The amount of times a task or activity needs to be completed can be derived from a variety of sources. LSI has worked with many Retailers to understand and identify specific 'drivers' of work and how both forecast and historical data from these systems can be used to predict an indicative level of overall workload. As Retailers adopt a more multi-channel retail strategy, it is even more important to understand the complete landscape of drivers and how this will effect store operations.
Typical sources of this data include: