Accel Improves Warehouse Productivity by 35% with Blue Yonder
Customer Company Size
Large Corporate
Region
- America
Country
- Mexico
Product
- Blue Yonder’s warehouse management solution
Tech Stack
- Microsoft Azure cloud platform
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Productivity Improvements
- Cost Savings
- Customer Satisfaction
Technology Category
- Functional Applications - Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
Applicable Functions
- Warehouse & Inventory Management
Use Cases
- Warehouse Automation
- Inventory Management
Services
- Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
Accel Logistics is a leading player in the Mexican logistics market. The company offers a range of services including inventory management, packaging, distribution, and transportation. Accel operates 19 regional warehouses, which collectively span more than 28,000 square meters of space. The company has been using Blue Yonder’s warehouse management solution for years to streamline its processes, resulting in cost reductions, productivity growth, and superior customer service.
The Challenge
Accel Logistics, a leader in the Mexican logistics market, has been using Blue Yonder’s warehouse management solution to streamline processes in its 19 distribution centers. This has resulted in cost reductions, productivity growth, and superior customer service. However, the recent surge in market demand for logistics has also brought about an increase in demand volatility. Accel needed to improve its speed and agility to keep up with this unpredictable demand.
The Solution
To address this challenge, Accel decided to migrate its Blue Yonder solution to the cloud. Blue Yonder partnered with Netlogistik on the cloud migration. The digital transformation of Accel's 19 warehouses included the implementation of voice controls and real-time product tracking, which significantly improved the speed and accuracy of their daily operations. The Blue Yonder warehouse management solution, hosted on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform, features artificial intelligence that exceeds the abilities of manual processes. The solution can ingest data, apply advanced analytics, and autonomously make optimal decisions that balance customer service with cost control.
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