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Ewing Irrigation WMS Implementation Case Study

Case study of Ewing Irrigation deploying Manhattan WMS and Replenishment across seven DCs to improve inventory accuracy and reduce labor.

Published
June 4, 2026
Read time
3 min read
Source
Manhattan Associates

Ewing Irrigation, a national distributor with seven 200,000 sq ft distribution centers and 195 branches, implemented Manhattan Warehouse Management and Replenishment. The project addressed expanding SKU counts and multi-site inventory challenges. Results included 100% inventory accuracy, a shift from six to five operating days, 50% throughput gain, and fill rate improvement to 98%.

Key takeaways

Inventory accuracy improved from prior levels to 100%

Reduced weekly operating days from six to five with 15% labor hour reduction

Fill rate increased to 98%, an 18% improvement

Throughput rose 50% while DC utilization dropped from 100% to 60%

Manhattan WMS and Replenishment supported 13,000 SKUs across 250 vendors

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