Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Inventory Management
Optimize CPG Operations with RF-SMART Supply Chain Management
CPG Industry Challenges Demand Real-Time Solutions
The Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry is a fast-moving industry that provides frequently replaced items like makeup, household products, clothes, and food and beverages. In this highly competitive market, CPG companies (including manufacturers, distributors, retailers and e-Commerce enterprises) need real-time, accurate inventory data to effectively manage stock levels, ensure slow moving inventory can easily be identified, and accurately track order statuses.
Rapid shifts in demand, driven by seasonality and customer buying behaviors, create constant pressure on consumer goods companies. As they add more SKUs to meet these expectations, many face challenges like longer lead times, limited responsiveness, and frequent stock-outs. These issues are only made worse by paper-based processes that are slow, inefficient, and prone to errors.
CPG Companies Unlock Warehouse Efficiency with RF-SMART Mobile Technology
Using a mobile Oracle SCM Cloud inventory management system means you can automate manual processes in picking, packing, shipping and inventory counts. With RF-SMART, your staff are prompted to the location to putaway or pick inventory in a fraction of the time without having to rely on tacit knowledge. Even better, these inventory movements are recorded in real-time in Oracle SCM Cloud with every item accounted for in the correct location - saving time, effort, and optimizing your operations.
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Automation in your warehouse can be applied to: • Purchase Orders, Transfer Orders, Work Orders Receiving and ASN Receiving• Picking and wave picking • Inbound Putaway and Suggested Putaway • Stock Counting (Cycle Count and Physical Inventory) • Material Transfers and Subinventory Transfers • Work Order Execution • Quality Inspection Processes |
Conquering Peak Season Demands with RF-SMART for Oracle SCM Cloud
Consumer packaged goods companies face intense pressure during peak seasons when demand can surge unpredictably. With brand reputation and customer loyalty at stake, CPG businesses need warehouse operations that can scale rapidly while maintaining accuracy and speed.
RF-SMART for Oracle SCM Cloud transforms your fulfillment operations and ensures your orders get processed quickly and accurately through:
Reduced training time for seasonal staff: The intuitive interface helps train seasonal workers in seconds without disrupting operations
Real-time inventory visibility: Complete tracking across inventory and locations helps maintain accurate stock levels during high-volume periods
Streamlined workflows: Eliminates manual steps in the fulfillment process, reducing errors and increasing throughput
Adaptability to changing requirements: The system's configuration capabilities allow CPG companies to adjust workflows as needed during peak seasons
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Maximize ROI with Advanced Warehouse Capabilities
To effectively manage your inventory, you will also want to leverage advanced mobile tools to further automate your operations and increase inventory accuracy up to 99.9%:
Advanced Picking Capabilities
RF-SMART supports multiple picking methods including Consolidated Picking, Wave Picking, and Directed Picking with locator sequencing. You can create pick waves directly in Oracle SCM Cloud and send tasks to mobile devices instantly to guide your staff on the most efficient route through the warehouse.
Manufacturing Integration
Your shop floor staff can work quickly and accurately with RF‑SMART's manufacturing capabilities. Work Order Execution helps your team easily report labor and quantities, issue materials, charge resources, and complete operations using an intuitive touch screen interface or scanning straight from the shop floor, all integrated with Oracle SCM Cloud's manufacturing modules.
Leading CPG Winery in Canada: Optimizing Wine Club Operations with
RF-SMART for Oracle Cloud
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Challenges
One of Canada's leading wine companies with award-winning brands, faced operational inefficiencies managing complex wine production and distribution across 5 locations. With extensive wine club operations requiring high-volume order fulfillment and seasonal staffing needs, they struggled with manual processes, inconsistent workflows, and the challenge of quickly training temporary workers during peak periods.
Solution
To address these challenges, they partnered with RF-SMART to implement a comprehensive mobile inventory management solution for Oracle SCM Cloud. The solution included receiving, putaway, picking, transfers, cycle counts, physical inventory, ship confirm, manufacturing, and labeling software across their wine production and distribution network, with intuitive workflows designed for rapid user adoption.
Results
By implementing RF-SMART
for Oracle Cloud SCM, they:
Processes 120,000+ transactions monthly with picking as their primary function at 100,000+ lines per month
Achieved exceptional user adoption with new staff picking up the system very quickly, critical for seasonal wine operations
Streamlined wine club fulfillment supporting extensive direct-to-consumer operations across Canada
Improved operational efficiency across all 5 locations with standardized mobile workflows
Enhanced inventory accuracy through automated cycle counting and real-time visibility into wine inventory movements
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