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Mantis co-exhibited with ecovium at LogiMAT 2023

Mantis, an international leading vendor for Warehouse Management System / Logistics software and solutions, showcased the innovative, award-winning WMS Logistics Vision Suite (LVS) during LogiMAT 2023 in Stuttgart – Germany (25-27 April).

April 28, 2023

Mantis co-exhibited with ecovium logistics IT specialist, a leading provider of Supply Chain Execution (SCE) software and hardware solutions, at LogiMAT 2023, one of the major international trade shows for automation, digital transformation, and state-of-the-art technologies to optimize and automate intralogistics processes.

ecovium participated in the trade show, with two impressive booths, that attracted the interest for end-to-end Logistics solutions from a single source (customs, warehousing, shipping, transport and hardware).

During the three-day trade show, the on-site Mantis team of experts, representing different Mantissubsidiaries, had the opportunity to welcome the numerous visitors who stayed tuned with the international Logistics market current technology trends, in the ecovium’ booths and demonstrated the cutting-edge WMS technology and the exceptional capabilities of Mantis flagship, WMS LVS. Mantis representatives presented the easily adapted WMS LVS for companies with sophisticated warehousing & distribution operations and automations, from major industries and vertical markets, offering unique adaptability, great scalability and outstanding upgradeability.

LogiMAT visitors were also introduced to Mantis Warehouse Control Tower (WCT), a new decision-support and execution tool, designed to supervise and optimize the entire warehouse processes such as receipts, storage, order execution, shipping, etc. providing real-time visibility and control. Current and prospective clients, as well as valuable partners of Mantis, had inspirational discussions with the company’s executive team about all innovative modules of WMS LVS such as Logistics Customer Service web application, Parcel Management, Slotting optimization, Warehouse Intelligence, Costing & Billing for 3PLs, Traceability, etc.

Logistics C-level executives had also the opportunity to get precious insights on how WMS LVS native integration and orchestration of smart and affordable automations (Vision Picking, Voice Picking, Pick-to-Light, Put-Wall / Sort-to-Light, smart Pick Cards, etc.) and Automated Materials Handling Systems / AMHS such as Goods-to-Person automated technologies (Shuttles, Carousels, Mini-Loads, Mobile Selves & AGV – like robotics, etc.), sorters, packing line systems, etc, fast and easily boost their warehouse productivity with competitive pricing.

Mantis showcased its award-winning WMS at ProMat 2023

Mantis renewed its participation at ProMat in Chicago, Illinois, where supply chain professionals discovered how WMS Logistics Vision Suite (LVS) moves their business forward.

March 27, 2023

ProMat 2023 was held in McCormick Place, March 20-23, gathering under one roof more than 1,000 of the world’s leading supply chain solutions providers and attracting thousands of C-level supply chain professionals from North America and the international market.

Mantis, a leading international WMS / logistics software and solutions vendor, exhibited in the heart of the Information Technology Solutions section in this year’s trade show, sharing all the latest trends in Warehouse Management System (WMS) technology and showcasing its flagship, Mantis WMS Logistics Vision Suite(LVS).

Mantis team of experts presented how WMS LVS increases profitability, reduces costs and boosts logistics productivity, through optimization and automation of all warehouse operations, for companies activated in vital industries and sales channels such as 3rd Party Logistics, wholesaling & distribution, e-Commerce, and a wide range of vertical markets.

With the impressive fast ROI and low TCO, visitors at the Mantis booth had the opportunity to learn also about LVS’s unique advantages of outstanding flexibility and true adaptability, which permit this innovative logistics platform to grow with the companies’ compelling requirements and enable them to achieve high levels of logistics performance.

Mantis successfully delivered an expert-led seminar entitled “Warehouse Optimization: same space, better results” on March 22, in the Emerging Technologies Theater. The seminar was a full house offering the audience an effective solution to maximize warehouse space utilization and labor productivity.

Bigotti implements Mantis WMS LVS to pioneer Fashion Logistics

Mantis announces the Logistics Vision Suite deployment at the logistics premises of Bigotti in Romania, leading to the optimization and automation of warehouse operations.

