Blue Yonder's Load Building software is designed to optimize transportation efficiency by creating three-dimensional, inventory-aware truckloads that maximize trailer utilization. By intelligently aggregating and splitting freight across multiple trucks, it ensures on-time and in-full deliveries, reducing transportation administrative expenses and freight costs.
Key Features and Functionality:
- Order Consolidation and Splitting: Combines multiple orders, allowing planners to control aggregation and split quantities across trucks for optimal load efficiency.
- Multi-Tiered Load Building: Supports user-defined nested configurations and various pallet types, including double, mixed layer, mixed item, and sandwich pallets.
- Equipment Dimensions: Considers usable dimensions and axle weight constraints to achieve the best load fit while respecting vehicle availability.
- Multi-Level Containerization: Creates 3D containerization plans to maximize shipping space utilization, with configurable item stacking and orientation rules to reduce in-transit damages.
- Inventory-Aware Load Building: Accounts for on-hand, production, and in-transit inventory, honoring minimum and maximum inventory-level constraints during load optimization.
Primary Value and Problem Solved:
Blue Yonder's Load Building software enhances transportation efficiency by optimizing trailer utilization and reducing administrative expenses. It minimizes execution exceptions by considering inventory availability and constraints, thereby reducing inventory shuttling and unexpected issues. Additionally, it improves customer service and loyalty by ensuring clear shipping priorities and fulfilling orders on time and in full.