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How many products does a product family really need to be well covered in the aftermarket?<\/p>\n
The answer does not depend only on the size of demand. It depends on the nature of that family.<\/p>\n
There are small families<\/b>, with a limited product universe<\/b>, where reaching relevant coverage does not require a very broad range.<\/p>\n
There are broad but concentrated families<\/b>, where many products may exist, although demand is concentrated in a few key products.<\/p>\n
And there are broad and fragmented families<\/b>, where demand is spread across many products and every additional point of coverage requires more investment, more precision and greater selection risk<\/b>.<\/p>\n
That is why coverage should not be analysed only as a final percentage.<\/p>\n
It should be understood as a curve: how many products are needed to reach each coverage level and how much it costs to keep moving forward.<\/p>\n
The first products are usually the easiest to detect<\/b>: they concentrate more demand, appear earlier in the analysis and tend to carry a lower risk of poor rotation.<\/p>\n
That is one of the major decisions in aftermarket assortment planning.<\/p>\n
Not only which products are missing.<\/p>\n
But which products are worth adding at each coverage level.<\/p>\n
We analysed coverage across different product families, using demand signals from the Spanish market as a reference.<\/b><\/p>\n
The objective was to estimate how many products would be needed to reach different demand coverage levels, and what approximate initial investment each family would require.<\/p>\n
The investment was calculated by applying a different average initial investment per product in each family, based on the estimated average entry cost.<\/p>\n
The same analysis can be carried out for other demand scopes, such as Portugal, Iberia, Europe or a specific customer\u2019s demand<\/b>.<\/p>\n
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* Products with demand refers to products with demand signals detected within the analysed scope, not to the total universe of existing products in each family.<\/p>\n
* Investment is calculated on the basis of a minimum assumption of one unit per product added. It does not represent a real stock policy, but a comparable baseline between families. In high-turnover categories, the investment required to operate the coverage may be higher.<\/p>\n
The table shows an important idea: the same level of coverage can require very different levels of effort depending on the product family<\/b>.<\/p>\n
In some categories, initial coverage can be built with few products and a more controlled investment.<\/p>\n
In others, the same percentage requires a broader range, more capital and much more precise selection.<\/p>\n
The challenge multiplies when a family combines a broad product universe with a high unit cost: every additional point of coverage requires more entry capital and makes it even more important to select the right products to add<\/b>.<\/p>\nThe difficulty starts when coverage expands<\/h2>\n
The reading changes when coverage is analysed by stages.<\/p>\n
In some families, moving from 50% to 70% may require a relatively manageable additional investment.<\/p>\n
In others, the same jump requires adding many more products and refining the selection much more carefully.<\/p>\n
That is where the risk lies.<\/p>\n
Not all assortment expansions have the same efficiency. Some allow coverage to be gained with a reasonable investment. Others add breadth, complexity and stock with a lower probability of rotation<\/b>.<\/p>\n
That is why the decision should not simply be to expand the range.<\/p>\n
It should be where to expand, up to what level of coverage and with what expected return.<\/p>\n
NEO Radar was created to provide that decision layer: detecting products with real demand, estimating their contribution to the coverage of each family and prioritising where to expand the range with the highest economic potential<\/b>.<\/p>\n
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By Joan Cab\u00f3s
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