March 2, 2023

Bigotti, one of Romania’s largest fashion retailers with 41 stores in Romania and Bulgaria, and a rapidly growing international e-Commerce sales channel, inaugurated a strategic partnership with Mantis for the implementation of the Mantis WMS LVS, for the optimization and automation of its central warehouse in Bucharest to offer ultimate customer service to its physical and online customers.

Bigotti, a brand of Graftex, operates in the very demanding sector of apparel, men’s fashion and footwear where the customer is the king: whether they visit one of Bigotti’s stores in various premium locations in Romanian biggest cities, or prefer to shop on-line, Bigotti’s customers are satisfied with no less than the right product, at the right time, at the right place. Customers expect an irresistible variety of SKUs in different colors and sizes, as well as packing options of high quality and smart design. Their interest needs to be constantly revived by new collections, whereas they wait for the best price offerings during sales, mid-season sales and promotional campaigns, and they pay attention to the returns policy.

Then, how did all this complexity and prolonged peak seasonality affect the company’s logistics? To successfully address the high demands of the market, Bigotti had to quickly optimize the order fulfillment process and monitor real-time stock availability with the support of an adaptable, scalable and easily upgradeable Warehouse Management System. As Bigotti’s previous WMS system reached its limits, the company released a WMS market survey and finally, opted for Mantis WMS LVS, a leading international / logistics software, that proved to be a perfect fit to the management team’s expectations. Mantis WMS LVS’ advanced and flexible functionality offers rapid and cost-effective ongoing support while its unlimited stock attributes deliver all the adaptability required to the compelling needs of the fashion industry.

LVS, the Mantis Warehouse Management System was effectively deployed by Mantis Romania team of experts in Bigotti’s central warehouse in a record time of 3.5 months, in parallel with the customer’s daily operations even on the “heavy duty” period of Black Friday.

Once Mantis WMS LVS was fully implemented, Bigotti started to experience a productivity increase, high order accuracy, high levels of quality control, and punctual, real-time stock availability. Vital processes such as packing and checking were also outstandingly improved. The company has already released an agreement with Mantis for a second phase in 2023, including the installation of an automated sorting line as well as the deployment of Mantis Parcel Management module both for carriers and integrators, to streamline the shipping process of e-orders.

“Implementing Mantis WMS LVS for our warehouse operations was the best choice to optimize our logistics performance at a snap. Μantis is a true partner, with a very knowledgeable team, daily supporting us to deliver outstanding customer service, with LVS’ advanced functionality and great flexibility. We have already agreed to expand our partnership with Mantis by adopting warehouse automations, to efficiently address e-Commerce challenge.”
George Olteanu, Sales Director, Bigotti

About Bigotti

Bigotti is one of Romania’s largest fashion retailers, exclusively dedicated to men, with 24 stores in over 14 cities around the country, in prime locations in the most prestigious malls, shopping galleries, and the Henry Coandă Airport, the biggest international airport in Romania. Bigotti, operating since 2000, dresses up more than 40,000 men annually offering more than 1,000 models with over 100,000 units sold.

Mantis sponsored the 16th Logistics Summit in Cyprus

Mantis successfully renewed its presence at the 16th Logistics Summit in Cyprus, January 19, 2023, Hilton Nicosia. Mantis showcased the unique advantages of WMS LVS along with its proprietary technology for smart and affordable warehouse automations. With a presentation focused on Warehouse Data Analytics it was explained to the audience how information may be easily accessible and comprehensible.

January 19, 2023

For one more year, Mantis sponsored the annual Logistics Summit of Cyprus, a major supply chain event, promoting warehouse excellence and state-of-the-art technologies.

Mantis presented how Warehouse Data Analytics are transformed into valuable insights for the optimization of decision-making in the supply chain, offering a significant performance increase.

Furthermore, Mantis was present at the Logistics Summit, organized by IMH, with an impressive booth, where Mantis Cyprus team of experts showcased the WMS LVS unique capabilities of true adaptability, outstanding flexibility and great upgradeability.

The attendees also had the opportunity to discover how smart and affordable warehouse automations of top performance, such as VVR – probably the first real-life Vision Picking solution in the world – empower warehouse productivity.

DYN Diagnostics forges its partnership with Mantis

DYN Diagnostics, a key player in medical products, equipment, and technologies in Israel, strengthens its long-lasting partnership with Mantis with LVS performing the automation orchestration in its’ new logistics center.

