Why B2B Companies Need To Accelerate Their Digital Transformation
As the world is becoming more omni-channel, digital enablement is becoming more and more pervasive. In addition, consumers are raising their levels of expectation when it comes to the buying experience. B2B companies are not excluded from this expectation. A new generation of B2B buyers…
Blue Yonder is a Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Leader for WMS For 12th Time in a Row Because of Our Customers
Blue Yonder continues to showcase its strength in warehouse and supply chain execution solutions. For the 12th time in a row, we have been named a Leader in the 2023 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) report2—which is every year since the report…
3 Considerations On Your Commerce Transformation Journey
In an increasingly challenging commerce space where order management capabilities form the backbone of a retailer’s fulfillment infrastructure, retailers, distributors, 3PL’s, and manufacturers are challenged by monolithic, legacy technology that no longer fits their needs. The traditional approach has been to rip out and replace…
Why You Should Look Into the AI Black Box
As retailers invest in their commerce transformations and put their trust in the power of artificial intelligence (AI), they need to ensure their whole organization is aligned to make the best use of it. Historically, the decisions and logic of AI has been somewhat of…
Digital Commerce 360 Fulfillment Trends Report Highlights Investments by Retailers
Have you seen the latest Digital Commerce 360’s Fulfillment Trends for Retailers report? The June Strategy Insights Report is your guide to the latest fulfillment trends. The report confirms what we know – that customers are shopping across channels. They want orders to arrive fast…
A Logistics Conversation with Arcadia Cold, Part 1
In honor of National Logistics Day last month, I had a Blue Yonder Live conversation with Arcadia Cold’s JD Schwefler, Head of Site Selection & Design Solutions. JD shared his insights into how to have a long-term logistics career and how he and his company leverage…
Fulfillment Forecasting: The Keys to Successfully Aligning to Localized Customer Demand
Market-based demand forecasting to help you predict localized demand and placement of inventory Retailers are facing increasing pressure to offer affordable, reliable, and frictionless customer experiences. With the acceleration of unified commerce, businesses must be able to leverage inventory to its fullest potential at every…
Fulfillment Forecasting: The Keys to Successfully Meeting Omni-Channel Demand
Market-based demand forecasting to help you predict orders and resources Retailers are facing increasing pressure to offer affordable, reliable and frictionless omni-channel fulfillment experiences. With the acceleration of omni-channel shopping, businesses must be able to predict labor needs, improve on-time delivery and order fill rates,…
How Logistics and Supply Chain Careers Allow You “To Leave Your Mark,” Part 1
In honor of National Logistics Day, which is June 28, I share a recap of a conversation I recently had with my colleague Ann Marie Jonkman, who leads Blue Yonder’s 3PL Industry Strategy. Ann Marie shares highlights from her logistics career and what she has…
What’s the Future of Retail? Future Stores Seattle 2023 Illuminates the Path
The physical retail store is dead…long live the reimagined phygital retail store! Branding, technology advancements that deliver efficient operations, delighting the customer, and investing in the employees were the key themes as some of the largest retailers and those up-and-comers met in Seattle for three…