Sri Lanka’s John Keells Holdings assigns India’s Manthan to set up supplier collaboration platform
Sri Lanka’s Jaykay Marketing Service (Pvt.) Ltd, which is the retail arm of John Keells Holdings PLC that operates the Keells supermarkets, has reportedly chosen Manthan System’s Vendor Link solution to enable its supplier collaboration platform as part of the company’s digital transformation journey.
Bangalore-based Manthan is a global leader in AI-powered analytics solutions.
According to local media reports, Keells has undertaken a critical initiative to bring its entire network of over 650 suppliers to a single platform for efficient and faster collaboration.
Using Manthan’s Vendor Link, Keells can realise its aggressive business growth objectives by bringing automation, visibility and data-driven decision-making to its collaborative supply chain with its supplier partners, reports further state.
“Innovation plays a key role at Keells and we are committed to investing in technology that empowers all stakeholders, including our teams set new benchmarks on internal processes improvement and driving business efficiency. We are glad to have partnered with Manthan to take our supplier collaboration process to the next level,” John Keells Holdings President – Retail, Charitha Subasinghe has been quoted as saying.
“We are delighted to partner with a marquee brand like Keells and be a core part of its transformation journey. Keells already has a very strong business and technology systems backbone. Vendor Link will add significant value to it by becoming the data and process integration bridge to its extended enterprise ecosystem,” Manthan Chief Product Officer, Nameer Narula has said.
OSL take:
The move by one of Sri Lanka’s largest conglomerates John Keells Holdings to upgrade its systems is indicative of the overall strength, growth and expansion of local businesses. Foreign businesses could explore business opportunities in Sri Lanka’s private sector, especially among businesses that are looking at expanding operations and developing its existing business systems.
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