MANHATTAN Associates K.K., a subsidiary of leading supply chain solutions provider, Manhattan Associates, Inc ., announced that Nissin Corporation, a leading logistics service provider in Japan, has selected Manhattan Associates' Warehouse Management solution, components of its Integrated Logistics Solutions, as the global standard for its logistics management systems. The solution will first be used at seven distribution centers and stock points in China.
Under changes to the Chinese commercial law, "Measures for the Administration of Foreign Investment in the Commercial Sector,” foreign owned companies are now allowed to establish local subsidiaries in China for purposes such as retailing and wholesaling. With this change, a major Japanese consumer electronics manufacturer established a local sales company which started operation in October of last year.
To strengthen its sales network in China, the consumer electronics manufacturer determined that it was necessary to restructure its logistics infrastructure. As a result, they entrusted Nissin Transportation Co., Ltd. to build a new logistics operation to support them.
As the logistics service provider in China for the consumer electronics company, Nissin had been utilising a software package made in China that required extensive customisation. However, Nissin reached the conclusion that they could not continue using the old system because it needed even further customisation and enhancements, had a large cost of using it at multiple sites, was unable to support both Japanese and Chinese languages and required a long length of time to implement.
Recognising these constraints, Nissin investigated standard logistics packages which can be introduced in any country or region in order to strengthen logistics service abroad.
As the result of the evaluation of features in multiple logistics management solutions, Nissin selected Manhattan Associates' Warehouse Management, built on Microsoft .NET as the global standard for its logistics management systems.
Nissin aims to win orders for comprehensive logistics services from Japanese enterprises that plan a global launch in various regions such as China, the United States, and Europe, leveraging Manhattan Associates' Warehouse Management, built on Microsoft .NET. This solution supports 6 languages today and is already installed at over 150 sites in more than 25 countries.