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impact on suppliers need commercial approval."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Assortment decisions affect access to goods in some areas.","Abrupt delisting can harm supplier relationships."],"affectedParties":["Customers","Suppliers","Store staff"]},"owners":{"steward":"The head of merchandising who answers for what is offered in each channel.","roles":[],"masterSystems":["ERP","Merchandising system","Product information management system"]},"relations":[{"target":"EM-OPS-04","type":"neighbor"},{"target":"EM-PRD-01","type":"neighbor"},{"target":"EM-RTL-01","type":"neighbor"},{"target":"EM-RTL-03","type":"neighbor"},{"target":"EM-OPS-05","type":"neighbor"},{"target":"EM-OPS-02","type":"neighbor"},{"target":"WM-OBJ-002","type":"references","note":"conceptual-candidate"},{"target":"WM-DAT-008","type":"references","note":"conceptual-candidate"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["A listing is identified by item, selling location or channel and validity 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readiness."],"resources":{"source":"https://ver.cy/enterprise/models/em-rtl-02/"},"provenance":{"origin":"enterprise research programme","builtFrom":["enterprise/models/em-rtl-02/brief.json","ver-cy/world-models/card-supplements/em-rtl-02.json"],"providers":[],"researchStatus":"published-partial","generatedAt":"","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"not-applicable","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"interaction.properties":"Enterprise record contour: physical properties belong to referenced world models.","_supplement":"Sections authored in card 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Written from the industry contour brief and established practice in the field; source pages were checked live on 2026-10-21. Unreviewed.","_gate":"Published through the contour publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-21T19:02:23+00:00: completeness 1.00; subject: research brief; 2 live sources; review by codex: pass"},"score":1.0}}