Canadian wine leader leverages Spinnaker’s expertise to enhance demand and supply planning across its national distribution network
Houston, TX — March 2, 2020 — Spinnaker, a leading global provider of supply chain consulting and returns management solutions, announced today that its client, Arterra Wines Canada, Inc., has successfully deployed Blue Yonder (formerly JDA Software, Inc.) planning solutions, with the go-live completed in January 2020.
Arterra, Canada’s premier producer and marketer of award-winning Canadian and imported wines, turned to Spinnaker to tailor and upgrade its Blue Yonder platform. The initiative was driven by new regulatory opportunities within the Canadian beverage industry and a need to build a robust digital foundation for future growth and expansion.
The upgraded platform now enables Arterra to forecast demand from shelf to winery and view inventory performance across its entire distribution network. With improved visibility and agility, the company can now drive more effective inventory decisions across channels.
From a technical standpoint, Spinnaker provided implementation and upgrade expertise that resulted in a 60% improvement in batch and online performance—enhancing Arterra’s ability to make faster, more profitable supply chain decisions, all within a single unified platform. The transformation also included robust business process and change management enablement to ensure sustainable adoption by end users.
“Optimizing our supply and demand planning platform is a key driver in our bold digital transformation,” said Paul Kassebaum, Senior Vice President of Operations at Arterra. “Through the expertise and efforts of Spinnaker and our Arterra team, we’ve successfully upgraded our existing platform and accelerated our ability to supply the right product at the right place for our retail customers and Canadian consumers.”
“Arterra continues to transform its supply chain to embrace current market conditions while adding capabilities for the future,” said Kenneth Poore, then Director of Connected Planning & Fulfillment at Spinnaker. “Their investment in Blue Yonder, enabled by Spinnaker, provides a foundation for continued industry leadership.”
About Arterra Wines Canada, Inc.
Arterra Wines Canada, Inc. is the country's leading producer and marketer of award-winning, globally recognized Canadian and imported wines. Arterra Wines Canada, Inc. has grown and evolved to owning and distributing 100+ wine brands, including seven of the top 20 brands in Canada: Jackson-Triggs, Inniskillin, Sawmill Creek, Wallaroo Trail, Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi, Ruffino and Kim Crawford. In the last five years, the company's portfolio has received over 1,500 accolades and awards in national and international wine competitions.
Headquartered in Mississauga, ON, Arterra Wines Canada, Inc. operates eight wineries across the country, with over 1,700 acres of premium vineyards in Canada's wine regions. It owns and operates 164 Wine Rack retail wine stores in Ontario and sells wine kits and products for winemaking through its RJS Craft Winemaking brand. It employs approximately 2,000 full-time and part-time staff across the country. For more information about Arterra Wines Canada, Inc., visit www.arterracanada.com.
About Spinnaker SCA
Spinnaker SCA, a company of Publicis Sapient, is a premier supply chain consulting firm providing end-to-end supply chain strategy, planning, and operations management solutions. Specializing in designing and building agile supply chains optimized for the complexities of the modern world, we create value by holistically unlocking people, process and technology capabilities to accelerate digital business transformations.
Our consulting solutions span Supply Chain Strategy & Transformation, Connected Planning & Fulfillment, Warehouse Operations & Automation, Transportation & Visibility, and Supply Chain AI & Data Engineering. By blending deep industry expertise with Publicis Sapient’s digital transformation capabilities, we are empowering businesses to discover value in new ways to future-proof their supply chains in an increasingly digital-first world.
Spinnaker SCA empowers our clients to design intelligently, implement seamlessly, and grow exponentially.
Media Contact
Jaime Reints
Sr. Director, Spinnaker SCA
info@spinnakersca.com
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