Blue Yonder (formerly JDA Software) is a supply chain software vendor whose Transportation Management suite includes Carrier Network Collaboration, the connectivity layer shippers use to tender loads, confirm capacity, track shipments, and manage freight invoices with carriers. Partners behind this gateway trade transportation documents (204, 990, 214, 210) and, in some deployments, invoice and inventory data with a shipper's Blue Yonder instance. Its Cloud EDI service supports X12 and EDIFACT for motor, air, and ocean freight.
Connecting via Blue Yonder - Confirm EDI capability with the shipper; the shipper submits its pre-qualified carrier list to the Blue Yonder Cloud EDI team, which manages connection setup.
- Choose a connection channel: high-volume carriers integrate via EDI or API, while smaller fleets connect through the web portal or a mobile app.
- Blue Yonder's Cloud EDI team performs the mapping; non-standard requirements are evaluated and mapped by that team rather than by the carrier.
- Test that the carrier's systems can connect, send, and retrieve messages on Blue Yonder servers before go-live.
Testing: Blue Yonder requires carriers' systems to be tested for connecting, sending, and retrieving messages on its servers before activation. After launch the Cloud EDI team maintains cross-reference tables, contacts carriers to resolve technical issues, and issues daily failed-message reports.
Timeline: No public setup timeline. Blue Yonder states thousands of carriers are already live on its network, so shippers can often tender to pre-connected carriers immediately, while a new EDI connection requires mapping and message testing of unstated length.
Most-traded documents on Blue Yonder - 204 14 ch
- 990 13 ch
- 214 12 ch
- 210 3 ch
- 810 1 ch
- 846 1 ch
Other partners reachable via Blue Yonder