How Your Technical Architecture Can Unleash AI
Blue Yonder research found that 80% of global organizations have piloted or implemented generative artificial intelligence (AI) in their supply chains. However, going beyond a pilot and embedding AI into business processes to truly realize its maximum potential is a major challenge. According to the…
Omni-Channel for 2025 and Beyond: Blue Yonder’s New Launch Sets Stage for Seamless Customer Experiences
Although the retail landscape continually evolves, retailers’ core challenge remains the same as we enter 2025: meeting ever-rising customer expectations across all channels. This requires robust, agile technology capable of managing accurate, real-time inventory across omni-channel platforms, orchestrating seamless returns, and adapting to fluctuating demand….
The Top 10 Causes of Shipping Delays — and How to Mitigate Them
Getting shipments from the production facility or warehouse to the retail store or the consumer’s doorstep is a lot more complicated than it used to be. Today’s supply chains span thousands of miles, cross continents and oceans, rely on multiple modes of transportation, and involve…
The Network Effect Part 1: Driving Value Across the Supply Chain Ecosystem
In recent years, companies have outgrown the traditional capabilities provided by hub and spoke, enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions. Based on an increasingly omni-channel world, these systems are challenged to handle the combination of downstream demand variability, upstream supplier variability, and the risk that comes…
Navigating the Future of Supply Chain Planning: Blue Yonder’s Insights From the 2024 Gartner® Supply Chain Planning Summit
I had the pleasure of attending the Gartner® Supply Chain Planning Summit 2024, held on Dec. 3 – 4 in Denver, CO. This event offered a unique opportunity to engage with industry leaders and gain firsthand insights into the latest trends and innovations in supply…
4 Types of Supply Chain Control Towers
The term control tower has been grossly overused in the domain of supply chain management. It’s used to describe practically anything from basic visibility to network-wide fully autonomous solutions. This makes it nearly impossible for anyone looking for a capable solution to effectively compare options…
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like the Post-Peak Season
The holiday season is a time for joy — and for supply chain chaos. This year is no exception. The five-day period from Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday shattered online retail sales records, with U.S. consumers spending $41.1 billion, an increase of 8.1% over 2023. The…
3 Foundations For An Effective Multi-Enterprise Supply Chain Network
When Henry Ford launched his Rogue manufacturing complex near the city of Detroit at the beginning of the 20th century it was a manufacturing marvel. Raw materials entered one side of the factory, and finished vehicles drove out on the other side. While making the…
Driving Responsiveness and Profitability via Flexible Production Planning: Three Customer Case Studies
Many of the challenges faced by the world’s automotive and equipment manufacturers can be mitigated via flexible production planning. By digitalizing and automating their production planning processes, manufacturers can respond faster and more profitably when confronted with demand variability, materials shortages, logistics roadblocks and other…
Blue Yonder Recognized by Industry Analysts as a Leader in Three Areas of Supply Chain Management
Blue Yonder – A Leader in Supply Chain Management At Blue Yonder we are proud to announce that we have been recognized as a Leader in what we believe are three major areas by top industry analysts. Our commitment to innovation, excellence, and customer satisfaction has…