In 2025, warehousing is at an inflection point. Industry leaders, such as Blue Yonder, SAP, and Oracle, are investing in automation, optimizing space, and digitizing operations. A recent study estimates that the market for Artificial Intelligence in Warehousing is estimated at USD 12.97 billion by 2025.   HOWEVER!   A critical piece of the puzzle remains unresolved:

Utilizing the appropriate technology can significantly impact whether a business maintains a competitive advantage or struggles to keep up, particularly in the warehouse management sector. The global warehouse management system (WMS) market is projected to grow to USD 9.11 billion by 2032, reflecting a CAGR of 12.9% during this forecast period 2024-2032.  Blue Yonder stands

In warehouse environments, having a centralized view of critical KPIs can be the difference between streamlined operations and costly inefficiencies. Smart J-Board is a Blue Yonder WMS product designed by Smart IS that takes Blue Yonder to the next level by delivering real-time data visualization and actionable insights through an advanced dashboard system. Built with

In logistics, warehouses are the backbone of supply chains, and their efficiency directly impacts business success. However, traditional RF systems struggle to keep up with the demands of modern operations, burdened by outdated hardware, rigid workflows, and steep learning curves. Considering all these gaps that we at Smart IS observed, we devised an ultimate solution:

We all have to agree that today, the seamless integration between systems is no longer a luxury it’s a necessity. Especially for organizations using Blue Yonder’s MOCA layer, connecting in-house or third-party applications to this powerful environment requires expert consideration. Recognizing the opportunity, Smart IS came up with a solution designed to simplify and enhance

Being a developer isn’t always smooth sailing. You’re constantly switching between tools, tackling tricky troubleshooting, and trying to keep everything secure and compliant. It’s a lot to juggle, and inefficiencies can make it even tougher to stay on top of your game.  That’s where the MOCA Client comes in. Built by Smart IS, this all-in-one

When it comes to supply chain management, self-satisfaction is the enemy of growth. No matter how robust your supply chain is, looking for ways to make it more efficient is important. Blue Yonder, the world’s leading supply chain management platform, equips top global brands with state-of-the-art tools to build resilient and agile supply chains.  This

Exceptional customer experience is nowadays a key differentiator for businesses across various industries, especially in supply chain management. According to a report by Salesforce Research, 89% of customers are likely to return to make another purchase if they had a positive customer experience. Blue Yonder, a digital supply chain management platform and a retail solution

Working with the Blue Yonder (BY) WMS application can take on many roles. Your relationship with it could be that: You are a general user that primarily interacts with the application through the provided screens and navigate using the menu options. You are super user and often end up using the “Server Command Operations” to

Overview I have heard this myth so many times that we have issues “because we have too many rows in table x” — or in response to a support request we are told “this is because your purges are not set up properly” or over engineered solutions are created because “pckwrk has too many rows”.

In this blog post, I list some handy MOCA commands that can help when performing ad hoc support tasks on a RedPrairie server. Originally published on saadwmsblog.blogspot.com

Querying JDA/BY WMS Data for Adhoc Analysis with RedPrairie Consultants Overview JDA/BY instances can have over 1000 tables and over 5000 distinct field names. Exact counts can vary based on the options that are installed and if there are customizations. Typical RedPrairie installation is in a single schema for oracle or a single database in

Overview JDA/BY has a very useful feature that allows for detailed tracing of a server component. It provides information about every single server component, parameter and also all SQLs that are executed. But that also ends up being an issue as the traces would often reach several gigabytes. Analyzing them becomes a problem. Our Solution

Unlocking Efficiency: Expert Tips and Tricks for RedPrairie™ WMS (Technical) from Leading RedPrairie Consultants and Blue Yonder JDA Experts Index Autonomous Nested Transactions in RedPrairie Do not store environment specific data in the database Getting SQLServer deadlocks? An integrator query keeps showing up as bad query for oracle? Always use base-36 sequences Shortcut to run

I initially wanted to title this post as “Top 10 reasons to show your JDA/BY consultant the door” — but that would have been too cold. But these are mistakes I have seen over and over again so I wanted to mention them here. 10. Overuse of policies (as opposed to custom columns) Add a column

Overview All JDA/BY WMS implementations need an RF Solution — a solution for physical devices that are used on the floor to perform most of the warehouse functions. Man Hours spent on these devices far exceed than those on GUI screens. But the solution for these devices looks the same as it did a decade

Thanks to the open framework of JDA/BY MOCA framework we have a few options when it comes to the clients that can access the MOCA Server. I wanted to compare clients to see how they are different from each other. If there are features that I have missed, let me know so that I can

This is a list of technical enhancements over the last few releases. This list is not complete and if I am wrong on exact versions, please let me know. Groovy- 2007 This has been around for a while, but it needs to be emphasized. Please use it when appropriate- it will make your life so

Exploring the JDA/Blue Yonder Standard Solution: An Overview with Blue Yonder Consultants An archive instance is a complete JDA/BY installation. The data from the primary instance is copied to the archive instance using MOCA remote execution capability. “Database Archive Maintenance” application is used to define this. This setup is done on the primary instance. RedPrairie

This is a continuation of the article that discusses the idea of using version control system for JDA/BY source code Why Worry About Data? Blue Yonder™ solutions are made up of the following components: File-Based Objects · 3GL source code files written in C, Java, and .NET · MOCA based source code files (mcmd and