Case Study: DHL Supply Chain achieves 60% faster robotics integration with Blue Yonder's Robotics Hub

DHL Supply Chain Delivers Warehouse Robotics Excellence

DHL Supply Chain, a global leader in contract logistics with 150,000 employees across 50 countries, set out to deploy robotics and automation at more than 2,000 sites as part of its accelerated digitalization initiative. The key challenge was rapidly integrating a range of robotics systems with its existing Blue Yonder WMS while minimizing installation and training time and preserving flexibility to choose best‑fit automation.

Partnering with Blue Yonder, DHL launched a cloud‑based, Azure‑hosted Robotics Hub — a plug‑and‑play, API‑driven SaaS platform with a shared dashboard and 3D Mercury overview that is vendor‑agnostic and simplifies WMS‑robotics connections. The rollout cut first‑site implementation time by 60% (with up to 90% expected for future deployments), reduced employee training time by 80%, improved real‑time visibility and responsiveness, and sets the stage for further efficiency gains via AI/ML orchestration.

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