Zebra SmartSense

Zebra SmartSense is technology from discharge of Enterprise Asset Intelligence devices, it is created for retailers.

On January 10, 2017 the Zebra Technologies Corporation company provided Zebra SmartSense - the technology for retail intended for observation of assets.

The product is based on use of video devices, technologies of a micro location and radio frequency identification in an UHF range for determination and tracking routes of the movement and the locations of goods, employees and buyers in retail store in real time.

SmartSense device, (2016)

An analytical system processes information which arrived from these sources and provides the major data necessary for achievement of optimal inventory level, identification and determination of incorrectly located goods or assets, detection of thefts and increase in efficiency of advertizing campaigns.

SmartSense device, (2016)

The solution SmartSense for retail provides full observation of all shop with every minute receipt of information on arrangement of the goods, employees and buyers connected to network or the loyalty program.

The dashboard and the console of centralized operation provide operational data acquisition, necessary for maintenance of inventory accuracy, accomplishment of multichannel transactions and protection of assets in the territory of all enterprise.

Knowledge of arrangement of inventory items helps employees to react quickly to requests of buyers – regardless of where there are goods. Through SmartSense for retail it is possible to detect the lost goods, to prevent thefts and to provide placement of the most saleable articles on show-windows during the periods of the maximum influx of buyers – that can increase sales volumes by 20%.

The proposed locational solution helps retailers to trace routes of the movement of goods that is crucial for goods which can be stolen.

The function of determination of location of personnel conforming to the existing statutory requirements helps retailers to direct to buyers of the employees having the necessary competences that increases the probability of sale and degree of customer satisfaction.

SmartSense helps to find the equipment - manual devices of radio frequency identification and mobile computers, the lost commodity values.

In the modern multichannel world product availability is extremely important. Many retailers face the different problems connected with observation of their stocks, inventory accuracy at the same time is about 60%. Of course, it is just not enough to provide permanent customer satisfaction. Successful retail networks should use each shop and each element of a supply chain immediately to provide to buyers that it is necessary for them. With the solution SmartSense for retail traditional retail sellers can perform the superefficient observation of the shops and warehouses allowing to find very quickly goods and to react to requests of buyers at the same time reducing quantity of the missed opportunities in the field of sales. Bob Sanders, senior vice president for development of solutions for Zebra data processing

2017: NCR and Zebra Technologies expanded cooperation in the systems of service for retail

NCR and Zebra Technologies announced at the beginning of 2017 expansion of global strategic partnership in two key areas which are a part of a service portfolio for a retail of NCR Store Transformation. As told CNews in the company, partnership is aimed at increase in level of service in retail networks due to implementation of the innovative technological solutions.

Integration of the solutions Unified Commerce and Store Transformation proposed by NCR into the solution of Zebra SmartSense allowing to monitor in real time transactions in retail stores gives the chance to obtain more detailed information on operating activities, to increase the level of customer service and to reduce the number of the missed sales.

The combination of UHF RFID technology, video and new opportunities on a microlocation allows to trace in real time on the SmartSense for Retail platform developed by Zebra a way and location of goods and the buyers who entered into network or using the application of the loyalty program. It gives the chance to retailers to support optimal volumes of trade inventories in a warehouse and to provide online more exact information on existence of each position. So the buyer before going to shop, can precisely learn whether there are available these or those goods that allows to increase the level of customer satisfaction and the overall level of quality of customer service.