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FourKites Named a Gartner Leader

Posted on by Keith McKinley

For the third consecutive year, real-time supply chain visibility company FourKites has been named a Leader in the 2023 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Real-Time Transportation Visibility Platforms (RTTVPs). Gartner evaluated nine vendors for its report, and FourKites received its position as a Leader both for its Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision.

FourKites, the largest global visibility solution, tracks over 3 million shipments per day across all modes and connects the global supply chains of 50% of the Fortune 500, including customers in Europe such as Barilla, Henkel, Bayer, Dow, Volvo Group, cargonerds, Spotos and Bacardi. In 2022, FourKites achieved a 70% YoY growth in global customers — totalling over 1,200 — nearly 50% growth in total shipments and 37% growth in connected facilities, the latter of which now total over 3.2 million individual facilities around the world. In Europe specifically, FourKites saw 2x growth in shipments, across 120 countries and territories; 40% growth in European customers; 24% growth in the number of carriers tracking shipments; and nearly 3 billion miles tracked in the region.

“2022 was a year of tremendous growth and acceleration of our business,” said FourKites CEO and founder Mathew Elenjickal. “In addition to growing our shipper and carrier base around the world, we have forged strategic partnerships with industry titans, grown our C-suite with seasoned executives, and continued to innovate with our customers to add meaningful business value to their most critical pain points. We’re proud to be recognised as a Leader yet again by Gartner.”

What Customers are Saying

FourKites continues to earn accolades for its unique customer-driven innovation model; for the maturity of its end-to-end, multimodal platform; and for its unwavering commitment to customer success.

“Supply chain management has become so much easier now,” said a Global Mobility Project Manager, UK, Finance. “Gratification arises from knowing that our cargo has been safely delivered, because FourKites allows our team to keep track of exactly where it is. Having access to the data and analytics that FourKites has supplied has been necessary for decision-making, controlling the items exiting our facility, and efficiently monitoring shipments.”

“As a solution provider, FourKites provides a remarkable coverage and support experience. They are an accelerator of our digital transformation initiatives and a great partner who pro-actively seeks feedback in order to gleam future needs and innovations to their roadmap,” commented a Global Futurist, UK, Software Industry.

A VP of Supply Chain, Services (non-Government) Industry added: “To serve our customers, we need a platform that enables supply chain professionals to act quickly to fulfil their orders. Making decisions, regulating what leaves our facilities, and effectively tracking shipments have all required access to the data and analytics that FourKites has provided. The user interface is relatively simple and adaptable to the needs of each individual user, which makes it quite easy to use. As the product has been so successful in the US, we want to expand it to our offices and affiliates abroad to take advantage of its popularity.”

Leading Industry Innovation

FourKites pioneered the real-time transportation visibility (RTTV) category in 2014 and was the first company to extend real-time visibility across supply chains end-to-end, from yards to warehouses and more. In addition to strategic investments in 2021 from industry heavyweights Qualcomm Ventures, LLC, Volvo Group Venture Capital AB and Zebra Technologies, FourKites recently has inked strategic alliances with Mitsui & Co., Ltd., FedEx, Quiet Platforms, Sony, Microsoft and Narvar. In addition, FourKites has been recognised for its industry leadership and innovation by SupplyChainBrain, Blue Yonder, Builtin Chicago, Manhattan Associates, and it is one of only four Transportation and Logistics companies to receive Inc.’s Best in Business Award.

Recent FourKites innovations include Sustainability Hub, which provides supply chain leaders with advanced emissions tracking and reporting capabilities; Data Connector, which accelerates time-to-insights by allows customers to automatically access and leverage FourKites data directly within their existing business intelligence tools; and FourKites Connect, which accelerates the carrier connectivity process from hours or even days to just minutes.

Accell Reduces Supply Chain Complexities

Posted on by Keith McKinley

Kinaxis Inc., an authority in driving agility for fast, confident decision-making in an unpredictable world, has announced that Accell Group has deployed Kinaxis’ RapidResponse platform, digitally transforming its supply chain, providing solutions to supply chain complexities.

