Manufacturers Seek Capacity Clarity in Order to Keep Their Promises
Much of our world relies on the timeliness, effectiveness, quality, and reliability of manufacturers. And while a degree of wiggle room may have been afforded to producers in years gone by when it comes to ultimate delivery of items, a broken delivery promise in the…
How Conagra Drives Supply Chain Transformations with Speed and Visibility
In a recent panel discussion with Consumer Goods Technology, Conagra Brands shared how its reworked supply chain strategy is helping the brand meet customer expectations, drive internal performance and find consistent results by transforming supply chain planning. Conagra is a popular North American food manufacturer…
5 Key Insights From the 2022 Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Conference
I just returned from the Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Conference in Detroit. This annual event explores supply chain management and how logistics can succeed in a fast-changing environment. I am feeling energized by what I learned and the people I spoke to while there….
Accurate Demand Planning: An Imperative for the Automotive Industry
Challenged by an incredible level of volatility, every participant in the automotive supply chain industry needs to precisely understand, and respond to, market demand. Blue Yonder’s advanced solutions can help A full two years after the COVID-19 pandemic began to upend the world’s supply chains,…
Keeping Tire Manufacturing on Track in the New Normal: Supply Chain Optimization is the Best Route Forward
Over the past decade, the tire industry has faced several market and technological challenges, caused by increasing competition and growing demand for high technology tires. At the same time, tire manufacturers have suffered from extreme volatility, raw material shortages with rapidly rising prices, a shortage…
Four Ways for Driving Agility with Integrated Demand & Supply Planning
Already in crisis, the world’s supply chains are facing additional obstacles in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Just as port congestion was beginning to clear, companies find themselves facing a new set of challenges, including product and materials shortages, blocked transportation lanes and…
Honey, They Shrunk the Ice Cream! — How Rising Inflation Is Causing Headaches for Category Planners
Inflation is on the rise. Consumers are feeling the pressure of price increases on everything from food and gas to furniture and automobiles. Newly published data shows the U.S. consumer price index (CPI) has risen 7.5% in the past 12 months, and this is having…
What’s Going On With Inflation of Consumer Goods in 2022?
Americans’ concern over rising prices is at a record high, according to a recent survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. And these worries aren’t unfounded. A December Labor Department report shows that the price of consumer goods increased by 6.8% in November…
13 Reasons Why Taylor Swift Did Not Cause the Vinyl Record Shortage
Calling myself a Taylor Swift fan would be a gross understatement. My younger friends would say I’m a stan, but the label I’m most comfortable using for my 16-year obsession with the 11-time Grammy Award winner is that I’m a “Swiftie,” the nickname lovingly donned by…
Three Ways to Increase Demand Forecast Accuracy in a Volatile World
Has there ever been a more volatile global supply chain environment? As new headlines constantly remind us, the world’s supply chains are operating in an increasingly precarious business landscape. The high costs and uncertainty of raw materials, components, labor and transportation have led to some…