Manhattan Associates Maintains Momentum In China
Manhattan Associates continued its momentum in China with a series of successful go-lives completed in recent months at the sites of key customers operating in a range of industry segments in the market.
Shenzhen Easttop Supply Chain Management, Sinopharm Group, Guangzhou Fengshen Logistics (FSL) and Better Life Commercial Chain Share (BuBuGao) have successfully completed implementations of various components of Manhattan’s supply chain solution platforms, Manhattan SCOPE and Manhattan SCALE.
As the Chinese economy continues to grow rapidly, there has been an increase in the adoption of advanced supply chain optimisation applications as companies seek to gain control of their extended supply chain, improve supply chain performance and maximise overall business competitiveness.
Specifically, with Manhattan’s solutions, companies attain greater visibility across their supply chain, optimise inventory allocation, drive out process inefficiencies, improve productivity across their distribution operations, streamline the entire order fulfilment process across multiple channels and enhance service levels provided to customers.
Arnold Consengco, Manhattan Associates’ managing director, North Asia, commented: “Over the last year we’ve seen a rapid adoption of our supply chain optimisation solutions in China. The uptick in demand is coming from companies operating in the retail and logistics industries in particular, as companies seek ways to fulfil the growing consumer needs of an increasingly affluent population.”
Sinopharm Medicine Holdings, China’s largest pharmaceuticals distributor with business operations serving the whole of China, recently upgraded its logistics systems infrastructure to recent versions of Manhattan’s supply chain technologies including Manhattan SCALE and the warehouse management component of Manhattan SCOPE. Sinopharm started using Manhattan’s solutions in 2006 in its highly automated distribution centre in Shanghai.
Manhattan’s systems have subsequently been rolled out to multiple distribution centres across China as part of its strategic goal to achieve integrated supply chain management and execution to facilitate the company’s future growth.
BuBuGao, a rapidly growing, leading operator of supermarkets and department stores focused on the wholesale and retail of grocery products and household electrical appliances, implemented the warehouse management component of Manhattan SCOPE to improve supply chain efficiency and data integrity.
Manhattan’s warehouse management solution has provided a single, secure system platform that simultaneously shares and consolidates data across warehouses, suppliers and retail outlets. It enabled BuBuGao to replace its legacy systems with an automated centralised platform that optimises its entire replenishment process by automating time-consuming steps such as order preparation, stock checking and data analysis.
Shenzhen Easttop Supply Chain Management is one of China’s leading integrated supply chain service providers and specialises in providing logistics solutions to companies importing goods into Mainland China. Shenzhen Easttop wanted to develop its supply chain technology infrastructure in order to increase the efficiency of its distribution operation and scale its business in response to growing customer demand.
The company chose to upgrade to the latest version of Manhattan SCALE to benefit from the enhanced capabilities it offers.
Guangzhou Fengshen Logistics (FSL) is focused on the automotive logistics sector and provides services to assist companies in every part of the supply chain. It is engaged in procurement logistics, production and manufacturing logistics, automobile storage, and just-in-time delivery and distribution.
FSL developed standardised operational processes but lacked the technology to really optimise activities, thus impacting inventory and service levels. Manhattan’s solutions have helped address this and FSL now has a truly optimised storage operation.
