Mid-term master planning utilizes the configuration design of the superior strategic
planning and deals with the coordination and planning of aggregated operative
units 6–12 months in advance. In the following subsections, firstly the master
coordination with product segmentation and allocation, and the subordinated
mid-term planning problems of inbound, production and distribution planning
will be described, before the planning modules for master category and instore
planning of the sales area are constituted that formate the core of retail shelf
management