Apply DMAIC to reduce late markdown waste in a fresh department.
Premium meat markdowns are happening too late, creating write-offs, but the team does not know where the process fails. DMAIC: Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control. The common trap is issuing a blanket rule like mark down earlier. That can reduce waste while silently destroying margin on items that would have sold at full price. Before Managers reacted to weekly shrink totals and told the department to be more careful with markdowns. After The team tracks markdown timing by item family and uses a Thursday cut cap plus Friday review for the actual loss driver. Define Problem: premium beef family packs…
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