| Harbor Freight Tools Partners with enVista to Evaluate
and Select an End-to-End Supply Chain Planning
and Execution Suite
INDIANAPOLIS, February 7, 2008--Harbor Freight Tools (HFT), one of the largest providers of brand-name tools, has selected enVista to evaluate and select a true end-to-end supply chain planning and execution solution. The solution will enable HFT to plan and distribute merchandise from their global sourcing partners through three distribution centers and 300 plus stores. This initiative is focused on developing an agile supply chain that allows HFT to move merchandise through their supply chain and focus on store friendly deliveries. enVista was selected as a result of their end-to-end service offering for retail centric companies.
“We selected enVista as our supply chain partner because of their forward thinking philosophy and their ability to propose a variety of options throughout the supply chain execution evaluation process,” said Bruce Godfray, Vice President of Logistics, Harbor Freight Tools.
“It is exciting to personally work with a dynamic company like HFT. The leadership team is focused on improving HFT supply chain by looking upstream from store deliveries to vendor partner management with their global sourcing partners. The solutions that we are evaluating are more than “4-wall” centric, we are evaluating solution providers that can improve the velocity of inventory from source to consumption,” said Jim Barnes, Managing Partner, enVista.
About Harbor Freight Tools
Harbor Freight Tools offers one of the widest selections of brand-name tools, plus many items you just can't find elsewhere such as Chicago Electric, Pittsburgh, US General, Central Machinery, Western Safety, Central Hydraulic, and Central Forge. For more information please visit www.harborfreight.com .
About enVista
enVista, headquartered in Indianapolis, is a leader in providing supply
chain, logistics and transportation cost management solutions. The company
enables mid-market to Fortune 5000 companies to reduce operating costs,
improve customer service and enhance profitability. Its innovative solutions
and domain expertise help companies across multiple industries and vertical
markets make smart decisions and quickly enhance their supply chain operations,
as well as their competitive advantage. For more information about enVista
please call 877-684-7700 or contact us at www.envistacorp.com.
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