Part Three – Value Chain – Optimising for Retail Success – how #WMS integrates with Retail and E-Commerce Channels

If you'd like to read part one of this series - The Foundations of Efficiency, it's here. And if you'd like to read part two - Maximising Throughput; The role of WMS in Production and Distribution - you can find it here.

These days, many of the orders being processed in a retail warehouse on any given day will likely have come from an omni-channel source. Because of this, the seamless integration of your WMS with your retail and e-commerce channels is pivotal to your financial success.

And with the right advanced WMS for your business, you’ll have a way to leverage your retail and e-commerce operations. Because the right WMS will help you to streamline your processes and by doing so, it'll enhance your customer experience.

Inventory Flow

Inventory flow is important to every type of business in the supply chain, but when it comes to retail, it’s something that is a 'make or break'. To satisfy these kinds of orders, you need to have a system that can ensure product availability, streamline your restocking process and maintain precise levels of inventory accuracy.

With an advanced WMS like Dispatcher WMS, retailers are able to swiftly respond to market demands, reducing the risks of overstocking or understocking, and ensuring that their high-demand products are always available on shelves.

Profitable e-commerce operations are totally dependent on efficiency and accuracy, and these are just two of the areas in which Blue Yonder Dispatcher WMS excels – with near 100% inventory accuracy being reported by our customers post-implementation.

You have to know what you’ve got and where it is on a moment-by-moment basis if you’re going to deliver orders rapidly, and this is where real-time inventory tracking comes it. Something that's a cornerstone of advanced WMS functionality opportunely dovetails perfectly with the requirements of omnichannel sales strategies. And in because of that dovetailing, it provides yet another piece of the value chain jigsaw, by bridging the gap between physical stores and online platforms.

Dispatcher WMS makes sure that your inventory levels are accurate across all your channels. This, in turn enhances your customer experience by providing consistency and reliability.

FatFace integrated Dispatcher WMS into their operations a few years ago. This transition led to a saving of 24 hours in their supply chain and supported improvements in order accuracy, and a consequential an uptick in customer satisfaction.

There are tangible benefits when it comes to deploying Dispatcher WMS in a retail/e-commerce environment.

If you get the right WMS for your business, it can transcend the role of traditional warehouse management. It can align with broader business objectives – such as market responsiveness and increased customer retention. And deployed properly, it’ll not only optimise your warehousing operations, but also strengthen your position in an increasingly competitive market.

It’ll give you the edge that enhanced operational efficiency and excellent customer service can bring.

If you’d like to talk to us about how we can help you create your own competitive edge, email us now on [email protected].

E-commerce and retail environments continue to evolve, and with them, they bring their own specific needs, but Dispatcher WMS is a match for all of them. It’s the key you’ve been looking for to unify and elevate your retail and e-commerce operations. And it can ensure that your business is equipped to meet both today’s challenges and the challenges yet to come.

Are you ready to unlock the future? Let us know.

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