Amway’s Global Supply Chain Runs on Blue Yonder
Customer Company Size
Large Corporate
Region
- America
Country
- United States
- Worldwide
Product
- Blue Yonder’s demand and supply planning capabilities
- Blue Yonder’s cloud model
- Blue Yonder’s supply chain execution and fulfillment capabilities
Tech Stack
- Microsoft Azure
- Software-as-a-service (SaaS)
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Cost Savings
- Productivity Improvements
Technology Category
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
Applicable Industries
- Consumer Goods
- Retail
Applicable Functions
- Logistics & Transportation
- Warehouse & Inventory Management
Use Cases
- Supply Chain Visibility
- Inventory Management
Services
- Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
Amway is a global company founded in Ada, Michigan, in 1959. The company sells health, beauty, and home care products in over 100 countries worldwide. As Amway expanded into new regions, its supply chain and logistics processes were becoming inconsistent. The company's annual sales exceed $8 billion, making it a significant player in the consumer goods industry. Amway has a long-standing partnership with Blue Yonder, which has helped unify the global supply chain and deliver more consistent results. Recently, Amway began migrating its Blue Yonder solutions to a software-as-a-service (SaaS) delivery model to maximize speed, capacity, and agility, while minimizing its total cost of ownership.
The Challenge
Amway, a global company selling health, beauty, and home care products in over 100 countries, was facing inconsistencies in its supply chain and logistics processes as it expanded into new regions. The company's annual sales exceed $8 billion, and managing the supply chain for such a vast operation was becoming increasingly complex. The company had a long-standing partnership with Blue Yonder, which had helped unify the global supply chain and deliver more consistent results. However, Amway was looking to further improve its operations by migrating its Blue Yonder solutions to a software-as-a-service (SaaS) delivery model. This move was aimed at maximizing speed, capacity, and agility, while minimizing Amway’s total cost of ownership.
The Solution
Blue Yonder provided Amway with demand and supply planning capabilities that consolidated and synchronized demand signals, as well as external variables, across Amway’s global markets. This allowed Amway to make more accurate, profitable decisions, from inventory staging to maximizing turns. Blue Yonder also provided supply chain execution and fulfillment capabilities that helped Amway balance all the factors that determine inventory placement and solve executional problems in advance. These solutions took into account demand signals, customer service targets, safety-stock policies, and supply chain constraints, all while keeping costs-to-serve low. Furthermore, Blue Yonder’s cloud model, hosted on Microsoft Azure, allowed Amway to scale on demand, deliver faster, and reduce its total cost of ownership. The SaaS delivery model positioned Amway to integrate, orchestrate, and execute in real-time to maximize responsiveness.
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