Leading supply chain solutions provider, Manhattan Associates Inc, will deploy its Integrated Planning Solutions for The Orvis Company, Inc., retailer of high-end sports equipment, apparel, home furnishings and gifts.
The company selected Manhattan Associates' Advanced Planning and Replenishment solutions to support its multi-channel supply chain, help optimize its inventory investments and sustain its commitment to customer service, advancing the company's vision to become the "most respected lifestyle brand in America."
"We know that, to achieve this vision, Orvis must deliver a very high quality customer experience-with products arriving where and when our customers choose to engage us," said Mark Holmes, vice president of information services at Orvis. "Receiving a new fly rod the day after fishing season opens isn't good enough. We must deliver operational excellence to sustain our high standards, even as our business model becomes more complex."
"Our IT philosophy is to adopt industry leading best-practices by partnering with a small number of solution providers that can deliver and continuously advance the capabilities of our business," said Holmes. "Manhattan Associates offers a partnership that will allow us to re-engineer our supply chain processes from planning and forecasting to inventory and warehouse management to deliver to our customers around the world."
"We continue to be excited about offering both Integrated Planning Solutions and Integrated Logistics Solutions to the marketplace and providing unique multi-channel retail functionality," said Jeff Mitchell, Manhattan Associates' executive vice president, Americas. "The majority of retailers operate in a multi-channel model today and we believe our ability to help these retailers decisively serve their end customers differentiates us in the marketplace. As one of the first direct marketers in the U.S., Orvis knows the importance of serving customers across channels and we're excited to partner with them to build great plans, forecast, manage inventory and replenish to meet catalog, Web and retail store needs."
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.
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