According to Bill Hardgrave, a professor at Auburn University, “Accurate inventory is the single thing retailers have got to get right for everything else to work.” The moment shoppers began to buy across several channels, inventory management became more complex. Consumers are expecting fast and accurate orders, and want complete transparency into the entire order fulfillment process. This visibility is […]
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Time’s Up! Stop Hitting Snooze & Update Your Inventory Management System
It’s common to delay fixing a problem until you no longer can. A weak inventory management system triggers problems, which can’t be fixed overnight. Once you realize where the gaps are in your system, you can take steps to fix them. This blog will help you identify your inventory management problems, and show you how […]
Inventory Management For Telecom Businesses & How Clear Spider Helps
The concept of inventory produces a mental representation of different things for different people. It can mean a company’s goods and materials for resale, and can include all work that has occurred. Every aspect of a business is considered to be part of the stock in one form or another, including the tools used to […]
Why Sears Is A Supply Chain Management Disaster
Sears, once a cultural treasure, was in business for 125 years and was one of America’s more recognizable home brands. Think Amazon, but in catalog – print form. Sears was well-known for brands such as, Kenmore for appliances, Craftsman for tools, and car batteries that were sold under the name DieHard. Until recently, a Sears’ […]
New Technologies Changing the Supply Chain
Over the past couple weeks, we have found that both augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), are assets throughout the supply chain. With new developments, increased availability, and reduced costs, they are becoming the technologies to key an eye out for. Businesses have access to a lot more data, and they are using this […]
New Technology Changing the Supply Chain – Virtual Reality
As mentioned last week in our blog post talking about augmented reality, we will be taking a closer look this week at virtual reality. We all know that we have five senses: taste, touch, smell, sight and hearing. Everything that we know about our reality comes by way of our senses. So, if you present […]
