Vendor Sheet
Logistics Procurement for Optimized Carrier Bidding and Transportation Savings
This solution brief explains how Blue Yonder Logistics Procurement helps organizations reduce transportation costs through centralized freight bidding, carrier collaboration, and AI-driven bid optimization. Delivered as a SaaS platform on Microsoft Azure, the solution supports truckload, LTL, intermodal, ocean, and air procurement processes with configurable workflows and automated bid management. Key capabilities include bid optimization engines, TMS integration, carrier self-service bid uploads, automated notifications, multi-round bidding, what-if scenario analysis, and carrier performance-based award optimization. Benefits include up to 12% reductions in truckload costs, 5% reductions in LTL costs, and 2% reductions in ocean freight costs, with value realization achievable in as little
