When looking at a row of dominos, it’s easy to take each piece for granted. You see the line they form together, the sum-total of their parts, rather than seeing it as an ecosystem of individual, separate pieces. 

And yet, each singular domino is of monumental importance. If just one isn’t properly aligned, the entire line will falter, rendering all the other pieces useless. This is precisely how a supply chain works: many elements come together to attempt to form a single, cohesive whole. 

Over the last couple of decades, there has been a growing reliance on digital supply chains. This digital transformation and the adoption of advanced technologies like Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Transportation Management Systems (TMS) have gradually become essential for modern businesses, playing a critical role in advanced supply chain management software.

Manhattan Associates is a reputable provider in this space, and their WMS and TMS have garnered significant attention. 

Their comprehensive suite of supply chain execution products is helping companies achieve efficiency, visibility, and resilience in their operations. According to Gartner, the digital supply chain market is expected to grow fivefold by 2028, highlighting the need for investment in advanced solutions. 

By adopting cutting-edge technologies in supply chain management, companies can stay competitive in a rapidly changing global market. Manhattan Associates has experience and expertise in this area.

Shaping the Future with a Unified Supply Chain Management System

Manhattan Associates has a steadfast commitment to pushing the boundaries of supply chain technology and a long history of innovation within the field. They constantly strive to streamline the supply chain process, initially leading them to venture further into the digital space. 

As technology evolved, Manhattan Associates were among the first to realize how much more efficient, responsive, and capable a digital supply chain could be. 

As a leading representative from Manhattan Associates said, “We provide software that unifies the entire supply chain from warehouse to store order fulfillment so that companies can have full visibility at every step with one system. We are cloud-based and push live updates to customers every 90 days. They never have to worry about upgrading their system.”

Manhattan Associates has a wide variety of supply chain-enhancing execution products, including Labor Management, Yard Management, and Carrier Management, all of which contribute to a unified and efficient supply chain. 

Like the dominos in the introduction, every part of the supply chain process must be positioned to work with the others. Manhattan Associates’ passion is ensuring that each piece of your company is optimized.

The Role of Manhattan in Transforming Supply Chains

Manhattan’s WMS enhances operational efficiency by optimizing warehouse processes, improving inventory accuracy, and increasing visibility across the supply chain. Simultaneously, their TMS solution streamlines transportation logistics, reduces costs, and improves service levels by providing real-time insights and automating complex transportation tasks.

These advances in improving respective supply chains’ accuracy, efficiency, and timeliness became crucial in a post-pandemic world. COVID-19 was a massive challenge for everyone’s supply chain and taught many companies valuable lessons about staying successful under extremely strenuous circumstances. 

As a result, Manhattan Associates invests a significant amount each year into research and development (R&D), has made its solutions cloud-native, and constantly pushes system upgrades to all customers on the Manhattan Active Platform every 90 days so they never have to update. 

Regardless of any real-world obstacles, they always deliver the latest features digitally to their clients. Being cloud-native allows all systems to be unified and integrated in real-time, empowering customers to make more intelligent business decisions.

By integrating WMS and TMS for a cohesive and seamless supply chain management experience, Manhattan Associates has demonstrated that it can optimize business models and potentially enhance profitability.

The successful implementations of Manhattan WMS and TMS at Giant Eagle is an excellent example. 

Manhattan Associates’ Success With Giant Eagle

As one of the largest food retailers and distributors in the U.S., Giant Eagle struggled with fragmentation in transportation technologies. They had three different disconnected systems, none of which were in active communication. This led to disarray in their transportation strategy and, ultimately, failure in their supply chain’s methods. Varying delivery times for more than 460 stores resulted in decentralized routing, ongoing delivery pressures, inefficiency, and many wasted miles.

With Manhattan Associates’ guidance, Giant Eagle was able to consolidate their technology platforms into a single solution: Manhattan TMS. Manhattan Associates optimized inbound and outbound orders with proper Transportation Management and Procurement, maximizing profit and minimizing miles.

Transportation Management

Manhattan Active Transportation Management is engineered to adapt and grow with your business needs, allowing you to orchestrate every carrier, rate, route, and load.

Transportation Procurement

Manhattan Transportation Procurement allows you to determine the ideal carrier combination and balance prices against other factors such as capacity, service, and quality.

The Future of Digital Supply Chains With Manhattan Associates

By continuously investing in R&D and cloud-native solutions to ensure that clients always have access to the latest features and updates, Manhattan Associates has embraced the possibilities of the future and is using the bleeding-edge technology of today to build a better tomorrow. 

Moving forward, Manhattan’s goal is to continue helping more companies fully unify their supply chains to achieve end-to-end visibility and efficiency.

Published by: Khy Talara