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Clipper Logistics uses Blue Yonder warehouse management to release inventory on 24 hours' notice and support e-commerce growth
Clipper Logistics needed to deliver speed and accuracy at massive scale for volatile retail customers managing large product volumes, returns, and the rapid growth of e-commerce channels, while retail forecasts remained inherently uncertain.
How it works
Common implementation structure
How this type of workflow is generally built, generalized across documented cases — not tied to any one vendor's stack. Click any stage to read what happens there. Specific products that implement these stages appear in “Tools commonly seen” below.
Stage 1 · Retailer signals inventory need
When products are selling well, they need to be released from the warehouse rapidly to be sold at full margin.
Tools used
Blue Yonder warehouse management system
Outcome
Blue Yonder's warehouse management system enabled Clipper to release inventory on 24 hours' notice, support circa 40 click-and-collect customers through the Clicklink joint venture, and onboard new warehousing clients in a matter of weeks.
Results
Time saved24 hours' notice
Volumecirca 40 customers
Grounding & classification
Source type: vendor customer story
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