December 22, 2022

DYN Diagnostics, a customer of Mantis Israel for over 10 years, decided to further invest in Mantis Logistics Vision Suite (LVS), the leading international state-of-the-art WMS / logistics suite, to optimize and automate its warehouse operations in their new distribution center. The solution, orchestrated by Mantis WMS LVS, also included the management of the recently installed new AMHS equipment (Automated Materials Handling Systems) combined with smart and affordable automations.

DYN Diagnostics leads the way in Israel’s medical products, equipment, and technologies sector. In the last years, the company has experienced exceptional growth enhanced by its expansion in e-Commerce, which created new, increased client demands for fast and errorless order delivery.

To better address the emerging market needs, DYN Diagnostics decided to move to a new logistics center in the Sagi industrial zone in the county of Migdal Haemek, and implement a robust WMS, rapidly and reliably automating the order fulfillment process, in combination with AMHS and smart and affordable automations. To preserve its domination in the highly demanding medical market, DYN Diagnostics has committed to top logistics performance in the fields of traceability, inventory visibility and real-time monitoring, as well as data flow transparency.

The initial decision was based on a thorough market search by the company’s management team that resulted in signing a strategic partnership with Mantis, the leading international WMS / logistics software and solutions vendor. Mantis WMS LVS proved to be the most appropriate logistics solution for the enterprise which relied on the platform’s unique advantages of true adaptability, outstanding flexibility, and unique upgradeability. Now with the investment in the new distribution center, the original decision was validated and the cooperation of DYN with Mantis was expanded to cover also the incorporation of automation into DYN’s operations.

Taking full advantage of LVS’s unbeatable capabilities, the Mantis Israel team of experts effectively implemented Mantis WMS LVS at DYN Diagnostics, leading to a significant optimization and automation of all inbound and outbound warehouse operations. By using the LVS proprietary technology smart and affordable warehouse automations and Automated Storage & Retrieval System integrated, hence, the new logistics center of DYN Diagnostics operates Kardex VLMs both for ambient and controlled temperature (refrigerated) products, combined with Pick-to-Cart technology.

The transition to the new logistics center was gradual while working in two warehouses simultaneously until the final transition of all the company’s activities. The transition enabled the company to reassess and improve work processes to reduce costs and maximize existing resources.

The new distribution center is now benefiting from the great advantages that Mantis WMS LVS has been offering throughout the years to DYN Diagnostics such as a high increase in productivity, fast order fulfillment and ultimate order accuracy, enabling the company to fulfill its ambitious expansion plans in the field of delivering Logistics Services.

About DYN

DYN was established in 1990 with the vision of improving the quality of life of the population in Israel by implementing tests, advanced processes, systems, products and technologies for improving medical diagnosis and treatment in the country. The infrastructure, experience and knowledge accumulated over the years enable the company to offer a range of services and solutions. DYN Diagnostics’ activity is supported by over 100 skilled, experienced employees with a broad education in the fields of life sciences, engineering, information systems, distribution and logistics.

RPW Logistics achieves customer satisfaction excellence with Mantis WMS LVS

Award-winning Mantis WMS Logistics Vision Suite (LVS) enables RPW Logistics, a major 3PL and packaging management solutions provider for the automotive spare parts industry in Romania, to gain top productivity to the benefit of its multinational depositors / clients.

November 24, 2022

RPW Logistics is a key player in the Romanian 3PL market with valuable expertise in the automotive spare parts sector. From its warehouse premises of 21,000 sq.m. in the county of Timis, the company daily delivers to many European companies of automotive components, spare parts, and equipment.

Driven by its depositors / clients need for more inventory visibility, RPW Logistics left behind the “pen and paper” way of operating and automated its workflows, investing in a state-of-the art WMS / logistics softwareto address the new challenges of the demanding market.

After extensive research for a highly effective Warehouse Management System (WMS) with a proven track record in the sector, RPW Logistics decided to opt for Mantis LVS, the leading international WMS / logistics software, and cooperate with Mantis’ valued partner in Romania, Senior Software and its team of experts.

