With a customer base of large retail chains, each with specific order requirements, Sturm Foods turned to Atlanta-based Manhattan Associates for a solution. "Our five distribution centers required one viewpoint that tied our inventory together," says Glen Bunnell, manager, information technology, Sturm Foods. "Before we partnered with Manhattan Associates, we couldn't really gauge our accuracy rate, which was a critical factor as we continued to grow and service some of the biggest retailers in the world." Sturm Foods implemented Manhattan's warehouse management solution from the Manhattan SCOPE Distribution Management product suite and quickly realized improved inventory capabilities, including an accuracy level of 98.5 percent, while reducing the cost of labor by more than 50 percent. In addition, the company cut damage costs by 20 percent and eliminated the need for a year-end physical inventory.