Based in Heerenveen, Netherlands, Accell Group is a European market leader in e-bikes and Europe’s second largest supplier of bicycle parts and accessories. The company is leveraging RapidResponse to gain the agility and flexibility needed to react to changes in demand and disruption.

“We knew that in order to remain a market leader, we needed a supply chain that could withstand disruption and adapt to change,” said Jon San Andres, Group Planning Director at Accell. “With Kinaxis we are able to gain complete visibility into our supply chain, and better plan for any scenario.”

With Kinaxis, Accell Group has end-to-end visibility of its supply chain, and the ability to balance all aspects of the demand and supply plans instantly and continuously, taking into consideration material restrictions, production capacity and market volatility. RapidResponse provides the ability to run multiple simulations and collaborate in real-time.

“We continue to see accelerating customer growth in European markets, and we understand the unique supply chain requirements they need,” said John Sicard, Kinaxis CEO. “We are excited to continue to work with Accell Group in bringing concurrent planning to its supply chain.”

The Accell and Kinaxis teams were supported by bluecrux, a value chain consulting company, with broad business experience in successful planning transformations. Accell, Kinaxis, and bluecrux blended into one team, efficiently melting cultures and methodologies. Bluecrux took on the role to dive into the Accell business context and processes, bridging across organisation, process, RapidResponse and Accell systems. Bluecrux also supported Accell and Kinaxis in driving the data and change management streams, where high quality data sets and full user adoption are adding to the success of the project.

“Using their sound methodology on how to manage advanced planning solution implementations, bluecrux helped us taking the first step in the digitalisation of our planning processes,” San Andres said. “Bluecrux is smoothly blending their business process experience, with their understanding of RapidResponse and their overall change management expertise.”

 

Costa Rican Logistics Company Implements WMS

Posted on by Keith McKinley

Infor, the industry cloud company, has announced that Grupo Servica, a logistics company in Costa Rica, has selected Infor WMS warehouse management solution. Grupo Servica is adopting Infor to manage logistical operations and continue its steady growth while increasing customer services.

Sales and implementation will be done by Cerca Technology, Infor’s distribution partner with more than 30 years of experience in helping companies digitise their supply chains.

Grupo Servica was founded more than 46 years ago in Costa Rica and has a modern warehouse and transport infrastructure, with an area of more than 22,000 sq m in warehouses, 30,000 sq m in yards, more than 60 transport vehicles and more than 8,000 SKUs. The company is focused on providing solutions for the logistics chain to import and export companies with personalised, reliable and competitive services. Grupo Servica has a fiscal warehouse, where it receives imported products and does the nationalisation process. It also has a distribution centre with 80 employees dedicated to services in the supply chain.

“Our goal is to support productive sectors that are an important part of the growth of Costa Rica’s economy. We identify needs and offer highly efficient services. We will continue with our support to companies´ growth,” says Gabriela Corrales, project manager at Grupo Servica.

The company already had a warehouse management system that was not as robust as needed to support its operations and customers. Due to its steady growth and new customers, Grupo Servica needed a world-class solution, so it selected Infor WMS.

Implementation will take place in the fiscal warehouse and distribution centre, initially in two categories, food and hygiene, where Infor WMS will be focused in providing more flexibility in the planning process and order management. Grupo Servica  also expects to improve control of cargo containers in the fiscal warehouse from receipt to delivery.

“Infor WMS will help Grupo Servica face current and future challenges in the operation, developing capacities to deal with customers´ complexities, managing information in real time, with a new solution platform to fulfil all delivery requirements and omnichannel challenges,” says Paola Quiroga, sales manager at Cerca Technology.

“New functionalities will enable Grupo Servica to continue growing and strengthening their service portfolio for customers. Cerca Technology has more than 300 successful implementations with more than 100 customers in Latin America. We aim to turn Grupo Servica into a new success story.”

