A Look Back at the Order Management Line-Up at ICON 2022
Consumer expectations have drastically changed in the past few years. Consumers expect a seamless experience across channels. They want product availability online even before they walk into the store. In fact, according to Forrester, “65% of consumers expect retailers/brands to show in-store product availability online…
Digitalization in the Real-World, Part 2
At our recent customer conference Blue Yonder ICON, we heard first-hand the chronic and new challenges supply chain, logistics, and commerce executives are facing and their strategies and implementations to realize the next visions. This is part 2 of a multiple part series to explore…
Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) Has Served Its Duty and Should Now Retire
Executive summary According to Gartner (2018 Gartner Sales & Operations Planning Success Survey), the most popular evaluation metric for forecasts in Sales and Operations Planning is Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE). This needs to change. Modern forecasts concern small quantities on a disaggregated level such…
Blue Yonder Associate Makes the Impossible Possible During Missionary Visit to Cambodia
Leonardo Viapiana, a Blue Yonder associate in Italy, traveled to Cambodia to volunteer his time to improve health and provide educational services. He shares his involvement with an Italian-based non-profit organization, Missione Possibile, and their social efforts that aim to help ensure fundamental human rights…
Digitalization in the Real-World, Part 1
At our recent customer conference Blue Yonder ICON, we heard first-hand the chronic and new challenges supply chain, logistics, and commerce executives are facing and their strategies and implementations to realize the next visions. This is Part 1 of a multiple part series to explore…
Sustainability Efforts are Gaining Momentum Even Though Sustainability is a Moving Target
The importance of supply chain sustainability (SCS) is trending upward – and that’s a positive! This insight comes from the 2022 State of Supply Chain Sustainability Report, presented by the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) and the Council of Supply Chain Management…
Diversity Is the One True Thing We All Have In Common
In today’s DIVE In blog, Belen Fabregas, Supply Planning CoE Director at PepsiCo, shares her thoughts on diversity and inclusion, personal anecdotes, and advice to reach your goals in our “Fearless Females of Supply Chain” Blue Yonder Live. A Blue Yonder customer, Belen has over…
5 Steps to Optimizing Inventory: It’s Time To Bring Planning Into The Order Management Conversation
Why isn’t the first mile being discussed when trying to perfect the last mile? When it comes to the digitization of replenishment and fulfillment, retailers are beginning to have the right conversations. In one committee, optimal replenishment based on overarching consumer data is now a…
Creating the New Normal
In today’s DIVE In blog, Kristin Szekat, Innovation and Incubation, VP at DHL, shares her thoughts on diversity and inclusion, personal anecdotes, and advice to reach your goals in our “Fearless Females of Supply Chain” Blue Yonder Live. A Blue Yonder customer, Kristin has over…
Move To an Intelligent, Digitally Connected Supply Chain — A Simple Approach
“This is not a supply chain transformation; this is really a business transformation.” This simple statement made by Shri Hariharan, Corporate Vice President, Industry Strategy at Blue Yonder, during a recent webcast, perfectly encapsulates the critical role of supply chains for business. In addition, the…