Levi's chooses i2 for vendor managed inventory

i2 Technologies Inc. today announced that Levi Strauss & Co., one of the world's largest apparel marketers with sales in more than 110 countries, has tapped i2 to design and deploy processes and tools to improve service levels to Levi Strauss & Co.'s U.S. retail customers.

The tools, which include a vendor managed inventory, are designed to more accurately replenish products on the retail floor at the SKU level, providing consumers with a better shopping experience and enhancing sales opportunities for retailers. In addition, Levi Strauss & Co. is leveraging associated outsourced managed services from i2 to improve its inventory management.

"We are pleased to partner with Levi Strauss & Co. and help them achieve their business goals, leveraging our managed services and retail solutions to support VMI with its channel partners," said Gurdip Singh, i2 vice president, retail and consumer industries. "Our goal is to continually monitor results and make recommendations that will allow LS&Co. to improve its service to its retail customers, while minimizing inventory investment."