Gartner Includes Blue Ridge in Supply Chain Management Vendor Guide, 2014

Blue Ridge, a global leader in Cloud demand forecasting, planning, replenishment, and analytics, today announced that it has been included in Gartner’s research guide, “The Gartner Supply Chain Management Vendor Guide, 2014,” published on June 17th of this year. In this report, Tim Payne discusses key findings about cutting-edge supply chain planning solutions that can increase profitability.

According to Gartner, “New deployment models – most notably, software as a service (SaaS) and Cloud, are gaining traction.” Gartner recommends that businesses “consider new sourcing options, such as SaaS or managed services, to gain the benefits of incrementally improved capabilities without the traditionally large, upfront costs of on-premises applications.”

Blue Ridge is listed as a SCP SOR (Supply Chain Planning System of Record) vendor within the guide. According to Gartner, “SCP is defined as the collective capabilities that enable the operational demand- and supply- planning processes of a company, such as demand planning, inventory planning, replenishment planning, manufacturing planning and scheduling, and collaborative planning.”

Blue Ridge is honored to be included in this year’s supply chain management vendor guide. “Gartner is a premier source of knowledge for supply chain initiatives that bring value to the enterprise. We are honored to be included as a Supply Chain Planning vendor,” stated Greg White, CEO at Blue Ridge. White added, “It’s encouraging to see our Cloud offerings recognized for what we believe they are, enterprise-class solutions that assure rapid innovation and cost-effective delivery. We will continue to innovate our Cloud solutions to assure that our many retail and distribution customers stay at the forefront of their industries.”