The Future of Grocery: Enabling a Circular Supply Chain
The grocery industry is at a crossroads—either adapt and stay afloat or remain stationary and hope for the best. Changing consumer trends and expectations have made the traditional grocery retail model incapable of sustaining a successful business. And the pandemic has only sped up the…
Introducing Blue Yonder Connections: a Special Interest Group App
Providing community members with a simple way to get engaged and make new connections is a top priority. Therefore, we are pleased to announce the launch of Blue Yonder Connections, a Special Interest Group Community mobile app! The Mobile App features include: Home Feed to keep…
Fast Forward to the Future of High-Tech
High-tech manufacturing is in a unique position: it is both a driver of change and at the forefront of its impact. The latest evolution of chips is enabling the next wave of consumer and industrial applications from virtual reality to artificial intelligence. High tech has…
Embracing Differences
In 1997, I walked into the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women as a volunteer for a prison ministry organization called Kairos. On that day, I received the biggest dose of humility in my life. The question on my mind was what would I be…
Countdown to CloudCon: Check Out Who’s Speaking
We hope you’ve saved the date for Blue Yonder CloudCon, our free digital conference taking place Oct. 20! It’s a perfect time to join the sharpest minds sharing their experiences and most innovative strategies as organizations are reevaluating how to adapt to today’s dynamics. We’ve…
Invisible Disabilities
If I have learned one thing since dipping my toe into adulthood, it’s that no person is perfectly “normal.” No set of traits makes up the perfect human because everyone struggles with something out of the ordinary, some are just able to hide their differences…
The Value of Action
Karla Calzadias was a Digital Experience intern at Blue Yonder this summer and is a senior at Arizona State University. The lead for the Hispanic Business Students Association (HBSA) on campus, Karla talks about how she’s kept club members connected while at home, the value…
The New ROI: Return on Inclusion
It’s no secret that many businesses are enacting change to deliver value. For many, that means focusing on diversity and inclusion initiatives that bring meaningful change. With the global adoption of the United Nations 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals, as well as the impact of consumers looking…
6 Key Supply Chain Planning Strategies to Prepare for the New Normal
This blog was co-authored by Steve Thrift, CFPIM, PMP with Chainalytics. By now we all understand the importance of adapting to the impacts of COVID-19. The critical question now is, what do we need to do to prepare for recovery, a potential second wave, and…
Being an Ally
In order for us to understand and discuss what it means to be an ally, we must first talk about what it isn’t. Before doing that, I’d like to address the elephant in the (virtual) room: Being a good person doesn’t equate to being an…