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What is the IQ of your Retail Software?

In a challenging environment, retailers are compelled to explore a better product mix, offer discounts and open up alternative sales channels.

Infosys' expert blogs on the challenges of implementing an ERP application that efficiently maintains store-level inventory, manages large volumes of orders across merchandise and integrates with financial systems. Oracle R12 seamlessly combines various facets of retailing such as procurement, inventory management and financial planning, and enables better decision making in merchandising. Find out how:

  • Hybrid models with an integrated product/ item master enable online item/ category listing, provide multiple order and pricing formats and offer an integrated order management functionality
  • An R12 upgrade ensures an enhanced user experience, improves reporting and integration functionalities, and helps streamline business processes
  • Identifying the right product mix and implementing the 'buy-online, pick-up-in-store' concept can boost profitability

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Is this the Right Time to Go Aggressive with Online Retail Sales?

Retailers can maximize investments in ERP packages with hybrid models for sales.

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R12 Upgrade - What's in it for Retailers?

An upgrade to Fusion-enabled Oracle R12 application suite involves redesign of processes to better address business needs

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Retailing in a Down Economy, Any Different From a Boom?

How can retailers ensure profitability despite a reduction in consumer spend?

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Retail Financials or Financials for Retailers?

A clear distinction between 'merchandise cost' and 'expense' is required to accurately budget an ERP implementation for a retail business.

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Retail Financials or Financials for Retailers? Part Deux

The unique network of suppliers and procure-to-pay process of retailers demand industry-specific applications to ensure high performance.

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Demystifying Merchandise Accounts Payable

Solutions that integrate procurement and invoice matching will help retailers address the challenge of reconciling high volumes of purchase orders, receipts and invoices.

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Our Expert

Venu Kotamraju

Venu Kotamraju, Associate Business Manager, Enterprise Solutions - Oracle Practice, Infosys Limited

Venu has more than eight years of experience in implementing packaged ERP solutions. His areas of specialization include methodologies for package implementation, ERP program management, and designing of core financial, order-to-cash and procure-to-pay business processes across industries. Venu is a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP). He can be reached at

 

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