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July 10, 2020

The Benefits of Automation in Reverse Logistics

By Gaurav Saran
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Automation in the reverse logistics process increases efficiency and reduces errors.

For a wide variety of companies, the reverse logistics process is not well-defined, and offers plenty of opportunities for improvement in addressing some of the most common challenges:

  • Lack of visibility through the reverse logistics chain
  • Missing out on income-generating opportunities
  • Maximizing asset utilization and recovery
  • Engaging and informing customers throughout the process to improve loyalty and satisfaction
  • Fragmented reverse logistics supply chain

In a 2017 case study, only about half of respondents said their reverse logistics management solution was able to “effectively manage the visibility into interim reverse logistics processes and functions.” One key area where many companies are falling behind is finding the parts of the process that can easily be automated, saving your team time and money and improving the flow of goods coming back into your system.

How Automation Can Help

Automation can reduce fraud in the returns process, keep all members of a supply chain adequately informed, and create more visibility for customers into the process so they know what is happening after a product is returned, exchanged, or submitted for a warranty claim.

Minimizing Uncertainty

One of the biggest challenges that many companies face in streamlining the reverse logistics process is uncertainty—knowing when products are coming back into your warehouse or retail store and in what condition allows you to determine in advance where it will go and what the next steps will be. Software that helps you automate more of that by asking customers for more information prior to a return (for example, whether the item is broken, defective, has been worn, etc.) can remove several manual steps in the process.

Sharing Information

Another significant challenge is keeping everyone informed about where a return is, and the next steps. By automating communications about the return you can keep internal team members, external vendors, and customers updated on exactly what is happening with a return and provide accurate information about exchanges, refunds, store credit, return-to-vendor shipments, and more.

Reducing Errors

Automation also has the benefit of removing manual steps performed by your team members, which certainly saves time, but also reduces the chance for errors. While not every step of a reverse logistics process can be automated, taking steps to automate the ones that can will help improve accuracy and speed returns.

If you are currently doing most or all of your returns manually, find out more about how the ReverseLogix platform can help you automate more of the process for quicker, more efficient reverse logistics.

About The Author
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Gaurav Saran
Gaurav Saran is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur with a passion for leveraging disruptive and emerging technologies to provide innovative enterprise solutions. As founder and CEO of ReverseLogix, Gaurav brings deep industry expertise and is responsible for driving the overall company direction and product strategy. His ability to combine customer vision with methodical execution and thought leadership has positioned the company as a game changer in its field. Previously, he was with Microsoft for over six years, leading enterprise sales for Fortune 500 companies and driving strategic executive relationships.
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