HERBL Reduces Operating Expenses by 20% with Blue Yonder
Company Size
200-1,000
Region
- America
Country
- United States
Product
- Blue Yonder’s Luminate Platform
- Blue Yonder’s warehouse management solution
- Blue Yonder’s Space and floor planning solutions
Tech Stack
- Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning
- SaaS
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Cost Savings
- Productivity Improvements
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
About The 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.
The 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.
The 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.
Operational Impact
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