The Art of Verbal Hygiene
Ruth Porat has been the CFO of Alphabet (the parent company of Google) since 2015. She is a role model, a glass-ceiling breaker, a change maker, a superb businesswoman. In 2016, during Alphabet’s annual stockholders meeting, one of the (male) stockholders referred to her as…
The Case of the Missing Airport Snacks
This blog was written by Bryant Miller, Corporate Communications, with insights from Shri Hariharan, VP of Industry Strategy at Blue Yonder I have a confession: I am a snacker. There isn’t a snack I’ve met that I didn’t like. And my peak snackiness is when…
Panasonic + Blue Yonder – And the Industrialization of Supply Chain
As an engineer, I tend to look at things differently. While most people would appreciate a product for what it is, I’m always curious how something is made or how it works. I want to take it apart and tinker with it. Although I admit…
A Purpose-Built Supply Chain Platform Strategy and the 6 C’s
A recent headline article in The Washington Post said it best: “Supply headaches stretching from Asian factory towns to the American Midwest are intensifying as the economic recovery tries to outrun the highly infectious delta variant. … The pandemic has exposed fragile global supply chains…
Diversity and Inclusion Makes Me a Better Leader
Today’s DIVE In blog is an inspiring conversation with an accomplished female leader: Silke Gray Head of Global Customs, Export and Export Control at Hilti Group. With 30+ years’ experience in a male dominated industry she has encountered many different leaders and leadership styles, and…
3 observations after 5 years leading a PE-backed company
Prisest’ na dorozhku is a Russian custom of sitting on your luggage before embarking on a journey. To reflect on what you leave behind and to envision the path ahead. As Blue Yonder transitions to a new governance structure, we leave a stakeholder behind: our investor-partners…
Thank a Trucker; It’s National Truck Driver Appreciation Week
This blog is co-authored by Raj Patel, Senior Director Global Industry Strategy 3PL, and Terence Leung, Senior Product Marketing Director This week is National Truck Driver Appreciation Week (Sept. 12-18). The annual event is dedicated to thanking the 3.5 million professional truck drivers for driving…
Communication is Key
Habib Isaac is a Renewal Manager at Blue Yonder. Based in Monterrey, Mexico, Habib gives us a peek inside his career journey along with lessons learned after his team was moved entirely remote due to COVID-19. Habib also shares valuable advice for individuals just starting…
Could Supply Chain Automation be the answer to the Great Resignation?
This blog is co-authored by Terence Leung, Senior Product Marketing Director; Bonnie Milam, Product Marketing Director; Michael Orr, Product Marketing Director; and Nina Seth, Product Marketing Director The COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt retail. Having experienced demand and supply challenges, survived enforced lockdowns and an…
An Empathetic Disposition
Blue Yonder’s Liz Jorgensen shares why it is important to be empathetic to yourself just as much as to others. It’s all about giving yourself grace and taking care of your own wellbeing, too. She talks about striving to be a role model for her…