Chainway solves retail problems with innovative products and services that make work easier, enhance the user experience and increase profits.
Retail is a demanding business, and the challenges of the current economic climate are driving consumers to be even more selective in their purchases and spending, whether in-store or online. To stand out from the crowd, it's essential for store managers to have flexible tools that enable them to adapt quickly to changing customer expectations. IoT devices, such as RFID and barcode-enabled wearable computers, as well as telematics embedded computers, have emerged at just the right time to optimize stock accuracy and streamline retail operations.
In store network management, warehouse administration, fleet tracking and delivery, the use of RFID, 1D/2D barcode scanners, GPS and camera technologies helps improve overall performance. Processes that were once an obstacle for administrators are now carried out with ease.
Sales staff can scan items' 1D/2D barcodes or UHF/HF/LF RFID tags to instantly consult information such as stock levels, prices and product locations. This improves the customer experience, as they get an immediate response to their queries. With accurate stock counts and real-time transmission of inventory data to the central management system, retailers benefit from a more transparent view of sales and stock levels for each store within their network.
Data capture devices automate the time-consuming, labor-intensive inventory process. By scanning barcodes or RFID tags affixed to goods, intelligent data capture makes it easy to track flows from product receipt to inventory tracking, order picking, put-away and warehouse inspection. Data is then transmitted in real time to the central system via a wireless network, giving warehouse administrators immediate access to essential information for analysis and decision-making.
The telematics-based on-board computer tracks vehicles on the road. Thanks to GPS and the OBD module, it records the vehicle's status and location; with a surveillance sensor and a camera, it monitors the condition of goods as well as driver behavior. Finally, thanks to wireless connectivity, the data collected is sent to the central server for real-time consultation and subsequent analysis.