Tally Weijl shapes Europe & ME growth plan with Manhattan Associates
21 May '07
4 min read
First, the company wanted to improve the efficiency of its picking operation by reducing and optimising the physical moves made by warehouse operatives, particularly in the Lörrach DC. Thanks to Manhattan Associates' solutions' advanced functionality, Tally Weijl improved its picking operation productivity by 20%.
Tally Weijl also wanted to put in place a new "put-to-store" process. Whilst close to 50% of goods arriving in its warehouses were already pre-allocated to stores, the received cases were, prior to the installation of Manhattan Associates' solutions, being put into stock areas in a conventional put-away routine and then later picked for the preparation of store orders.
With Warehouse Management for Open Systems, Tally Weijl has been able to put in place a new put-to-store system. This allows the retailer to direct items, as soon as they are received in the warehouse, to specific put-away areas dedicated to each store.
As a consequence, the put-to-stock and replenishment stages were eliminated for those goods arriving in the warehouse with pre-assigned store destinations, resulting in a 35% productivity improvement for this particular order-processing sequence.
"It's a little over one year since Manhattan Associates' solutions went live and the results we have already achieved speak for themselves," explains Alexis Bischoff, supply chain director at Tally Weijl. "The new systems have allowed us to meet our twin objectives of streamlining and optimising our distribution operations, and the benefits we have realised have exceeded our expectations. We're not complacent however and 2007 is an important year for us as we strive to further optimise our supply chain performance with the deployment of Manhattan Associates' Trading Partner Management solution."
Manhattan Associates' Trading Partner Management solution has just gone live at Tally Weijl, allowing the retailer to exchange data with 80 of its suppliers and providing Tally Weijl with visibility of inventory right back to the supplier.
Henri Seroux, director of Manhattan Associates France, declares, "The results we have helped Tally Weijl achieve so far are extremely encouraging, and we are pleased to be playing such a key role in supporting Tally Weijl's expansion in Europe and the Middle East. The recent deployment of our Trading Partner Management solution brings an additional dimension to Tally Weijl who will now also benefit from real time visibility of inventory right across the supply chain from the point of supply to the point of sale."
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