Blue Yonder, a leading supply chain solutions provider, has announced its acquisition of flexis AG, a software technology company that specializes in production optimization and transportation planning and execution.
The acquisition strengthens Blue Yonder’s capabilities to help companies with highly configurable products and expansive suppliers to plan and optimize their complex production facilities and network structures.
flexis’ solutions enable businesses to offer exemplary service to their customers by dynamically planning and flexibly slotting and sequencing orders on their assembly lines. They also help customers to balance and optimize production dates based on inventory availability, material constraints, transportation schedules, and production sequences.
flexis’ offerings are a perfect complement to Blue Yonder’s comprehensive supply chain solution, which includes sales and operations planning, order fulfillment and forecasting, labor management, logistics management, and warehouse management.
“With flexis’ capabilities, we can deliver tremendous value to customers eager to enhance their customer experience, from individual e-commerce-based order placement, all the way back through the configure to order production process to long range parts and material planning,” said Duncan Angove, CEO, Blue Yonder.
flexis’ solutions are trusted by some of the world’s leading automotive and industrial OEM brands, as they meet 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.
“IDC has noted Blue Yonder’s growth in Supply Chain Planning in recent years. The acquisition of flexis will strengthen Blue Yonder’s end-to-end positioning in the market and is a logical and valuable addition to their ecosystem of supply chain management tools,” said Eric Thompson, Worldwide Supply Chain Planning research director, IDC.
“Blue Yonder has long been renowned as a leader in supply chain management and consistently pursues the vision of being the largest end-to-end platform in the world. Therefore, we are proud to contribute to this mission with our experienced team and our end-to-end portfolio,” said Philipp Beisswenger, CEO at flexis.