Tag: IoT

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 […]

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 How We Built This blog series features conversations with C-suite executives that are building innovative restaurant technologies on AWS The recipe for restaurant recovery begins with efficient operations and satisfied customers. But inflation, rising food costs, and supply chain disruptions present daunting headwinds. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, foodservice employee turnover rates […]

Embedded software developers in the automotive industry have used a traditional embedded development methodology that has been largely unchanged for decades. The embedded target system that the software is being written for is by nature resource constrained with limited memory, compute, and input/output capacity. Additionally, embedded development systems are often expensive and a scarce commodity […]

CPG organizations are learning how to consistently innovate and deploy new ideas faster by optimizing supply channels, identifying consumer trends, and utilizing various marketing and product positioning strategies at retail locations. This responsive approach to the market has helped to increase market share, consumer traction, and profitability for numerous brands and products. In today’s market, […]

Introduction The oil and gas industry is divided into three main sectors: upstream, midstream, and downstream. The downstream business sector includes refining and petrochemical facilities that process petroleum crude oil and raw natural gas into finished products, plus the marketing and distribution of these products. These industries include a complex network of processes, infrastructure, and equipment […]

Global ecommerce sales are expected to grow to $4.2 trillion this year, and the direct-to-customer (DTC) segment is expected to grow by 19.2% in 2021. Given this trend, most consumer-packaged goods (CPG) companies are shifting to digital commerce in order to retain their customer base and capture additional market share. Moreover, consumer shopping habits have […]

We are super excited to announce that AWS re:Invent has an in-person option this year. The AWS CPG team can’t wait to see you in Las Vegas (or virtually) with an exciting program designed just for you from November 29th through December 3rd. This year, AWS re:Invent includes five keynotes, more than 20 leadership sessions, […]

This article originally appeared on Frost & Sullivan The pandemic has changed how mobility will be perceived over this decade and beyond. Industry stakeholders are course-correcting; channeling investments away from traditional hardware-focused approaches into a software-centric future, enabling new on-demand services and new revenue streams. This will lay the foundation for a new generation of […]

Ethical commerce and technology are essential to a company’s survival. In the retail and CPG spaces, a company’s commitment to its stakeholders is not just expected; if done well, it offers a competitive advantage. The adoption of technology makes a critical difference in whether a company thrives or simply survives. Technology can play a larger […]