Case Study: Associated Food Stores achieves improved workforce productivity and retention with Blue Yonder

Improving Workforce Productivity and Retention at Associated Food Stores

Associated Food Stores (AFS) is a cooperatively owned wholesale distributor based in Salt Lake City that supports 43 corporate supermarkets and over 400 independent stores across eight states. AFS had been using static weekly warehouse schedules that didn’t match daily demand, leading to wasted labor, higher turnover in a competitive labor market, and fragmented time-and-attendance processes.

AFS implemented Blue Yonder’s workforce management to automate scheduling to actual demand, enable mobile self-service for shift requests and time off, and improve cross-department planning with demand forecasts. The result: lower labor costs, reduced wasted hours, decreased associate turnover, higher employee satisfaction, and better proactive workforce planning.

Associated Food Stores