Question: Is there a platform that allows me to incorporate sustainable metrics into my supply chain planning and decision-making?

If you need a platform that can help you build sustainability metrics into your supply chain planning and decision-making, Blue Yonder is a mature option. This supply chain planning software uses data and predictive analytics to improve efficiency, resilience and sustainability. It includes a range of modules for planning, sourcing, customer engagement, resource allocation, order fulfillment and transportation optimization. Blue Yonder, built on Azure and Snowflake, brings powerful analytical tools and a unified data model to provide end-to-end visibility and integrated operations.

Another strong contender is o9 Solutions. The software combines analytics and artificial intelligence to synchronize business planning across financial, marketing, sales and supply chain decisions. It includes modules for digital IBP, demand planning, supply chain planning and sustainability integration with circularity, emissions and water reduction metrics. o9 Solutions promises to improve forecast accuracy, optimize inventory and simplify planning processes so businesses can make better decisions and grow faster.

FourKites offers real-time supply chain visibility and sustainability features. It offers end-to-end visibility across global supply chains and modules for real-time visibility, predictive ETAs, order lifecycle management and a sustainability hub for analyzing emissions data. FourKites says companies can cut costs, improve customer satisfaction, optimize inventory and meet sustainability goals by tapping into data from millions of shipments each day and patented AI.

For a more specialized focus on supply chain carbon footprints, Bend combines detailed emissions estimates with financial data. Bend offers different ways to estimate emissions, including product-level and category-level calculations. It also offers digital capture of purchase data and supports large-scale and secure operations. The platform is geared for companies that want to efficiently manage and lower their supply chain carbon footprint.