VF Corporation sees ROI in WMS upgrade

摘要

VF Corporation of Greensboro, N.C., an apparel and footwear manufacturer with more than 40,000 employees, has seen significant ROI from its supply chain software investment. VF's key brands include The North Face, JanSport, and Nautica. The firm's 2007 acquisition of the Vans brand pushed it to explore new ways to gain visibility across its 30 global DCs, 22 of which are in North America. VF needed to increase the shipping and capacity support for the rapidly expanding Vans product line, which at the time was nearly a $1 billion business. The company also wanted to reduce order cycle times and improve DC response time for its products. Vans had been using a Manhattan Associates WMS since 2001 and was ripe for an upgrade.