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…
Modernizing the Supply Chain Dramatically Increases Operational Efficiency
Operational efficiency cannot happen in silos anymore. The modern supply chain is too complex to make changes without considering the effects it will have on every other stage. Companies know this, but making holistic changes seems too overwhelming, so they prolong any major upgrades. Unfortunately,…
The Network Effect Part 2: Key Concepts And Value Of Network Effect
This is part two of a two part series on the Network Effect in Supply Chains. You can read part one here. In today’s world, companies will not generate market share without a well thought out and activated network effect strategy. Businesses are embracing resilient supply chain networks…
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 3 AI Terms That NRF’s Big Show Suggests Are Going To Be Big in 2025
Even if you’ve been living under the proverbial rock for the last few years, there’s a pretty good chance you’re using ChatGPT to summarize and prioritize your email inbox. Nobody will have been surprised that artificial intelligence (AI) dominated the agenda for the National Retail…
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…