Case Study: SML Intelligent Inventory Solutions achieves highly accurate, scalable inventory management with Microsoft Azure

Providing clarity in the cloud for more efficient inventory management for retailers

SML Intelligent Inventory Solutions (SML IIS) is a supply‑chain and RFID specialist that helps retailers solve the persistent challenge of inaccurate, costly inventory and limited visibility across stores and the supply chain. Retailers needed a cost‑effective way to reduce shrinkage, speed replenishment, and scale inventory operations without large capital outlays or complex on‑premises infrastructure.

SML IIS’s Clarity Application Suite combines item‑level RFID tagging, handheld and fixed readers, and cloud deployment on Microsoft Azure to deliver real‑time inventory visibility, ERP integration, and rapid rollouts. The solution scales across hundreds of stores, supports fast mobile-only deployments, and has driven measurable benefits for customers — asset utilization up 50%+, throughput up 70%, labor costs for inventory down ~50%, out‑of‑stocks and shrinkage reduced up to 25%, and outstanding sales improved around 10%.

SML Intelligent Inventory Solutions

Clint Tennill

VP of Architecture