Odyssey Consulting Group has held seminars on retail business management automation and warehouse logistics
The events took place on December 21 in Microsoft Technology Center. The first one, "Warehouse Management: A Course for Resource Optimization", gathered over thirty leading specialists of retail, distribution, and production companies. The seminar was dedicated to functionality and advantages of using Odyssey Consulting Group's comprehensive WMS solution based on the Microsoft Dynamics AX platform in terms of solving current issues of managing warehouses and distribution centers. Odyssey Consulting Group warehousing logistics expert and project manager described each stage of the warehousing complex operation in detail and familiarized the audience with the practice of warehouse and distribution centers automation based on the examples of implemented WMS class solution implementation projects. He emphasized that one of the key advantages of Odyssey Consulting Group WMS is the flexibility of its architecture. The solution can be modified and customized with minimal effort to meet business objectives, and the specifics of the goods and warehouses.
The second seminar - "Innovative solutions for retail" - voiced trends in automation in retail. The past year has shown that interest in IT in retail and distribution has only grown. The survey of more than a hundred IT specialists of retail companies in Europe and the U.S., conducted by the research company Forrester, showed that over the next year Western retailers are going to automate POS-terminal management, supply chain, assortment planning, sales forecast and loyalty management. It is interesting that 21% of the surveyed retailers name the development of Internet commerce as the main threat to business. In tough market conditions and a constant struggle for the customer, companies invest in fast-payback industry solutions. Such a solution is Food Retail based on Microsoft Dynamics AX for grocery retail chains.
Odyssey Consulting Group consultants illustrated the key features of the system, focusing the attention of the listeners on the blocks of assortment and inventory management in the store, sales forecasting and pricing. To continue the topic, they told about the industry solution for assortment planning and stock distribution in the non-food segments. It should be noted that this product is easily integrated with the standard summary planning module, allowing companies to build an optimal supply chain. Among the latest trends, a number of retailers were said to be moving to assortment management by seating, which noticeably improves shelf space efficiency, reduces labor costs and simplifies organization of promotions. The peculiarities of the retail chain back-office automation were considered by the example of a number of companies. The seminar ended with a presentation of the functionality of the specialized system Microsoft Dynamics AX for Retail. The solution was intended for coordinating the key processes of the retail business, including managing the store and POS devices, merchandising, logistics, and maintenance.
The audience appreciated the event at its true value, which was proved by the great amount of questions to the speakers-experts. The participants said that the topics touched upon gave them a new perspective on the business management and solutions Odyssey Consulting Group in general.
