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Blue Yonder Warehouse Management vs. Katana Cloud Inventory

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    Overview
    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

    Katana Cloud Inventory

    Score4.1 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Katana's Cloud Inventory Platform creates a centralized view of company inventory to maintain optimal stock levels across all of its locations and track products available for sale. Users can manage incoming orders from all sales channels and issue purchase orders directly from Katana to ensure restocking at the right time and in the right quantities. Katana can be integrated with e-commerce, accounting, and other business software to automate repetitive tasks and get real-time…

    $179

    per month

    Pricing
    Blue Yonder Warehouse ManagementKatana Cloud Inventory
    Editions & Modules
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    Starter
    $179
    per month
    Standard
    $359
    per month
    Professional
    $799
    per month
    Professional Plus
    $799
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Blue Yonder Warehouse ManagementKatana Cloud Inventory
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—All plans come with monthly and annual pricing, and you can upgrade or downgrade anytime.
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    Features
    Blue Yonder Warehouse ManagementKatana Cloud Inventory
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Blue Yonder Warehouse Management and Katana Cloud Inventory
    Feature
    Blue Yonder Warehouse Management
    -
    Ratings
    Katana Cloud Inventory
    7.6
    1 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Reporting and analytics00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Fulfillment00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Bill of materials management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Invoicing00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Accounting integration00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Blue Yonder Warehouse ManagementKatana Cloud Inventory
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    5.5
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Blue Yonder Warehouse ManagementKatana Cloud Inventory
    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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    Katana Cloud Inventory
    Katana Cloud Inventory is great for shipping and receiving busiiness. Where things are very cut and dry as far as what comes in and what goes out, this program is excellent at keeping track of these things. We do a lot of custom build items and it is not the greatest for these. A lot of time it is difficult to both enter these items and keep track of these items.
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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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    Katana Cloud Inventory
    • Tracks incoming and outgoing parts/items
    • Very easy to use and easy to learn.
    • Able to implement the program quickly and begin using because of ease of use
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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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    Katana Cloud Inventory
    • Auto email generated with PO's cannot be permanently altered in my opinion.
    • Different pack sizes of same items do not automatically fill in inventory I've found. For example, we order an item in singles, 4-packs, and 32 packs. In my experience, If we order the 32 pack, it does not show inventory for the smaller unit sizes. Each pack size has a different item number I believe.
    • Fields on the PO are not adjustable in my experience. You must create a template and use the template. You cannot change the PO each time unless you have a template created in my experience.
    • When closing out a sales order, if you invoice from Katana Cloud Inventory and send to Quickbooks, it automatically enables the invoice to receive credit cards in Quickbooks. We use another credit card service (not Quickbooks) and do not want this feature turned on. There is no way to disable it at this time.
    • When being billed for a PO that has been received and that bill is sent over to Quickbooks, it does not show item counts in my expereince. It only translates as a total dollar amount for each line item.
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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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    Katana Cloud Inventory
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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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    Katana Cloud Inventory
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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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    Katana Cloud Inventory
    Our Quickbooks inventory was input incorrectly by a former employee and fixing it would have been more time consuming and less cost effective than to come up with an alternative solution. Katana Cloud Inventory was our alternative solution. Katana Cloud Inventory says that they are working on some of the integration problems with Quickbooks, and once they are fixed, will be a huge help!
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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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    Katana Cloud Inventory
    • So far we are still in the process of counting all of our inventory. We use tens of thousands of parts
    • What we do have in inventory already is tracked very well.
    • Parts have been in stock as needed since we implemented Katana Cloud Inventory.
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    ScreenShots

    Katana Cloud Inventory Screenshots

    Screenshot of Manufacturing operations management with production schedulingScreenshot of Real-time inventory management insights to prevent stockoutsScreenshot of Purchase order management with reorder points and materialsScreenshot of Omnichannel sales management to optimize your order fulfillmentScreenshot of Financial visibility and cloud accounting with inventory syncScreenshot of Shop Floor mobile app