Abstract: A method comprising determining an inventory exception inference associated with a product, determining an inventory inspection directive for the product based, at least in part, on the inventory exception inference, receiving the inspected inventory state data based, at least in part, on the inventory inspection directive, and determining that an actual inventory exception exists for the product based, at least in part, on the inspected inventory state data is disclosed.

Abstract: A method comprising identifying a set of stores, the set of stores comprising information indicative of a plurality of stores, and each store of the set of stores comprising a set of store attributes, identifying a first set of customer attributes, segmenting the set of stores into a first set of customer store segments, identifying a first set of product attributes, generating a first set of product attribute sales summaries that comprises a product attribute sales summary for each customer store segment of the first set of customer store segments, determining a first distinctiveness rating for the product attribute sales summary for each customer store segment of the first set of customer store segments, and determining a customer store segment sales model based, at least in part, on the first set of customer store segments, the first set of product attribute sales summaries, and the first distinctiveness rating is disclosed.

Abstract: A method comprising determining an inventory exception inference associated with a product, determining an inventory inspection directive for the product based, at least in part, on the inventory exception inference, receiving the inspected inventory state data based, at least in part, on the inventory inspection directive, and determining that an actual inventory exception exists for the product based, at least in part, on the inspected inventory state data is disclosed.