Discover Manhattan Associates in the news. Below you’ll find recent articles and media coverage of Manhattan Associates, our supply chain solutions, and our customers. From supply chain trade magazines to regional, national and international business publications, read what the press has to say about supply chain management.
Vertical Systems Reseller, April 5, 2013 by Lisa Terry - Receive/putaway/pick/pack/ship- the fundamentals of warehousing never change. But what happens outside the four walls can have a dramatic impact on expectations for how those functions are executed inside. Distribution centers are under constant pressure to be faster, more accurate and more efficient, while at the same time accommodating the fickle demands of the end customer.
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SupplyChainBrain, March 28, 2013 by Peter Schnorbach - Peter Schnorbach, senior director of product management with Manhattan Associates, explains how labor-management systems have evolved to become tools for determining optimum D.C. staffing levels.
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Logistics Viewpoints, March 25, 2013 by Steve Banker - A relatively small number of software vendors offer distributed order management (DOM) solutions; IBM, Manhattan Associates (a Logistics Viewpoints sponsor), and Oracle are the best known of these vendors.
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Commercial Carrier Journal, March 18, 2013 by Aaron Huff - A lot of information must come together for freight to hit the receiving dock on time and on budget. Nothing ever goes entirely as planned, but this reality does not limit technology’s usefulness for routing optimization. Meeting customer service requirements while reducing costs might be impossible without it.
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Apparel, March 12, 2013 by Jordan Speer - This week kicks off a 125-day celebration to mark the 125-year anniversary of Belk, founded by William Henry Belk in 1888. The occasion will be celebrated with 125 days of prizes and 125 days of giving — employees will be given work time to volunteer with local schools and charities — not to mention the launch of more than 125 exclusive designs.
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Manufacturing Business Technology, March 8, 2013 by Jon Minnick - Manufacturing Business Technology talked with companies about the issues manufacturers are dealing with in regards to Supply Chain Management and implementing a new platform solution in this 2-part Q&A roundtable discussion.
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Manufacturing Business Technology, March 5, 2013 by Jon Minnick - Manufacturing Business Technology talked with companies about the issues manufacturers are dealing with in regards to Supply Chain Management and implementing a new platform solution in this 2-part Q&A roundtable discussion.
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Journal of Commerce, March 4, 2013 by David Biederman - Managing big data is similar to managing the data “of old,” with one big difference: It’s exponentially faster and broader in scope.
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Georgia Trend, March 1, 2013 by Ben Young - Logistics doesn't exactly get a bad rap, but you won’t hear it discussed often at parties. In its broadest sense, the term means “the handling of the details of an operation.” Once applied specifically to the military, it has come to be most associated with transport: imports and exports, switchyards, trucks and trains, last-mile connections, inventory and supply coordination, truckers and loading docks – all the components of moving goods from one place to another.
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Modern Materials Handling, March 1, 2013 by Josh Bond - David’s Bridal, a national supplier of bridal gowns and accessories, offers a vast selection of designer wedding gowns in a variety of sizes in stock at each of its 300 stores. As recently as the late 1990s, the company supported 40 stores with a paper-based special order system and a manual distribution process. But, by installing a new warehouse management system (WMS) and slowly adding functionality over time, the bridal chain has been able to support growth and a near 100% on-time delivery rate of its gowns
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