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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Blue Yonder Luminate Planning

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/ALuminate Planning from Blue Yonder headquartered in Scottsdale (formerly JDA Software Group) leverages a digital twin foundation to intelligently predict potential problems and opportunities, offer machine learning-based recommendations for action, and pivot production, inventory, and labor plans to minimize risk. It is an SCM platform that supports demand planning and inventory optimization, as well as production planning and supply network design, and replenishment.N/A

    SAP Ariba

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AWith advanced tools to automate manual processes and support close collaboration with suppliers, SAP Ariba helps streamline source-to-pay processes across organizations.N/A
    Pricing
    Blue Yonder Luminate PlanningSAP Ariba
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Blue Yonder Luminate PlanningSAP Ariba
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    Blue Yonder Luminate PlanningSAP Ariba
    Considered Both Products
    Blue Yonder (formerly JDA Software Group)
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    SAP
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    88%
    Would buy again
    160 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    131 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    164 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    78%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    81 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    73%
    Implementation went as expected
    103 Answers
    Features
    Blue Yonder Luminate PlanningSAP Ariba
    Supply Chain Planning
    Comparison of Supply Chain Planning features of Blue Yonder Luminate Planning and SAP Ariba
    Feature
    Blue Yonder Luminate Planning
    7.0
    3 Ratings
    5% below category average
    SAP Ariba
    -
    Ratings
    Custom alerts7.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scenario-based planning6.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource optimization6.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply forecasting8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Capacity estimation7.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee allocation6.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply network coordination6.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Procurement Management
    Comparison of Procurement Management features of Blue Yonder Luminate Planning and SAP Ariba
    Feature
    Blue Yonder Luminate Planning
    6.4
    3 Ratings
    14% below category average
    SAP Ariba
    -
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    Raw material sourcing6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply market analysis7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost analysis6.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expense Logging6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Fulfillment Management
    Comparison of Order Fulfillment Management features of Blue Yonder Luminate Planning and SAP Ariba
    Feature
    Blue Yonder Luminate Planning
    7.7
    2 Ratings
    2% below category average
    SAP Ariba
    -
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    Order fulfillment optimization7.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Return services5.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Purchase order generation9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Purchase order tracking8.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supplier delivery scheduling8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pricing and product configurations generation8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Logistics and Transportation Management
    Comparison of Logistics and Transportation Management features of Blue Yonder Luminate Planning and SAP Ariba
    Feature
    Blue Yonder Luminate Planning
    6.9
    3 Ratings
    6% below category average
    SAP Ariba
    -
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    Packaging6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Delivery planning7.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Route optimization7.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Shipping performance7.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fleet management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warehouse & Inventory Management
    Comparison of Warehouse & Inventory Management features of Blue Yonder Luminate Planning and SAP Ariba
    Feature
    Blue Yonder Luminate Planning
    7.2
    2 Ratings
    9% below category average
    SAP Ariba
    -
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    Automation of warehouse operations7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory storage8.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Stock monitoring7.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory tracking7.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warehouse asset management6.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory and price forecasting7.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Demand Management
    Comparison of Demand Management features of Blue Yonder Luminate Planning and SAP Ariba
    Feature
    Blue Yonder Luminate Planning
    7.1
    2 Ratings
    3% below category average
    SAP Ariba
    -
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    Demand signal sensing8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Demand forecasting7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer analytics7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory stock optimization5.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales and operations planning8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pricing and promotion tracking6.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
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    Precoro
    Score2.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Coupa
    Score7.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Blue Yonder Luminate PlanningSAP Ariba
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    7.7
    (179 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.9
    (131 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.1
    (3 ratings)
    5.5
    (22 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Blue Yonder Luminate PlanningSAP Ariba
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Blue Yonder (formerly JDA Software Group)
    JDA WMS is a tier 1 solution for warehousing environments. Due to its price, it may not be suitable for smaller operations. Since the system allows for multiple clients, and since my company is a 3PL, JDA WMS works well for 3PL providers.
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    SAP
    SAP Ariba is pivotal for our organization's supply chain requirements. The purchasing department needs it for vendor purchase order issuance and vendor order management. We can check procurement history for the last purchased price, standard price, price breaks, lead time for products, vendor, and alternate vendor details.
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    Pros
    Blue Yonder (formerly JDA Software Group)
    • Great customer facing implementation team.
    • Predictable and communicated improvement processes.
    • Constant roll out of new features with a strong SIG committee.
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    SAP
    • Complete Procurement of Inventory step easy through GUI-Ariba integration once Purchase order is created and it is sent to the SAP Ariba Supplier Network. Vendor confirms the order and sends notification of Inbound Delivery to the warehouse through ASN and the Inbound process, Goods Receipt Process, Unloading, Put away process easy.
    • SAP Ariba integrates the different SAP Sourcing platforms, services and their tools in order to optimize operations, saves cost and meeting customer requirements through its easy to use tools. Such as integration with SAP S/4 HANA, SAP EWM using Idocs for End to End sourcing and Procurement coverage.
    • As a part of the SAP Direct Sourcing suite, it helps allow customer manage their direct materials in the single dashboard and helping customer to have view of the comprehensive info about BoM and the structure. Based on requirements, buyers can run materials and/or entire Bill of Materials. When these are sent from ERP to SAP Ariba, managers can manage them in the direct spend dashboard. Can search for desired items in the dashboard and view details of BoM or deeper view of information of the material. Buyers can run sourcing, run details for materials, create material quotes, and create pricing using book quotes.
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    Cons
    Blue Yonder (formerly JDA Software Group)
    • Efficiency - At times the response time to retrieve the data from DB could be improved.
    • Cheaper pricing - can provide some concession with the pricing.
    • Training - JDA could offer more free training programs.
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    SAP
    • While SAP Ariba offers workflow capabilities, users have suggested more advanced customization options for workflows
    • SAP Ariba has a mobile app, users have suggested improvements in terms of functionality and responsiveness. Enhancements to the mobile app could provide a more seamless and efficient experience for users on the go
    • SAP Ariba integrates well with various enterprise systems, users have reported that the initial setup and integration processes can be complex. Improvements in integration tools and documentation could facilitate a smoother onboarding experience
    • AP Ariba provides robust reporting and analytics capabilities, some users desire greater flexibility in creating and customizing reports. Improvements in the ability to generate ad-hoc reports and customize dashboards could enhance analytics capabilities
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Blue Yonder (formerly JDA Software Group)
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    SAP
    Established product and we are now using it as a mean for our procurement transformation
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    Usability
    Blue Yonder (formerly JDA Software Group)
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    While its great at usability. I would love ut have it more simplified. I would like to advocate for some personas who are non tech savvy or who have less or no experience in procurement. I sometimes feel that the valley of user learning fir such personas is quite steep and it may take them long time of learning to get adept to the platform.
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    Support Rating
    Blue Yonder (formerly JDA Software Group)
    It's still an older system which could use some updating.
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    SAP
    Customer support has always been top notch. From small configuration changes to overall process changes, support has the teammates in place with excellent knowledge and is able to provide solutions based on business challenges quickly. Their customer support through their Account teams continues to be hands on and very responsive to needs in a timely fashion.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Blue Yonder (formerly JDA Software Group)
    JDA WMS was a large step up from our legacy Infor solution. It filled many gaps that we couldn't fill with Infor's system. Rather than continuing to build solutions in-house to account for customer requirements, we decided to implement JDA WMS and use all of that system's capabilities to handled what we needed in our warehouses. Granted, Infor's solutions have probably improved since 2007 when we changed, but those were my experiences back when we changed WMS providers.
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    SAP
    It improves over all vendor management system of an organization by providing less costly ways of procurement and making business simple. AribaSAP Ariba digitally transforms your supply chain, procurement and contract management process. acts as supply chain, procurement service to do business globally In today’s world, there is a need to control your supply chain and to collaborate with your suppliers in an efficient way. To enable healthy supply chain, you need to have suppliers with visibility to every part of procurement process so that they can maintain an efficient supply chain and help organizations to grow their and own business..
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    Return on Investment
    Blue Yonder (formerly JDA Software Group)
    • Alignment with customer service programs.
    • Visibility for optimization and transportation cost savings.
    • Vendor performance overviews.
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    SAP
    • We saved nearly 10% of planned costs due to the large database of vendors we created within the company as a whole.
    • Saving in time due to shortening of procurement cycles. Procurement activities were never on the critical path and were accomplished with less Supply Chain resources than originally planned.
    • In the process we created a huge database of Vendors and Pricing which well be beneficial in our future projects.
    • It is an excellent tool and just what are business required and could afford.
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    ScreenShots

    SAP Ariba Screenshots

    Screenshot of the advanced tools that automate manual processes and support close collaboration with suppliers. The SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing solution help streamline procure-to-pay processes across organizations.Screenshot of SAP Ariba's digitalization, which covers processes from contract requests, authoring, and workflows to negotiation, approval, and execution for lower costs and improved relationships.Screenshot of an instance of SAP Ariba's support for industry-specific processes and systems. This helps process manufacturers, retailers, and discrete manufacturers that rely on external manufacturers to capture more savings by improving source-to-contract processes and supplier collaboration.Screenshot of the digitalizing and automating of invoice management over a global business network, in SAP Ariba. This delivers visibility and efficiency to capture more early-payment discounts and optimize working capital.