The 2020 Consumer: How the Pandemic Changed Everything
It’s no secret the retail industry has undergone dramatic changes this year. Because of the pandemic, a major disruption has been the increase in customers’ buying online and picking up in-store (BOPIS) and taking advantage of contactless curbside pickup. For example, Best Buy and Target…
Get The Most Out Of Blue Yonder Solutions By Joining a Special Interest Group Community
Blue Yonder has 37 Special Interest Group (or SIGs) with 4,900+ members from more than 1,400 companies that are committed to helping you get the most out of your investment in Blue Yonder solutions. Our SIG Mission: to foster an environment where active participation maximizes…
Fast Forward to the Future of High-Tech
High-tech manufacturing is in a unique position: it is both a driver of change and at the forefront of its impact. The latest evolution of chips is enabling the next wave of consumer and industrial applications from virtual reality to artificial intelligence. High tech has…
Countdown to CloudCon: Check Out Who’s Speaking
We hope you’ve saved the date for Blue Yonder CloudCon, our free digital conference taking place Oct. 20! It’s a perfect time to join the sharpest minds sharing their experiences and most innovative strategies as organizations are reevaluating how to adapt to today’s dynamics. We’ve…
6 Key Supply Chain Planning Strategies to Prepare for the New Normal
This blog was co-authored by Steve Thrift, CFPIM, PMP with Chainalytics. By now we all understand the importance of adapting to the impacts of COVID-19. The critical question now is, what do we need to do to prepare for recovery, a potential second wave, and…
Blue Yonder CloudCon 2020 – Modernize and Transform Your Business Now with SaaS
Turn Disruption into Opportunity with the Power of Cloud The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the clear need for supply chains resiliency like never before. In this time of disruption, there is also a great opportunity for companies to recalibrate and reimagine their supply chain strategies…
Digital Supply Chains: Now or Never for Retailers
Things have never stood still in the retail world. With lines blurring between physical and digital worlds, and ever-changing consumer demands, retailers find themselves continuously evolving to keep pace with competitors. Today, more than ever, retailers need to be agile, responsive and resilient. The COVID-19…
Good AI vs. Bad AI
Blue Yonder and WMG, University of Warwick recently released a report exploring the digital readiness of today’s retail supply chains with only 15% of global retailers reporting prescriptive or autonomous supply chains driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). However, over half of those surveyed…
Blue Yonder and Yantriks Deliver Superior E-commerce Experiences through a Reimagined Customer-centric Supply Chain
Today’s supply landscape is radically unlike what it was even at the beginning of the year. In the face of an unprecedented crisis of global proportions, what became clear in the supply chain landscape is the unstoppable growth of e-commerce. The new world of retail…
Operating Responsibly During a Pandemic
Retail sales declined 16% in April, according to a recent report from the Commerce Department, marking the largest two-month decline on record. As the COVID-19 crisis continues to…