
190 Principles of Supply Chain Management
customer birthdays, providing alerts for upcoming specials, catering to shopping pref-
erences, and encouraging frequency of visits.
Critical Design Points: Keys to Success
In the following section, we describe some of the key design decisions that a retail busi-
ness needs to make. The discussion is not meant to be exhaustive, but, rather, to provide a
feel for the decision area and some of the variables to be considered.
Customer interface: One of the most important design considerations is the customer inter-
face, or the point at which the customer rst comes in contact with the business. It may be
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