Consumer goods · 4 applications
Product identification and channel control, at the scale consumer goods move.
Consumer goods companies know their products and lose sight of them the moment they leave the warehouse. Vendidit identifies a product anywhere it appears, against the company’s own catalog, and applies the company’s channel rules to what happens next.
DeploymentAWS or integrated with the company’s product and commerce systems. Terms are set with the organization.
Past performanceRetail engagement. Returns identification and channel routing on the platform, with brand rules honored. Case study in preparation. Case studies →
How to buyDirect, or under a technology licensing agreement with a partner. Deployed inside your existing operation. How to buy →
The product catalog is the most valuable record a consumer goods company has, and it stops at the loading dock.
Returns, overstock, samples and secondary market inventory all leave the catalog’s control. Identification downstream is manual, channel rules are unenforced, and recovery is whatever the liquidator offers.
The platform extends the catalog to the item. A capture identifies the product against the company’s own data, the disposition follows the company’s rules, and the channel is one the company has approved.
Where the technology changes the work
Four applications.
01
Identification against the catalog
A capture identifies the product, the variant and the condition against the company’s own product data, wherever the item is.
02
Channel rules, enforced
Restrictions on where a product may be sold, at what price and in what condition are applied automatically to every disposition.
03
Overstock and returns recovery
Inventory that will not sell at full price is routed to approved channels before it becomes a liquidation lot.
04
Secondary market visibility
The company sees its products in the secondary market as records, not as a rumor from a sales team.
Recommended product
GlobalSKU is the platform, built for the product catalog.
The product brands and consumer goods companies use to identify their products anywhere they appear and enforce channel rules on every disposition.
- Identification against the brand’s own catalog
- Channel, price and condition rules enforced on every item
- Recovery reported at item level
Sources
- Product catalog and identifiers
- Captures at any touch
- Retail and distributor returns
Platform
- Identification
- Condition and valuation
- Custody, events and verification
Decisions
- Approved channel or not
- Price and condition thresholds
- Recovery reporting
What we optimize for
Stakeholders and outcomes.
| # | Stakeholder | Outcome | What changes | Capability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Brand and channel management | Rules that hold downstream | Enforcement at every disposition | Route |
| 02 | Supply chain | Overstock recovered on approved terms | Routing before the lot forms | Route |
| 03 | Sales operations | Returns and samples accounted for | Identification against the catalog | Identify |
| 04 | Finance | Recovery you can forecast | Outcomes written back to the record | Sell |
Capability names the platform function that delivers the change. All 5 capabilities →
Questions
Questions we are asked
- 01
Does it use our own product catalog?
Yes. Identification runs against the company’s own product data, so the product, the variant and the condition are resolved to your catalog wherever the item is.
- 02
How are channel rules enforced?
Restrictions on where a product may be sold, at what price and in what condition are applied automatically to every disposition decision, and the outcome is reported at item level.
- 03
Can we see our products in the secondary market?
Yes. Items identified downstream are records, with condition, channel and recovery, rather than anecdotes.
- 04
Where does recovery improve?
Before the lot forms. Inventory that will not sell at full price is routed to approved channels item by item instead of being aggregated for a liquidator.
Discuss your requirements with our team.
Our solutions architects work directly with consumer goods companies and their channel partners.