Patent ID: 7853491

Claim:
Computer-readable media for organizing purchasing data for a plurality of items using an automated process, the computer-readable media comprising program code stored in one or more machines comprising one or more processors and executable by the one or more processors to perform the automated process, the automated process comprising: receiving via the one or more processors purchasing data for the plurality of items; generating via the one or more processors a purchasing list from the purchasing data; generating via the one or more processors a first capacity plan for a first store, the first capacity plan comprising data related to available shelf space and available floor space at the first store; generating via the one or more processors a second capacity plan for a second store, the second capacity plan comprising data related to available shelf space and available floor space at the second store; assigning via the one or more processors the first store and the second store to a first store group; generating via the one or more processors an assortment plan, the assortment plan defines ranges of retail sales articles that may be assigned to the first store group; generating via the one or more processors a first area spread assortment plan for the first store based on a first capacity spread of the first store; generating via the one or more processors a second area spread assortment plan for the second store based on a second capacity spread of the second store; generating via the one or more processors a first grouped order document for the first store based on the purchasing list, the first capacity plan, the assortment plan, and the first area spread assortment plan; generating via the one or more processors a second grouped order document for the second store based on the purchasing list, the second capacity plan, the assortment plan, and the second area spread assortment plan; and storing in a program module at least one of the purchasing data, the purchasing list, the first capacity plan, the second capacity plan, the assortment plan, the first grouped order document, and the second grouped order document.