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Pacific Sunwear WMS Upgrade and Labor Management Results

Case study of Pacific Sunwear's Manhattan WMS 2010 upgrade and Labor Management deployment across a 430,000 sq ft DC.

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

Pacific Sunwear upgraded its Warehouse Management System to Manhattan Associates 2010 and implemented Labor Management to increase distribution efficiency. The project delivered a 15% productivity gain and 10% labor cost reduction while minimizing downtime during go-live. The retailer also reduced custom code by moving closer to base system functionality and improved associate performance tracking.

Key takeaways

WMS upgrade completed with zero business disruption over a weekend

15% productivity increase achieved through Labor Management rollout

10% reduction in labor costs after system deployment

Reduced custom code by adopting base functionality in 2010 release

Performance data now used to adjust associate compensation fairly

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