CaseStack Adds Vendor Managed Inventory Service to Retailer Consolidation Program Using Datalliance VMI Platform

CINCINNATI, March 31, 2017 -- Datalliance today announced that CaseStack, a consumer packaged goods (CPG) supply chain services company has added Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) services to the company’s Retailer Consolidation program using the Datalliance VMI platform.  Through their consolidation program, CaseStack works with suppliers of typically lower volume or niche market products to combine less than truckload (LTL) shipments into full truckloads (FTL) for delivery to major retailer distribution centers. The optional VMI service further streamlines the process for all parties by taking responsibility for replenishment planning and execution.

“With VMI, we are now initiating the orders for the retailer with a significant number of their suppliers. With visibility of the retailer’s demand and inventory available to us through VMI, combined with visibility of the suppliers’ inventory and production, we are in a much better position to be proactive with ‘predictive’ purchase orders generated by VMI, and to communicate more effectively with the retailer buyer and specific suppliers as needed,” said Brad Ducker, CaseStack Senior Collaboration Manager for Kroger.

“Freeing the buyer up from the daily PO detail allows the buyer to be more of a strategic manager, focusing on service levels, promotions and growing the business with each supplier, while providing the scale to allow the retailer to bring on more small suppliers,” continued Ducker. “Suppliers also benefit from the information provided by VMI. Having better access to forecasts, demand trends, and seasonal needs helps the supplier plan production and replenishment to maximize sales and eliminate stock outs. The VMI program gives the small and niche suppliers the visibility and consolidation capabilities to perform like a much larger supplier.”
   
Read the complete CaseStack VMI Story and others at https://www.datalliance.com/resources/success.

About CaseStack
CaseStack is a leading supply chain services provider that specializes in meeting the logistics needs of consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies. Much more than a typical 3PL, CaseStack leverages collaborative retailer consolidation programs and cloud-based technologies to provide sustainable transportation and warehousing solutions that eliminate systemic waste and optimize supply chain performance.  Learn more at https://ww2.casestack.com/.

About Datalliance
Datalliance is the world’s largest provider of technology and services to support collaborative replenishment programs such as Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) and related approaches.  Delivered as a cloud-based platform backed by extensive customer care, Datalliance makes it easy for trading partners to establish inventory management relationships that increase sales and profits by fully aligning business objectives, increasing on-shelf availability, optimizing turns, and reducing supply chain costs.  Datalliance manages billions of dollars in orders, millions of SKUs, and tens of thousands of locations worldwide for leading companies in consumer and industrial markets. For more information about Datalliance, visit www.datalliance.com.

Contact: Brian Lindner, Datalliance
513-791-7272