optimize

name	optimize
description	Inventory and resource optimization. Analyzes utilization, cross-references trends, generates reorder or reallocation recommendations. Wednesday routine. Octopus colors: Yellow (analysis) + Purple (recommendations).

/optimize: Resource Optimization

Octopus Colors: Yellow (Researcher) + Purple (Manager)

Process

1. Read .chairman/config.json and departments/operations/knowledge/
2. Analyze current state (Yellow):
   • Inventory levels, stock movement, aging
   • Project allocations and capacity
   • Upcoming commitments and seasonal patterns
   • Cost trends (if financial data available)
3. Synthesize recommendations (Purple):
   • What to reorder (with quantities and urgency)
   • What to reallocate between locations or projects
   • What to discount or promote (slow-moving items)
   • What capacity is available for new work
4. Flag mismatches between resources and upcoming demand
5. Present to Chairman

Output Format

# Resource Optimization: [Date]

## Reorder Recommendations
| Item | Current | Recommended | Urgency | Rationale |
|------|---------|-------------|---------|-----------|

## Reallocation Suggestions
- [Move X from A to B because...]

## Slow Movers (consider promotion/discount)
- [Item]: [Days in stock], suggest [action]

## Capacity Available
- [Department/resource]: [available units/hours]

## Approval Required
[ ] Approve reorders above threshold
[ ] Approve reallocations

Rules

• Only analyze what data exists in the knowledge base. Do not invent data.
• If no operations department exists, adapt to whatever resource type the business manages.
• If $ARGUMENTS provided, focus on that resource type.
• Save report to .chairman/reports/optimize-YYYY-MM-DD.md