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The Cascading Benefits of Voice in the Distribution Center
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Whether you’re new to voice picking or already a convert – this blog is for you. Because it explains that Pick to Voice, and the
Read more 0Picking Validations: It’s more than location, location, location!
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Here’s the thing. Location validation is not the end of the road to improved picking accuracy. In our last blog, we discussed the importance of
Read more 0The Check Digit and Why It’s Important
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We all know the drill. Get the order right, you have a happy customer. Get it wrong? Well, the risk of brand abandonment is high,
Read more 0During the Dog Days of Distribution, It’s Time to Prepare for the Holiday Season
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With the busy end-of-year shopping season ahead, now is the time for many retailers to review their distribution operations to make sure they’re ready for
Read more 0What Can Other Retailers Learn from this year’s Amazon Prime Day?
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Last week one of the biggest retailers in the world celebrated the biggest sales day in its history. On July 12, Amazon’s “Black Friday in
Read more 0Distribution Operations Can Meet Delivery Expectations Despite Security Delays
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With the help of tools such as Voxware’s VMS, distribution operations teams can increase fulfillment speed to shorten time between when an item is ordered
Read more 01-Hour Shipping On Amazon Prime Day: What Other Retailers Can Learn?
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On-time delivery is important more important than ever. According to recent Voxware research, 14% of respondents indicated that they were likely to stop shopping with
Read more 0How Will Brexit Affect Distribution Operations?
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As the world waits to see how the UK’s referendum to leave the European Union will play out, companies with British and European distributions operations
Read more 0New Season, New Demands on Distribution Operations
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In any given season, most companies are doing one of two things: meeting seasonal peak demand or preparing to meet a future seasonal peak demand.
Read more 0The Future of the Industrial Internet of Things (And How Distribution Operations Can Capitalize)
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Today, more and more homes are filled with an array of sensors and microphones that power monitoring solutions. These systems rely on machine-to-machine communication to
Read more 0More Than Half of Distribution Operations to Leverage Multi-Modal Technology by 2020
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New research published by Zebra Technologies proves what the Voxware team has long hypothesized: the warehouses of the future will leverage data from multiple sources
Read more 0Order Picking in the UK: Catering to Europe’s Ecommerce Shoppers
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Around the world, ecommerce markets are at various stages of development. Eastern European countries including Russia and Poland contribute a small portion to worldwide ecommerce
Read more 0Voice for Home Improvement: Remodeling Seasonal Demand
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As the weather starts to warm, trees start to blossom, and patio furniture re-emerges from the garage, home improvement stores across the country prepare for
Read more 0Supply Chain Leaders Call Predictive Analytics “Revolutionary”
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As ecommerce sales growth accelerates, companies must implement technology for distribution operations that are expected to be “always-on” and available to customers. This was among
Read more 0To Drive Greater Efficiency, Start with the Data
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In distribution operations, efficiency is king as companies shipping items directly to consumers must meet an ever-increasing set of consumer expectations for on-time delivery. According
Read more 0Voxware and Buton eBusiness Solutions Launch VAR Agreement
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As customer expectations rise and the pace of commerce accelerates, companies can no longer rely on the outdated paper checklist to manage tasks in the
Read more 0Half of Consumers Shop with Fresh Food in Mind
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For many years, consumers made food-purchasing decisions based on a set of traditional drivers that include taste, price, and convenience. While a limited group of
Read more 0How to Counteract Shipping Rate Increases
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Today’s retailers face a dilemma: shipping costs continue to rise as consumer interest in paying them decreases. For the first time in 3 years, the
Read more 0With Great Sales Comes Great Responsibility—to Deliver an Exceptional Customer Experience
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Online retailers enjoyed significant growth this holiday season with a 20% year over year increase in ecommerce sales during the period between Black Friday and Christmas. Not
Read more 0How to Increase Returns Profitability: Decrease Errors and Update Processes
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In the wake of ever-increasing online sales, returns have risen to such a high level that UPS has dubbed January 6th “National Returns Day” in honor
Read more 0Three Logistics Predictions for 2016
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As 2015 draws to a close, the Voxware team celebrates another successful year marked by significant growth of our flagship Cloud VMS product and growing
Read more 0Ecommerce Demand Rises, But Can Retailers Deliver?
