FDM 3760L: Merchandising Planning and Buying Lab
Credits: 1. Contact Hours: Laboratory 2.
Calculations and computer application in the planning and buying of merchandise. Emphasis on understanding the value of computers to merchants in the buying office and how to use and manipulate variables using spreadsheet software (ie. Microsoft Excel) and develop a level of proficiency in using it. Development of a 6-month buying plan using Microsoft Excel. Analysis of history data (sales/inventory/margins, etc.) that is then used to project future planned sales and inventory levels. Interpretation of merchandising reports/modules prepared in class. (Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)