Blue Yonder has its sights set on a broader horizon within the business of digitally transforming supply chains.
Supply chains have turn into more complex … and there’s an increased demand for the sharing of knowledge and resources across the entire value chain.
Duncan Angove, CEO
Blue Yonder
Last week, the provider of supply chain, success and delivery management systems agreed to accumulate supply chain technology company One Network Enterprises for roughly $839 million.
The deal follows two other recent acquisitions Scottsdale, Arizona-based Blue Yonder made to boost digital supply chain operations: flexis AG, a provider of producing planning technology, and Doddle, which offers reverse logistics and returns management technology.
Blue Yonder didn’t disclose what it’s paying for flexis and Doddle, nevertheless it said the three acquisitions totaled “roughly $1 billion.”
One Network is a worldwide provider of supply chain control towers and related technology and services designed to let firms use online dashboards to view and control the movement of products throughout their supply chains. One Network’s technology incorporates internet-of-things (IoT) sensors and AI to observe the movement of products through supply chains, helping firms improve end-to-end operations from materials sourcing through production and delivery.
Duncan Angove, CEO, Blue Yonder
“Supply chains have turn into more complex, and as increasingly firms reduce risk by diversifying sourcing of products globally, there’s an increased demand for the sharing of knowledge and resources across the entire value chain,” Blue Yonder CEO Duncan Angove says. He adds that One Network’s capabilities will enable Blue Yonder to supply “a unified, end-to-end supply chain ecosystem that’s resilient enough to face up to today’s challenges.”
Flexis is predicated in Stuttgart, Germany, and maintains its North American office in Dublin, Ohio. The corporate focuses on production optimization and transportation planning and execution systems; it focuses totally on automotive and industrial original equipment manufacturers.
Flexis strengthens Blue Yonder’s capabilities to assist firms with highly configurable products and expansive supplier networks to “plan and optimize their complex production facilities,” Blue Yonder says.
Addressing the boom in EVs and digital purchasing
“Their experience meets the ever-changing demands of today’s automotive industry, which is marked by a boom in electric vehicle production, digital purchasing models, and enhanced configure-to-order customization options,” Andove says, adding, “Flexis equips manufacturers with the power to flexibly schedule and sequence orders on their assembly lines, in addition to integrate with order management systems to balance and optimize production dates based on inventory availability, material constraints, transportation schedules, and production sequences.”
Doddle provides reverse logistics and returns management technology and services to greater than 900 merchants sites worldwide. Andove says Doddle brings Blue Yonder an expanded range of services, including self-service kiosks and pick-up/drop-off networks, to supply retailers and logistics providers.
Paul Demery is a Digital Commerce 360 contributing editor covering B2B digital commerce technology and strategy. [email protected].
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