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Amazon Adding Supply Chain Management Service for Sellers

Independent Retailer

As companies try to get tighter control over the flow of goods from factories to consumers, Amazon recently launched a supply-chain management service to its web services business. . The post Amazon Adding Supply Chain Management Service for Sellers appeared first on WholesaleCentral.com Blog.

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Ecommerce in 2025: How Data Quality Powers Growth and Customer Satisfaction

Retail TouchPoints

Additionally, residential delivery surcharges can be managed effectively by tools like Residential Delivery Indicator (RDI), which categorizes addresses to help companies choose the most cost-efficient shipping methods. This seamless data integration reduces costs and enhances customer service, supporting accurate, efficient order delivery.

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How to Build a Modern Supply Chain That’s Built to Last

Retail TouchPoints

Retailers are well aware of the limitations of traditional supply chain management tactics. Companies with supply chains that span the globe often struggle with standardizing their processes, partly because different locations use different systems of record.

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Whole Foods Among First Retailers to Implement AWS Supply Chain Solution

Retail TouchPoints

The solution sets up a unified supply chain data lake using AWS Supply Chain’s built-in connectors, which use pre-trained machine learning models to understand, extract and aggregate data from ERP and supply chain management systems.

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The Top 5 Retail ERP Software Features to Look For

Retail TouchPoints

The secret lies in their well-developed Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. CRM modules integrated into your ERP system can give you a 360-degree view of your customers — online and in-store purchases, their locations, accounts, preferences and more. A supply chain management module can help you with this as well.

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Why Retailers Need a Centralized Database for Business Efficiency and Growth

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

A centralized database acts as a single source of truth for all business data, allowing retailers to manage information from multiple channels and locations efficiently. A centralized database is a system where all of a company’s data is stored in one location, accessible to all departments and retail locations in real time.

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Can Nearshoring Prevent the Next Supply Chain Crisis?

Retail TouchPoints

“While we’ve returned to some sense of normalcy, the VUCA [volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous] proposition has become a reality,” said Dr. Thomas Goldsby, Professor and Chair in Logistics in the Supply Chain Management Department of the University of Tennessee. RTP: What impact do returns have on supply chain costs?

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