The award-winning Mantis WMS LVS streamlined all inbound and outbound logistics operations and optimized the order execution process, a highly complex procedure because of the great diversity of SKUs and packaging needs. The competitive advantages of Mantis WMS LVS -true adaptability, unbeatable flexibility and unique upgradeability- led to great results for RPW Logistics and more precisely to:

• Inventory visibility
• Optimization of warehouse operations
• Improvement of operational efficiency
• Optimization of storage space
• Order accuracy
• Improvement of labor force management
• Productivity increase
• Increase of customer satisfaction level

“We wanted a WMS software that would consolidate all the transactions and operations in the warehouse. Due to the LVS implementation, we have a much more structured way of doing our job, people work much more organized and have managed to improve their operational skills.”
Marcel Crepcia, Operations Manager, RPW Logistics

About RPW Logistics

Established in 2012, RPW Logistics serves as logistics and packaging solutions provider for international brands of automotive components, spare parts and equipment, both in Romania and other European countries. The activities covered by the company include reception and sorting of packaging, washing of packaging with special equipment, palletizing and storage, wrapping of packaging, cross docking and deliveries.

Mantis WMS LVS orchestrates automations at Iaponiki

Iaponiki, the leading automotive aftermarket distributor in Greece, achieves outstanding performance increase with warehouse operations optimization and automation’ orchestration by Mantis WMS LVS.

October 20, 2022

Iaponiki invested in Mantis the leading international WMS / logistics software and solutions vendor and the award-winning Warehouse Management System Logistics Vision Suite (LVS), to achieve a significant increase in warehouse productivity and order accuracy, efficiently addressing the growing needs of the fast-paced automotive aftermarket sector.

As the network of Iaponiki stores was rapidly expanding and sales were constantly increasing, the company’s distribution center in Markopoulo – Attika rapidly reached its limits: the workforce could not manage efficiently the surplus inventory in the existing warehouse of limited space capacity and was struggling to execute all orders in time. The management team promptly decided to go for a best-of-breed WMS / logistics software, with a proven track record in the automotive spare parts and accessories sector, which would effectively re-engineer and optimize the warehouse processes from A to Z, leading to tangible benefits in a firm time frame.

After a demanding RFP period, the company opted for Mantis as its strategic technology vendor and invested in the uniquely adaptable and flexible Mantis WMS LVS which orchestrated a set of Automated Materials Handling Systems – AMHS and smart and affordable automation.

Mantis WMS LVS optimized all inbound and outbound warehousing processes during a complex and very demanding daily workload that included diverse types of product categories in terms of volume and weight. The Mantis Warehouse Management software automated the inventory replenishment operations, thus better accommodating the specific requirements of each Iaponiki store.

The team of the Mantis subject matter experts deployed LVS-WCS-AMHS Server (Warehouse Control Server) in a fast and effortless way, to drive the Kardex shuttle (AS/RS) in the picking process. Having developed innovative proprietary technology for native integration with automated materials handling systems, LVS-WCS-AMHS Server optimizes the product flows in real time, offering superior speed and flexibility in order execution. Iaponiki’s top management trusted LVS-WCS-AMHS Server also for its scalability, a unique capability that will enable Iaponiki for its future endeavors of new, automated warehouse operations.

The company relied on the LVS-WCS Lights Server for automating the sorting of items per store and client, from plastic totes on a live storage racking system, with the use of light-directed indicators (Put Wall or Sort to Light). LVS-WCS Lights Server supports additional functionalities such as box replacement notifications per volume / weight / product category as well as light-directed indicators for the locations’ status (full or not) and their in-time emptying.

Shortly after the Mantis WMS LVS implementation, Iaponiki accomplished impressive results such as the great increase in order lines per day, elimination of picking errors, and a remarkable decrease in stock counting time.

“Mantis’ reputation, clientele, and WMS LVS’s strong capabilities presented by the team of experts were the main reasons to trust Mantis from the very beginning. We took the right decision as we now have optimized and automated warehouse operations and we enjoy a significant increase in logistics performance. We look forward to fostering our collaboration with Mantis by leveraging new opportunities.”
Nikos Xenos, Logistics Manager, Iaponiki

About Iaponiki

Iaponiki S.A. is the leading automotive aftermarket distributor in Greece providing spare parts, garage equipment, and support / training services since 1973. The company offers a wide range of services and products to professionals through a network of 25 outlet stores all over the country. Iaponiki is a member of TEMOT International, a strategic value network operating in the international automotive aftermarket industry.