Adriana Gutierrez, Infor Latin America channel director, said: “Infor WMS has once again been recognised as a Leader in Gartner’s latest Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems, and is designed to help companies such as Grupo Servica improve processes. Infor WMS enables companies to boost their profitability, reduce costs with more visibility into their logistics operations, helping customers on their paths to digitalisation. It is the best decision a company can make for innovation and digital transformation.”

 

Synergy Expands Into UAE

Posted on by David Priestman

WMS technology innovator Synergy Logistics is expanding its global operations having secured its first customer in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Dubai based specialist, Automyze Fulfilment Centre, established in 2017, has onboarded technologically advanced, cloud-based SnapFulfil into its newly expanded 25,000 sq ft warehouse. The initial SaaS contract includes 45 licensed users.

Automyze specialises in start-ups and SME brands positioned for significant growth and currently shifts an average 18,000 units a month. However, with its ambitious target to double this over the next six months, it required a WMS with the flexibility and scalability to adapt and grow with its and its customers’ strategic expansions.

Automyze founder and CEO, Muhammad Manji, said: “We are an ambitious 3PL looking to give our clients scalable fulfilment solutions, whether that be small picks for e-commerce businesses, marketplace fulfilment or larger retail distribution. Consequently, we are excited to implement a Tier 1 WMS that will allow us to expand while maintaining our bespoke services.

“SnapFulfil is a well-established WMS that has been designed by people who understand warehousing logistics and in particular 3PLs. The software’s agility, configurability and capacity to grow with us makes Synergy a good cultural fit as a trusted technology partner.”

The proven flexibility of SnapFulfil’s solution means Automyze will now have accurate and consistent control of inventory and outbound processes, as well as returns, which will help it deliver a first-class service experience for its clients and their customers. The live data functionality will also help maximise performance and cost savings, plus have a tangible impact on strategic growth.

Synergy Logistics’ CEO, Tony Dobson, said: “We are delighted to be working with Automyze, who share our vision for rapid growth and we look forward to helping them meet their ambition in the 3PL sector. The UAE is a dynamic market and one in which we are confident Synergy’s fulfilment tech solutions will prosper.”

A key attraction of SnapFulfil for Automyze was its Application Programme Interface (API) friendly and robust pathway that meets the challenges of B2C and DTC omni-channel fulfilment. However, identifying the solution is just half of the challenge. Delivering it while continuing to satisfy existing customer requirements – without incurring custom coding costs and delays for new clients – is a different matter.

“The fact SnapFulfil is tailored to the specific challenges faced by 3PLs was what set it apart. The self-configurability of the software means that once our teams have been trained, we can manage everything in-house, from new customer onboarding to process changes and flexible billing management,” concluded Muhammad.

Manhattan Associates Named Forrester Leader

Posted on by Keith McKinley

Manhattan Associates Inc. has been named the Leader in The Forrester Wave: Order Management Systems (OMS), Q2 2023 report. Manhattan was the only OMS solution provider to receive this recognition, receiving the highest possible score (5.00) in 16 of the 24 criteria evaluated under Current Offering. Specifically architected for omnichannel environments, Manhattan Active Omni received the highest scores in two of the three high-level categories of the Forrester evaluation – Current Offering and Market Presence.

The Forrester report describes Manhattan’s OMS as “the most comprehensive solution in the market”. In the report, Forrester analysts recognised Manhattan as strategically strong in its community engagement, planned enhancements, and partner ecosystem, and noted the company’s strength in inventory management, order orchestration rules, and “buy online, pick up” configuration.

“We’re honoured to be named the only Leader in the 2023 Forrester OMS Wave and view it as further affirmation of the significant ongoing investment in innovation we make in partnership with our customers,” said Amy Tennent, senior director, Product Management, Manhattan Associates.

The functional richness of Manhattan Active Omni has been deliberately crafted to help retailers of all sizes meet their unified commerce goals and continuously evolve. Manhattan’s recent Unified Commerce Benchmark revealed that having a single view into business can increase revenue growth by up to 6X, and we believe a strong OMS can play a critical role in achieving this. Manhattan’s cloud-native OMS capabilities include inventory management, store fulfilment, store associate tools, endless aisle, self-service, order orchestration tools, ML-enhanced promising, dynamic exchange and return management, and customer service amongst others.