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In 2013, Wal-Mart counted 18 million visits to its mobile shopping app. Now, only two years later, the mega retailer is projecting that mobile visits
Read more 0Research Suggests Returns Process is Integral to Purchasing Decisions
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According to new research, a convenient and inexpensive return process can sway customers to shop with a particular retailer over others. A survey released by
Read more 0Modex 2016 Speaker: Greater Boston Food Bank
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The holiday season may be in full swing, but soon enough April will arrive and supply chain leaders from across the country will convene at the
Read more 0Announcing a New Community Partnership with our Food Bank Customers
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Voxware is proud to serve food bank customers across the United States. These organizations are on the front lines serving their communities and helping hungry
Read more 0What Amazon’s Recent Announcement Means for Online Retailers
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Online retailer Amazon.com made headlines recently with its announcement that it will hire an additional 100,000 seasonal workers to meet holiday demand. This surge tops 2014’s seasonal
Read more 0Helping Food Banks Serve Hungry Families
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It’s important to remember how fortunate many of us are to be able to celebrate the holidays with no shortage of delicious food and thoughtful
Read more 0Three Excuses that Delay Supply Chain Technology Investments—and the Damage They Cause
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Today, more supply chain improvement technology is available to distribution companies than ever before, but in a fast-changing environment, the fundamental question is: when is
Read more 0Analytics in the Supply Chain
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After years of managing supply chain operations with spreadsheets and manual calculations, supply chain leaders can finally take advantage of advanced analytics to revolutionize supply
Read more 0Omnichannel … Fast or Free Shipping? Better to Offer Both
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This year promises to be a successful one for online retailers. New research published by Deloitte indicates that shoppers visiting both brick-and-mortar and online stores
Read more 0Driving Competitive HR Advantages in the Distribution Center with Voice
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Technology is more important than ever to maintain a competitive supply chain and seamless customer experience marked by accuracy and efficiency. Since order selection is
Read more 0Black Friday – No Matter When Stores Open, the Supply Chain Never Closes
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As the holiday shopping season approaches, Macy’s is the latest store to announce that it will open its doors at 6 PM on Thanksgiving Day to begin
Read more 0Voxware Helps Community FoodBank of New Jersey Reduce Picking Shifts
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Sometimes it’s easy to forget that millions of families face the challenges of hunger every day, even in our own communities. In the state of
Read more 0Two Supply Chain Technologies That Benefit the Entire Enterprise
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With more orders shipping directly to customers, today’s supply chain must meet higher standards than ever before. Recent research shows that repeated delivery issues can cause even
Read more 0Omnichannel Environment Driving Supply Chain Software Convergence
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In today’s omnichannel retail environment, the perspective most shippers have on the value of supply chain software convergence has shifted. As recently as 2009, software
Read more 03 Ways to Get Ready for the Holiday Season
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With the holiday shopping season only a few months away, it’s time to ready the supply chain for what might be the highest peak in
Read more 0The Supply Chain is Already More Visible—Now it Needs to Be More Unified
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When shoppers talk about their favorite stores, they talk about the quality of the merchandise, the delightful packaging, and the helpful sales associates. While they
Read more 0What Exactly Are Advanced Analytics and How Can Companies Benefit?
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According to recent research published by Supply Chain Digest, most companies have robust KPI systems. With descriptive reports, it’s easy to assess both people and systems
Read more 0The Holistic Benefits of Voice
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If you think the only impact voice has is in the warehouse, think again. The accuracy and efficiency improvements combined with voice’s data-gathering capabilities are
Read more 0Getting Returns Right in an Omnichannel Environment
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In an increasingly omnichannel world, returns are only getting more complicated and, if managed incorrectly, more expensive. Some estimates put the total cost of returns
Read more 0The Evolution of Supply Chain Analytics Offerings From Voxware
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For years, Voxware has been committed to helping customers deliver an exceptional customer experience. Our voice software helps companies improve accuracy and efficiency throughout the
Read more 0Finally, Mobile Reports in the Warehouse
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All warehouse managers know that every shift is a balancing act. The availability of real-time actionable data can help warehouse leaders address problems as they
Read more 0Insights from Gartner BI Summit: Ensuring Sound Data Governance and Quality
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In our final report from the Gartner BI Summit in Las Vegas, NV, we explore another important takeaway from the conference: the rising need for
Read more 0Insights from Gartner BI Summit: Making Faster Decisions with In-Memory Analytics
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Today, the customer experience depends on the speed of supply chain leaders’ decisions. Customer expectations for on-time and correct orders demand that shipments leave the
Read more 0Thinking of Customers as Partners: Developing New Analytics Solutions Like Intellestra
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At Voxware, we pride ourselves on being more than just a technology vendor. We think of new customers as new partners embarking with us on
Read more 0Insights from Gartner BI Summit: The Rise of Self-Service Business Intelligence
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Previously we shared a summary of our experiences at the Gartner Business Intelligence Summit in Las Vegas and today we’d like to dive into one
Read more 0McGraw-Hill Education Increases Productivity and Gains More Control Over Warehouse
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Voxware customer McGraw-Hill Education has been publishing and delivering educational materials to schools, school district repositories, book stores, and retailers since 1885. For decades, the company stored
Read more 0Insights and Takeaways from Gartner Business Intelligence Summit
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Last month, Voxware spent three days in the desert exchanging ideas with thought leaders across a wide set of industries at the Gartner Business Intelligence
Read more 0Intellestra: A Powerful Analytics Platform Purpose-Built for the Supply Chain
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The Voxware team announced at ProMat 2015 the launch of a brand new analytics platform for the supply chain. After years of seeing customers leverage
Read more 0Conscious Capitalism at ProMat 2015
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With ProMat days away, we’re looking forward to hearing keynote speaker John Mackey, co-CEO of Whole Foods and author of the book Conscious Capitalism. At first brush,
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