A leading retailer of pet food and supplies is integrating disparate supply chain functions on a single platform.
Pet Supplies Plus is deploying the Manhattan Associates Active supply chain planning solution in an effort to unify every supply chain workflow from demand forecasting through final delivery to stores and end customers.
As a result, Pet Supplies Plus seeks to obtain greater agility enabled by unified planning, enhanced forecasting accuracy supported by AI-driven insights, and seamless alignment between planning and execution systems.
“At Pet Supplies Plus, we are always evaluating technology that offers agility to react to market changes, and this is a natural extension of our technology modernization journey with Manhattan,” said Miles Tedder, chief supply chain officer at Pet Supplies Plus. “This new implementation allows us to witness unified business planning as never before.”
The rollout includes warehouse management and transportation management modules. Pet Supplies Plus will be able to automatically display inventory flow forecast data, enabling job function-level labor projections into the future.
In addition, the retailer will be able to optimize transportation routes, carrier selection and logistics costs, with order projections adjusted to real-time sales and supply data. Pet Supplies Plus also intends to adjust its 52-week forecast with positive effects across warehousing, transportation, labor management and fulfillment; as well as improving its intra-day replenishing to help avoid lost sales.
“We are delighted to continue our partnership with Pet Supplies Plus, and this solution is proof of our commitment to innovation to meet evolving customer demands,” said Stewart Gantt, executive VP, professional services at Manhattan Associates.”
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Pet Supplies Plus, a subsidiary of Franchise Group, Inc., operates more than 725 locations in 44 states.
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