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Panasonic Acquires Supply Chain Software Company

Panasonic announced they will acquire large supply chain software company, Blue Yonder.

The deal is valued at $7.1 billion.

The two companies have partnered together in the past and now make this synergistic partnership even more powerful by merging Blue Yonder’s software (e.g. artificial intelligence features) with Panasonic’s autonomous hardware into a total supply chain solution.

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