profiles for improved forecasting and planning.
Reduce Forecasting Errors with Smarter Profiles
What is Churchill’s Profile Cluster Builder™?
Churchill’s Profile Cluster Builder (PCB) is an excellent supporting application for a wide variety of retail planning and forecasting applications. Sound profiles are essential to the foundation of any reliable forecast. Churchill’s PCB produces these profiles for any number of retail planning functions, including:
Seasonal Profiling
Store Clustering
Assortment Clustering
Size Profiling
PCB Product Capabilities
Churchill’s Profile Cluster Builder (PCB) is designed to cluster products based on similarities in demand patterns. By grouping products with comparable demand behaviors, PCB enables more accurate forecasting and streamlined inventory planning.
- Determines appropriate hierarchical groupings of entities (ie: item/store, class/size/store, etc.)
- Identifies similar demand patterns within each grouping and clusters accordingly
- Profiles are then built using the demand patterns that fall within the Cluster Fit Threshold
- Cluster Fit Threshold can be adjusted to individual requirements
- Outliers and anomalies are clustered with higher levels until an appropriate profile is created
- Each entity is then automatically assigned a corresponding profile
- A compatible file of the profiles and assignments is then imported into the existing retail planning system
Address Demand Variability with Precision Profiling
From improving demand accuracy to simplifying complex clustering tasks, PCB delivers transformative results with minimal disruption to your existing processes. Its innovative features and streamlined implementation ensure you can achieve immediate and lasting improvements to your operations. Here’s how PCB empowers your business to succeed: