Transforming Automotive Supply Chains: Southeast Toyota’s Journey With Blue Yonder
In today’s rapidly evolving automotive industry that is significantly impacted by macroeconomic challenges, government regulations, geopolitical tensions, software proliferation, and changing customer expectations, optimizing supply chain processes has become crucial for maintaining a competitive edge. Southeast Toyota Distributors, the largest independent distributor of Toyotas in…
Why You Need a Returns Platform for Customer Retention
In a fiercely competitive world where customer loyalty is hard-won and easily lost, retaining customers is vital to retail growth. Not only is it easier to sell more to customers who already love your brand, but a 10% increase in customer retention can increase profitability…
Nucleus Research Names Blue Yonder a Leader in Transportation Management Systems
Nucleus Research recently published its TMS Technology Value Matrix 2024, which provides an overview of the current market for Transportation Management Systems (TMS), while also assessing the software providers in this space. Blue Yonder was named a Leader in this year’s Nucleus report, based on…
Challenges in Supply Chain for Medical Devices
Supply chains for medical devices are getting increasingly complex and face unique challenges. Many of the most complex medical device supply chains exist within large conglomerates producing a myriad of diverse products from pacemakers to testing kits and from MRI machines to disposable needles. The…
What’s Your Returns Strategy?
Our research reveals 63% of merchants consider returns a significant problem for their business. With high processing, sorting, and restocking costs and ever-rising return rates, it’s clear that returns are implicated in many of the challenges that retailers face today. The simple truth is that…
Blue Yonder Named a Leader in Both IDC MarketScapes for Worldwide Warehouse Management and Transportation Management Systems Applications
This blog was cowritten by Solutions & Industry Marketing leaders Terence Leung, Clint Reiser, and Jen McQuiston. Blue Yonder has been named as a Leader in the inaugural IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Warehouse Management (WMS) 2024 Vendor Assessment (doc #US49948523, April 2024) and the inaugural IDC…
Winning On and Off the Pitch
This blog post was written by Wayne Snyder, Vice President, Industry Strategy – Retail EMEA, and Gael Ramaen, Corporate Vice President – EMEA. Both are avid football (also called soccer in other parts of the world) fans and will be cheering on their respective teams…
Supply Chain Teams Are Investing in Technology. But Are They Maximizing Their Returns?
In a previous blog post, I discussed some highlights from Blue Yonder’s 2024 Supply Chain Executive Survey. In talking with 600 C-suite and senior executives around the world, we discovered that they share three primary challenges: ongoing supply chain disruptions, rising operating costs, and growing…
Maximizing Your Investments in Automated Execution
My previous blog post highlighted the complex real-world challenges that are leading companies to embrace automated execution. It also explored the significant benefits businesses can realize by digitally connecting their logistics operations to drive intelligent, autonomous decision-making, fueled by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning…
Key Takeaways From the 2024 Finished Vehicle Logistics Conference
For over a century, the global automotive industry has centered around one primary technology: the internal combustion engine. However, the digitalization of modern cars is now transforming the industry, with significant implications for the entire supply chain. As vehicles become more connected, autonomous, electric, and…