 

NTN Streamlines Warehouse Operations

Posted on by David Priestman

Infor Japan K.K., the Japanese subsidiary of Infor, the industry cloud company, has announced that NTN Corp., a manufacturer and seller of bearings, driveshafts and precision equipment, has rolled out its Infor WMS warehouse management system.

NTN will use Infor WMS as its supply chain execution solution to combine warehouse management, labour management, transportation management and third-party logistics (3PL) billing management into a single integrated and rational business process for the entire supply chain. In addition to helping achieve on-time shipping and delivery to customers, Infor WMS is also enabling NTN to streamline operations through standardisation and visualisation of finished product shipping processes at all of its warehouses and plants across Japan.

Background

Since it was founded, the NTN Group has embraced its “Founders’ Spirit” (comprising a “Frontier Spirit,” which encourages it to keep challenging, and a “Coexistence and Co-prosperity Spirit,” which encourages it to develop together with society). With this in mind, it has expanded globally in line with its corporate philosophy of “We shall contribute to international society through creating new technologies and developing new products.”

NTN is working to enhance the business foundations that underpin its operations so that it can continue delivering sustainable growth. It will do this by not only enhancing its fundamental technologies and core products, while expanding into new fields that take advantage of the core technologies it has developed over the years, but by also driving digital transformation (DX) to achieve more sophisticated business management and create new business models.

NTN adopted its previous core business system in the 1980s, but the system had aged to a point where operation and maintenance had reached their limits. In addition, the system was seriously impacting business continuity due to a shortage of engineers, software updates not being implemented and security risks. NTN also had to address limited traceability of business transactions (including product movement records), inefficient inbound/outbound operations at its domestic warehouses, and enhance the standardisation of finished product logistics management. On top of that, it needed to develop a system platform for its DX initiatives.

NTN therefore launched a project to rebuild its core business system. This entailed adopting Infor WMS for a range of systems, including inbound and outbound operations at its warehouses and production history management at its plants. NTN chose Infor WMS for a number of reasons, including its extensive functionality; it enables efficient implementation of business reforms with the purpose-built package; it has been adopted widely in Japan and overseas with extensive integration with ERP; and it enables the creation of a new, innovative logistics platform with future potential. The strong support provided by Infor was yet another reason for NTN’s adoption of Infor WMS.

Results

NTN  adopted three Infor WMS modules for inbound, outbound, and logistics cost management at 52 sites across Japan including 17 regular warehouses, three automated warehouses and 32 plant shipping facilities. Simultaneous operation of all 52 sites was a prerequisite for the project because a range of departments would need to access all warehouses at the same time. Using iPads to efficiently conduct remote training and proficiency testing, the company succeeded in aligning operations at all sites.

The planned rollout was able to avoid initial concerns that adopting the new system would cause confusion in the workplace, leading to delays in receiving and shipping at the warehouses and issues with inventory accuracy. Anticipated results were achieved, including the standardisation of warehouse operations and finished product shipping processes, management of logistics costs, and connection between logistics costs and receiving/shipping transactions.

Receipt and shipping operations were streamlined as well because the new system enabled cross-docking, with products shipped immediately after receipt. This enabled same-day processing for work that previously took two or three days to complete. The benefits of an integrated ERP included being able to maintain safe inventories for each warehouse and each item registered in the ERP and, through integration with transportation lanes registered in the ERP, it also enabled the streamlining of finished product logistics by automating tasks that were previously done manually. Standardisation of outer labels and use of QR codes also enabled finished product traceability.

Koji Takahashi, NTN executive officer and IT manager, commented: “The adoption of Infor WMS has enabled us to instantly identify business-related issues, and then improve and enhance the efficiency of those processes, through the standardisation and visualisation of finished product shipping processes at all of our warehouses and plants across Japan.

“With improved connectivity with other systems, and other benefits it offers, we have no doubt that we made the right decision in adopting Infor WMS. We plan to add additional warehouses and plant shipping facilities in the future as we expand our businesses and distribution warehouses, so we look forward to taking advantage of Infor’s project management capabilities and global support systems.”

