Case Study: AmBev achieves 100% ROI, cuts transportation costs and improves customer service with Blue Yonder

South American beverage manufacturer Ambev reduces costs, gains efficiencies and improves customer service with Blue Yonder solutions

Ambev, a leading South American brewer and PepsiCo’s bottler outside the U.S. with operations in 14 countries and brands like Skol, Brahma and Antarctica, faced a sharp spike in order volume and growing transportation complexity. The company needed to improve asset utilization, reduce costs and maintain customer service while integrating seven internal systems and multiple external partners on a very tight timeline.

Ambev replaced legacy systems with JDA’s Intelligent Fulfillment suite (including Transportation Manager, Modeler and Planner) and used JDA Services for implementation. The project completed faster than expected and delivered network-wide visibility, higher asset utilization, streamlined dock scheduling, load consolidation and better tariff management—cutting transportation costs, improving service and achieving a 100% return on investment within 12 months.

AmBev

Erik Novaes de Almeida Silva

Transportation and Project Manager