Faced With Complex Challenges, Life Sciences Companies Must Embrace Digitalization
Supply chain optimization might be a timeless concept, but the way we define and achieve it evolves over time — depending on demand levels, supply shortages, the competitive landscape, geopolitical conditions, technology innovations, regulations and other challenges. The life sciences industry — including pharmaceutical, medical…
Redefining Supply Chain Excellence in the AI and Digital Network Era
Supply chain and logistics teams today face a pivotal moment in their evolution. The traditional metrics of excellence — cost efficiency, on-time delivery — while still important, are no longer sufficient in an era defined by volatility, complexity and political changes. We are witnessing nothing…
AI in Demand Planning — Are You Utilizing Your Full Potential?
In today’s fast-paced business world, supply chains are the backbone of seamless operations. The ability to efficiently manage the flow of goods and services from manufacturing to the end consumer is paramount. In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force, revolutionizing…
Reimagining Retail: Unifying Category Management and Inventory Planning for Tomorrow’s Success
In today’s volatile retail landscape, organizations face unprecedented challenges across both category management and inventory planning. While point solutions promise to address specific pain points, they often perpetuate silos that hinder cohesive, effective planning and optimization. To remain competitive, retailers must embrace a comprehensive approach…
Blue Yonder and Snowflake Are Helping Enterprises Reimagine the Way They Plan, Execute and Deliver
It has become nearly impossible to predict changes in supply and demand patterns. On the supply side, there are increasingly frequent supply disruptions, part shortages and cost pressures. On the demand side, customer preferences remain volatile, and this is further exacerbated by the growing threat…
Revolutionize the Supply Chain Your Way
Last week, Blue Yonder attended one of the year’s biggest events: ProMat. Along with the impressive robotics, incredible conversations and inspiring keynotes, attendees heard the Vice President of Product Management for Blue Yonder, Logan Kluth, host a session on what it will take to revolutionize…
How Supply Chain Leaders Can Adapt for AI Success
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has allowed retailers to optimize processes across forecasting, planning and supply chain execution. According to Gartner, AI and generative AI are now top investment priorities for supply chain professionals. However, integrating AI is not just about investing in technology;…
Breaking Silos: How Integrated Data and AI Transform Supply Chains
What do canceled flights, a matcha shortage and a breakfast crisis reveal about our fragile supply chains? In mid-July last year, McDonald’s Australia made an unexpected move: It cut breakfast hours by 90 minutes because it couldn’t get enough eggs due to a bird flu…
Just How Resilient Is Your Supply Chain?
As supply chain professionals, we’re working in an environment of perpetual chaos. Costs are rising unabated. Labor shortages are only getting worse. Both consumer confidence and business confidence graphs look like rollercoasters. Global geopolitical tensions continue to rise. And a record-setting 27 separate weather- and climate-related disasters in the U.S….
Common AI Fears in Supply Chain Management (And How to Overcome Them)
Implementing organizational change requires buy-in across all departments. Without advocates, even the most necessary changes are at risk of failing. No tool exemplifies this intersection between essential and nerve-wracking quite like AI (Artificial Intelligence). Every company has both avid adopters and hesitant detractors. While AI…