Orbico and Mantis strengthen their partnership in Poland

Orbico Group, a leading European distributor, is strengthening its international partnership with Mantis in Orbico Supply Poland by implementing the award-winning Logistics Vision Suite at its new Logistics Center near Warsaw.

September 6, 2022

In its newly constructed Logistics Center near Warsaw, Orbico Supply Poland consolidated the warehousing processes of its four subsidiaries (Orbico Beauty, Orbico Style, Orbico Salon Professional and NAVO) with 3PL contract logistics services offered to external customers, achieving significant decrease of operational costs. The company opted for Mantis WMS Logistics Vision Suite (LVS) to manage and optimize these unified warehouse operations for B2B, B2C and e-Commerce channels within the challenging period of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Orbico Supply Poland is a distributor of a wide range of global brands, covering a variety of market sectors such as Cosmetics, Consumer Goods, Food and Beverages (HoReCa), Toys, etc.

Orbico Supply Poland as a 3PL provider covers a wide spectrum of services including warehousing (also for dangerous goods), co-packing, distribution and transport in the overall region of Central and Eastern Europe.

Orbico considering the already strong and successful partnership with Mantis, decided to implement Mantis’ LVS, award-winning WMS in combination with material handling equipment so to achieve its operational goals.

This new project is the culmination of the long-lasting strategic partnership between Orbico and Mantis. LVS has been already implemented in several of the Group’s European countries such as Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Serbia, Moldova, etc.

In this new Distribution Center, LVS manages and optimizes all warehouse operations including X-Docking, Multi-Depositors, co-packing, order pre-cubing, dangerous goods, parcel management and integration with several carriers, resulting to a significant increase of productivity and efficiency. To improve the picking rates, Mantis team implemented Aggregated picking. Consolidation was also implemented for goods receipt and storage as well as for orders coming from both manual and automated areas of the warehouse. Using Mantis LVS’s outstanding upgradability and fast onboarding of new clients / depositors, Orbico Supply Polandoptimized its logistics processes resulting to a high service level offering to its customers.

The expertise of Mantis, was proven a key factor for the success of the project especially integrating LVS with a great variety of Material Handling equipment such as shuttle system, Goods-To-Man stations, conveyors, dispatch ramps, etc.

Shortly after the system’s go live, Orbico Supply Poland started achieving significant operational benefits, such as:

• Increase in warehouse productivity
• Premium order accuracy
• Reduction of planning costs
• Excellent customer service

“We maintain a strong and long-lasting business relationship with our WMS vendor, Mantis, who is our strategic partner for deploying technology innovation in our warehouse operations. After a series of successful implementations of the Mantis WMS at many of our Logistics Centers all over Europe, there is no doubt about its unique competitive advantages of adaptability and scalability which we exploit once more now in our centralized Logistics Center in Poland.”
Piotr Sędziak, Supply Director, Orbico Group

“Over the years we have forged a strategic partnership, by continuously enabling Orbico to fulfill its ambitious plans to optimize, innovate and automate its Supply Chain operations across all countries. The LVS implementation at Orbico Supply Poland, was our latest successful project of the Mantis WMS, offering extended capabilities and seamless integration with a great variety of Material Handling Equipment.”
Nikos Silivestros, EMEA BU Director, Mantis

About Orbico Supply Poland

Orbico Supply Poland is branch of Orbico Poland, a part of Orbico Group, an international Group that is present in 20 European countries, providing viable answers to the most challenging supply chain questions. Orbico’s business area stretches from the Baltic to the Black Sea, which allows the Group to combine synergies and international experience with a strong concentration and intense presence in local markets. Orbico Polandspecializes in 3PL contract logistics, distribution and coordination services, reaching over one hundred major retail chains in the country, along with several thousand independent points of sale. Orbico Poland is a 3PL provider and major European distributor of well-known global brands, covering a wide range of categories such as body care, cosmetics, household chemicals, food products, small appliances, professional chemistry (HoReCa channel), and toys.