| General Description of Publishing Market Information |
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| Market information comes from many sources ... the vendor , the customer , the salesperson , and others. |
| Some market information is event driven like Christmas , Halloween , Super Bowl , Discount Specials. |
| Some market information is process driven like price reductions , discontinued items , supercessions , customer distribution , etc. |
| All market information whether quantifiable or narrative is generally welcomed by the inventory decision maker. |
| MyGate Focus Forecasting® gives all the sources who have MyGate keys an opportunity to input their knowledge. |
| Step | Publishing Market Information |
| 1. | In Focus Forecasting® , one can make adjustments , add events , and/or make comments about an item. |
| 2. | Events : Add to or subtract from the item calculated forecast. |
| 3. | Adjustments: Change the calculated forecast to a specific number. |
| 4. | Comments : Record non quantity information about the item. |
| 5. | When a MyGate Key user updates a forecast , that information is immediately sent to the web for publishing. |
| 6. | Any user who has a Mygate key with access to this data can see other user updates in their next download session. |
| 7. | These updates can be recorded from anywhere in the world. |