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Omnichannel Logistics Solutions Takes the Supply Chain To The Next Level

GlobalTranz

Over the last year, huge strides were made in machine-to-machine connectivity, as foreseen by our predictions, ranging from the greater use of automated identification and data capture (AIDC) and stronger resolve for more omnichannel logistics solutions. Customers Pushed For More OmniChannel Logistics Solutions, and They Got It.

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Real-Time Inventory Management: 5 Ways Advanced Computer Analytics Will Transform Traditional Inventory Management

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Meanwhile, failure to notify consumers about out-of-stock items during purchase could result in the permanent loss of a customer. For example, consumers can purchase products online from one Walmart store and pick them up at a different location within a day or two. Retail Is Becoming More of an Omnichannel, Multi-Channel Experience.

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IoT Inspired Smart Warehouses Are Reinventing Inventory Management

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The Problem: Warehouses Lacking IoT-Based Technologies Lose Opportunities The cost for internet connectivity is decreasing, but some warehouses, operating on legacy systems, are still using paper-based processes. Use web-centric services, which are consumer-centric in an omnichannel world.

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Top 5 Trends to Know to Compete with Amazon’s Supply Chain

GlobalTranz

Amazon’s purchase of Kiva Robots changed the landscape of robotics in the supply chain. Technology Will Reshape Procurement Practices. Better procurement practices translate into better overall sales, but the role of procurement in driving sales’ statistics will change throughout 2017. Robotics Will Grow More Versatile.

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What Is Last Mile Logistics & Why Are More Shippers Looking at This Transportation Function?

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To understand wide-ranging benefits and key concerns inherent in last mile logistics, your organization needs to understand what constitutes last mile logistics, it’s challenges, how it impacts e-commerce and omnichannel supply chains, why it is evolving, and how new technology improves it. . Penny Co, reports William B.

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Customer Experience and the Human Touch

Enterra Insights

As Ronan Dunne, CEO of Verizon’s consumer group, told participants of a webinar, “We’re never going back to where we were.”[4] Being present across all channels means having a digital presence and Tranquill insists, “Omnichannel analytics are indispensable for today’s care centers and marketing operations.”

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Last Mile eCommerce: Why eCommerce Logistics Now Requires Expertise in Last Mile & White Glove Logistics Services

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Now includes installation, so home improvement shippers, like Home Depot and Lowes Home Improvement, must now consider eCommerce to be a venue for selling items requiring installation and assembly, reports Stuart Lauchlan of Diginomica. Leveraging Metrics, Shippers Find Better Ways to Excel at Customer Service and Last Mile Services.