INDUSTRY FIELD GUIDE
Footwear wholesale size run and case count data for AI
A wholesale footwear case can contain a planned assortment across sizes and widths.
NAICS 424340 · Footwear Merchant Wholesalers
A wholesale footwear case can contain a planned assortment across sizes and widths. GS1 trade item resources give a public reference for distinct items. A distributor can test whether a model matches the received mix and reports the variance. GS1 US product identifiers
Make an original six-pair case list and dummy size labels. Record two widths under the same numeric size. Substitute one in the practice receiving count and omit a box label. Ask which variances are documented and where a recount is needed.
Use inert shoe props or original drawings. Keep buyer details, allocations, vendor size charts and customer returns out.
Describe a fictional wholesale size run sample
Original Fiund exercise
A six-pair case can hide a width substitution within one numeric size
An original receiving fixture uses inert shoe-box props and invented size codes. No buyer, actual allocation, vendor size chart or fit recommendation is included.
| Record | Source | What it records |
|---|---|---|
| FWS1 | Required size run | Six pairs: size 7 width W1=2; size 8 width W1=2; size 8 width W2=2. |
| FWS2 | Reviewed first count | Six pairs: 7/W1=2; 8/W1=1; 8/W2=3. Original exact label review for all boxes. |
| FWS3 | Second view | One size-8 box's width label absent from view. Total six confirmed, but second view alone cannot allocate that box to W1 or W2. |
Question for the model
What variance is documented in the first count, and what is missing from a second-view-only recount?
Show the reference answer and checks
FWS1 and FWS2 both total six, and the size-seven quantity stays two. Within size eight, W1 is short one and W2 is over one relative to the plan, even though its total size-eight count stays four. FWS3 cannot independently establish that width distribution without the hidden label. Preserve size and width together and request a matching view rather than accept a total-only recount or infer real fit from the labels.
- Aggregating by size and missing a width substitution.
- Completing a missing width from the plan instead of observed receiving evidence.
Fields to preserve
- Case and complete size/width code
- Defines the assortment.
- Expected versus observed quantity
- Supports variance.
- Label visibility and recount scope
- Limits independent verification.
Test another case
Swap one size-seven pair for size eight while retaining width W1. Require both size and width totals to be checked rather than reuse the first width-only diagnosis.
Use original props or drawings. Exclude buyer data, returns and vendor charts; the exercise provides no footwear recommendation.
Discuss a contribution
Describe the sources you control, the task they could support and what has already been checked. Use the existing-data assessment for an archive or the collection brief for a new recording project. The contributor agreement defines Fiund’s licensing authority and compensation. A guide or fictional exercise does not establish an accepted collection or a sale.