United StatesRetail and e-commerce2024 – ongoingWakefern Food Corporation
Tally robots for shelf inventory and replenishment tasks
A Wakefern inventory-control manager reported a 50% lower out-of-stock rate at one store using Tally
Problem
Store teams needed to find empty shelves and prioritize replenishment despite staffing constraints. Manual checks made daily coverage of every aisle difficult.
Approach
Wakefern expanded Simbe's Tally inventory robots after a successful trial. Inserra Supermarkets and ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc. deployed the robots across their stores. Shelf scans fed prioritized replenishment tasks and daily reports to staff.
Results
Takeaway
The robots supplied replenishment priorities for store teams. The manager's quantified result concerned one high-volume store.
Categories
- Size
- Large enterprise
- Industry
- Retail and e-commerce
- Business function
- Production and qualityLogistics and supply chain
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Computer visionRobotics and automation
- Adoption
- Vendor solution
- Evidence
- Company's own claim
Sources
Source summaries
Simbe described Tally's expansion across two Wakefern member operators. It quoted a manager reporting a 50% reduction in out-of-stock rate at one high-volume store after receiving prioritized pick lists.
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