Seasons are defined at the Host Company - you can define multiple seasons.
Seasons have a start date and end date.
Articles can be linked to a Season for use in:
- Seasonal Forecasting where historical season sales is used to predict coming season sales of existing or new products
- Note where large numbers of new articles are introduced for a season the Importing Articles Process may be used.
- Clothing Seasonal Purchase Process where products are purchased a long time in advance - with many products not going ahead due to insufficient demand
- Seasonal Orders where orders are placed 6 to 12 months in advance to confirm demand and plan deliveries
- Returns or replacement of unsold stock may be common at the end of a season
- End of Season Stock is normally then available to limited outlets or has special pricing via Promotions Module