Blue Yonder Case Studies Building Better Lives at Gedimat

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Building Better Lives at Gedimat

Blue Yonder

Technology Category	Functional Applications - Inventory Management Systems Functional Applications - Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
Applicable Industries	Retail
Applicable Functions	Sales & Marketing Warehouse & Inventory Management
Use Cases	Inventory Management Retail Store Automation
Services	System Integration
Challenge	Gedimat, a member cooperative with approximately 500 independent dealers in France and Belgium, is the second-largest home improvement player in the French market. The company's success is largely dependent on the in-store retail experience it provides, as customers rely on their local store for trusted advice and information. Speed of delivery is also crucial, especially during busy seasons and when new products are being introduced. However, Gedimat's old sales and merchandising solution lacked the analytical capabilities needed to support their large retail cooperative and build better relationships with suppliers and manufacturers. The company also wanted to automate time-consuming manual tasks to increase productivity and efficiency and better serve their dealers. Read More
About Customer	Gedimat is a member cooperative with approximately 500 independent dealers in France and Belgium. It is the second-largest home improvement player in the French market. In this marketplace, customers depend on their local store for trusted advice and information, making the in-store retail experience a key success factor. Speed of delivery is also vital, especially during busy seasons and when new products are coming to store shelves. As Gedimat’s business and dealer network grew, they realized that their old sales and merchandising systems lacked the analytical capabilities they needed to better understand their business and to provide their dealers and suppliers the information they needed to improve their business operations. Read More
Solution	Gedimat implemented Blue Yonder’s solutions for space planning and floor planning. These solutions provided the analytical capabilities Gedimat needed to better understand their business and to provide their dealers and suppliers the information they needed to improve their business operations. The solutions also helped Gedimat automate manual tasks to increase productivity and efficiency. The easy-to-use work environments and intuitive interfaces of the solutions made it easier for Gedimat to create planograms and communicate with suppliers, as well as to build floor plans based on those planograms that member stores can put into action. The solutions also automated tasks such as PDF creation, performance loading and planogram control that would otherwise be needlessly time-consuming. Read More Log in to view content
Contents

Technology Category

Functional Applications - Inventory Management Systems

Functional Applications - Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)

Applicable Industries

Retail

Applicable Functions

Sales & Marketing

Warehouse & Inventory Management

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Retail Store Automation

Services

System Integration

Challenge

Gedimat, a member cooperative with approximately 500 independent dealers in France and Belgium, is the second-largest home improvement player in the French market. The company's success is largely dependent on the in-store retail experience it provides, as customers rely on their local store for trusted advice and information. Speed of delivery is also crucial, especially during busy seasons and when new products are being introduced. However, Gedimat's old sales and merchandising solution lacked the analytical capabilities needed to support their large retail cooperative and build better relationships with suppliers and manufacturers. The company also wanted to automate time-consuming manual tasks to increase productivity and efficiency and better serve their dealers.

About Customer

Gedimat is a member cooperative with approximately 500 independent dealers in France and Belgium. It is the second-largest home improvement player in the French market. In this marketplace, customers depend on their local store for trusted advice and information, making the in-store retail experience a key success factor. Speed of delivery is also vital, especially during busy seasons and when new products are coming to store shelves. As Gedimat’s business and dealer network grew, they realized that their old sales and merchandising systems lacked the analytical capabilities they needed to better understand their business and to provide their dealers and suppliers the information they needed to improve their business operations.

Solution

Gedimat implemented Blue Yonder’s solutions for space planning and floor planning. These solutions provided the analytical capabilities Gedimat needed to better understand their business and to provide their dealers and suppliers the information they needed to improve their business operations. The solutions also helped Gedimat automate manual tasks to increase productivity and efficiency. The easy-to-use work environments and intuitive interfaces of the solutions made it easier for Gedimat to create planograms and communicate with suppliers, as well as to build floor plans based on those planograms that member stores can put into action. The solutions also automated tasks such as PDF creation, performance loading and planogram control that would otherwise be needlessly time-consuming.

Impact #1	Improved planning staff productivity by 30%
Impact #2	Increased efficiency in member stores through more effective planograms
Impact #3	Improved relationships with suppliers and manufacturers through shared analytics and optimized strategies

Impact #1

Improved planning staff productivity by 30%

Impact #2

Increased efficiency in member stores through more effective planograms

Impact #3

Improved relationships with suppliers and manufacturers through shared analytics and optimized strategies

Benefit #1	Productivity increase by 30% as formerly routine tasks are now automated
Benefit #2	Improved efficiency in member stores through more effective planograms
Benefit #3	Improved relationships with suppliers and manufacturers through shared analytics and optimized strategies

Benefit #1

Productivity increase by 30% as formerly routine tasks are now automated

Benefit #2

Improved efficiency in member stores through more effective planograms

Benefit #3

Improved relationships with suppliers and manufacturers through shared analytics and optimized strategies

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Building Better Lives at Gedimat

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