Next-Generation Automation at Logimat 2023

Posted on by David Priestman

Honeywell will showcase its latest technology for the transportation, logistics and warehouse sectors at LogiMAT 2023 in Stuttgart. The company will introduce its first 5G devices catered for the warehouse and logistics sector – the Honeywell CT47 handheld computer (pictured) and the Honeywell ScanPal EDA 57 handheld computer – designed to provide enhanced data connectivity and communications in both indoor and outdoor environments.

Honeywell is one of the largest providers of industrial handheld devices and material handling equipment in the world. More than 2.5 million mobility devices are deployed in thousands of operations globally, and many of the top global retailers rely on automated material handling solutions from Honeywell.

Other Honeywell solutions that will be on display at LogiMAT include:

Wearable solutions: Honeywell’s latest wearable computer, the CW45, brings optimised ergonomics and performance to arm-worn applications.

Voice automation technology: Currently available in more than 40 different languages, Honeywell Voice guides warehouse operators through tasks or steps to complete processes such as picking, inventory replenishment, maintenance and repairs.

Asset optimisation software: Operational Intelligence empowers warehouses and distribution centres to optimise warehouse processes and manage devices with data and actionable insights in real time that lead to greater productivity.

Material handling equipment: Honeywell’s IntelliSort HS 2.0 high-speed sliding shoe sorter is engineered to deliver high throughput rates and effective product handling.

Digital Transformation

Honeywell’s comprehensive suite of solutions empower warehouse operations to advance their digital transformation journey. With many companies seeing digitalisation as a key factor for future success, discussions around digital solutions will be an integral part of LogiMAT 2023. A Gartner survey found that 50% of supply chain organisations worldwide will invest in artificial intelligence and advanced analytics technologies by 2024, with a view to better manage and draw insights from their data.

Within the UK specifically, a recent Make UK report found that 77% of UK manufacturers have increased spend on digital technologies since 2020, with 80% intending to do so by the end of 2024. Supply chain management was one of the most prominent investment areas, with 30% having already started to digitalise their supply chain operations and a further 40% considering doing so.

“Digital transformation is key to keeping ahead of rapidly increasing market demands and to remain resilient amidst unpredictable supply chains,” said Horst Mollik, vice president and general manager of Honeywell Productivity Solutions and Services Europe. “The pressure to increase levels of efficiency and productivity has never been greater in distribution and fulfilment operations, and digitalisation is a key factor to deal with today’s challenges and prepare for the future. In that space and beyond, Honeywell is committed to helping businesses optimise and manage their entire fulfilment processes, from receiving to shipping – and everything in between.”

Honeywell’s solutions will be spread across two booths at the Stuttgart Trade Fair Centre – in Hall 3, Booth 3A03, and in Hall 4, Booth F41.

 

 

New Zebra Sensors Increase Supply Chain Visibility

Posted on by Keith McKinley

Zebra Technologies Corporation, a leading digital solution provider enabling businesses to intelligently connect data, assets, and people, has launched its new line of environmental sensors. The full solution, including the new ZS300 sensor, ZB200 Bridge and Android Sensor Discovery app, further expands Zebra’s opportunity to transform environmental exposures into customer insights.

Using these sensors, manufacturers, wholesalers, transportation and logistics operators in the food, pharmaceutical and healthcare industries now have cloud-based visibility into a range of environmental factors, including temperature monitoring and moisture detection. This will enable them to know if products have been maintained within appropriate conditions across the supply chain. The sensors help improve profitability by allowing users to take corrective action in real time and maximise their productivity with a more efficient data logger.

“We’re excited to expand our sensor technology to address the need for cost-effective supply chain visibility and data insights,” said Tony Cecchin, Vice President and General Manager, Supplies and Sensors, Zebra Technologies. “The ZS300 electronic sensor extends our robust portfolio, including visual and printable indicators, providing customers the ability to drive smarter business decisions, reduce waste and increase efficiency.”

