Pack recommendations in SAS^® Pack Optimization might be undesirable after installing SAS Merchandise Intelligence D81023. For example, some allocations give more prepacks to low-volume stores by putting them over their needs and fill high-volume stores with lots of bulk packs.

Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.

After the hot fix is installed, the following global settings are available to improve the results:

• ALLOW_ADDITIONAL_REPAIR_STEP
• ENFORCE_ORDER_CONSTR_BY_COST
• FORCE_PREPACK_FOR_ORDER_MIN

ALLOW_ADDITIONAL_REPAIR_STEP specifies whether to perform additional processing to improve the final result. Set ALLOW_ADDITIONAL_REPAIR_STEP=1 to perform additional processing to improve the final result.

ENFORCE_ORDER_CONSTR_BY_COST specifies whether to look only at cost when meeting pack allocation quantities. Set ENFORCE_ORDER_CONSTR_BY_COST=1 to allocate packs based on cost.

FORCE_PREPACK_FOR_ORDER_MIN specifies whether to use a prepack to meet store order minimum when the need is less than the order minimum. Set FORCE_PREPACK_FOR_ORDER_MIN=1 to use a prepack to meet store order minimum when the need is less than the order minimum.

Operating System and Release Information

A fix for this issue for SAS Merchandise Intelligence 4.2_M2 is available at: