Three problems heavy enough to bend the org around them.
Most issues are symptoms. These three are root cause — each one large enough to absorb the rest if left untreated.
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Severity 9.4
The SKU Explosion
Hundreds of new product records flow in overlapping waves with no centralized governance. Manual batches lag attribution by 15–30 days. Inventory visibility is delayed. Replenishment decisions arrive late.
Downstream impact
Stockouts
Missed replenishment
Forecasting instability
Revenue attribution mismatches
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Severity 9.1
No One Agrees on What a Product Is
Different units interpret revenue recognition, transaction timing, e-commerce classification, returns, exchanges, and product ownership differently. The same purchase can appear as four transactions.
Downstream impact
IPO readiness risk
Audit exposure
Duplicate transactions
Untrusted dashboards
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Severity 8.7
The Hidden Supply Chain Problem
Sports merch is emotional, event-driven, and time-sensitive. Playoff surges. Rivalry weeks. Championship spikes. Static retail logic can’t model 30–90 day lifecycles.
