Likelihood to Recommend Good for large organizations but can be used across various industries from manufacturing to even medical. Also very Citrix publishing friendly to allow multiple users located anywhere to use AspenOne Supply Chain Management across the organization while consolidating their data in a centralized secure place. This ability to consolidate and centralize applications and data within the same facility makes migration, high availability in DR scenario easier to configure as well.
Read full review Blue Yonder (formerly JDA Software Group)
The size and scope of the operation is the main question. In a smaller environment, or one that does not require a complex Warehouse Management Solution (WMS), RedPrairie may not be a good fit.
Read full review Pros Provides a wealth of data and information interpreted across management and supply chain team located at various offices and plants globally Implementation was with relative ease with small dedicated team. Implementation time was also quick from launch to go-live in three business quarters. Excellent technical support from AspenOne and their tier support is knowledgeable on the product. Good bug fixes and quick support along with predictable update release schedule. Read full review Blue Yonder (formerly JDA Software Group)
Cycle counting--great feature for inventory accuracy. System directed put-away--system directs driver where to store and put materials away, keeps a warehouse in tip-top shape. CNZ-Count near Zero, actually set at count at zero, when a bayrow emtys out, prompts fork driver to verify that the bayrow is actually empty by doing a cycle count....great for inventory accuracy! Read full review Cons While AspenOne Supply Chain Management generate a wealth of data and information, the ability to organize and create reports can be time consuming as well as steep learning curve. While incremental updates are predictable, AspenOne major version updates can be difficult to implement with wide user impact causing more downtime than we prefer. Report merge and legacy version conversion tools can be made easier to use with more GUI (graphical user interface) options and less command base as well as status progress graphic and confirmation of completion would be very helpful. Read full review Blue Yonder (formerly JDA Software Group)
Their implementation team was unable to provide examples where they successfully executed large scale multi site global deployments. May require strong client team or 3rd party implementation firm to ensure successful deployment and results. As of 3 years ago, their parcel shipping module was very new and unproven in marketplace. As of 3 years ago, Red Prairie had limited offering in modules that complement the WMS such as trading partner management and distributed order management. If you truly just need warehouse management capabilities this might not matter. For us, this meant we would need to involve more solution providers or internal development to address supply chain initiatives. Read full review Likelihood to Renew Blue Yonder (formerly JDA Software Group)
Again, the product was good. Customer service was OK at best. For any new installations or upgrades, I would seek a third party servicer/installer who would be more flexible in contract negotiations and provide service guarantees beyond what could expected with RedPrairie itself. If you choose to deal with RedPrairie directly, prepare for a lengthy negotiation process.
Read full review Usability Blue Yonder (formerly JDA Software Group)
I found RedPraire to be the best system I have used of the years.
Read full review Alternatives Considered AspenOne Supply Chain Management was a cheaper alternative to
SAP HANA and while as not feature-ful and not as easy to integrate with SAP data, the interface was easy enough to configure without the need for HANA. It was also easier and quicker to deploy and implement which alleviated our business pain point. It's like an old saying the best software is the one you can use, now! Our management and supply chain team members have been happy with the product and very few complaints arise from the production usage or performance.
Read full review Blue Yonder (formerly JDA Software Group)
RedPrarie seems to have been better than Aloha. I will say that I used Aloha a very long time ago and it is probably light years ahead now. Aloha seemed to be a little more flexible in what you could do. The major downfall was you had a system that needed to be connected to the POS network directly on site that would be used only for reporting. This would require you to have another PC for computing needs. Like I said before, this is probably something that has changed in the newer world of Aloha.
Read full review Return on Investment We needed AspenOne Supply Chain Management quickly back in 2013 since our biggest pain point was tracking movement of products and ability for multiple departments and locations to access the information to complete their responsibilities within the organization. Was able to successfully implement in three quarters for go-live. Since our initiation implementation our two major version upgrades did not go as smooth as we would like causing downtime of user access and the system does not have flexibility to run previous version while upgrading to new version. Upgrade path needs to improve to minimize downtime. The business reported quick ROI of better than expected results and the software paid for itself in under three years which beats projection. Centralized implementation makes disaster recovery (DR) configuration easier to manage. Read full review Blue Yonder (formerly JDA Software Group)
Warehousing errors were reduced by almost 12% with Blue Yonder Luminate Logistics. Order processing was done at more than 7% of the average TAT with the use of this service. End-user & ops team had higher productivity by almost 15% after integrating the service in day-to-day activities. Read full review ScreenShots —