Lack of Omnichannel Distribution Cloud-based inventory systems have allowed retailers to evolve into omnichannel distribution models. According to TechTarget, “omnichannel provides the customer with a seamless shopping experience whether the customer is shopping online from a desktop or mobile device, by telephone or in a bricks and mortar store.” What this means is that customers…
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What can retailers learn about keeping devices clean from the healthcare industry? It’s interesting that each year there are new words put together that become the fabric of that year. So here we are in 2020 with a new phrase – social distancing. Lately, other words have become part of our everyday conversation including anti-bacterial,…
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Supply chains are a never-ending cycle of moving parts and countless variables, where those parts and variables are constantly changing. That in turn, means you have to anticipate thousands of details, using processes and technology to stay in charge of your supply chain, rather than reacting to it. Yet the cruel truth is, your control…
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Let’s face it. Refreshing your mobile device pool is a big pain. Change is disruptive to operations and companies don’t like the prospect of facing downtime, lost data, and added costs associated with rolling out new devices. But running legacy devices past their end-of-life can also be risky. Equipment may start to fail at a…
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As a proud DecisionPoint Company, Royce Digital Systems is committed to delivering end-to-end mobile solutions and managed services to healthcare workers and facilities across North America. Our solutions help increase productivity, boost accuracy, and improve patient care. Patient safety is a top priority for every healthcare organization. One of the persistent risk areas continues to be the…
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The terminal yard is the final frontier in supply chain management. Warehouse and transportation software have created more efficiency in the supply chain, but truckyards have their own unique logistics challenges that can be automated to improve visibility in yard management. Yard management systems fill the gap between warehouse management systems (WMS) and transportation management…
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By now, you’ve probably heard numerous accounts of how retailers are transforming their businesses with new supply chain technologies. And you might be wondering if now’s the time to update your solutions, too. In this article we’ll look at thirteen tell-tale signs that a business is ready to rethink its supply chain strategies. When you’re…
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Shoppers hate out-of-stocks. Period. First, they drive to the nearest store. They park, walk inside and proceed to search for where that item should be. If they can’t find it, they might ask an associate for help – or they might leave and repeat the pattern at the next store. But when they do find…
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Your suppliers can be strategic partners giving you that edge over your competitors, or they can hold your business hostage. Fortunately, you have a significant control over how your supplier relationships develop. 1. Vet your suppliers the way you vet your employees You don’t hire just anyone off the street. Any given supplier has far…
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Your IT department already has its hands full supporting day-to-day operations. Adding a mobility deployment to their to-do list may be overwhelming. Given the complexities of a big business-critical project like a retail mobility solution, retailers can go it alone, solving each problem as it surfaces, or draw on retail industry experts like DecisionPoint Solutions…
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