Arcadia Cold

成功事例

Arcadia Cold

Transportation management, Warehouse labor, Warehouse management, Panasonic Edge

Arcadia Cold、AIと機械学習を活用してサプライチェーンのレジリエンスと持続可能性を強化

企業概要

Established in 2021 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Arcadia Cold Storage and Logistics specializes in providing third-party, temperature-controlled handling, storage, distribution and value-added services to the food industry. The logistics service provider (LSP) aims to establish “The New Age of Cold Chain” by designing and deploying modern facilities and providing innovative solutions to become the most customer-centric cold chain organization in the U.S.

ビジネスの課題

Arcadia Cold wanted to establish itself quickly as a leader in the competitive world of temperature-controlled logistics. To do so, it had to build state-of-the-art facilities, hire the best employees and deploy the best technology — all from scratch. The company sought trusted partners that understood the challenges of cold chain logistics — and could quickly deliver the advanced technologies required to address those challenges.

Blue Yonderのソリューション

With help from Blue Yonder, Snowflake and implementation partner Netlogistik, Arcadia Cold ushered in “The New Age of Cold Chain” running on digital processes and advanced technology across its supply chain. Blue Yonder’s industry-leading solutions in warehouse management, warehouse labor management, and transportation management helped Arcadia Cold gain real-time visibility, improve efficiency, and build resilience and sustainability into its operations from the start. As a result, this cold storage and logistics leader was able to launch five new facilities in just 18 months — and is poised for future growth, with three new warehouses under construction.

“Our business model means we act as an extension of our customers’ supply chains. We wanted to provide our customers with only the best technology, so we chose Blue Yonder to help us run all our operations. It allows us to apply a digital-first and cloud-first strategy, implement one common set of integrated solutions, and adopt proven best practices to improve employee training and ultimately, efficiency.”

–Arcadia Cold最高情報責任者(CIO)Christopher Lafaire氏

Arcadia Cold社は、倉庫業務におけるハードウェア技術の管理を目的として、Panasonic Edge製品をホワイトグローブサービスとして活用しています。

Arcadia Cold:デジタル技術でコールドチェーンロジスティクスを革新

Cold chain storage and transportation are complex activities. However, as a new competitor in this LSP space, Arcadia Cold had an advantage: It could build its operations from the ground up based on leading-edge, scalable, digital technologies and processes that simplify complexities.

「ArcadiaOne」ウェブポータルは、Snowflake AI Data Cloud上に構築されています
Blue Yonder and Netlogistik helped Arcadia deploy the Snowflake AI Data Cloud as its central intelligence hub for its operations. Linking to all Blue Yonder applications and its ERP system this serves as the backbone to the ‘Arcadia One’ web portal. The portal provides real time, comprehensive visibility and complete orchestration of end-to-end operations, whilst facilitating appointment scheduling, billing, and electronic messaging for customers. The portal is built on one database which provides a single source of the truth.

高度なAIおよびMLテクノロジーが、リアルタイムの可視性と迅速な対応力を実現します
Blue Yonder’s warehouse management, warehouse labor management, and transportation management solutions helped Arcadia Cold launch five new warehouses — in Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Georgia and Pennsylvania — in a record-setting 18 months. The company also gained a competitive edge by providing customers with real-time visibility into their processes, inventory and shipments. The result? Arcadia Cold quickly became a force to reckon with in the U.S. temperature-controlled logistics market, onboarding new customers every day. Blue Yonder’s solutions help Arcadia Cold maximize the accuracy and efficiency of ongoing processes such as receiving, picking, and scheduling employees, trucks, and other assets. Advanced AI and ML technology alerts Arcadia Cold to disruptions and exceptions in real-time, creating a resilient supply chain that meets cost and service targets even as conditions change. It helps the company weigh complex trade-offs associated with
third-party cold-chain logistics to consistently make optimal decisions.

倉庫の労働生産性が9%向上   
By deploying Blue Yonder’s Labor Management solution, Arcadia Cold witnessed a 9% increase in labor productivity through optimized task allocation and real-time performance tracking. It also enhanced operational efficiency through streamlined processes and real-time insights. Faster and deeper insights into direct and indirect labor times improved resource management and accelerated operational adjustments to maximize productive work time. Lafaire summarizes this entire deployment as ‘a game-changer!’

サプライチェーンの最適化が持続可能性への取り組みをサポート 
In addition to cost and service outcomes, Arcadia Cold also considers sustainability a key strategic priority. By optimizing routes, reducing energy consumption, and enabling better space utilization, Arcadia Cold can provide industry leading service levels, control costs, and be a conscientious environmental steward.

“As a new company, we could embed sustainability from the start in our business processes and technology choices. Blue Yonder’s solutions gave us the ability to start digital. We do everything digital — from taking pictures of inbound trucks and showing our customers how we receive their products to how we ship their products. There’s no paper waste. Blue Yonder provides us and our customers with a single view of our data so we can see all their information in one place. Everything is documented in a system for ease of access and waste reduction,” explains Lafaire.

Arcadia Cold is rapidly emerging as a disruptive force in cold chain logistics and plans to continue expanding in strategic locations across North America — and Blue Yonder is proud to be an active partner on its ambitious journey.

手間をかけずにデータを共有

Blue Yonder Data Shareアプリは、クラウドプロバイダーや地域を問わず、Snowflakeを利用するBlue Yonderの顧客に対して、データ連携を簡素化します。データパイプラインの複雑さを軽減することで、価値創出までの時間が短縮され、運用負荷も最小限に抑えられるため、チームは戦略的な取り組みに集中することができます。Snowflakeマーケットプレイスの非公開リスティングを通じて提供されるData Shareアプリは、データに基づく意思決定をさらに効率的かつスケーラブルにします。