Blue Yonder Demand and Supply Planning
Blue Yonder Demand and Supply Planning is a cloud-based planning platform for supply-chain organizations.
What Blue Yonder Demand and Supply Planning is
Blue Yonder Demand and Supply Planning is a cloud-based planning platform for supply-chain organizations. It brings demand, supply and inventory planning together, using statistical methods, machine learning and AI for forecasting and demand sensing, with explainability. Its Inventory Ops Agent uses conversational AI to flag broken bills of materials, sourcing issues, unmet demand and fill-rate risks. Teams can model alternative plans through real-time what-if analysis and automate complex workflows. The platform connects planning with transportation, warehouse, sustainability and multi-tier network data, and supports multiple sales channels, warehouses, order routing, picking, shipment handoff and returns. It also covers supplier, logistics and freight planning, plus pricing and promotion optimization. The API-first platform is designed to connect with SAP, Oracle, Salesforce and custom applications. It is available via web and API, with cloud deployment across hybrid and SaaS environments. Pricing is on request; there is no free plan. Support options include standard and premium or cloud support, with 24/7 access for critical incidents.
Good
- Combines statistical, machine-learning and AI forecasting.
- What-if analysis compares alternative supply-chain plans.
- Automates demand, supply and inventory workflows.
- Connects to SAP, Oracle, Salesforce and custom applications.
- Supports multiple warehouses, routing, picking and returns.
Watch out
- No free plan is listed.
- Pricing is available on request.
- Cloud deployment is the listed deployment option.
Who it suits
It suits retailers, manufacturers and logistics providers coordinating demand, inventory, operations and fulfillment across channels. Supply-chain, operations, finance and IT executives are among its intended planning users.
Verdict
Blue Yonder brings forecasting, scenario planning, workflow automation and execution connectivity into one supply-chain planning platform. Organizations should contact the company for pricing and assess its cloud deployment against their requirements.
Plans and prices
From Blue Yonder Demand and Supply Planning's own pricing page, checked 30 Sep 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Demand & Supply Planning | Priced on request | Enterprise supply-chain planning solution · Contact Us |
The facts
Each one read from Blue Yonder Demand and Supply Planning's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Cloud partners
- Snowflake and Microsoft Azure provide cloud infrastructure for Blue Yonder supply-chain and AI solutions.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Execution connectivity
- Connects transportation, warehouse, sustainability and multi-tier, multi-enterprise network data to planning.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Forecasting
- Combines statistical methods, machine learning and AI with explainability for demand sensing and planning.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Integrations
- The API-first platform is designed to connect with SAP, Oracle, Salesforce and custom applications.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Inventory Ops Agent
- Conversational AI scans for broken bills of materials, sourcing issues, unmet demand and fill-rate risks.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Purpose
- Provides all-in-one demand, supply and inventory planning for supply-chain organizations.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Security standards
- Blue Yonder lists SOC 1, SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27701 and ISO 22301 certifications or attestations for applicable cloud services.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Support
- Support offerings include standard support and premium or cloud support with 24/7 critical-incident access.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Target customers
- Blue Yonder says retailers, manufacturers and logistics service providers rely on its supply-chain platform.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Workflow automation
- Automates complex demand, supply and inventory workflows to reduce errors and cycle times.checked 30 Sep 2001
Money
- Planning users
- The product addresses supply-chain, operations, finance and information-technology executives.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Scenario planning
- Supports real-time what-if analysis by mixing factors and assessing alternative supply-chain plans.checked 30 Sep 2001
Where it runs
- Platform
- Runs on a highly available, cloud-native platform deployable globally across hybrid and SaaS environments.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Security approach
- Its cybersecurity practices are based on the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and ISO standards.checked 30 Sep 2001
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