Aparna Mehta: Where do your online returns go?
Aparna Mehta: Para onde vão as devoluções on-line?
UPS's Aparna Mehta works with the top-tier retail customers to develop innovative, profitable solutions that enhance customer experiences. Full bio
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packages of clothing delivered to me
pacotes de roupas entregues a mim
and many colors,
what I really wanted.
and then I sent what didn't work back.
tudo e devolvia o que não dava certo.
return some of those packages back,
devolver alguns desses pacotes
I think you have a problem."
que você tem um problema".
and free returns, right?
at work that shocked me.
no trabalho que me chocou.
director for top-tier retail,
para o varejo de primeira linha
with one of my largest customers,
com um dos meus maiores clientes,
was managing returns.
era administrar as devoluções.
of clothing returned to them.
de peças de roupa devolvidas.
these returned clothes?
essas roupas devolvidas?
ends up in the landfill.
devolvidas acabam no aterro.
did a load of laundry last night
pegassem o saco da lavanderia
in the trash today.
to logistical issues like these --
para questões logísticas como essas,
We have to solve this."
Temos que resolver isso".
systems we already have in place.
existentes que já estão em vigor.
How did we get here?
"Como chegamos aqui?"
when a study recommended
would drive customers to spend more.
levaria os clientes a gastar mais.
offering free online returns
retornos on-line gratuitos
and provide a better experience.
e proporcionar uma experiência melhor.
being returned as well.
sendo devolvidos também.
$351 billion in sales
US$ 351 bilhões em vendas
to recover their losses.
para recuperar as perdas.
online to be sold again,
on-line para ser vendido novamente,
a place for this item
encontrar um lugar para este item,
for being that shopper,
por ser aquela compradora,
my innocent shopping behavior
comportamento inocente de compras
to the retailer in the first place?
ao varejista, pra começar?"
is trying to return something,
tentando devolver alguma coisa,
shopper who wants it,
comprador que a quisesse,
o que chamo de "virada verde"?
to take pictures of the item
um aplicativo para tirar fotos do item
while returning it.
sort these clothes by condition --
poderiam organizar as roupas por condição,
appropriate person.
automatically go to the next buyer,
automaticamente para o próximo comprador,
could be marked down
podiam ter o preço reduzido
a particular item can be resold.
item pode ser revendido.
is obtain a mobile code,
fazer seria obter um código móvel,
to be packed and shipped,
mais próximo para ser embalado e enviado,
one buyer to the next,
go through all this trouble?"
dariam a todo esse trabalho?"
ou o dinheiro de volta.
new opportunity to make money
de ganhar dinheiro
looking to buy these returns.
que compraria os itens devolvidos.
a fun thing like shopping
divertida como fazer compras,
to weave some of our existing systems
em alguns dos nossos sistemas existentes
logistical systems are in place,
sistemas logísticos entre em vigor,
pode agir agora,
made a few small changes
fizerem algumas pequenas mudanças
to research and think --
para pesquisar e pensar:
a menos este ano,
of clothes out of the landfill.
em roupas fora do aterro.
that we have created
landfills across the globe.
o aumento de aterros em todo o mundo.
and my daughter's daughter
e pra filha da minha filha
than I found it,
do que eu encontrei,
and our landfills
de compras e os aterros
we are shopping online
que fizermos compras on-line
hopefully really do want:
no que todos realmente queremos:
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Aparna Mehta - Global supply chain leaderUPS's Aparna Mehta works with the top-tier retail customers to develop innovative, profitable solutions that enhance customer experiences.
Why you should listen
The exponential rise of e-commerce has changed the way we shop and driven retailers to offer things like "hassle-free" returns policy, to keep up with customer expectations. But what's the true cost of these returns to our planet? This was a life-changing question for Aparna Mehta, who went from being a serial returner of online purchases to finding a solution to mitigate returns.
As a Global Solutions Director at UPS, Mehta is skilled at assessing business processes to develop innovative solutions that are profitable and enhance customer experiences. She has been engaged with inspiring teams to peak performance and develop future leaders for more than two decades. She holds two master's degrees: an MBA and a master's in applied computer science from Illinois State University. In her personal time, she's on the leadership team for Ellevate, a professional networking group for women aimed at reducing the wage gap.
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