Giant Eagle Looks to Consolidate Supply Chain to Single Platform
PITTSBURGH, PA - In part of a larger business strategy to build a “next-generation” supply chain on a single platform, Giant Eagle has implemented Manhattan’s Transportation Management System.
“Manhattan’s single platform-based approach offers the distinctive competence and modern architecture necessary to drive reduced data flow, real-time visibility resulting in lower cost of ownership, and assist in fulfilling our ‘Vendor to Shelf’ initiative,” Rich Carryer, Senior Director of Supply Chain Systems at Giant Eagle, said in a statement. “We selected Manhattan because of its broad and rich TMS capabilities and our past operational success with its Warehouse Management System.”
Giant Eagle has more than 420 locations in six states, including:
- Pennsylvania
- Ohio
- West Virginia
- Maryland
- Indiana
The retailer, ranked 36 on Forbes magazine’s largest private corporations list and reporting approximately $9.5 billion in annual sales, said that this latest addition will simplify its IT infrastructure. With needs to respond quickly to changing consumer demands while supporting corporate growth and exceptional service, this new implementation reduces the number of systems from five to one.
“Our partnership with Manhattan Associates is a significant milestone in our overall transportation strategy,” Joe Hurley, Senior Vice President of Supply Chain at Giant Eagle, commented. “We now have the ability to see orders from a network-wide perspective and can consequently optimize both shipments and electronic communication with shippers, manufacturers, distributors, transportation providers and stores—providing significant benefits to our operations.”
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