Press Release
Lightning Pick and Manhattan Associates continue partnership.
Germantown, WI – February 4, 2008: Lightning Pick today announced their continued commitment to Manhattan Associates’ Alliance Partnership program for 2008.
Manhattan Associates is the leading provider of supply chain optimization solutions and technology that help organizations optimize their supply chains from planning through execution. Manhattan Associates’ Partner Program (MAP2) develops alliances with experienced software and hardware providers, third party integrators and consulting companies who work together to ensure that customers receive best-of-breed solutions to suit their unique business requirements.
Lightning Pick Technologies is an order fulfillment specialist, and the best-of-breed provider of light-directed and technology-based order selection and sortation technologies. The Lightning Pick suite of products support and compliment Manhattan’s Supply Chain Solutions, and feature proven integration with Manhattan’s standard material handling systems interface.
Manhattan and Lightning Pick share many mutual customers throughout a wide spectrum of demanding vertical industries, including automotive, consumer products, retail and direct-to-consumer on all WMS platforms. All of these market leaders depend on the established communication between their Manhattan host systems and Lightning Pick order fulfillment technologies to reliably execute their high volume order picking processes.
“We are enthusiastic about the continuation of our Manhattan Associates alliance partnership throughout 2008”, shares Bernie McCabe, Business Development & Alliance Partnerships Manager at Lightning Pick. “The alliance partnership gives Lightning Pick unique insight on the most updated information on Manhattan’s products. Through this we are able to maintain the established interface between Lightning Pick and Manhattan’s Supply Chain Solutions, a major advantage to our many mutual customers that depend on the daily performance of these integrated systems. This is also a major benefit to prospective customers who wish to optimize their supply chain planning and execution processes, including order fulfillment, with leading best-of-breed technologies.
We also look forward to participating in Manhattan’s Momentum event in 2008. This event provides a unique opportunity to both speak directly with many of our mutual customers, and for Lightning Pick to meet members of the Manhattan user community that can benefit from our order fulfillment execution solutions.”
About Lightning Pick
Lightning Pick is a leading provider of light-directed and advanced technology order fulfillment systems. For over 25 years, we have developed innovative solutions for world-class companies across a broad range of industries, setting new standards for productivity, accuracy and customer satisfaction. Our systems have been tested and proven in 400 facilities around the world.
The recognized leader in pick-to-light technology, Lightning Pick also offers solutions for e-commerce, returns processing, container routing, RF and Voice-Directed Picking, RFID and other needs. Integrated into a complete logistics system, these solutions optimize efficiency in manufacturing centers, distribution centers and throughout the supply chain.
For more information call 262-250-2100, toll-free at 800-827-8878 or visit www.lightningpick.com.
About Manhattan Associates, Inc.
Manhattan Associates continues to deliver on its 17 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. Manhattan SCOPE™ is a portfolio of software solutions and technology that helps organizations optimize their supply chains from planning through execution. SCOPE’s Supply Chain Process Platform provides the foundation for five Supply Chain Solution Suites: Planning and Forecasting, Inventory Optimization, Order Lifecycle Management, Transportation Lifecycle Management and Distribution Management. Visibility, Event Management and Supply Chain Intelligence Platform Applications inform all Solution Suites, while X-Suite Solutions combine solutions or their components to address specific supply chain challenges. For more information, please visit www.manh.com.
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