Amazon’s application of machine learning to e-commerce transformed customers’ buying behaviors forever; the firm’s newest brick-and-mortar offering threatens to similarly revolutionize consumers’ retail experiences.
Inventory Management
3D Printing the Future of Rail at Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn is investing heavily in additive manufacturing. How can they best incorporate this technology into their future supply chain?
SEPHORA: Developments in Machine Learning and Augmented Reality towards customer personalization.
Sephora as the leader in technological innovation within the retail industry has made significant advances in using data science to advance product personalization and customization. This essay surveys recent developments and poses questions to the challenges in inventory management and production technology the personalization trend entails.
DeliveryHero: Managing over 150,000 restaurants in 40 countries using machine learning
Managing sales and account management teams using data and machine learning
Driving Evolution in Nordstrom’s Customer Service Model through Shared Inventory Visibility
An increasingly competitive retail landscape and the need to better serve constantly changing consumer demands will force Nordstrom's inventory management model to evolve.
Supply Chain as Source of Competitive Advantage
Digitalization of the Supply Chain: The future is now.
Who is making your next iPhone?
With the rising protectionism in the world, where is Apple manufacturing its next iPhone? Would Apple be forced to price this already high-end device even more expensive? Or robots will help reduce the cost?
Will RFID Revolutionize Retail (at last)?
Levi Strauss & Co. is increasing its investment in RFID technology to revolutionize its supply chain with nearly 100% inventory visibility [7].
RFID ENABLES INVENTORY ACCURACY AT MACY’S
E-commerce/m-commerce mean retails must embrace multichannel operation. Millennials get what they want, when they want it – delivered how and where they need it. How can RFID help Macy’s make the shift?
Department store woes? Nordstrom responds with digital supply chain innovation
To seize new opportunities and respond to industry-wide threats, Nordstrom is investing in the digitalization of its supply chain