Tag: automation

Although selling through computers has a long history, what we’ve come to know as ecommerce started in late 1994 with the release of Netscape Navigator, one of the original web browsers that led to widespread consumer use of the internet. Since then, ecommerce has become an ubiquitous form of shopping. It represents about 10% of […]

As the retail industry tackles dramatic shifts in shopper behavior, broad changes in product assortments, and huge growth in digital orders, innovative merchants are responding to these market shifts with laser-focused, technology-driven customer experience initiatives. We wholeheartedly applaud these efforts. But it’s not enough. Retailers must also focus on back-office store operations to increase automation, […]

Last week, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released new guidance for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and placed emphasis on helping smaller lenders and borrowers. According to the SBA, “small businesses, as defined by the US Census, employ 59.9 million people across the country.” A big push for the new guidance is to help “ensure increased access […]

 This post is authored by Evan Kohn, Chief Business Officer at APN Partner Pypestream Current events have revealed business continuity shortcomings across every single industry, especially in travel. Call centers weren’t prepared with readily available, scalable technology, and didn’t have the resources to properly withstand the increase in customer touchpoints. And what was left? A […]

Good practice (GxP) guidelines were established by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and aim to ensure organizations working in life sciences develop, manufacture, and distribute products that are safe, meet quality guidelines, and are fit for use. GxP compliance has been a part of the life sciences industry for many years and heavily influences […]

It’s been said that challenges shouldn’t paralyze you but help discover who you are. We’ve seen time and again how immense challenges bring about incredible innovation. That is especially true today. Around the globe, travel and hospitality companies are taking advantage of the flexibility of the AWS Cloud to innovate quickly and meet the needs […]

Food is the thread that connects us all, and in times of stress or uncertainty, the reliance on our food producers has never been so clear. From the fields of strawberries, cherries and citrus to the rice, lentils and bread on your plate, all are the product of the generations of farmers who have invested […]

When a medical claim is submitted, the insurance provider must process the claim to determine the correct financial responsibility of the insurance provider and the patient. The process to determine this is broadly known as claims adjudication. It involves creating a claims processing workflow that checks each claim for authenticity, correctness, and validity based on […]

The Life Sciences industry (encompassing, but not exclusively bio-pharma, genomics, medical diagnostics, and medical devices) is governed by a set of regulatory guidelines called Good Laboratory Practice, Good Clinical Practice, and Good Manufacturing Practice (commonly referred to as “GxP”). GxP is intended to protect patient health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and quality of medicinal […]

There is no question that we are living in exciting times, especially with regard to some of the innovations happening in the world of hospitality. For those of us who travel regularly, or anyone who enjoys staying in hotels, dining out, or partaking in the other numerous offerings provided by the hospitality industry, frequent changes […]