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enVista’s labor management team increases workforce efficiency and profitability from system selection to post-implementation support

INDIANAPOLIS (February 24, 2022) – enVista, a global software, consulting, managed services and automation firm optimizing and transforming physical and digital commerce, today announces that its labor management consulting team has completed its 500^th unique labor management system site implementation. enVista’s comprehensive labor management capabilities include Lean operational assessments, engineered labor standards, systems implementations, change management and training, and incentive-based pay programs that collectively deliver significant productivity, employee satisfaction and retention improvements.

Labor management Systems (LMS) are in high demand for their ability to plan, forecast, monitor and report on labor performance, as well as their ability to integrate with Time and Attendance and Payroll systems for implementing and managing incentive pay programs. enVista implements both its proprietary LMS, enCompass™, as well as LMS systems from other best-of-breed providers Blue Yonder, Körber, Manhattan Associates, Easy Metrics and Next View.

enVista’s LMS services and solutions actively identify and eliminate waste from warehousing and distribution processes; improve individual and team productivity, and reduce labor costs while increasing profitability.

enVista’s Vice President, Technology, Tom Stretar, said, “With the current labor climate in the supply chain industry, labor management systems that can eliminate waste, increase productivity and maximize employee satisfaction are in high demand among CIOs and supply chain leaders. Our software systems selection and implementation team guides organizations to selecting the best labor technology for their operations, completes a seamless implementation process on time and within budget, and guides organizations afterward to ensure full adoption, a smooth, efficient transition, and target business results.”

Stretar continued, “I am incredibly proud of this team for reaching its 500^th unique LMS implementation site. This milestone means 500 warehouses, distribution centers and supply chain facilities have realized immense improvements in workforce efficiencies, sustainability and profitability.”

Castellini Companies CIO, Dan Taylor, said, “We have partnered with enVista to help us implement the Blue Yonder Warehouse Labor Management (WLM) System and educate our operations staff on coaching, training and motivating our warehouse associates as part of our IT Roadmap and Operations strategy initiatives. We are extremely proud to be enVista’s 500th unique site.”

Visit our website to learn more about enVista’s LMS, enCompass™, and labor management system consulting services.

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Gartner, Inc. lists enVista as a provider of supply chain strategy and planning, among several other offerings across the end-to-end supply chain

INDIANAPOLIS (February 22, 2022) – enVista, a global software, consulting, managed services and automation firm optimizing and transforming physical and digital commerce, today announces that it has been recognized in the Market Guide for Supply Chain Strategy, Planning and Operations Consulting published by Gartner, Inc., a company delivering actionable, objective insight to executives and their teams. This is enVista’s fourth consecutive year being placed in this report.

Gartner, Inc. recognized enVista as a Global Specialist Provider in the supply chain strategy and planning category for its solutions. According to Gartner, Market Segmentation for Supply Chain Strategy and Planning are: “Supply Chain Strategy, Network Design, Digital Supply Chain Strategy and Supply Chain Planning/Sales and Operations Planning”. enVista was also listed as a Specialist Provider in the supply chain operations category for its solutions. According to Gartner, Market Segmentation for Supply Chain Operations are: Sourcing and Procurement, Factory Operations, Warehouse and Distribution Operations, Transportation Operations and Store and Multichannel Operations. Finally, enVista was recognized as a provider of supply chain business process as a service.

In the report, Gartner said, “Demand for supply chain consulting services is up significantly, with a rebound that started in September 2020 and is continuing through 2021.” Gartner continued, “The supply chain strategy, planning and operations consulting market is transforming. Providers are shifting delivery models in response to external disruptive forces and customer demand for increased speed to value. Supply chain leaders can use this Market Guide to find the right consulting firm.”

enVista’s CEO, Jim Barnes, said, “We are honored to be recognized by Gartner as a specialist provider of supply chain strategy, planning and operations. enVista’s supply chain strategy and inventory optimization practice continues to experience explosive growth based on our deep expertise, end-to-end capabilities and the exceptional results we deliver for our clients. Our consulting practice experienced its highest booking year in enVista’s 19-year history in 2021, primarily from word of mouth client referrals, as supply chain leaders increasingly require a trusted supply chain consulting partner to optimize and unify their global processes, labor, technology and automation, inventory, facilities, data and customer experience. We look forward to helping more organizations drive agility, profitability and competitive advantage in the coming year.”

enVista’s global supply chain consulting services and enabling technologies include: supply chain strategy and network design; product flow and inventory optimization; robotics and automation; material handling and facility design build; systems evaluation, selection and implementation; a leading unified commerce cloud platform solution; demand planning and forecasting; supply chain optimization and workforce management; strategic carrier sourcing strategy; global transportation visibility and analytics; and much more.

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Gartner, Market Guide for Supply Chain Strategy, Planning and Operations Consulting, 10 November 2021, Michael Dominy

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enVista is a top industry contender for its Unified Commerce Platform, cloud-native OMS and retail merchandising consulting capabilities

Givens brings added expertise in complex freight payment and financial processes to further support enVista’s domestic and international shipping clients

enVista, a global software, consulting, managed services and automation firm optimizing and transforming physical and digital commerce, announces the addition of Alvin Givens as vice president of payment solutions. Givens will head the Payment Solutions Group responsible for global payment execution across enVista’s client base, including all payment products, such as development, execution, services and information reporting.

Givens joins enVista’s Transportation Solutions Group from JPMorgan Chase to provide unmatched expertise to clients who leverage enVista’s market-leading freight audit and payment (FAP) solution. enVista annually processes 500 million unique shipments and manages $11 billion in spend across 5,000 global carriers. Its comprehensive FAP solution includes transportation invoice auditing and automation, BI & analytics, and payment processing to fully optimize freight spend and financial processes. With this solution, shippers benefit from a comprehensive audit across all modes of transportation, end-to-end visibility and proactive insights into cost-saving and efficiency opportunities. 

Givens’ expertise provides enVista clients with added protection to their FAP activities. When dealing with domestic and international money transfers, shippers need to consider several factors, such as Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) regulations, to comply with the law. With enVista’s team of payment experts, enVista oversees these compliance details for clients with an automated background and sanction list check, compliance reporting oversight committee and more.

Givens said, “I am honored and eager to join enVista as VP, payment solutions. With my more than a decade of experience in payment strategies, I understand the nuances and critical nature of freight audit and payment practices for enVista’s clients. I look forward to leading a team that provides an extra source of expertise for enVista’s clients to further ensure they not only benefit from their FAP solutions with significant cost savings, but that their FAP capabilities become competitive differentiators.”

Jim Barnes, enVista CEO, added, “Alvin’s addition to the team was highly strategic. His level of regulatory experience and cross-industry payments expertise is something most players in the space don’t offer and positions enVista ahead of the competition. enVista’s freight audit and payment solution includes our market-leading BI and analytics engine that delivers a holistic view of transportation activity across a shipper’s network and highlights important opportunities for cost savings and service improvements.” 

enVista provides comprehensive solutions to optimize transportation operations and reduce costs, including transportation consulting, strategic sourcing, business intelligence and global freight audit and payment. enVista’s proprietary myShipINFO® global freight audit and payment solution delivers powerful BI capabilities robust data visualization capabilities and customizable reports and analytics to easily view and manage transportation KPIs and spend across a shipper’s global operations.

Visit our website to learn more about enVista’s freight audit and payment solution.

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