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The Beauty of Inventory Management 

When it comes to retail, there is nothing more beautiful than having the right stock on hand to fulfill the order and ensure another happy customer. But with several siloed channels, this simple task can be quite the challenge. Your merchandiser needs reporting to effectively manage stock levels. Your inventory planner needs this same data to correctly assess and forecast demand. Your warehouse manager needs to know what product is available now and where it is located. And this is only amplified during peak season. If you are using NetSuite to unite these channels to a single view, you are a step ahead of many of your competitors. But how can you maximize NetSuite to achieve omnichannel success? 
Beauty Products

Why Mobile Technology is Critical

Health and Beauty companies need lot-controlled inventory tracking, and by automating manual processes in the warehouse and retail store, you can ensure everyone always has up-to-date information available to them. 

Visibility to real-time, accurate information is the key to successfully managing your inventory. But not only does mobile technology save you time and provide visibility, by eliminating error-prone manual data entry, you can guarantee you are picking and shipping orders correctly. Combine that with accurate counts, and in just a short period, you can establish accurate inventory to prevent stock-outs while reducing safety stock by 1/3. Because of the continued growth of E-Commerce, cutting inventory costs is critical for health and beauty retailers. 

You should be automating:

•  Purchase Orders, Transfer Orders, Sales Orders – basically, all orders 
•  Inbound putaways 
•  Assembly builds 
•  Stock counting 
•  Store receipt 
•  Store counting 
•  Order pickup 
•  Shipping  
 

Think Beyond Barcoding

To effectively manage your inventory and eliminate manual processes in your warehouse, you will also want to leverage mobile tools to further automate your operations. 

 

Pick

Automated Picking 

A way to gain faster pick times for large and small orders is by planning picking tasks. With tools like RF-SMART’s Pick Planner and Pick Manager, you can do this directly in NetSuite for multiple order types (criteria like Tote picking or wave picking). Then, send the tasks to a mobile device instantly to guide your workers on the most efficient route through the warehouse. 

Pack at Pack Station

Automated Packing

The packing stage can vary depending on preference and the layout of a warehouse. RF-SMART’s Pick, Pack, Ship solution allows you to customize your packing process based on your unique needs. The system supports three main packing methods: "Pack at Pick" where items are picked directly into shipping cartons bypassing a separate packing step, "Pack at Station" where dedicated packing stations process orders before routing to shipping (often via conveyor systems), and "Pack at Ship" - the most popular option - where packing and shipping are combined into a single efficient step.  

 

Ship

Automated Shipping

RF-SMART's shipping solution completes the automation cycle by streamlining the final step of order fulfillment. The system automatically validates critical requirements like lot numbers and expiration dates while generating all necessary documentation including shipping labels, packing lists, and regulatory paperwork. Multi-carrier rate shopping and automated carrier selection help optimize shipping costs, while real-time integration with NetSuite ensures immediate updates of tracking numbers, inventory levels, and order status.  

How Fisk Industries Boosted their Inventory Accuracy
with RF-SMART for NetSuite 

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Challenges

Fisk industries, a manufacturer and distributor of personal care and beauty products, struggled with managing thousands of SKUs with their exisiting warehouse management system. This system lacked real-time integrations with NetSuite, leading to stock-outs, unfulfilled orders, and a lengthy 5-day order fulfillment period, significantly impacting their customer satisfaction rate.

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Solution

To address these challenges, Fisk Industries partnered with RF-SMART for a robust and user-friendly barcode scanning solution. RF-SMART’s Built-for-NetSuite solution provided Fisk Industries with the seamless, real-time integration they longed for. The solutions intuitive mobile interface streamlined training and efficiency, while it’s flexible bin management capabilities and real-time tracking transformed their warehouse operations. 

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Results

With RF-SMART, Fisk Industries:
CheckboxIncreased their inventory accuracy
from 85% to 98%  
CheckboxReduced fulfillment from 5 days to 1  
CheckboxEliminated stock-outs and unfulfilled orders  
CheckboxGained real-time visibility on order statuses  
CheckboxImproved performance while reducing staff requirements  
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