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HERBL Reduces Operating Expenses by 20% with Blue Yonder

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Technology Category	Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms
Applicable Industries	Consumer Goods
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing Warehouse & Inventory Management
Use Cases	Inventory Management Track & Trace of Assets
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services Data Science Services
Challenge	HERBL Solutions, California’s largest cannabis distributor and supply chain solutions company, experienced rapid growth as demand for cannabis products exploded. The company grew from $20 million in revenues to $200 million in just three years. This rapid growth presented a challenge for HERBL to serve the growing demand profitably while also meeting strict regulatory requirements and supporting its retail partners. The cannabis industry is strictly regulated, which places huge pressures on all supply chain processes. HERBL needed a solution that could easily meet regulatory requirements and support the level of visibility and transparency needed to track and trace all their products in real-time. Read More
About Customer	Founded in 2016, HERBL Solutions is California’s largest cannabis distributor and supply chain solutions company, servicing more than 850 storefront and non-storefront retail licensees. The company has experienced incredibly rapid growth as demand for cannabis products has exploded. The company grew from $20 million in revenues to $200 million in just three years. HERBL was challenged to profitably serve this growing demand, while also meeting strict regulatory requirements and supporting its retail partners. The company needed a solution that could easily meet regulatory requirements and support the level of visibility and transparency needed to track and trace all their products in real-time. Read More
Solution	HERBL partnered with Blue Yonder to implement a suite of artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) enabled Luminate solutions. These solutions increase demand visibility, support fact-based decision making, and enable HERBL to execute more profitably and more efficiently. By implementing Blue Yonder solutions across its end-to-end operations, HERBL can easily meet regulatory requirements. Blue Yonder supports the level of visibility and transparency HERBL needs to track and trace all its products in real-time. By monitoring and controlling all its processes, HERBL has also increased productivity by 15%. The SaaS deployment of multiple Blue Yonder solutions allowed HERBL to go live in just four months during the COVID-19 pandemic. The cloud model also gives HERBL unlimited options in adding new Blue Yonder capabilities seamlessly in the future. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms

Applicable Industries

Consumer Goods

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Warehouse & Inventory Management

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Track & Trace of Assets

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Data Science Services

Challenge

HERBL Solutions, California’s largest cannabis distributor and supply chain solutions company, experienced rapid growth as demand for cannabis products exploded. The company grew from $20 million in revenues to $200 million in just three years. This rapid growth presented a challenge for HERBL to serve the growing demand profitably while also meeting strict regulatory requirements and supporting its retail partners. The cannabis industry is strictly regulated, which places huge pressures on all supply chain processes. HERBL needed a solution that could easily meet regulatory requirements and support the level of visibility and transparency needed to track and trace all their products in real-time.

About Customer

Founded in 2016, HERBL Solutions is California’s largest cannabis distributor and supply chain solutions company, servicing more than 850 storefront and non-storefront retail licensees. The company has experienced incredibly rapid growth as demand for cannabis products has exploded. The company grew from $20 million in revenues to $200 million in just three years. HERBL was challenged to profitably serve this growing demand, while also meeting strict regulatory requirements and supporting its retail partners. The company needed a solution that could easily meet regulatory requirements and support the level of visibility and transparency needed to track and trace all their products in real-time.

Solution

HERBL partnered with Blue Yonder to implement a suite of artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) enabled Luminate solutions. These solutions increase demand visibility, support fact-based decision making, and enable HERBL to execute more profitably and more efficiently. By implementing Blue Yonder solutions across its end-to-end operations, HERBL can easily meet regulatory requirements. Blue Yonder supports the level of visibility and transparency HERBL needs to track and trace all its products in real-time. By monitoring and controlling all its processes, HERBL has also increased productivity by 15%. The SaaS deployment of multiple Blue Yonder solutions allowed HERBL to go live in just four months during the COVID-19 pandemic. The cloud model also gives HERBL unlimited options in adding new Blue Yonder capabilities seamlessly in the future.

Impact #1	HERBL was able to go live in just four months during the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to the SaaS deployment of multiple Blue Yonder solutions.
Impact #2	The cloud model gives HERBL unlimited options in adding new Blue Yonder capabilities seamlessly in the future.
Impact #3	Space and floor planning solutions from Blue Yonder help HERBL act as a strategic partner to its retail customers. Based on sales data, market projections and advanced analytics, HERBL can increase the effectiveness of retailer displays and assortments, leading to higher revenues.

Impact #1

HERBL was able to go live in just four months during the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to the SaaS deployment of multiple Blue Yonder solutions.

Impact #2

The cloud model gives HERBL unlimited options in adding new Blue Yonder capabilities seamlessly in the future.

Impact #3

Space and floor planning solutions from Blue Yonder help HERBL act as a strategic partner to its retail customers. Based on sales data, market projections and advanced analytics, HERBL can increase the effectiveness of retailer displays and assortments, leading to higher revenues.

Benefit #1	20% reduction in operating expenses
Benefit #2	15% improvement in productivity
Benefit #3	4 Months Time go-live achieved during COVID-19 pandemic

Benefit #1

20% reduction in operating expenses

Benefit #2

15% improvement in productivity

Benefit #3

4 Months Time go-live achieved during COVID-19 pandemic

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HERBL Reduces Operating Expenses by 20% with Blue Yonder

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