Manhattan Associates' Integrated Logistics Solutions™ Help Companies Achieve Top Fleet Performance, Cost Savings
ATLANTA - March 14, 2006 -Leading supply chain solutions provider, Manhattan Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ: MANH), has released the latest version of its Fleet Management solution, a component of its Integrated Logistics Solutions™. Fleet Management enables businesses to oversee and optimize their transportation operations—including the activities of private fleets and for-hire carriers—using a single transportation management solution. The solution analyzes real-time information on all fleet activity so businesses can better execute strategic routing guides in real time and dynamically monitor critical metrics and events. By making ongoing adjustments that increase efficiency and performance, companies can improve service and savings.
Fleet Management uses advanced research-powered algorithms to assess information on fleet resources and customer orders. It then assigns the best possible routes for drivers to take to make deliveries. The solution considers many constraints and variables in making driver and equipment assignments—such as delivery and capacity commitments, asset utilization and regions. Fleet Management is able to consider hours of service regulations, company fleet requirements, driver preferences, weight limitations and maintenance schedules and includes tandem load functionality, allowing companies to support more than one trailer per truck.
Functional highlights of the Fleet Management solution include:
- Dynamic fleet planning optimization;
- Asset dispatch and tracking;
- Integration with current for-hire fleet execution capabilities; and
- Comprehensive inbound/outbound execution.
Designed for ease-of-use, Fleet Management is Web-native and allows any authorized user access with just an Internet connection. It can provide trip dispatching for each shipment and work day if needed as well as printable driver trip information sheets for reports.
"Manhattan Associates established itself as the lead in ground transportation solutions," writes Noha Tohamy in the February 2006 The Forrester Wave™: Transportation Management Solutions, Q1 2006 Scorecard Summary. "The vendor edges out the competition with a solid foundation in both planning and procurement, and unmatched carrier and fleet management offerings. The vendor outstrips the crowd in fleet management, making use of effective carrier-centric functionality with driver asset utilization . . . Manhattan Associates is the only vendor that offers driver-based fleet management functionality, distinguishing among drivers and optimizing their individual utilization."
Eddie Capel, Manhattan Associates' senior vice president, product management and customer relations, commented, "Fleet Management's dynamic and continuous driver and asset optimization helps companies remain proactive and successful even in the face of unforeseen real-world events such as late arrivals, changing orders, updated shipment requirements and complex regulations. Manhattan Associates' solution helps ensure efficient operations and gives shippers visibility to assets as well as inventory while en route—whether they are using a commercial carrier or their own private fleet—ultimately translating into a more efficient supply chain and a better shopping experience for customers."
Fleet Management is a component of Manhattan Associates' Transportation Management solution, an innovative, proven total transportation solution with shipper execution, carrier management and fleet management capabilities.
About Manhattan Associates, Inc.
Manhattan Associates is a leading supply chain solutions provider. The company's supply chain planning, supply chain execution, business intelligence and business process platform capabilities enable its more than 1200 customers worldwide to enhance profitability, performance and competitive advantage. For more information, please visit www.manh.com.
Contact Information: To learn more about Manhattan Associates' supply chain solutions, simply complete the information request form, and we will contact you. For North & South America, call +1 877.596.9208 or e-mail info_americas@manh.com. For global inquiries, call +44 (0)1344 318000 or e-mail info_global@manh.com.