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Status Planned for future release
Created by Guest
Created on Dec 2, 2021

Show the Markdown indicator in Optimizer Sourcing Explainer

We are raising this to understand if we have any indicator for Markdown (Actual/Artificial Markdown) in Sourcing explainer due to that Optimizer selected that node.

In REI, we are observing sometimes Optimizer giving the selected the node as store even though DC"s has plenty of inventory to fulfill. One of the reason why the store was selected over the DC's is due to particular item and node combination was marked as Markdown (IDLE ASSET).

For ex - Order A218092062

In this case does Optimizer sourcing explainer will show any indicator for Markdown ? If so where we can check in that sourcing explainer.



What is your industry? Retail
How will this idea be used?

If we show the markdown indicator in sourcing explainer, we can measure reasons why the order is not dropping to DC's