Open Sky Group and Easy Metrics Announce Strategic Partnership to Drive Enhanced Labor Optimization in Supply Chain Operations

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Open Sky Group and Easy Metrics Announce Strategic Partnership to Drive Enhanced Labor Optimization in Supply Chain Operations

RALEIGH, N.C. (January 14, 2025) – Open Sky Group, a global leader in supply chain execution solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with Easy Metrics, a premier provider of labor management and warehouse performance management solutions. This collaboration aims to deliver advanced tools to streamline workflows and improve finances across distribution and warehouse operations.

The partnership combines Open Sky Group’s deep expertise in supply chain execution solutions and implementation services with Easy Metrics’ cutting-edge cloud-based warehouse performance management platform. Together, the companies will provide businesses with powerful labor insights for workflow analysis, benchmarking, and forecasting across their networks. Clients will benefit from enhanced visibility and control into activity-based costs by customer and process, improved resource allocation, and data-driven insights that enable better decision-making.

“Partnering with Easy Metrics allows Open Sky Group to enhance our current portfolio of market-leading supply chain execution solutions to offer a comprehensive solution that empowers our clients to achieve new levels of labor efficiency and competitive advantage in the marketplace,” said Alan Prillaman, SVP of Open Sky Group. “This collaboration underscores our commitment to delivering best-in-class technology solutions that optimize operations, lower costs, and enhance overall supply chain performance for our valued clients.”

By merging Easy Metrics’ machine learning-powered analytics with Open Sky Group’s supply chain execution expertise, the partnership will provide companies with a scalable, data-driven approach to operational visibility and efficiency. Clients can now access detailed reports and actionable insights, enabling them to forecast labor needs accurately, reduce waste, and improve employee engagement.

“We are excited to join forces with Open Sky Group, whose reputation for delivering high-quality supply chain solutions aligns perfectly with our mission to drive operational excellence,” said Dean Dorcas, Co-Founder and CEO of Easy Metrics. “This partnership will enable us to provide even greater value to our customers by combining our advanced warehouse performance management capabilities with Open Sky Group’s proven expertise in implementation and integration.”

About Easy Metrics
Operations and finance leaders use Easy Metrics’ cloud platform to analyze, forecast, and manage the cost and performance of their warehouse operations. Easy Metrics empowers leaders to drive operational speed and efficiency, cut waste, prioritize investments, and adopt labor and automation strategies that fuel their business growth. Easy Metrics is based in Bellevue, Washington, and is backed by Nexa Equity, a private equity firm based in San Francisco, CA. For more information, please visit https://easymetrics.com.

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Jeremy Hudson

Vice President of Client Services

Jeremy’s focus is on the products and services clients need to stay competitive. Open Sky Group’s mission is to deliver technology-enabled solutions that allow our customers to achieve more while having the flexibility to adapt to change. Jeremy lives the core values and mission by bringing the best experience possible to our clients. He is an essential member of implementation teams, working alongside clients, and encouraging them to use innovation and best practices instead of customizations for success.

Jason Yantiss

Vice President of Client Services

Jason provides leadership to a variety of teams focused on implementation and integration. With 27+ years of experience holding operational and technical management roles in transportation, billing, and warehousing across a vast array of industry verticals, Jason is adept at driving multiple complex projects, understanding customer needs at all levels of the operation and providing viable solutions. Jason’s resume of 150+ implementation projects include Warehouse, Labor, Transportation, Yard Management and multiple AR/AP Freight Pay and Customer Billing systems. 

Eric McPherson

Vice President of Client Services

Mac works to oversee implementation and integration projects. A former Marine officer and military police officer, he brings over 27 years of supply chain experience, including 11 years at Blue Yonder in both delivery and service sales. Mac is a dedicated, team-oriented professional with a background in business management, professional services, customer service, and supply chain technology. His specialties include sales support, supply chain execution systems, project management, fulfillment operations, distribution operations, and GSA contracts.

Shannon Caflisch

Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing

Shannon is responsible for the strategy and management of all sales, business development, and marketing programs. With over 25 years of sales experience and 15 years focused in the supply chain space, Shannon focuses on building strong relationships with clients and partners and strives to deliver the right software solutions to help conquer supply chain challenges. Shannon believes in learning by listening to understand clients’ goals, struggles, and what is important to their business to build lasting, successful relationships.

Alan Prillaman

Senior Vice President of Client Services

As Senior VP of Client Services, Alan oversees all consulting services and account management at Open Sky Group. Possessing over 30 years of combined industry and consulting experience, Alan leverages his unique background in IT, logistics, quality management systems, manufacturing and distribution operations, and facility and strategic account management to provide clients with creative resolutions to complex challenges. His core philosophy and passion are to deliver tangible value for and establish long-term trusted partnerships with our clients.

Mike Noble

Senior Vice President of Technology

As Senior Vice President of Technology, Mike leads Open Sky Group’s Managed Services, Software Services, Infrastructure Services, and Information Technology teams bringing 35+ years of experience in Supply Chain Execution and Information Technology. Mike and his teams ensure we maintain the highest levels of customer service in a secure and reliable environment, constantly reviewing and evaluating new technologies, their appropriateness and applicability so we can safely and securely transact our own business – and help our clients accomplish the same.

Chad Kramlich

CEO

Joining Open Sky Group in 2015, Chad, served as Chief Revenue Officer for three years prior to his appointment to CEO in 2022. With over 25 years of experience delivering results for high-growth software and consulting organizations, Chad is leveraging his background in building efficient and effective implementation teams, establishing high-impact services operations, achieving revenue growth, and deepening executive-level client relations to help propel Open Sky Group into a very successful future.

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