Blue Yonder Luminate Planning vs. SAP Integrated Business Planning

JDA WMS is a tier 1 solution for warehousing environments. Due to its price, it may not be suitable for smaller operations. Since the system allows for multiple clients, and since my company is a 3PL, JDA WMS works well for 3PL providers.

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One of the best parts is how it is suited to global or multi-site organizations with complex supply chains. It just operates across multiple regions with various manufacturing facilities, and that too with very much ease; it is simple, solid and very reliable in terms of working when the logistics is an issue and fetches data and insights very quickly.

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• Great customer facing implementation team.
• Predictable and communicated improvement processes.
• Constant roll out of new features with a strong SIG committee.

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• Comfortable database, it adjusts to what we know how to use.
• The platform acts quickly, and throws metrics and analysis adjusted to the times we need, thus automating the results.
• Complete and detailed reports, we can dynamically evaluate all the information.

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• Efficiency - At times the response time to retrieve the data from DB could be improved.
• Cheaper pricing - can provide some concession with the pricing.
• Training - JDA could offer more free training programs.

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• The system does not work as smoothly when processing large volumes of data. There are processing delays when we are busy planning.
• Moreover, because inventory exceptions are not automatically alerted, employees have to check them manually, which takes extra time. Upgrades in these sections could raise our operational efficiency.

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Very useful. Already have a team that learnt the system and although took a while, they now use it seamlessly

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User experience has various issues, from the way to represent data on the Dashboard to complex graphical interfaces for making the right report of something that is easiest to make on other similar platforms. SAP Integrated Business Planning is difficult to integrate into other operating systems and ecosystems. Activity planning, in some cases, is confused, and access is limited if customers or end-users don´t use the platform over the internet using a desktop computer.

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It's still an older system which could use some updating.

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Fast reaction specialists available

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Set up a supply chain strategy. Define your north star. Follow it with good consultants. Get know how from consultants with a deep know how in the system. Do proper change management.

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JDA WMS was a large step up from our legacy Infor solution. It filled many gaps that we couldn't fill with Infor's system. Rather than continuing to build solutions in-house to account for customer requirements, we decided to implement JDA WMS and use all of that system's capabilities to handled what we needed in our warehouses. Granted, Infor's solutions have probably improved since 2007 when we changed, but those were my experiences back when we changed WMS providers.

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System integration: CPI DS landscape allowed to integrate with the SAP ECC and SAP S4HANA with ease. Ecosystem: As most of the systema were of SAP landscape, choosing SAP Integrated Business Planning has given a sense of confidence. Higher Futuristic roadmaps: SAP Integrated Business Planning had gen AI and AI incorporated roadmap making it more impressive.

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• Alignment with customer service programs.
• Visibility for optimization and transportation cost savings.
• Vendor performance overviews.

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• The biggest positive is improved forecast accuracy; now, I can work in a structured manner to reduce my costs and anticipate demand for the products.
• Now, one certain item is that the Enhanced Data Quality is helping us a lot in making quicker decisions and a faster work life.
• The sales and operations teams are aligned now in a much better manner, and work is faster.
• Planning has become easier and smoother.

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