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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Blue Yonder Warehouse Management

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ABlue Yonder Warehouse Management is a warehouse management system for controlling inventory and work inside distribution centers and warehouses. It coordinates receiving, putaway, replenishment, picking, packing, loading, shipping, and related labor and equipment tasks.N/A

    Thrive Technologies

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AThrive is an inventory management software offering from Thrive Technologies. It is built to help distribution and retail companies needing to improve demand forecasting, and it helps inventory replenishment functionality in ERP systems.N/A
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    Pricing Offerings
    Blue Yonder Warehouse ManagementThrive Technologies
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Blue Yonder Warehouse ManagementThrive Technologies
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Blue Yonder Warehouse Management and Thrive Technologies
    Feature
    Blue Yonder Warehouse Management
    -
    Ratings
    Thrive Technologies
    8.2
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Serial number and batch tracking00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Barcode scanning00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Automation rules00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Reporting and analytics00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Fulfillment00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Backorder management00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Returns management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Bill of materials management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Item kitting00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Invoicing00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Forecasting00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Accounting integration00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Point of sale integration00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Blue Yonder Warehouse ManagementThrive Technologies
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    5.5
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Blue Yonder Warehouse ManagementThrive Technologies
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
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    Thrive Technologies
    For our small hospital, the cost of the operation is a great value. Like any EHR, there are going to be limitations. Our hospital is not part of a larger health system, so did not have the pressure of spending more money to have a system which fed into a larger organization, so it works for us in this capacity. With so many hospitals jumping on EHRs like Epic and Oracle, it seems like this has only increased the overall cost of healthcare. [...] does also have a great revenue cycle component to it that expands across other EHRs. In the past, Thrive Technologies was a all encompassing system, but like most has a separate payroll system and now separate GL that you could also add. This is indicative of the software in general for healthcare unfortunately.
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    Pros
    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!
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    Thrive Technologies
    • Cloud-based, accurate forecasting system saves lots of time and can tangibly boosts ROI
    • Robust demand management down to the SKU level
    • Optimized replenishment prevents too much money from being tied up in inventory
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    Cons
    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.
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    Thrive Technologies
    • Although it's simpler than many alternatives, it's a highly complex system and at times we felt lost during the transition period.
    • We didn't get the results we had imagined when looking at their case studies and marketing materials. I understand many factors go into those things, and their case studies are not necessarily indicative of typical results, but your mileage may vary.
    • Inventory replenishment alerts about potential stockouts weren't always reliable.
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    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.
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    Thrive Technologies
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    Usability
    Blue Yonder (formerly JDA Software Group)
    I found RedPraire to be the best system I have used of the years.
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    Thrive Technologies
    Depending on what subsystem, I think some work much better than others. For example on the patient accounting side, it is fairly easy to use, but does require a couple extra keystrokes. On the clinical side, I have heard similar statements. On the financial/accounts payable side, it is easier to use, while there are scenarios in which it would be nice to have a few more features.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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.
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    Thrive Technologies
    Thrive Technologies is significantly more cost effective than the others, while it does lack some of the features (bells and whistles). Most of our neighboring hospitals are using these other systems, which does make it is tough to connect to them, as it seems like these larger systems have a juggernaut on the market and the costs of these is only increasing.
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    Return on Investment
    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.
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    Thrive Technologies
    • We were able to reduce the amount of resources tied up in inventory
    • Forecasting tools meant significantly less time spent trying to wrangle spreadsheets
    • The transition was painful, causing initial doubts, but it was certainly worth the growing pains
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