Evaluation based on Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision

Blue Yonder is recognized as a Leader in three Gartner Magic Quadrant reports covering Supply Chain Planning Solutions, Transportation Management Systems and Warehouse Management Systems4

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – April 29, 2024 – Blue Yonder, a leader in digital supply chain transformations, has been positioned by Gartner as a Leader in the recently released 2024 Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions1 based on the Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision. The company is positioned furthest in Completeness of Vision.

Blue Yonder attributes its success to its strong cognitive planning capabilities – built on the Blue Yonder Platform – that offer advanced end-to-end and integrated supply chain planning solutions, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) capabilities, and data management. In addition, the company’s recent acquisition of flexis AG, expands the company’s factory planning, scheduling, sequencing, and slotting capabilities.

Blue Yonder has been recognized as a Leader four consecutive times in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions. The company was also named a Leader four times in the previously published Gartner Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning System of Record report that was published during 2010, 2014, 2016, and20182.  

“Our customers are seeking a new approach to supply chain management, one specifically designed to tackle the agility and resilience demands posed by the daily challenges of volatile supply chains,” said Andrea Morgan-Vandome, chief innovation officer, Blue Yonder. “Blue Yonder’s cognitive solutions, powered by predictive and generative AI, ensure that planning and execution work seamlessly in tandem on a large scale. Our planning solutions span every tier of the supply chain, work off a common set of data and are objective led. They are execution aware which means if a disruption or opportunity is sensed, our patented solvers will recommend options for collaborative resolution. This has replaced conventional ‘scenario’ or ‘what if’ planning with objective-led, range-based planning, preparing the enterprise for many possible futures.”

In addition, according to the 2024 Gartner Critical Capabilities for Supply Chain Planning Solutions report3, Blue Yonder ranked first in Vendors’ Product Scores for Supply Planning Use Case and ranked third in Vendors’ Product Scores for Demand Planning Use Case.

Blue Yonder supply chain planning capabilities use AI and ML, along with real-time data across the end-to-end supply chain, from suppliers to consumers, to sense, predict and act based on high-quality and highly-accurate plans. With ML forecasting, inventory and supply optimization, detailed scheduling, network design, transportation load building, large-scale retail deployment, and e-commerce promising all operating seamlessly, customers can reduce the decision cycle times, improve service level and margin, and enable growth. For example, AI scenario planning and real-time ML predictions are shifting planning workflows away from the constraints of overnight batches. In addition, the always-on planning approach allows businesses to quickly identify improvement opportunities and potential challenges, enabling planners to respond appropriately to maximize performance and minimize risk.

“Enabling the growth of our innovative and differentiated product portfolio meant that we needed a world-class supply-chain solution that could meet the complex requirements of our business and ‘Digital First’ strategy. After a rigorous evaluation, we selected Blue Yonder as the provider best suited to support our current and future needs,” said Chance Finley, vice president, Global Supply Chain Operations, onsemi.

With this latest Gartner Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning, Blue Yonder is one of only two evaluated companies recognized as a Leader in three Gartner Magic Quadrant reports covering Supply Chain Planning, Transportation Management Systems, and Warehouse Management Systems4.

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Sources:

1 Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions, Pia Orup Lund, Tim Payne, Joe Graham, Caleb Thomson, Jan Snoeckx, 23 April 2024.

2 From 2010-2018, Blue Yonder was recognized as “JDA” or “JDA Software” in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning System of Record. The report was revised and changed names, publishing for the first time in 2021 as the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions.

3 Gartner, Critical Capabilities for Supply Chain Planning Solutions, Pia Orup Lund, Tim Payne, Joe Graham, Caleb Thomson, Jan Snoeckx, 30 April 2024.

4 Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems, Simon Tunstall, Dwight Klappich, Rishabh Narang, Federica Stufano, 8 May 2023; Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems, Brock Johns, Oscar Sanchez Duran, Carly West, Manav Jain, 27 March 2024; Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions, Pia Orup Lund, Tim Payne, Joe Graham, Caleb Thomson, Jan Snoeckx, 23 April 2024.

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About Blue Yonder

Blue Yonder is the world leader in digital supply chain transformation. Global retailers, manufacturers and logistics providers leverage Blue Yonder to optimize their supply chains from planning through fulfillment, delivery and returns. Blue Yonder’s AI-embedded, interoperable supply chain solutions are connected end-to-end via a unified platform and data cloud, enabling business to collaborate in real time across functions, which supports more agile decision-making, improved customer satisfaction, profitable growth, and more resilient, sustainable supply chains. Blue Yonder – Fulfill your PotentialTM  www.blueyonder.com

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