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Application of IT in Retail Industry

Information technology (IT) has come to play an important role in managing retail operations and logistics:

Areas where Information technology companies help in the development of organized retail sector:

DATA WAREHOUSE

ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE

RADIO-FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION

POINT OF SALE

CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING

SUPPLY CHAIN AND LOGISTICS

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Logistics is the management of the flow of goods and services between thepoint of origin and the point of use in order to meet the requirements ofcustomers or corporations. Logistics involves the integration ofinformation, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material handling,

and packaging, and often security.

Different mediums of Logistics services in India:

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Air freightv Land transport

v Railways

v Waterways

Key players of the Logistics industry in Indiav

DHL

v TNT

v AFL

v BLUE DART

v GATI

v DTDC

v ASHOK LEYLAND

v FIRST FLIGHT

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Information Flow in Logistics

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Retail Logistics IT/Software ManagementApplication Providers

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qOracle Supply Chain Management (SCM) is a comprehensive suite ofapplications with open and flexible architectures, best-in-class capabilities,complete functional coverage, and both integrated and modular deploymentoptions.

qJDA Software Group, The Supply Chain Company, is a leading globalprovider of innovative supply chain management, merchandising andpricing excellence solutions.

qRedPrairie provides supply chain execution, store management, logistics,and warehouse management software that companies use to manage theirsupply chains.


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CONTEMPORARY LOGISTICS

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & SOFTWARE

v RFID

v BARCODE

v EDIv XML

v SCANNING

v SAP

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RFID

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Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is a technology that uses radio waves totransfer data from an electronic tag, called RFID tag or label, attached to an object,through a reader for the purpose of identifying and tracking the object.

Inventory control is often a costly, time consuming process for retailers. Byoffering real- time inventory visibility, RFID enables inventory managers tomonitor and control inventory supply at all times.


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BARCODE & SCANNING

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A barcode is an optical machine-readable representation of data, which shows

data about the object to which it attaches.

Benefits of Barcode

In POS management, barcode systems can provide detailed up-to-dateinformation on the business, accelerating decisions and with more confidence.For example:

Fast-selling items can be identified quickly and automatically reordered.Slow-selling items can be identified, preventing inventory build-up.The effects of merchandising changes can be monitored, allowing fast- moving,

more profitable items to occupy the best space.


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A barcode reader (or barcode scanner)

This is an electronic device for reading printed barcodes. Like a flatbed

scanner, it consists of a light source, a lens and a light sensor translating optical

impulses into electrical ones. Additionally, nearly all barcode readers contain

decoder circuitry analyzing the barcode's image data provided by the sensor

and sending the barcode's content to the scanner's output port.

This technology also enables the profiling of individual consumers, typicallythrough a voluntary registration of discount cards. While pitched as a benefit

to the consumer, this practice is considered to be potentially dangerous by

privacy advocates.


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EDI

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Electronic data interchange (EDI) is the structured transmission of databetween organizations by electronic means. It is used to transfer electronic

documents or business data from one computer system to another computersystem, i.e. from one trading partner to another trading partner without humanintervention.

USES:

Electronic trading documents can be delivered far more quickly than theirpaper counterparts, thus the turnaround time from order to delivery can bereduced.Companies receiving advanced Shipping notes or Acknowledgments know inadvance what is actually going to be delivered and are made aware of

shortages so alternate supplies can be sourced.


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SAP FOR RETAIL

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Retailers are operating in a world vastly different from a few years ago. Achallenging market, coupled with competition from around the world and anabundance of information available at shoppers' fingertips, makes today'sshopper more powerful than ever.The SAP for Retail solution portfolio provides grocery, hardliners, and soft

lines retailers with a means to turn today's challenges into opportunities withsolutions that help drive profitable multichannel retailing by offering retailers theinsight to better understand your shoppers and business, the operationalefficiency to ensure profit, and the adaptability to capitalize on the bestopportunities to grow.


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SAP provides retailers with proven solutions for:

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qBusiness intelligenceqCustomer loyaltyqMerchandisingqMerchandise and assortment planningqPrice optimizationqPromotion managementq

Forecasting and replenishmentqWorkforce managementqPoint-of-saleqWarehouse management


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Few of the commands used in the SAP for warehouse management :SAP commands used to create purchase order for an article:SAP COMMAND : ME2M


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SAP command used to create stock transfer order ( STO )

SAP COMMAND: ME21N


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Pantaloons experiment with RFID

Pantaloons RFID pilot project is helping the company save time and improve theaccuracy of merchandise movement.

Pantaloon Retail (India) has piloted an RFID project at one its warehouses inTarapur using 1,000 RFID tags. The company is starting from where it mattersthe most by implementing the technology at the warehouse.While a SAP implementation is currently underway, the RFID initiative wasmore to do with improving the efficiency of the entire supply chain, and wewanted to be the first to execute it.

Pantaloon now aims to extend the application to production routing andscheduling, product recall and returns, and real-time data for category managersfor effective forecasting. We expect that the RFID application will further help

us to improve the shopping experience, store layout and any inventory situation.

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Pantaloon: ERP in retail

Needing an organisation-wide IT solution to help it perform better, Pantaloondecided to implement an ERP system from SAP.

More than eight years after it forayed into the retail business, Pantaloon Retaildecided to implement SAP to keep itself competitive in the rapidly growingIndian retail market.

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Future IT projects

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After the successful implementation of SAP for its retail chain, Pantaloonplans to go ahead with IT projects such as implementation of WMS withRFID, Customer Intelligence and CRM. Inventory and PromotionsOptimisation will be pursued later this year.


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