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Specialist agents for each planning decision.

Twelve agents watch your plan, buys, ranges, stock and prices. Each one proposes a change with its evidence. By default, the person who owns the decision approves it before anything is written back.

Where to start

  • When margin is slipping

    Start with Pricing Strategist, MFP Planner

  • When sizes and styles run out

    Start with Inventory Optimizer, Demand Intelligence Agent

  • When order writing eats the week

    Start with Replenishment Director

OODIE

Proposal from Pricing Strategist

Mon 08:46

CL-03Pricing and markdown

Move CL-03 to markdown ladder B

Shallower first cut, held for two weeks. The size curve is rebalanced with transfers from CL-04.

Evidence

Gross margin against plan, CL-03 suburban
−6.8%
Share of the gap from markdowns deeper than the ladder plan
61%
Expected gross-margin dollars
+$61,400
Units at risk
2,140

Agents on this proposal

  • Pricing StrategistProposed ladder BProposed
  • Inventory OptimizerSequenced 3 packs from CL-04Ready
  • OTB ControllerRe-projected open-to-buy and the planReady
  • AI OrchestratorChecked the margin limitCleared

Merchandise planning

Nothing is written back until the owner approves.

OODIE is the agent your team talks to: ask it anything about OODARIS, run scenarios and simulations, or change a value, always with approval.

Illustrative product view

Agents by decision

Each specialist works on one of the five decisions OODARIS runs, and the AI Orchestrator connects them. Approvers follow your own approval model; the roles below are the usual owners.

See the Agentic OS

Across all five decisions

AI Orchestrator

One agent routes the work between specialists, checks your limits and keeps the ledger. See the architecture

Watches
Every proposal the specialist agents make.
Proposes
The order of work, and a resolution when two agents disagree.

It approves nothing. By default, a named person signs every writeback.

How it works: AI Orchestrator
  • Routes each task to the right specialist.
  • Validates incoming data and records where every number came from.
  • Reviews each proposal before it reaches a person.
  • Replans when a tool or an agent fails.

Writes back

A ledger entry for every proposal, approval and writeback.

Composite roles drawn from live retail engagements

Merchandise financial planning (MFP)

Season targets for sales, margin, receipts and inventory, re-projected as actuals land. How merchandise financial planning runs

A woman with long brown hair in a gray blazer, smiling, by an office window
Maya, Merchandise plannerThe merchandise planner approves, with merchandise finance.

  • MFP Planner

    Watches
    Actuals against plan for sales, margin, receipts and inventory turns.
    Proposes
    A re-projected plan version, with each variance explained.
    How it works: MFP Planner
    • Builds driver-based plans from the demand forecast.
    • Runs scenarios for margin, receipts and inventory turns.
    • Reconciles top-down targets with bottom-up plans.
    • Records every override and the reason given.

    Writes back

    The approved plan version, to your planning system.

  • Demand Intelligence Agent

    Watches
    Store and online sales, marketing calendars, weather and local events.
    Proposes
    Updated demand curves by style, store and week, with what moved them.
    How it works: Demand Intelligence Agent
    • Senses demand shifts by store, channel and customer segment.
    • Explains spikes and drops from weather, events and campaigns.
    • Tests a buy against the forecast before it is committed.

    Writes back

    The approved forecast, which the plan, buy and allocation agents use.

  • Market Insights Analyst

    Watches
    Competitor catalogs, prices and availability, plus regional economic signals.
    Proposes
    A weekly market read for each category, with competitor moves flagged.
    How it works: Market Insights Analyst
    • Tracks competitor assortments, prices and stock positions.
    • Maps economic and mobility signals to your categories.
    • Models market-share scenarios for the planning cycle.

    Writes back

    Nothing directly. Its read feeds the plan and price proposals.

Open-to-buy (OTB)

The budget left to buy, by department, channel and month. How open-to-buy runs

A man with curly hair, a beard and round glasses, in a patterned shirt, against a pale wall
Daniel, BuyerMerchandise finance signs off, with the buying lead.

  • OTB Controller

    Watches
    Open-to-buy by department, channel and month, against receipts, orders and sales.
    Proposes
    Budget moves between departments and channels when demand shifts.
    How it works: OTB Controller
    • Rolls the open-to-buy forecast forward from the latest demand.
    • Checks cash, capital and margin limits before proposing a move.
    • Drafts the open-to-buy notes for the weekly business review.

    Writes back

    The approved budgets, to your planning or ERP system.

