Supply Chain Visibility Consumer Products/Retail

Shrinking margins.  Rising transportation and logistic costs.  Just-in-time inventory.  Increasing risk of theft, counterfeiting and diversion. Regulatory and “big buyer” mandates on RFID. 

How can consumer & industrial products organizations and retailers navigate these turbulent waters without cutting into profits? 

The key is visibility — knowing what’s where at all times, as goods move across the supply chain and maximizing the value of reusable assets, like tools, fleets and materials. 

Unisys Supply Chain Visibility solutions help retailers and consumer and industrial products makers:

• Track products at the pallet, case and item levels to reduce the risk of counterfeiting, theft and diversion.
• Track and manage reusable, high-value assets (e.g., reusable totes, forklifts, etc.) more effectively.
• Enable “smart shelving” to notify personnel when items are running low or out of stock.
• Protect high-value or frequently stolen items to combat shoplifting.
• Enable faster, more efficient self-checkout procedures through automated readers.
• Enhance customer experience with loyalty cards and tailored service for high-value customers.
• Comply with mandates for RFID adoption.
• Establish just-in-time inventory management and virtual warehousing capabilities. 

A history of firsts

Unisys is a pioneer in visibility. We led or played a significant role in the creation of the...

• World’s first and largest RFID-based network (1994)
• One of the first in-store, item-level tracking systems (2001)
• Most Operation Safe Commerce pilots for tracking shipments across international supply chains (2003)
• World’s first integrated smart container (2004)
• First electronic pedigree project in the pharmaceutical industry (2005)
• First hardware- and software-agnostic RFID infrastructure management (2005)