How RPA Can Benefit E-commerce
Price Management
Leverage RPA solutions to manage price catalogs across various supplier and customer relationship platforms. Additionally, RPA bots can be used to monitor competitor pricing and adjust your prices in response to market trends.
Inventory Management
RPA enables precise tracking of stock levels and the efficient management of future replenishment orders, ensuring your product portfolio stays current and up-to-date.
Payment Processing
RPA streamlines payment processes into one unified system, ensuring seamless operation across all channels with 100% accuracy.
Supply Chain Management
Enhance the speed and security of logistics, from inventory control to shipping and order tracking. RPA bots, for example, can automatically send order status updates and keep retailers informed about inventory and other shipping tasks.
ERP Management
Implementing RPA in your Enterprise Resource Planning system reduces processing time and minimizes errors. It also facilitates integration with other systems, like inventory, ensuring you’re always aware of your resource status.
80%
A significant percentage of retailers plan to boost automation investments over the next two years (McKinsey)
$23B
The automation market in the retail industry is projected to reach $23 billion by 2027 (Statista)
35%
Nearly 35% of tasks in retail can be automated (McKinsey)
How Robotic Process Automation Transforms E-commerce Operations
RPA bots enhance various eCommerce operations, optimizing workflows in areas like inventory management, invoice handling, business operations, and customer service.
Boosted Efficiency
Robotic Process Automation ensures timely shipments, real-time inventory updates, and more, maintaining smooth operations even during peak demand.
Reduced Operational Expenses
Cut operational costs, unlocking financial resources for reinvestment, business expansion, or better employee incentives.
Improved Employee Retention and Engagement
With automation handling repetitive tasks, employees are freed up to focus on more meaningful, high-impact work, leading to increased satisfaction and retention.
Optimized Customer Experience
Integrating automation into key customer-facing processes results in faster, smoother transactions, boosting user satisfaction and fostering brand loyalty.
Enhanced Data Accuracy
Unlike humans, RPA bots input data flawlessly, ensuring highly reliable and error-free data processing.
Quicker Order Fulfillment
RPA bots streamline order tracking communication, improving overall productivity and delivering an enhanced customer experience.
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E-commerce Automation: How RPA is Revolutionizing Online Retail
2022 may not have been the most jubilant year in history, but some businesses came out ahead—particularly eCommerce companies that adapted to pandemic challenges, geopolitical instability, and supply chain issues.
For eCommerce, 2023 has the potential to be a landmark year. Insider Intelligence forecasts that U.S. eCommerce sales will surpass the $1 trillion mark for the first time. While growth isn't as dramatic as the early days of the COVID pandemic, sales still saw a modest 7.3% increase compared to 2021.
So, is everything looking bright for online retail? In some ways, yes. However, challenges persist. Online retailers must constantly meet evolving customer expectations, stay ahead of competitors, ensure data security, and streamline logistics. In short, staying competitive means staying ahead.
To maintain this edge, more eCommerce businesses are turning to automation, particularly Robotic Process Automation (RPA). Continue reading to discover how RPA tackles key challenges, how to implement it, and why adopting it will help your eCommerce business thrive.
Explore how RPA is transforming other industries, such as insurance, logistics, real estate, retail, manufacturing, and consultancy.
Why Is E-commerce Automation Crucial?
With 12-24 million eCommerce websites globally spanning various niches, every online business faces common challenges, regardless of the products sold or location. The silver lining is that eCommerce automation can address some of the most pressing obstacles.
Enhancing Efficiency and Cutting Costs
The eCommerce industry is fiercely competitive, with millions of businesses vying for attention. In such a saturated market, even the smallest improvements can provide a critical edge to outperform competitors in your niche.
Another key reason for pursuing greater efficiency is to mitigate the effects of rising production and distribution costs.
For achieving more with fewer resources, automation solutions like RPA are unparalleled. The benefits of automation are threefold:
If this seems a bit unclear, that’s because automation can be applied to a wide range of processes, from finance to inventory management—don’t worry, we’ll dive into the details shortly!
Harnessing the Potential of Data
In modern eCommerce, metrics such as cart abandonment rate, bounce rate, conversion, customer lifetime value, and average order value are crucial for forecasting customer behavior, assessing operations, and identifying opportunities for growth. As your business expands, the volume of data to analyze grows exponentially.
This is where automation plays a pivotal role. It excels at processing vast amounts of data, effortlessly handling numerous spreadsheets and databases. Unlike human analysts, automated systems eliminate the risk of errors.
What are the advantages of eCommerce automation with RPA?
"Automation" is a broad term that includes various solutions, with RPA being one of them. But what exactly is RPA?
The term "Robotic Process Automation" explains it well: it’s an automation system powered by bots, designed to carry out specific workflows.
RPA is ideal for repetitive, time-consuming, and data-intensive tasks. Once set up, it can handle these tasks with precision and consistency, freeing up human employees to focus on more creative or complex responsibilities.
RPA is particularly well-suited for eCommerce due to its flexibility, making it applicable across a wide range of processes. Let’s explore those processes that hold the most potential for RPA automation, from both the customer and business perspectives.
For Customers
In today’s market, customers are more discerning and demanding than ever, making it essential to prioritize providing an exceptional shopping experience and support. Robotic Process Automation (RPA) can enhance customer-centric processes, including:
Lotte — 24/7 Product Monitoring
For years, the eCommerce division of South Korean conglomerate Lotte manually reviewed thousands of product listings. After implementing an optical character recognition-based RPA system developed by UiPath, the company’s monitoring capacity more than doubled. With bots operating around the clock, the review team now has up to three hours each to focus on higher-value tasks.
E. & J. Gallo Winery — From Small to Large-Scale RPA
E. & J. Gallo Winery, a family-owned business since the 1930s, first applied RPA for standard finance and accounting optimization. Following the success of its proof of concept, automation expanded across various departments. Today, the wine producer and distributor has saved $500,000 through RPA and has a dedicated automation advocate across 12 business departments.
DCH — Prioritizing Back-Office Efficiency
Dah Chong Hong Holdings (DCH), a Hong Kong-based motor and consumer goods distributor, aimed to reduce the time its back-office staff spent on low-impact tasks such as answering customer emails, matching invoice data, and inputting payment information. By adopting RPA, the company saved over 10,000 working hours annually and is now planning additional automation projects.
Is your eCommerce business ready for RPA?
Reduce operational costs, enhance employee satisfaction, increase efficiency, improve accuracy, and most importantly, deliver better customer outcomes. We've outlined the advantages of RPA in eCommerce—now it’s your turn to take action.
Destan’s RPA developers and consultants are here to guide you through your first step toward automation with a complimentary proof-of-concept project. Experience the benefits of Robotic Process Automation in eCommerce without any risk. Contact us today, and let’s discuss how automation can elevate your online business.
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