Nike’s ERP launch comes as the retailer continues to face issues that the new technology system could prove to be instrumental in tackling. The company is managing inventories to deal with the slower movement of goods as transit times remain at roughly two weeks longer than pre-pandemic levels and aren’t expected to improve significantly through the end of FY 2023.

Nike has been planning an ERP overhaul since 2020, part of a strategy to more effectively service online customers and unify financial and inventory views across the company’s ecosystem. The retailer is recalibrating its supply and demand in China, in response to shifting market conditions, and the revamped digital system should help fuel profits in the region.