Under Armour Scales Apparel Distribution with Manhattan WMS

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Under Armour Scales Apparel Distribution with Manhattan WMS

Case study of Under Armour replacing legacy WMS with Manhattan Warehouse Management, Extended Enterprise Management, and Slotting Optimization to support rapid growth.

Published

June 4, 2026

Read time

3 min read

Source

Manhattan Associates

Under Armour outgrew its manual warehouse processes and legacy WMS as order volume and value-added service requirements increased. Manhattan Associates Warehouse Management for IBM i automated picking, packing, and shipping, while Extended Enterprise Management improved available-to-promise visibility and Slotting Optimization enabled demand-based inventory placement. The implementation eliminated overtime, increased shipment accuracy, and positioned distribution centers to handle multi-billion-dollar growth targets.

Key takeaways

Legacy WMS could not scale with apparel volume or value-added services such as hanging and ticketing

Manhattan WMS replaced manual processes and reduced transaction times from 40 minutes to near real time

Extended Enterprise Management enabled accurate ATP commitments and direct shipment of over 15 million units

Slotting Optimization automated golden-zone placement and RF updates, reducing human error

First peak season after go-live achieved record shipments with zero overtime

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