Zebra understands its customers’ needs for continuous visibility into the handling of environmentally sensitive items, particularly for the food, pharmaceutical and healthcare industries that must move products safely across the supply chain. The new ZS300 electronic sensor addresses the current challenges faced with heightened consumer concerns about medications or food being compromised in transit with a secure cloud platform that makes it easy to integrate temperature logging into a wide variety of applications and systems of record. They are available in multipacks and include minimal biodegradable packaging and a no-cost recycling program to help reduce the impact on the environment.

Only four-in-10 pharmaceutical decision-makers surveyed in Zebra’s Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Vision Study said they completely trust the entities within the pharmaceutical supply chain to keep medications safe and uncompromised throughout the supply chain. And according to the Zebra Food Safety Supply Chain Vision Study, only an average of 37% of industry decision-makers and 20% of consumers place complete trust in the industry to ensure food and beverage safety.  Zebra is a market leader in asset tracking, and this new solution extends the power of Zebra’s mobile computers and tablets as data can be collected from these devices to provide immediate visibility to the temperature exposure of shipments.

Ivanti Wavelink, an Independent Software Vendor (ISV) partner, is one of the first to develop a software solution for the ZS300/ZB200 electronic sensors solution using APIs, SDKs and documentation from Zebra to provide temperature insights with location. The Ivanti Velocity Client and Ivanti’s Neurons for IIOT platform support the ZS300 solution to seamlessly enable the integration of environmental sensing into enterprise systems.

“Environmental sensors address critical needs of businesses in the market, and we are excited to collaborate with Zebra to deliver for our mutual customers,” said Brandon Black, Senior Vice President, and General Manager, Ivanti Wavelink. “Today, we are seeing customers place a lot more emphasis on monitoring the conditions of goods where spoilage can result in costly recalls and adversely affect their bottom lines. With Zebra, our combined solution helps customers gain a competitive edge while reducing risk.”

 

Exadis Migrates ERP to the Cloud

Posted on by David Priestman

A French automotive parts distribution specialist relies on Infor CloudSuite Distribution Enterprise and Authentic Distribution Solution to meet the challenges of transforming its business model, supporting its growth and aligning with its CSR objectives

Infor, the industry cloud company, has announced that Exadis, a specialist in the upstream logistics of multi-brand automotive aftermarket spare parts, has decided to migrate its enterprise resource planning (ERP) to the Infor Cloud.

Exadis, which was already relying on the Infor M3 on-premises ERP solution, has renewed its partnership with Infor as part of its migration to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud using Infor CloudSuite Distribution Enterprise, Infor Factory Track production automation and the ADS solution from Infor’s partner Authentic Group.

Founded in 2006, Exadis underwent a capital reconstruction in 2019 with the entry of Mobivia Group (44.25%) alongside Renault Group (44.25%) and Groupement des Concessionnaires Renault, GCR (11.5%) present since 2016. The company, which is headquartered in Saint-Priest (Lyon), is a specialist in the logistics of automotive spare parts. It has 85,000 product lines for which it coordinates distribution from its eight sites in France.

At the heart of Exadis’ IT transformation project are a series of business, operational, strategic, environmental, and corporate social responsibility (CSR) challenges that Infor’s solution will address to support the company’s growth, which has increased by 30% per year over the past two years to reach €92 million in 2022. The project started in February 2022, and the cloud solution is expected to go into production — in a complete rollout to all eight Exadis sites — by September 2024.

It was vital to invest in order to maintain Exadis’ lead (one of the very few players to have a homogeneous information system (IS) and a single ERP) and to strengthen its position. “A first salvo of investments was made in 2022,” explains Romain Hourné, Exadis IT director. “Based on the company’s good results from 2021, our shareholders agreed to transformation efforts in logistics and IT infrastructures, for example, by increasing our storage capacity, adding mechanisation modules, and renovating our networks. The IS has also evolved on the business level with developments around a first proprietary CRM and the integration of a BI solution (Qlik sense) immediately put in place with the arrival of our general management.”

