Leading Canadian Cold Storage 3PL Westco Selects Manhattan Associates

JOC Staff |
ATLANTA — August 15, 2011 — Leading Canadian cold storage third party logistics provider (3PL) Westco has selected solutions from the Manhattan SCALE™ product suite from Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ: MANH) to support two distribution centers in Calgary, along with facilities in Saskatoon and Winnipeg. Westco selected the Warehouse Management, Labor Management, Billing Management and Trading Partner Management solutions from the Manhattan SCALE portfolio, along with the Supply Chain Intelligence application to provide real-time visibility and insight into its supply chain performance.

“Our existing solution had limited capabilities which resulted in more costs as our business continued to grow,” said Daryn Chernick, manager, information technology, Westco MultiTemp Distribution Centres Inc. “Manhattan’s solutions will help us improve our customer service as well as leverage our processes for future growth opportunities.”

Manhattan SCALE (Supply Chain Architected for Logistics Execution) is a portfolio of distribution management and transportation management solutions built on Microsoft .NET technology designed to be rapidly implemented and deployed to meet the needs of industries such as third-party logistics providers, food and beverage distributors and consumer packaged goods companies.

To learn more about Westco MultiTemp Distribution Centres Inc., please visit http://www.westco.ca/.

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About Manhattan Associates, Inc.
Manhattan Associates continues to deliver on its 21-year heritage of providing global supply chain excellence to more than 1,200 customers worldwide that consider supply chain optimization core to their strategic market leadership. The company's supply chain innovations include: Manhattan SCOPE® a portfolio of software solutions and technology that leverages a Supply Chain Process Platform to help organisations optimize their supply chains from planning through execution; Manhattan SCALE™, a portfolio of distribution management and transportation management solutions built on Microsoft. NET technology; and Manhattan Carrier™, a suite of supply chain solutions specifically addressing the needs of the motor carrier industry. For more information, please visit www.manh.com.