Luminate Platform: Built on Three Guiding Principles
Who hasn’t walked into a retail store recently and found a favorite product out of stock? Transportation bottlenecks, labor and materials shortages, rising fuel costs and other factors have made 2021 one of the most challenging times to operate a global supply chain with any…
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…
Now Moving: Suez Canal, Shipment Visibility and Logjams (Part II)
As traffic slowly resumes in the Suez Canal, rising prices and lost sales are adding ripples to an already strained supply chain. Withstanding this new shock, one that impacted almost $9.5 billion worth of goods daily, means taking another look at resiliency plans in context…
Passing Go: Suez Canal, Shipment Visibility and Logjams
The world is aflutter discussing how an enormous container ship became an immovable force in the Suez Canal, blocking one of the world’s most vital shipping routes. 120 miles long, the Suez Canal sees nearly 50 ships passing through on an average every day and…
Ignorance is Not Bliss, It’s Ignorance
As the fall TV shows came back this season, it felt like every producer felt the need to cover the hot button topics of the year that has been 2020. Racial injustice. COVID-19. Police brutality. Diversity and inclusion. And the list goes on. At first,…
Why We DIVE IN
With the recent passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, one of her famous quotes “Fight for the things that you care about but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.” – circulated among some of my Blue…
Press Start to Make Your Supply Chain Smarter
In the Fourth Industrial Revolution, visibility equals agility and the business that moves the fastest wins the game. What’s required is a clear view of what the business needs to plan for and then execute: control towers. As with any technology investment, control towers should…
It’s Time to Dive In!
In July 2017 we tried something a little different with our Supply Chain Nation blog. With a goal of shining a light on women in technology and supply chain we launched Wednesdays for Women, exploring the career journeys of amazing women within and outside of…
Sewing in Creativity
Kavitha Tumuluri learned the meaning of hard work from a young age. As the second oldest of five, she felt she had to be a role model for her younger siblings, which taught her to be an authentic, empathetic teacher and a mentor from a…
Blue Yonder: A Culture of Sustainability
We know that COVID-19 has been at the forefront of peoples’ minds this year, but consumer concerns about environmental and sustainability issues will continue to shape the future of supply chain management for decades to come. With the adoption of the United Nations 2030 Agenda…