Transportation and Sustainability: How Can They Work Together?
Recently, Ronald van Dodewaard, Vice President Logistics at Outokumpu shared his thoughts on the company’s work with integrating sustainability into their transportation functions, including how Blue Yonder’s Transportation Management System (TMS) has enabled them to develop a more environmentally-friendly transportation program. Outokumpu’s vision is to…
The Real Winner at the 2022 World Cup? Supply Chain.
The entire world is gearing up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, held in Qatar from Nov. 20 through Dec. 18, 2022. Over the course of four weeks, 32 teams and over 1.7 million fans will descend on Qatar for this event — which marks…
Learnings from the 2022 IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Supply Chain Planning 2022 Vendor Assessment
Three Key Assessment Factors for Supply Chain Planning Solutions Today’s supply chains continue to evolve as a result of both a continuous series of unprecedented challenges and the need to match the shifting global consumer expectations. Sustainability continues its rightful rise in the central agendas…
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….
Innovative Solutions to Guard Against Warehouse Disruptions and Challenges, Part 1
Warehouse Disruptions In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solution Marketing team explores innovative solutions to guard against supply chain disruptions. The following are insights gained from my discussion with Joe Kozenski, Blue Yonder Director of Product Management, and Mark Severns, Blue Yonder Director of…
Innovative Solutions to Guard Against Supply Chain Disruptions and Challenges
Transportation and Logistics Disruptions In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solution Marketing team explores innovative solutions to guard against supply chain disruptions. The following blog features insights gained from my discussion with Geetha Vidhyaprakash, Blue Yonder Director of Product Management, during a recent Blue…
Supply Chain Risk Is Inevitable. The Key Is Understanding and Mitigating It via AI.
Supply Chain Disruption In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solution Marketing team explores innovative solutions to guard against supply chain disruptions. Our personal and professional lives are filled with risk. Every day, we can take actions that mitigate that risk — or we can…
Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) Has Served Its Duty and Should Now Retire
Executive summary According to Gartner (2018 Gartner Sales & Operations Planning Success Survey), the most popular evaluation metric for forecasts in Sales and Operations Planning is Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE). This needs to change. Modern forecasts concern small quantities on a disaggregated level such…
5 Things You May Have Missed in Supply Chain News
Welcome to our series where we give you the scoop on five things you may have missed in supply chain news. You can also catch the full rundown from our Blue Yonder Live video: 1. Will your 4th of July be a boom or a bust? …
Where’s My Inventory? Managing Disruption Across Multiple Supplier Tiers
In his recent blog, Anmol Khurana discussed the immediate effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict for companies shipping products in and out of the region. But, as the conflict approaches the four-month mark, the impacts are spreading and intensifying. As many countries around the world enforce…