Operational efficiency, customer satisfaction, and security are top priorities in the retail and logistics sectors. Navbea RTLS (Real-Time Location System) provides innovative solutions in these areas, helping businesses stay ahead of the competition. Additionally, Navbea’s solutions offer quick ROI (Return on Investment), helping companies reduce costs in a short period of time.
What is Navbea RTLS?
Navbea RTLS is an IoT platform that tracks the real-time location of personnel, equipment, and assets, and analyzes this data to help businesses manage operations more efficiently and securely. Navbea offers integrated and sustainable solutions by utilizing various technologies (RFID, UWB, BLE, etc.) in a hybrid structure.
Navbea RTLS Solutions for Retail and Logistics
Navbea RTLS solutions in the retail and logistics sectors help improve operational efficiency while delivering cost savings and a quick return on investment.
1. Product Positioning and Stock Tracking
In retail stores, managing product placement and stock status is crucial. With Navbea RTLS, products are tracked in real time, and shelf occupancy and stock status are analyzed. This prevents stock losses and product misplacements. The product positioning system can prevent up to 9% of stock losses, making it a valuable solution for generating significant financial gains, especially in the retail sector.
2. Personnel Management and Positioning
Navbea RTLS tracks personnel in real time and helps increase productivity. The system analyzes where staff are concentrated in the store and at which times certain tasks are performed most efficiently. This analysis can provide businesses with up to 4% personnel optimization, ensuring that staff are positioned correctly and perform tasks effectively, leading to faster customer service and smoother operations.
3. Customer Queue and Checkout Management
Checkout management and wait times are critical to customer satisfaction. Navbea RTLS analyzes customer waiting times and provides instant notifications when a new checkout lane needs to be opened. This prevents long queues and enhances customer satisfaction, while also improving operational efficiency by up to 5%, accelerating processing times and optimizing customer service.
4. Shelf Occupancy and Inventory Management
With Navbea RTLS, shelf occupancy is monitored in real time, allowing businesses to restock products before shortages occur. Ensuring that products are placed correctly and that stock is managed properly can prevent up to 9% of stock losses, ensuring that products are available when and where needed, thus preventing sales losses and generating additional revenue for businesses.
5. Entry-Exit Analysis and Security
Navbea RTLS tracks the movement of personnel and visitors, ensuring a secure environment. The system optimizes personnel movement with features like contactless access control and shift management, preventing unauthorized entries. This solution can improve security and operational processes, delivering a 5% increase in efficiency. Unauthorized entries can be detected immediately thanks to real-time alerts and notifications.
6. Forklift and Vehicle Management
Managing forklifts and vehicles efficiently is crucial for operational productivity in logistics warehouses. Navbea RTLS monitors where forklifts and vehicles are, how long they have been working, and generates reports. Additionally, collision prevention systems help avoid workplace accidents. This system provides businesses with 5% operational improvement, ensuring that vehicles are used most effectively. Forklift usage patterns and operator efficiency can also be tracked.
7. Asset and Inventory Management
Navbea RTLS enables real-time tracking of valuable assets and inventory. Stock management ensures that the right products are in the right place at the right time, preventing up to 9% of stock losses. Shelf occupancy rates are monitored, and automatic alerts are triggered when products need to be restocked, minimizing costs by preventing unnecessary losses.
8. Early Warning and Emergency Management
In terms of occupational health and safety, Navbea RTLS offers businesses the ability to respond quickly to emergencies with its early warning systems. In case of an emergency, employee evacuation to safe areas can be tracked, and it is possible to instantly identify who is missing from the assembly points. Early warning and emergency management solutions minimize security risks while ensuring the safety of both personnel and visitors.
Hybrid Solutions for Sustainability and Efficiency
Navbea RTLS integrates multiple technologies such as RFID, UWB (Ultra-Wideband), and BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy), enabling all assets to be managed from a single platform. This hybrid structure provides several advantages to businesses:
- Cost Reduction: The need for investment in separate technologies is eliminated, offering a low-cost solution.
- Operational Efficiency: All processes are managed through a single system, simplifying workflows and increasing efficiency.
- Sustainability: Efficient resource management reduces energy consumption and minimizes environmental impact.
Return on Investment (ROI)
Navbea RTLS solutions offer quick ROI, helping businesses save costs in a short period. Navbea RTLS can deliver at least 5% efficiency improvement, allowing businesses to recoup their investment within just a few months. The following are key areas of efficiency gains:
- 9% reduction in stock losses: Tracking products accurately and preventing stock losses can generate significant savings, particularly for large stores.
- 4% personnel optimization: Efficient personnel management ensures more productive use of the workforce and faster customer service.
- 5% operational efficiency: Processes such as checkout management, shelf tracking, and customer queue management are optimized, leading to overall efficiency improvements.
Row Label | Feature | Typical Value Range | Calculation | Your Data |
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A | Store Area (square meters) | 500 – 3000 m² | Based on store size | 1000 m² |
B | Shelf Capacity (number of products) | 50 – 200 | A X Average Shelves | 500 shelves |
C | Tracked Products (Tagged) | 1000 – 5000 products | A X B | 4000 products |
D | Average Value of Tracked Products (EUR) | 100 – 5000 EUR | C X Average Value | 1000 EUR |
E | Total Product Value (EUR) | Site-specific | C X D | 4.000.000 EUR |
F | Optimization Opportunity (%) | 10% – 30% | Based on total tracked value | 20% |
G | Annual Shrinkage Rate (%) | 2% – 5% | E X F | 3% |
H | Annual Shrinkage Cost (EUR) | Site-specific | G X E | 120.000 EUR |
I | Annual Savings Rate (%) | 20% – 50% | Based on total tracked value | 30% |
J | Savings Amount (Product Tracking, EUR) | Site-specific | E X F | 800.000 EUR |
K | Number of Personnel | 10 – 50 personnel | Based on store size | 25 personnel |
L | Personnel Costs (Annual, EUR) | 30,000 – 300,000 EUR | Average annual cost per employee | 150.000 EUR |
M | Personnel Optimization (%) | 3% – 5% | Personnel optimization rate | 4% |
N | Savings from Personnel Management (EUR) | Site-specific | Personnel cost optimization rate | 6.000 EUR |
Conclusion
Navbea RTLS offers solutions that increase operational efficiency, reduce costs, and improve customer satisfaction while ensuring sustainability in the retail and logistics sectors. With features like real-time location tracking, personnel and asset monitoring, and stock management, businesses can manage their operations more effectively and increase profitability. Navbea RTLS, with its hybrid technologies and fast ROI, brings your business into the future.
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