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	Casella Family Brands Raises Glass to Manhattan SCALE

Casella Family Brands Raises Glass to Manhattan SCALE

Technology Category	Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP) Functional Applications - Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
Applicable Industries	Food & Beverage
Applicable Functions	Logistics & Transportation Warehouse & Inventory Management
Use Cases	Inventory Management Supply Chain Visibility
Services	System Integration Training
Challenge	Following a sustained period of rapid growth, including the acquisition of Peter Lehmann Wines, Casella Family Brands recognized a need to improve inventory visibility across its two distribution centers (DCs). The company also wanted to enhance its scalability to ensure it is set up for future growth. The ongoing expansion of the [yellow tail] range and the integration of Peter Lehmann Wines led Casella Family Brands to look to Manhattan’s SCALE solution to address its demanding distribution management and supply chain execution challenges. Read More
About Customer	Casella Family Brands has grown from a small family-owned business in 1969 to become Australia’s largest family-owned winery, based in Yenda NSW. The inception of the [yellow tail] label in 2001 propelled the business to new heights and it is now the most powerful Australian wine brand in the world. Twenty-seven percent of bottled table wine exported from Australia is [yellow tail] and it holds the record for the fastest growing imported wine in the United States’ market history. Today, Casella Family Brands ships over 12.5 million cases of wine to more than 50 countries around the world every year. Read More
Solution	Casella Family Brands chose to implement Manhattan’s SCALE software to optimize order fulfillment processes across its various brands. By streamlining distribution and enabling ongoing business growth, the company was able to realize several key benefits. The implementation of Manhattan SCALE allowed Casella Family Brands to increase warehouse utilization by 22 percent, reduce labor costs, improve traceability throughout the supply chain, and revolutionize planning while automating many associated processes. The transition from a paper-based delivery system to a completely digital one was also enabled by the SCALE solution. Additionally, the unique 'license plate number' (LPN) placed on every pallet prepared allowed for detailed tracking and significant cost savings in the event of a product recall. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)

Functional Applications - Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)

Applicable Industries

Food & Beverage

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Warehouse & Inventory Management

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Supply Chain Visibility

Services

System Integration

Training

Challenge

Following a sustained period of rapid growth, including the acquisition of Peter Lehmann Wines, Casella Family Brands recognized a need to improve inventory visibility across its two distribution centers (DCs). The company also wanted to enhance its scalability to ensure it is set up for future growth. The ongoing expansion of the [yellow tail] range and the integration of Peter Lehmann Wines led Casella Family Brands to look to Manhattan’s SCALE solution to address its demanding distribution management and supply chain execution challenges.

About Customer

Casella Family Brands has grown from a small family-owned business in 1969 to become Australia’s largest family-owned winery, based in Yenda NSW. The inception of the [yellow tail] label in 2001 propelled the business to new heights and it is now the most powerful Australian wine brand in the world. Twenty-seven percent of bottled table wine exported from Australia is [yellow tail] and it holds the record for the fastest growing imported wine in the United States’ market history. Today, Casella Family Brands ships over 12.5 million cases of wine to more than 50 countries around the world every year.

Solution

Casella Family Brands chose to implement Manhattan’s SCALE software to optimize order fulfillment processes across its various brands. By streamlining distribution and enabling ongoing business growth, the company was able to realize several key benefits. The implementation of Manhattan SCALE allowed Casella Family Brands to increase warehouse utilization by 22 percent, reduce labor costs, improve traceability throughout the supply chain, and revolutionize planning while automating many associated processes. The transition from a paper-based delivery system to a completely digital one was also enabled by the SCALE solution. Additionally, the unique 'license plate number' (LPN) placed on every pallet prepared allowed for detailed tracking and significant cost savings in the event of a product recall.

Impact #1	Increased warehouse utilization by 22 percent.
Impact #2	Reduced labor costs.
Impact #3	Improved traceability throughout the supply chain.

Impact #1

Increased warehouse utilization by 22 percent.

Impact #2

Reduced labor costs.

Impact #3

Improved traceability throughout the supply chain.

Benefit #1	Increased warehouse utilization by 22%.

Benefit #1

Increased warehouse utilization by 22%.

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Casella Family Brands Raises Glass to Manhattan SCALE

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