3PLs and the Trials of COVID-19
This blog was co-authored by Kirk Waldrop. Blue Yonder is committed to helping its customers face the unexpected. To provide insights into the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and its impact on supply chains around the world, we are delivering a blog series to help anyone looking…
Strategic Pricing for Fashion Retailers in Times of Uncertainty
As fashion retailers are reopening around the globe and getting back to business, the need for more strategic pricing capabilities to improve the bottom line is becoming a clear need versus a want. After dealing with several months of uncertainty, the importance of technology to…
Stepping Forward to Meet Opportunity
In this week’s Wednesdays for Women, we interview Beth Morgan, the founder of boom!, which launched in September 2019 with a vision to empower women in supply chain for the benefit of all. Members represent all supply chain and procurement functions and span multiple industries…
How COVID-19 is Transforming Automotive and Industrial Supply Chains
Automotive and industrial manufacturing plants are being shuttered around the world, which has affected not just the OEMs but also their Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 suppliers.
Fashion Retailers Could Be Left Paying the Price If They Don’t Take Advantage of AI
Setting the right price has always been a complex question for fashion retailers. On the one hand, a high price will risk losing customers – according to McKinsey, customers will not return to a retailer if prices are more than 30% higher than competitors. Whereas a…
A Common Career Thread
Milissa Epps is director of industry solutions at Blue Yonder and has had a remarkable career journey that began with a unique opportunity, as a job relocation led her to a fulfilling career focused on category management. She’s spent many years in a variety of…
Bringing It All Together: Category Management and Supply Chain with Blue Yonder
In this video blog, I will discuss and explore the changes and an end-to-end supply chain integration as a wholistic process leveraging category management, supply chain planning, logistics, and store operations that are supported on the Blue Yonder Platform.
The New Associate
There will be a new generation of associates entering the workforce post-COVID-19. Organizations need to be prepared for their changing expectations so they can continue to engage and retain their employees. This generation of workers understands and values technology.
Reflecting on the Importance of Mothers During COVID-19
I guess you can call me a mamma’s boy. I talk to my mom every day…for the past 38 years. These days, she asks me if I’ve gotten enough to eat or if my kids are wearing socks because she doesn’t want them to catch…
Connecting and Optimizing Freight Capacity with Blue Yonder
Trucking companies have long known that there is waste in their system, a lot of waste. About $3 billion worth of it comes from empty miles traveled, according to Shelley Simpson of JB Hunt in an interview with Freight Waves magazine. Bobtailing and suboptimal routing…