All-Channel Commerce
Ecommerce, eStores, kiosks, call centers, mobile phones, TV, video games, social networks – they’re all places where shoppers buy in the new retail environment. They want to shop how they want, when they want and where they want. And they want what they want immediately. Satisfying each demand is a challenge in and of itself – never mind all at the same time. In this track, discover how All-Channel Commerce solutions from RedPrairie can help you command the supply chain, engage your customers from any customer touchpoint, fulfill orders faster than ever, and provide a consistent brand experience across every channel. See how we support the most complex retail environment – from stores to social media across every selling channel – in concert with the rest of our solution suite, so you can give your customers exactly what they want, at any time, day or night.
Business Technology
Harnessing technology to improve your operations while reducing IT cost and effort is key to your company’s success. In the business technology track, you will learn about the tools RedPrairie has available to assess, simulate and evolve your business. From achieving enterprise scalability, to monitoring and diagnostics, to load testing your business, RedPrairie can help ensure that you have the correct information and data integrity for better decision making. Also addressed is access to information through mobile technology – determining what to share, how to share it and keeping it secure. In this track, industry experts and your peers will explore the complex world of technology and how the companies that come out on top are aligning technology initiatives with business goals.
Direct Commerce
Most successful brands are reinventing the shopping experience they offer consumers in the hyper-competitive, all-channel retail environment that direct marketing brands face. Hear how RedPrairie Direct Commerce customers are winning the battle for differentiation, revenue, and loyalty by providing greater product selection, more compelling offers and superior customer satisfaction through every device and touchpoint. Find out how RedPrairie Direct Commerce enables retailers and direct marketers to completely automate all multi-channel sales, service and fulfillment functions – regardless of channel – and to make immediate, informed marketing and operational decisions to establish strong customer relationships, increase revenue streams, and reduce operational costs.
Innovation
To succeed in today’s highly competitive, always changing global economy, businesses must operate as one seamless entity. Gone are the days of siloed departments supported by islands of automation. Operational systems today must seamlessly support end-to-end business process flows that efficiently transport and track inventory from manufacturing to the customer; maximize the productivity of your workforce; and provide constant monitoring and analysis of performance. And with the increasing number of products being manufactured as build-to-order, and the high cost of error correction or recall downstream, error proofing at the point of manufacture and effective tracking and communication in a recall scenario are more important than ever. In this track, we will explore these complexities and the innovative technologies from RedPrairie such as visibility, traceability and role-based mobile solutions that will support your end-to-end process flows while providing efficiency and the agility to easily adapt to changing business needs.
Merchandise Management
When it comes to retailing big ticket items for the home, offering customers a distinctive and enjoyable shopping experience can be a challenge. To deliver a uniquely rewarding experience – and to garner the revenue and loyalty that come with it – big ticket retailers must reinvent shopping to provide customers the higher levels of service, information, consistency, ease and choice they demand – no matter where or how they shop. Learn how RedPrairie Merchandise Management for Home Furnishings enables big ticket retailers to offer unique, branded shopping experiences that foster passion and loyalty throughout the entire customer life cycle. Their sales associates are empowered with the latest and most important information about their shoppers, merchandise and inventory. And they have the tools necessary to ensure that every delivery is executed on time, every time.
On-Demand
Companies of all sizes across a variety of industries are turning to Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions for their warehouse management needs. These On-Demand systems offer quick deployment, ease of integration, and high scalability to meet the unique needs of your business environment. In this track, learn how our online inventory control system provides real-time visibility and control into the movement of inventory across multiple warehouses or within a single location. Discover how RedPrairie On-Demand Warehouse Management automates manual-based processes from purchasing to shipping, so complete visibility and control is a mouse point click away. Coupling the latest Web-based delivery models and state-of-the-art optimization technologies with world-class hosting, RedPrairie provides arguably the most flexible On-Demand warehouse solutions available today.
Product 101s
Perhaps you're familiar with one of RedPrairie's products, but would like to learn more about the breadth of solutions RedPrairie has to offer. In this track you will get an introductory overview to the solutions in RedPrairie's Retail and Supply Chain suites, to optimize activities through all layers of your network and make sure the right goods reach the right people at the right time. Designed to be a high-level view into capabilities and features, these sessions will give you just enough background information to determine if there are good reasons to dig deeper. You'll walk away with a better understanding of RedPrairie's retail, supply chain and labor optimization solutions and how they can work in tandem to optimize your business.
Store Operations
These days, as grocers, convenience store operators and QSR retailers, you are trying to squeeze profits from the thinnest of margins. You must contend with rising food costs, regulatory requirements, labor issues and keeping a wide selection of fresh products in stock. You also need visibility into inventory to make sure you can maintain optimal inventory levels without running out of product or have overstocks—all while providing superior customer service. In this track, learn how RedPrairie’s site operations products help improve business operations in all of these key areas. Learn how our store operations solutions improve inventory accuracy through EDI-enabled receiving, location-based inventory, and fresh item management as well as through advanced technologies such as perpetual inventory, automated forecasting and replenishment. A selection of successful customers will be presenting and showcasing ways in which our solutions delivered value to their operations. You will also learn about advances in these solutions and our vision for supporting retail into the next generation.
Transportation Management
If your transportation management strategy still relies on “dialing for diesel,” you’re at a significant cost and service disadvantage compared to your competition. The same is true if your transportation management is spread across multiple sites, systems and providers. In this track you’ll find out how to be competitive in today’s high cost – high service environment with a comprehensive approach to all of your inbound/outbound transportation needs, from procurement to settlement, from parcel to truckload shipments, and from local to global delivery. See how RedPrairie’s intuitive, graphical and simple to configure Transportation Management offers a new level of sophistication, cost reduction and visibility for all your transport needs by optimizing your shipments and freight settlement, providing global visibility and event management, and displaying results with graphical performance management analysis. You’ll also learn how RedPrairie’s On-Demand Transportation solution offers transportation and logistics professionals a dynamic and robust suite of functions to address any logistics scenario.
Warehouse Management
From raw materials through manufacturing and distribution to your ultimate customer, getting the right products to the right place at the right time is the lifeblood of your business. But it isn’t always easy. Disruptions in inventory movement happen all the time – from delayed shipments to unanticipated spikes in demand. In this track, see how to handle these real world disruptions with the right warehouse management solutions. You’ll hear how prior to an inbound shipment entering your gate until after an outbound shipment leaves, RedPrairie’s Warehouse Management solution optimizes every move – from raw materials to finished goods, and the material handling equipment and people who move them – enabling the most agile, productive and lean distribution operations possible. And how RedPrairie On-Demand WMS automates manual-based processes from purchasing to shipping, so complete visibility and control is a mouse click away. Hear from other customers like you that have lowered distribution costs and achieved a higher return on their supply chain investment.
Workforce Management
In today’s highly competitive marketplace, where superior service is often the distinguishing factor in customer retention and market growth, it’s critical that employees at all operational levels contribute effectively to corporate financial and service goals. In the Retail industry, unprecedented competition, rising labor costs, and continuous employee turnover create a constant challenge of delivering great customer service while maintaining healthy operating margins. For you, the right Workforce Management solution helps you provide exceptional service while managing your single largest controllable expense–labor. In this track, Retail organizations will learn how RedPrairie’s Enterprise Workforce Management provides a comprehensive, enterprise-wide solution for effectively managing your workforce – from employee scheduling and time and attendance, to performance measurement, mobility and labor law compliance. It’s a complete approach designed to make your workforce as productive as possible, reduce labor costs, and improve customer service.