The reason for choosing the Infor CloudSuite Distribution Enterprise solution can be explained in part by the historical partnership between Exadis and Infor: “We were one of the first Infor M3 customers in France in the automotive sector and were very satisfied with this implementation,” Hourné says. “But with time, the evolution of the users and the complexity of the distribution chain, it became impossible for us to continue specific developments to integrate the innovations which were increasingly multiplying. Our information system was becoming almost obsolete on issues specific to logistics that we can now address with the new solutions in the cloud: inventory management, customer and supplier vendor managed inventory (VMI), order consolidation, transport cost rationalisation, elaborate reverse logistics, process automation, enhanced drop shipping, not to mention the incredible challenges of connectivity.”

“Another fundamental element for Exadis, which has implemented a CSR-certified approach, with the organisation ECOVADIS, is the solution’s ability to effectively support our initiatives in this area. The new system allows us to rationalise our supply chain operations with strict control of consumption and associated energy costs. In addition, the dematerialisation of invoices – a legal obligation –  is already supported by the system, which we will resolutely rely on to further reduce paper printing and thus limit our carbon footprint to a minimum,” Hourné says.

One of the other reasons for the renewed confidence in Infor lies in the historical partnership with its partner Authentic Group. Fabrice Caumette, executive delivery manager at Authentic Group, says: “We have established a close relationship of trust and efficiency with Exadis, through our collaboration on previous development and implementation initiatives for more than 10 years. This new project, with its broader scope, allows us to showcase the advanced capabilities of the Infor cloud solution, which we master perfectly. It also provides us with the opportunity to position ourselves as a high value-added company through the implementation of our preconfigured ADS solution, specifically dedicated to the complex business of distribution and which integrates the constantly evolving best practices that we monitor closely.”

“The specific distribution business – with all its associated logistical complexity – is particularly well addressed by our Infor CloudSuite Distribution Enterprise solution,” explains Philippe Maillet, Infor sales director for France SMB & channel. “We are, therefore, particularly pleased to continue our partnership with Exadis and Authentic Group to reinforce the operational efficiency of a major French player in the automotive sector and to transform its IS.”

“This project is far from being a simple technical migration project. It embeds our ambitions to be and/or remain the first and only one in strategic areas by putting operational excellence, collaboration, and scalability of a strong and responsible growth at the centre of our ambitions,” concludes Jean-Christophe Barthelet, CEO of Exadis.

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Manhattan Associates Named a Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader

Posted on by Keith McKinley

Manhattan Associates Inc., a global leader in supply chain commerce solutions, has been named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems for the fifth consecutive year.

Evolving consumer delivery expectations and the need to maintain business continuity have created a growing requirement for transparent and unified transportation solutions. The company’s powerful Manhattan Active Transportation Management solution, combined with its nimble integration and implementation services, is a game-changer for any company operating in complex and demanding environments. When combined with Manhattan Active Warehouse Management, this solution provides companies a unified supply chain execution system with a single, comprehensive view of the distribution network. Manhattan believes this recognition is testament to the company’s position as a leader in this rapidly evolving industry.

“We are delighted to once again be recognised by Gartner as a Leader in TMS,” said Bryant Smith, director of Product Management for Manhattan Associates. “Manhattan Active TM is designed to manage every transportation function, across any mode or size of network. For instance, Manhattan TMS helped Giant Eagle reduce empty miles by 8% through optimised delivery schedules, improve cubing by 7%, and fill available capacity with backhauls improving load utilisation and lowering inbound costs. With its cloud-native, microservices-based architecture and optimisation tools, the solution is perfectly suited to increasing profitability and driving efficiencies to help users predict and adapt to change.”

Manhattan is a trailblazer in unifying transportation, warehouse, labour management, automation and yard management into a comprehensive supply chain execution solution. Manhattan’s transportation and logistics management solutions leverage advanced intelligence to solve the most difficult transportation problems. The software allows shippers and carriers to be more flexible and responsive to price and service pressures to harmonise inbound and outbound logistics management and carrier management.

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