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High Tech for Horticulture, Anyone?

High Tech for Horticulture, Anyone?

The impact of technology on the horticulture industry is sharper than other retail segments. Why? The horticulture industry has hardly a few months of the year for trading, with an equally sensitive and time-bound supply side. As if this is not enough, though...

How to avoid 20% Lost Sales in Garden Centres using data.

Plant assortment planning and related issues cause 12% lost sales and an additional 8% on sub-optimal placement of products. Read how a data-driven approach helps avoid both! The Challenge Did you know that not placing the right SKU in the right quantity that meets...

Towards Zero Touch Supply Chains in Horticulture

We all have seen the colossal amount of paper used in control sheets, load schedules, manifests! and the cost is not only wasted time and human effort but the loss of data that can be leveraged to improve Horti sales and costs! Rock, Paper, Scissors A day in the Life...

A Customer Case of Data-Driven Efficiencies in Horticulture Operations – a first in the industry!

STEER helps one of the largest logistics providers in the UK to have a control tower view of deliveries, improve operational efficiency, minimize logistical costs and reduce shipment delivery time.Our client is one of the largest logistics providers in the UK, with...

Garden Centres Owning Plant Production Can Improve Sales, Margins From Integrated Operations Systems

Organizations owning both garden centres and plant production can respond to resource constraints and demand pulls better by using system-driven unified operations. This poses an Unfair Advantage that delivers unprecedented value, in terms of cost efficiencies,...

Dynamic Supply Chains In The Times That Are A-Changing!

Brexit, a Pandemic, what's next? Perhaps not since the 1960's when Bob Dylan penned these lines, "the times they are a changin", have the words resonated as much as they do now. No one has remained untouched. And hidden from the decibels of the popular media is the...

Lower your cost AND increase usable WH space!

Instantly increase useable warehouse space by 30% using smart tech at 1/10th the cost! Read how our system achieves this and other fantastic benefits at pay-per-use costs that will pay back in a few weeks. Here are some of the aspects that contribute to such...

High Tech for Horticulture, Anyone?

The impact of technology on the horticulture industry is sharper than other retail segments. Why? The horticulture industry has hardly a few months of the year for trading, with an equally sensitive and time-bound supply side. As if this is not enough, though...