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How Retailers can Combat Inventory Shrinkage with Drone-Powered Warehouse Monitoring

Retail TouchPoints

The drones photograph pallets (day or night); machine learning (ML) algorithms read bar codes and text and show warehouse management system (WMS) discrepancies in real time. To ensure accurate inventory, Stadium Goods and Barrett are using AI-powered autonomous drones for cycle counting. days, and one doubled its sales in one year.

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Growing quality wine grapes with less water

Cisco Retail

Installing the sensors and gateways was as simple as scanning their bar codes,” Chris told me. The combination of temperature and light data—tannins ripen in light—helps the team decide which blocks to harvest, when, and plan for future seasons. gateways that collect data from sensors, and a cloud-based dashboard to view data.

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EXACTLY How to Create a QR Code

Small Biz Trends

Essentially a QR code is a machine-scannable image similar to a bar code that can be immediately read using a smartphone camera. QR codes come with several black-and-white symbols placed horizontally and vertically which convey certain pieces of information. QRCode Monkey.

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4 Ways to Improve Productivity on the Shop Floor

Global Shop

With the Advanced Planning & Scheduling application , CSS now schedules more than 600 workcenters efficiently and accurately by automating the entire process. The time and personnel required to schedule new jobs or reschedule existing ones can take hours or even days, increasing labor costs and reducing efficiency.

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Nike’s eCommerce Strategy, 4 Reasons Why Digital Sales are Soaring

Indigo 9 Digital

In China, in 2020, Nike had planned to launch a few new products in-store. Using Nike’s “Instant Checkout” functionality customers can also pay for their purchase by scanning the bar code on a product using Nike’s mobile app. Nike also launched the Nike Air Zoom Tempo NEXT shoe in 2020 to help runners run more efficiently.

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Will that be Cash or Charge? Why What Happens at the Cash Wrap Counter Matters

Retail Adventures

Options include card swipers, bar code scanners, and even printers for shoppers who prefer a paper receipt. The cool thing about this checkout is how it works: You dump all you plan to purchase in the bin and the device goes to work, scanning each item using RFID technology. This isn’t fancy technology, it’s available right now.