Giant Eagle shifts warehouse, transportation management to the cloud
Giant Eagle Inc. is transitioning on-premise warehouse management system to a cloud-based solution it will integrate with a leading-edge shipping engine.
The Pittsburgh-based regional grocer has transitioned three of its distribution centers from an on-prem Manhattan warehouse management system (WMS) to the cloud-native, microservices-based Manhattan Active Warehouse Management platform. It plans to shift its remaining four distribution hubs by August 2025.
Giant Eagle said its move to a cloud-native WMS has gone smoothly, with each implementation completed faster than the previous one. Manhattan Associates has been working with Giant Eagle to minimize disruption to its business and return the distribution centers to their prior production levels within days of going live with the new system.
"What I love most about Manhattan Active Warehouse Management is that we'll never need to upgrade again," said Dan Kapalko, senior director of technology systems at Giant Eagle. "This continuous stream of enhancements gives us a competitive advantage, without the cost and disruption of a traditional upgrade."
In addition, Giant Eagle recently adopted the Manhattan Associates Active Transportation Management solution for shipment planning. The tool is equipped with advanced multi-modal, self-configuring and self-tuning intelligence, as well as continuous optimization.
By combining Manhattan Active Warehouse Management with Manhattan Active Transportation Management, Giant Eagle intends to optimize distribution, transportation, labor and automation within a single, cloud-native application.
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"We are honored to extend our successful partnership with Giant Eagle and are thrilled to power their distribution centers with Manhattan Active Warehouse Management," said Stewart Gantt, executive VP of professional services at Manhattan Associates. "The cloud-native system gives them the ability to scale operations, as well as continuous access to the latest innovations in distribution. It’s exciting to see Giant Eagle taking advantage of the new quarterly capabilities to drive even greater business value."
Founded in 1931 and based in Pittsburgh, Giant Eagle, Inc. has grown to be a leading food, fuel, and pharmacy retailer in the region with more than 470 stores throughout western Pennsylvania, north central Ohio, northern West Virginia, Maryland and Indiana. It operates stores under the Giant Eagle, Market District and GetGo banners.
