Case Studies

Blue Yonder Implementation with End-to-End Planning Support

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Facing workload strain during a Blue Yonder implementation, a better-for-you snack company engaged Catena Solutions to stabilize planning operations. Catena provided senior expertise across demand, supply, and materials planning, protecting productivity and reducing turnover risk. The company realized significant efficiency gains within six months of go-live.

The Challenge: Internal Capacity Strained by a Major Tech Implementation

A better-for-you snack company began implementing Blue Yonder and needed significant input from internal subject matter experts across planning functions. This pulled key employees away from their day-to-day responsibilities, increasing workload strain and risking turnover, burnout, and operational slowdowns.

The leadership team recognized the need for external support to protect productivity, stabilize the organization, and ensure a smooth implementation.

The Solution: Senior Planning Support to Keep Operations Running

Catena Solutions deployed a team of experienced consultants to absorb the workload of internal SMEs and maintain strong planning performance throughout the implementation. Our team provided hands-on leadership across Demand Planning, Supply Planning, and Materials Planning, ensuring business continuity while Blue Yonder was deployed.

Demand Planning Support

Catena consultants partnered with the Demand Planning team to maintain forecast accuracy and operational momentum. Key contributions included:

• Managing statistical forecast data in Blue Yonder
• Executing adjustments to forecast analyses
• Enhancing forecasting by merging business insights with statistical models
• Providing forecast intelligence to the Supply Planning team
• Sharing accountability for case fill rate performance

Supply Planning Support

Our consultants helped the Supply Planning team strengthen visibility, execution, and planning stability by:

• Developing and managing production plans
• Driving execution strategies that supported order fill rate targets
• Reducing obsolete inventory and optimizing inventory levels
• Improving cost management through better planning and visibility

Materials Planning Support

To ensure uninterrupted packaging supply and efficient reporting, Catena supported the Materials Planning team by:

• Managing flexibles and cartons packaging categories, with future scope planned for master cases
• Ensuring availability of materials while maximizing value and reducing risk
• Producing daily, weekly, and monthly reporting to support both the project and ongoing operations

The Benefit: Operational Stability & Improved Planning Performance

Catena’s support allowed the company to protect its people, performance, and project progress during the Blue Yonder implementation.

• Reduced turnover risk: Internal SMEs avoided burnout and were able to stay focused on their core roles.
• Increased productivity: Senior-level consultants learned internal processes quickly and exceeded performance expectations.
• Process optimization: Catena identified efficiency gaps, recommended improved processes, and integrated those enhancements into the implementation.
• Strategic enablement: With Catena managing reporting and daily analytics, the project sponsor remained focused on strategic execution.
• Post go-live impact: Within six months of go-live, the company achieved:

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