Once a strategy is in place, price, promotion and markdown solutions are rapidly implemented with the following key steps:

• Data import, validation, and enhancement
• Consumer demand modeling
• Optimization
• Price and program execution
• Results measurement

A successful implementation requires quality point–of–sale and other data. DemandTec OpenLink™ automates data processing and validation and facilitates the integration of DemandTec with other systems such as price hosting, supply chain, ad planning, and other legacy systems. Demand models are then developed using proven econometric techniques and optimizations are run to find the best set of prices and promotions given your business strategies, rules and objectives. Finally, after a set of prices, promotions, or markdowns have been delivered to store shelves, results are measured and the findings are incorporated back into the ongoing process of defining and managing the optimal set of merchandising programs.

DemandTec recognizes that many of our customers are changing their internal business processes to become more competitive in the market place. Our Professional Services team can either work with you directly, or with one of our trained implementation partners, to help you design the optimal merchandising processes for your business.

Finally, we work closely with our customers to achieve organizational alignment that supports the successful implementation and use of our software. From the Executive Sponsor who charters the project, to the merchants using the software, to the IT team, DemandTec Professional Services will provide the leadership, project management, and end–user training required to achieve and exceed the project's objectives.