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Delivering Health and Happiness
技术
- 功能应用 - 运输管理系统 (TMS)
适用行业
- 医疗保健和医院
- 零售
适用功能
- 物流运输
用例
- 车队管理
- 供应链可见性(SCV)
服务
- 培训
挑战
沃尔格林是美国最大的连锁药店之一,每天在全美 50 个州的 8000 家门店与 1000 多万消费者打交道。该公司积极的扩张计划使得沃尔格林门店位于距离大约 76% 的美国人五英里以内的地方。虽然这让消费者能够非常方便地获得公司广泛的产品和服务,但这也给零售商的供应链规划人员带来了巨大的物流挑战。在实施 JDA 运输管理之前,沃尔格林依赖的是传统软件工具,这些工具无法跟上公司物流运营的速度和复杂性。
关于客户
沃尔格林是美国最大的连锁药店之一,在全美 50 个州拥有 8000 多家门店。该公司每天与 1000 多万消费者打交道,提供各种产品和服务,包括处方、最后一刻的杂货或礼品需求、照片打印和美容产品。得益于积极的扩张计划,沃尔格林门店位于距离大约 76% 的美国人五英里以内的地方。这让消费者能够非常方便地获得公司的产品和服务,但这也给零售商的供应链规划人员带来了巨大的物流挑战。
解决方案
Walgreens 实施 JDA 运输管理不仅是为了优化其 8000 家门店的发货,还为了优化其来自亚洲和世界其他地区的入站物流。采用 JDA 确保 Walgreens 拥有最先进的解决方案,这对于保持其业务以所需的速度运行至关重要。JDA 服务为 Walgreens 的运输规划人员举办了培训课程,使他们能够将该软件应用于公司的物流挑战。该公司还根据在这些课程中学到的知识开发了自己的培训内容,并利用这些内容向现场用户推广该软件。JDA 运输管理的用户友好界面也帮助该公司招募了新的运输规划人员。
运营影响
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