Retail Supply Chain And Inventory Management News And Information
FEATURED SUPPLY CHAIN CONTENT
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Not All Demand Is True Demand
For consumer goods companies with omnichannel sales, downstream demand is a key signal to consider when thinking about inventory allocation, new product launches, demand planning, and other decisions. However, not all downstream demand is created equal.
Today, many retailers are promoting omnichannel retail initiatives in order to offer their services and products to more consumers on more marketing platforms. It’s no secret that retailers with growing omnichannel initiatives see strong benefits with RFID from the DC to receiving to the back room, and the selling floor.
Merchandise suppliers explain what information is required to quickly and efficiently identify the specific reason for a deduction and determine its validity.
"Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there."
In today’s digitally connected environment retailers need to interact with customers on multiple channels and touch points simultaneously (or even interchangeably) to deliver seamless shopping experience. The customer expectations have also seen gamut of changes; they are agnostic to the lines dividing various channels and expect convenient delivery options like click & collect, drop shipment and delivery lockers.
ARTICLES FROM INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS FOR RETAILERS
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2017 IRT Retailer Innovation Awards
Retailer Innovation Award recipients aren’t just doing something new, they’re reaping the business reward for the execution of their innovation.
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Retail Tech Spending 201610/21/2015
As the groundwork for enterprisewide data visibility falls into place, a game of connect-the-data dots is playing out in stores.
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Identifying New DC Operations6/17/2015
Omni-channel consumer demand has pushed the connection between shoppers and goods deeper into the supply chain, creating fundamental shifts in DC operations.
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Omni-Channel: Shoppers’ Expectations, Retailers’ Responsibilities4/20/2015
Consumers’ high expectations for seamless shopping and fulfillment experiences are putting unprecedented pressure on retailers to perform.
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Cutting-Edge Supply Chain Strategies: Omni-Channel’s Next Big Thing2/14/2015
Consumer expectations of a seamless omni-channel experience are reinventing the supply chain.
FEATURED PRODUCTS
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Inter-Store Inventory & Assortment Balancing
The Right Product at the Right Store at the Right Time.
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SATO CLNX Series Industrial Thermal Printers
With the NEW CLNX Series your problems are solved! Only the CLNX will address the typical thermal printer issues you experience today by its many user friendly features and rugged design.
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Perfect Pick
Perfect Pick was Engineered to Simplify Order Fulfillment Technology. Perfect Pick is truly unique. Perfect Pick’s “one touch” design is based on a single automated component – the iBOT. Perfect Pick does not require lifts, conveyors, or multiple transfer points, which add complexity to the system. By eliminating these additional touch points and by streamlining the picking process, Perfect Pick increases throughput and results in a more reliable and cost effective system.
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SATO CS-9018 Tag Cutter Stacker
The Sato® CS-9018 Cutter/Stacker is a self-contained, continuous-form, ticket-handling device. It is designed to slit, cut and sequentially stack preprinted tickets at a rate of 188,000 per hour.
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SATO TH2 Portable Retail Printer
Portable, Handy, Smart. The TH2 direct thermal 2" standalone printer is truly revolutionary. Designed for portability and functionality, the battery-operated TH2 allows users to print text, graphics, linear and 2D barcodes in high resolution. With its built-in keypad, there's no need for a PC.
SUPPLY CHAIN RESEARCH SUPPLEMENTS
Cutting-Edge Supply Chain Strategies: Omni-Channel's Next Big Thing
Consumer expectations of a seamless omni-channel experience are reinventing the supply chain.
Communication between retailers and suppliers will look very different in the near future. In order to meet the increasing demands of the consumer, control costs, and enhance collaboration, retailers and suppliers must improve processes for sharing data and extract as much value as possible from that data. The Trading Partner Interface of the Future, as conceptualized by RVCF, will achieve these goals while strengthening relationships between retailers and suppliers. By exploring the key areas of retailer-supplier communication, this report provides insights into what such a solution would entail and the business benefits it would create. Stakeholders in technology companies should take note that it is our vision that unrestricted, synchronized data sharing is the direction of the future.
Tech Spending 2015: The Any-Channel Revolution Takes Shape
In 2014, retail investments focused on the consumer experience. In 2015, retail technology spending will meet shoppers’ collective calls for seamless engagement in any channel.
Since 2009, Integrated Solutions For Retailers has been mapping the tech spending plans of our subscriber base, benchmarking retailers’ implementation priorities and the trends that drive those priorities along the way. The comprehensive survey data we collect annually during late Q3 and early Q4 — this year from more than 200 retail decision makers across several disciplines — paints a clear and accurate picture of what’s to come in the following year. We began conducting the survey in the wake of near financial collapse, at a time when many retailers were intent to merely keep the lights on. A look back at our December 2009 predictions shows an industry investing in bare minimum maintenance of legacy systems, even as consumers began leveraging new mobile and e-commerce technologies that put intense competitive pressure on traditional and fledgling cross-channel retailers. Over the next two years, retail tech spending gradually climbed out of perseverance mode.
SUPPLY CHAIN NEWS
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AML’s New Vehicle-Mounted Computer Features The Android Operating System And A More Intuitive User Interface For Vehicle And Fixed-Mount Applications11/15/2016
AML, a leading manufacturer of barcode-centric mobile computers and stationary kiosks, has announced the introduction of the Paladin, the latest evolution of vehicle-mounted computing.
- Introducing The Impinj xSpan RAIN RFID Gateway For Inventory Management, Asset Tracking And Supply-Chain Applications
- Checkpoint Reveals 3rd National Source Tagging Symposium Findings From Retailers, CPG Manufacturers; Hosted By CVS Health
- Nutrabolt Selects Logility To Synchronize Supply With Demand And Improve Customer Service
- Low-Cost Wireless Handheld Computer Introduced
- Real-Time Visibility Beyond The WMS
SUPPLY CHAIN MULTIMEDIA
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Prepare yourself for the new retail. In 2016 IBM surveyed 1,500 U.S. consumers aged 13 to 60+ to (1) find out what today’s consumers consider most important when choosing where to shop and (2) compare those results to a similar study done in 2011.
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Dan Gilmore, Editor-in-Chief, Supply Chain Digest, Greg Holder, CEO and Co-Founder, Compliance Networks, Camille Fratanduono, VP of Merchandising Operations, Pep Boys, and Richard Wilhjelm, VP of Business Development, Compliance Networks define and discuss the impact of vendor performance management solutions for minimizing late deliveries and troubles, and maximizing fill-rates and ASN accuracy.