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Redefining the value chain in the age of the customer

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Smarter Commerce: An Integrated Approach<br />

Value Cha<strong>in</strong> Strategy<br />

From a strategic level, Smarter Commerce <strong>in</strong>forms an organization’s<br />

approach to its entire <strong>value</strong> <strong>cha<strong>in</strong></strong>. It aligns <strong>the</strong> bus<strong>in</strong>ess model with<br />

<strong>customer</strong> needs, reorient<strong>in</strong>g everyth<strong>in</strong>g from <strong>in</strong>ternal <strong>in</strong>novation to<br />

supply <strong>cha<strong>in</strong></strong> man<strong>age</strong>ment. It builds an agile bus<strong>in</strong>ess designed to<br />

serve ever-chang<strong>in</strong>g <strong>customer</strong>s and market conditions.<br />

Core Bus<strong>in</strong>ess Solutions<br />

At a more tactical level, Smarter Commerce <strong>of</strong>fers specific solutions<br />

to address various aspects <strong>of</strong> a company’s commerce lifecycle.<br />

Each solution not only creates <strong>customer</strong> <strong>value</strong> <strong>in</strong> its own right but<br />

also <strong>in</strong>tegrates with o<strong>the</strong>r Smarter Commerce solutions.<br />

Advanced Analytics<br />

Across <strong>the</strong> enterprise, <strong>the</strong> collection and analysis <strong>of</strong> data cont<strong>in</strong>ues<br />

to keep <strong>the</strong> focus <strong>of</strong> any organization on <strong>the</strong> chang<strong>in</strong>g needs <strong>of</strong> its<br />

<strong>customer</strong>s. Analytics extracts <strong>in</strong>sight from sales, store operations,<br />

social media, <strong>customer</strong> loyalty programs and more.<br />

Workload-Optimized Systems<br />

Runn<strong>in</strong>g an efficient enterprise means runn<strong>in</strong>g an agile enterprise.<br />

Optimiz<strong>in</strong>g all systems, <strong>in</strong>tegrat<strong>in</strong>g operations and automat<strong>in</strong>g<br />

processes allow organizations to focus on what <strong>the</strong>y do best:<br />

serve <strong>the</strong> <strong>customer</strong>.

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