3PL Providers Receive Enhanced Visibility and Execution

Global Supply Chain optimisation provider Manhattan Associates has announced the updated release of Extended Enterprise Management (EEM), featuring instant visibility for Third-Party Logistics providers (3PLs) to manage orders, shipments and inventory.

This enables 3PLs to maximise inventory consolidation/de-consolidation opportunities at distribution centres (DCs) and to employ strategies such as ‘DC bypass’ where goods can be routed directly to downstream DCs, stores or customers.

According to Eddie Capel, executive vice-president for product management and customer support at Manhattan Associates, “EEM specifically supports our 3PL customers by providing cross-docking and flow-through support that allows 3PLs to play a key role in the ‘pop-up’ supply chain – a philosophy that allows retailers and manufacturers to adjust their transportation and inventory networks to meet changing seasons or trends,”

“This capability is seamless due to the visibility EEM provides, along with the capability to make quick decisions should an unexpected event occur anytime during the movement of goods,” Capel said.

Manhattan Associates, www.manh.com