A long-time Blue Yonder E3 Advanced Replenishment client recognized that to continue to achieve their operational excellence objectives and enable growth, their supply chain planning systems and processes needed to evolve. To make this happen, a strong directive was sent from the executives to chart a course to become the world’s preeminent selling, logistics, and data insights company within the wine and spirits industry. The client evaluated numerous supply chain software options and found that for a distribution company of their size and scale seeking advanced supply chain planning analytics, Blue Yonder’s Demand Planning, Fulfillment, and Order Optimization combined with a S&OP Solution provided the robust capabilities required.

In addition to implementing new software, the client realized that transforming their supply chain planning organization and processes required a significant change management effort. Multiple departments, technologies, processes, and cultures would have to be addressed. Rome wasn’t built in a day – and this transformation wasn’t going to happen overnight. From a process and technology perspective, the initiative impacted nearly every business solution and technical platform in place. The biggest challenge was how to launch these changes while successfully supporting day-to-day operations.

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