  • Procurement Navigator

    Watches
    Supplier lead times, fill rates, costs and risk signals.
    Proposes
    Order splits, alternate suppliers or new terms when a supplier slips.
    Approved by
    Buying and sourcing.
    How it works: Procurement Navigator
    • Scores suppliers on delivery, quality and risk.
    • Models should-cost before a negotiation.
    • Keeps the history of each negotiation next to the proposal.

    Writes back

    Approved purchase-order changes, to your ERP.

Assortment

Which styles go to which store clusters, and how deep. How assortment runs

A woman with short curly hair in a striped jacket and a pendant necklace, in a glass-walled office
Aisha, Assortment plannerThe assortment planner and the buyer sign off.

  • Assortment Curator

    Watches
    Sell-through, attribute performance and space, by store cluster.
    Proposes
    Adds, keeps and drops for each cluster, with the reason for each.
    How it works: Assortment Curator
    • Runs line reviews by store and by cluster.
    • Localizes ranges to regional demand.
    • Exports the review for merchant and supplier meetings.

    Writes back

    The approved range by cluster, to your assortment plan.

  • Trend Intelligence Scout

    Watches
    Social, search and influencer signals, matched to your product attributes.
    Proposes
    Early demand scores for new-to-market styles, by region.
    How it works: Trend Intelligence Scout
    • Matches social and search signals to product attributes.
    • Tags each signal by region and customer group.
    • Writes trend briefs for merchants and marketing.

    Writes back

    Nothing directly. Its scores feed the range and launch proposals.

  • New Product Catalyst

    Watches
    Early sales of new styles against their launch plan.
    Proposes
    Buy sizes for each launch wave, test groups, and when to chase or cut.
    How it works: New Product Catalyst
    • Sizes demand and the buy for each launch wave.
    • Picks matched control groups for test-and-learn launches.
    • Flags launches running behind plan early.
    • Records what each launch taught for next season.

    Writes back

    Approved launch buys, to your planning system.

Allocation

Packs, size curves and transfers, store by store. How allocation runs

A woman with long braids in a gray patterned top, working at a laptop in a glass-walled office
Nia, Allocation analystThe allocator approves each transfer and order.

  • Inventory Optimizer

    Watches
    Stock, sell-through and weeks of cover by store, warehouse and size.
    Proposes
    Transfers and safety-stock changes before a size run breaks.
    How it works: Inventory Optimizer
    • Plans across stores and warehouses at SKU and size level.
    • Sets safety stock from demand variance.
    • Respects vendor lead times and minimum order quantities.

    Writes back

    Approved transfer orders, to your ERP or warehouse system.

  • Replenishment Director

    Watches
    Daily sales and stock on hand and on order, against reorder points.
    Proposes
    The daily replenishment order, within pack, minimum-order and vendor rules.
    Approved by
    Replenishment or allocation.
    How it works: Replenishment Director
    • Drafts daily orders that respect pack sizes and minimums.
    • Scores suppliers and feeds the scores back to the other agents.
    • Leaves your system of record as the authority.

    Writes back

    Approved orders, to your ERP purchasing module.

Pricing and markdown

Price ladders inside MAP, MSRP and margin floors, and how deep and how soon to mark down, cluster by cluster. How pricing and markdown run

A woman with long dark hair in a black blazer, against a light grey office wall
Sana, Merchandise planner, pricing and markdownThe merchandise planner approves. Merchandise finance clears the margin limit.

  • Pricing Strategist

    Watches
    Sell-through, weeks of cover, price elasticity and competitor prices, by cluster.
    Proposes
    Price ladders, and markdown depth and timing for each cluster, with the expected margin.
    How it works: Pricing Strategist
    • Models price elasticity by product hierarchy and region.
    • Sequences markdowns to clear stock with shallower cuts.
    • Answers competitor price moves with the evidence attached.

    Writes back

    Approved price conditions, to your ERP or pricing system.

  • Promotions Director

    Watches
    Promotion calendars, uplift and cannibalization, by segment and channel.
    Proposes
    Offer depth, timing and audience for each campaign, with the forecast uplift.
    Approved by
    Marketing, with merchandising.
    How it works: Promotions Director
    • Forecasts uplift and cannibalization before launch.
    • Flags offers that underperform while the campaign runs.
    • Writes a scorecard after every event.

    Writes back

    Approved offers, to your promotion and pricing tools.

Start with one decision.

A pilot runs the agents for one decision on your data, with your approvers. The first live cycle takes 8–12 weeks and is measured against an agreed control.

Book a demoPlan a pilot

  • +4–8%

    Gross-margin dollars

  • −8–12pp

    Discount depth

  • +1–3pp

    Margin rate

  • 8–12 wks

    To your first live cycle

Ranges measured in pilots and in production at ALDO Group, against an agreed control.