Optimize transportation strategy with powerful modeling that right-sizes fleet utilization, aligns inbound and outbound planning, and uncovers dynamic hub opportunities through advanced simulations and what-if testing. The result is more informed decisions that reduce costs, maximize asset efficiency, and improve overall network performance.
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Transportation Modeling
Lower the cost of network utilization, run more efficient operations, and reduce your carbon footprint with forecasts and network plans based on intelligent modeling.
- Transportation Modeling Solutions
Overview
Drive transportation success with optimized, insight driven network modeling
Blue Yonder Transportation Modeling optimizes network design by testing scenarios that strategically improve operations, balance service and cost trade-offs, and prioritize actions to help organizations plan, execute, and adapt the industry’s most complex freight networks with proven confidence.
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reduction in overall travel distances
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less emissions
Features & Capabilities
Experience precise transportation modeling driven by real-time operational data
Business case analysis
Combine real-world data and analysis for confident planning, via modern, intuitive interfaces that validate potential business profitability, identify cost-efficient networks, and balance inbound / outbound needs with precise financial insights.
Advanced what-if simulations
Manage complex, multi-modal network analysis through powerful what-if simulation tools that are rooted in real-time data, for increased plan accuracy and dynamic decision-making that encompasses disruptions (port strikes, disasters, carrier loss), network changes, investments, sustainability, asset availability, and strategy adjustments.
AI Agent driven outcomes
Natural language AI agent briefs assist in recommending, creating and launching model simulations that automatically test scenarios, identify critical configurations, and establish requirements necessary to achieve financial and service goals.
Unified transportation planning and execution
One unified engine connects transportation modeling, logistics procurement, planning, and execution, ensuring alignment and consistency across the transportation lifecycle.
Flexible deployment of results
Configurable business rules for optimized transportation plans can be displayed on interactive maps, and in streamlined and intuitive charts for easy understanding and faster deployment.
Centralized Modeling Dashboard
A central modeling dashboard allows for improved test management and enables users across the transportation team to simultaneously stress-test, collaborate and share network scenarios safely and in advance for better and more wholistic network planning and optimization that unlocks greater adaptability, outcomes, and responsiveness to change.
Key Benefits
What’s possible with Blue Yonder
Right-sized fleet asset utilization strategies
Achieve operational efficiency by implementing utilization strategies tailored to your specific needs. Make optimal use of resources and minimize costs while maximizing the effectiveness of fleet assets.
Quantify savings by planning inbound and outbound together
Attain precision in financial planning through real-world execution-level data analysis. Quantify savings by intricately considering both inbound and outbound factors, leading to informed decision-making.
Analyze dynamic hub selection opportunities
Optimize hub operations through powerful simulations and analysis of dynamic hub selection opportunities. Make informed decisions about dynamic factors such as freight pooling, asset volume and hub configurations.
Work smarter with Blue Yonder
Transportation Planner
Optimize fleet efficiency with Blue Yonder's Transportation Modeling for improved lane and hub development and right-sized logistics operations.
Reduced Costs
Model even the most complex plans with speed and efficiency. For instance, you can use mode shifting to enable rapid business change and improve dynamic mode decisions.
Maximized Asset Utilization
Leverage 3D load building to maximize asset utilization so you can reduce miles and the volume of equipment used in moving goods.
Optimized Network
Rapidly determine the most efficient and lowest-cost network to satisfy all user-defined requirements and customer-focused objectives.
Enhance performance and growth with Professional Services
Partner with Blue Yonder Professional Services to get the most value from your Blue Yonder solution—faster time to value, solution expertise and a proven track record of success. Our Services Team is with you every step of the way to create a modern and resilient supply chain.
Adored by brands, recognized by analysts
Blue Yonder named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Transportation Management Systems
Blue Yonder named as a Leader in the 2025 Nucleus Research TMS Technology Value Matrix
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