Demands:
In today's fast-paced retail environment, driven by advancements in intelligent and informative logistics and warehousing, retail stores must efficiently manage a vast number of commodities from receiving to selling. This requires enhancements in work efficiency, reduction in costs associated with goods and information transfer, and an increase in customer satisfaction through better product quality, usage guidance, and after-sales services.
Challenges:
Confusion and Errors: Many commodities within the same category are often packaged similarly or have descriptions in different languages, leading to potential confusion among salesclerks. Mistakes in receiving, stocking, and information transfer can decrease work efficiency and increase communication costs.
Inventory Management: When handling large volumes of goods and shelves, updating inventory statistics in real time during put-away or replenishment can be challenging. Retail stock counts usually require multiple checks by salesclerks to avoid errors, which is time-consuming and diverts focus from selling.
Cilico's Solution:
Cilico C80 series mobile computers are designed to address these challenges effectively.
In retail settings where multiple people handle a high volume of goods, the C80 excels in streamlining operations:
Efficient Goods Handling: By scanning 1D and 2D barcodes on packages, the C80 automatically records and updates vital information such as names, categories, quantities, manufacturers, and production dates into the database. This speeds up order checking, goods handling, and ensures they reach the correct locations.
Built-in Scanners: The C80 is equipped with brands barcode scanners that can scan from various distances, making it easy to locate and verify items, whether they are single packages or entire pallets.
Fast Stock Counting: When performing stock counting, the C80's scanners can quickly scan barcodes on commodities and shelves, significantly speeding up the process.
Effects:
Real-Time Updates: Cilico C80 mobile computers, integrated with wireless networks, ensure that management systems are instantly updated as goods are scanned. The management system can even guide the operator to the correct warehouse, room, aisle, or shelf.
Accurate Placement: As barcodes are scanned during put-away, the inventory system provides the exact location, which is displayed on the mobile computer screen. This ensures that items are placed correctly and can be easily located later.
Streamlined Labeling: Whether labeling products at receiving or on the sales floor, the C80's high-speed recognition scanners and wireless connectivity make the process quick and easy. The product barcode is scanned, and pricing and quantities are confirmed in the management system, all displayed on the mobile computer screen.
Supply Chain Visibility: When shelves are empty, a quick scan of the item barcode with the C80 provides instant information on whether the item is in the back room, distribution center, in transit, or at the supplier's shipping dock.
Efficient Replenishment: The C80 mobile computers, coupled with a wireless network and inventory system, accelerate the process of pulling products from the warehouse to restock shelves. By querying the inventory system, the C80 can immediately indicate the item's location. As items are picked and scanned, the inventory database is automatically updated, eliminating paper records and improving supply chain efficiency.
