Rhenus Warehousing Solutions has deepened its collaboration with Blue Yonder to drive the global standardisation of its IT systems, reinforcing its digital transformation strategy. As a leading warehousing and fulfilment service provider with operations across 180 sites in 20 countries, Rhenus aims to establish a uniform and efficient IT framework to enhance customer experience worldwide.
The partnership will see Rhenus implement Blue Yonder Warehouse Management on a global scale. This interoperable and configurable solution is designed to meet specific customer requirements efficiently while optimising resource allocation across different regions. By enabling in-house configuration of warehouse management modules, Rhenus will reduce its dependence on new software developments, ensuring a more agile and cost-effective operation.
Ronny Sassen, Chief Executive Officer of Rhenus Warehousing Solutions, highlighted the significance of the collaboration: “With the global expansion of Blue Yonder, we are creating a robust and flexible foundation for the future of our warehouse management. This not only strengthens our competitiveness but also enables us to respond to the individual needs of our customers worldwide.”
Beyond system implementation, the partnership will also establish a Blue Yonder competence centre, focused on developing preconfigured modules tailored for various industries. This initiative aims to streamline the implementation process, facilitating the global roll-out of Blue Yonder’s warehouse management solutions and enhancing supply chain efficiencies.
Markus Sandbrink, Chief Information Officer of the Rhenus Group, emphasised the long-term strategic benefits: “With Blue Yonder, we are building an IT infrastructure that optimises our global business processes while ensuring the security and performance of our systems. By harmonising this infrastructure, we are strengthening cooperation between all our sites and offering our business partners a reliable basis for their core business.”
Echoing this sentiment, Nafe Hagen, General Manager, Global Logistics Service Provider and Edge Technologies at Blue Yonder, stated: “Expanding our relationship with Rhenus to include warehousing is an important step in jointly developing innovative and scalable supply chain solutions. Our technology will support Rhenus’ security and performance needs as they look to deploy our solutions globally.”
The initial phase of the collaboration has already demonstrated the potential of a standardised and flexible warehouse management solution. As Rhenus continues its global expansion, the strengthened partnership with Blue Yonder underscores its commitment to digital transformation and operational excellence.
