What is Blue Yonder Distribution Planning for Aftermarket and Industrial Distributors?

For service-critical parts with intermittent demand, Distribution Planning sets stocking targets and deployment rules by node, balancing response time and working capital. It models supersessions/substitutes, vendor lead-time variability, and technician or route-truck needs. The system pools sparse signals across clusters, suggests rationalization where appropriate, and plans redeployments to avoid dead stock. Outcome: higher part fill rates, fewer emergency orders, and healthier inventory across branches and vans.