Information system helps in efficient distribution systems. It is reducing the labor costs by implementing self-service checkouts. By implementing new software's like oracle and peoplesoft it is helping the firm level economics that gives leverage with the suppliers. The information technology helps Albertson to contract it size in terms of input costs, by reducing the transaction costs. It also reduces the internal costs by reducing the number of middle level management and the clerical workers.
The digital shopping enables the customers to shop digitally for the items online and just pay the bill and pick the goods from the store without waste of time of the customer. But, this might increase the costs and operational stability. Also it requires additional employees do this job, which costs Albertson's.
By, using the hand held device, which can download the data, which was sent online to Albertson's can be downloaded by the costumers and shop the item they want to buy using the GPS to search for the items what exactly they want, leaving no chance for the search or forget the want to purchase.
Introducing the loyalty cards, Albertson can scan and analyze the data like brand, size and etc., the customers are purchasing and give them special discounts which in turn boosts the sales, which increases the profits.
With the help of EDI and RFID and the above-mentioned software, it can track down the sales, which helps the inventory management. By using the high-speed web applications tools they can integrate the supply chain by closely linking marketing, sales operations and logistics.
The analytical software could change the hierarchy of decision-making in Albertson. This software also has a capability to different ...