Blue Yonder acquires Flexis: Solutions for modern manufacturing

Blue Yonder, a provider of supply chain solutions, announced the acquisition of Flexis, a provider specializing in the development of software-based technologies focused on production optimization and transportation planning and execution.

Flexis has a stable customer base in the automotive and industrial original equipment manufacturer (OEM) sector and will support Blue Yonder especially with companies with highly configurable products and an extensive network of suppliers to plan and optimize their complex production facilities and network structures.

"With dynamic planning, flexible order slotting and sequencing, Flexis' capabilities provide companies and their customers with an exemplary service and a highly elegant solution to the challenges of modern manufacturing," said Duncan Angove, CEO of Blue Yonder. "They not only open up new possibilities, but also create value across the entire planning and execution cycle."