Category: Industries

The importance of asset tracking Every day, Amazon.com receives millions of shipments from suppliers. A purchase order from Amazon to a supplier typically includes a large quantity of shipping containers, or assets, that will be delivered to various Amazon warehouses at different times. To determine if items are lost or misplaced in the large, complicated […]

According to one McKinsey Report, cash forecasting is cited among the most inefficient processes by small and large organizations alike. In turn, CFOs are seeking partners to help them navigate from reporting to predicting. Although corporate treasurers are challenged to achieve these efficiencies due to paper-based process (e.g., invoicing, wet signatures) and a lack of […]

Trends don’t just point us in generalized directions; they shape industries, change landscapes and most importantly, they inform businesses. To be brief, trends matter. Working in digital commerce, this is something an AWS Retail Competency Partner VTEX understands firsthand. At this year’s Industry Innovators virtual event, we welcomed VTEX’s Analyst in Residence Jordan Jewell to share […]

QR code menus have gained popularity due to the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, CNBC reported that Bitly, a link management service, saw a 750 percent increase in the number of QR code downloads in the past 18 months. There are many benefits to using QR code menus instead of printed menus. Restaurants […]

You already have basic footfall data that shows the number of people in your store at any given hour, and you know your sales data per hour, so you can produce a rough “conversion” rate for your customers. But what if you could get more granular data about your customers’ behavior? What if you could […]

A Customer Data Platform (CDP) for CPG manufacturers?! Yes. Let’s start by defining a Customer Data Platform (CDP): A CDP is a technology platform that creates a persistent, unified customer view (e.g., a single view of customer activity). Data is pulled from multiple sources, cleaned, and combined to create a single customer profile. For example, […]

The challenge and value of online discovery The power of cloud elasticity helps online retailers expose large volumes of digital content catalogs for shoppers to browse and purchase products. However, it’s a challenge for many retailers to manage their vast online catalogs. And at the same time, with so much content, customers can become overwhelmed […]

Energy technology provider TechnipFMC knows that turning brownfields into smart fields is the future of the energy industry. By using artificial intelligence (AI) to gain insights into remote operations, energy companies can operate more sustainably and cost efficiently, as well as use predictive analytics to fix issues before they become bigger problems. To support its […]

With their demands constantly changing, shoppers want the best and they want it now. For companies to keep up, digital product development must be a pressing response. That’s where Cencosud comes in. As a part of our “Engaging Shoppers & Consumers” track at this year’s Industry Innovators virtual event, we had the pleasure of welcoming […]

This year AWS is excited to exhibit at SEMICON West in San Francisco, July 12-14, 2022. Read this blog to learn more about the show, our booth exhibit, speaking sessions, and opportunities to engage with us at both SEMICON West and DAC. One ticket, two conferences! About SEMICON West and DAC SEMICON West 2022 connects […]