CINCINNATI — Datalliance, an independent supplier of Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) services, has announced that Gates Corp. (Gates), one of the world’s leading manufacturers of industrial and automotive products, systems and components, has selected Datalliance VMI for its Vendor Managed Inventory program. Gates has operations in 25 countries and in every major industrial and automotive market and is part of the Industrial & Automotive group of Tomkins plc, a global engineering group.
“We have identified our Vendor Managed Inventory program as a key strategy to help us deliver more value to our distributor customers,” said Tom Wells, director of national sales, Gates Corp. “Gates has always placed a high priority on continuously improving the speed and efficiency of our supply chain. VMI provides us with the technology and business process to accomplish these objectives, and, in the end, will help us grow our market share.”
Max Buchanan, director of sales – Industrial, Datalliance, added, “VMI is an accepted and growing practice in the industrial/power transmission marketplace, because manufacturers and distributors are realizing the benefits of increased sales and improved efficiencies. We look forward to working with Gates and their distributors to achieve these business benefits.”
