Our Expertise

Our team’s expertise covers end to end retail and consumer goods operations. We support functions from product design to consumer transaction. As former practitioners we share our expertise through infusing best practices and adopting business process and technical solutions to meet each client’s strategic goals.

From assessment and selection to implementation and training, The Columbus Consulting team can help you drive your omnichannel-transformation. Want to learn more on what we can do for you? Contact Lynn Hughes at lhughes@columbusconsulting.com

UNIFIED
COMMERCE

• Customer Journey
• Point of Sale 
• eCommerce Platforms
• Order Management
• Customer Relationship Management

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PLANNING &
MERCHANDISING

• Merchandise Planning
• Assortment & Item Planning
• Category Management
• Omni / Channel Planning
• Product Information Management
• Master Data Management

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INVENTORY
MANAGEMENT

• Allocation
• Forecasting & Replenishment
• Open to Buy
• Purchase Order Management
• Pricing Lifecycle Management

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DATA &
ANALYTICS

• Reporting
• Advanced Analytics
• AI/ML 
• Inventory Optimization
• Assortment Optimization
• Size & Pack Optimization
• Lifecycle Price Optimization

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SOURCING &
SUPPLY

• Demand Planning
• Supply Chain Planning
• Warehouse Management
• Transportation Management
• Product Lifecycle Management

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FINANCE &
OPERATIONS

• Enterprise Resource Planning
• Financial Planning
• Budgeting & Forecasting
• Financial Consolidation & Close
• Sales Audit

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PEOPLE &
ORGANIZATION

• Organizational Design
• Change Management
• Training
• Workforce/Labor Planning

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INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY

• IT Assessment & Roadmap
• System Selection
• System Implementation
• System Integration
• PMO/PM

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