UTAC CHOOSES BLUE YONDER TO DIGITALLY TRANSFORM SUPPLY CHAIN PLANNING

KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 (Bernama) -- UTAC Holdings Ltd (UTAC), a global semiconductor test and assembly services provider, has selected to digitally transform its supply chain planning capabilities with Blue Yonder.

According to a statement, the company will implement Blue Yonder’s SaaS-based Luminate™ Planning to optimise its complex manufacturing supply planning process and improve its scenario planning capabilities.

“A fast and efficient supply chain is a competitive differentiator in the very competitive outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) space,” said Blue Yonder APAC president, Antonio Boccalandro.

“With our solutions, UTAC will be able to optimise their supply and production planning processes, which will provide them with an operating cost advantage and ensure they meet their customers’ needs.”

Meanwhile, UTAC chief procurement officer and senior vice president SCM, Regina Liew said: “In today’s rapidly changing environment, our business scenarios are shifting as our customers make frequent and large order changes that impact our demand projections.

“Blue Yonder’s Luminate Planning has the scenario and supply planning capabilities that will allow us to meet the needs of our customers and maintain a competitive edge in the marketplace.”

UTAC offers customers a full range of semiconductor assembly and test services in the following key product categories: analog, mixed-signal and logic, image sensor, MEMS, and discretes.

With Blue Yonder, UTAC will be able to predict long-term capacity augmentation and investment decisions based on realistic planning scenarios; optimise capacity utilisation to maximise production throughputs; and, provide accurate and rapid capacity and materials planning, among others.

Blue Yonder’s Luminate Planning, powered by Microsoft Azure, will allow UTAC to process, plan, and respond to changes in real-time, gaining supply chain agility to meet volatile demand.

Blue Yonder is the world leader in digital supply chain and omni-channel commerce fulfillment.

-- BERNAMA