Blue Yonder Named as a Notable Vendor in the Forrester Order Management System Landscape, Q4 2022
The acceleration of e-commerce in the past few years has put significant pressure on businesses to rethink their entire commerce strategy. Today’s savvy shopper expects seamless and enhanced experiences across channels – in-store and online – with the goal of getting the right product, at…
The Question Facing Retailers: To Substitute or Not to Substitute?
Picture the scene: You’re walking up and down the aisles of your supermarket, making a beeline for the first item on your list. Your usual brand isn’t there. Out of stock. A quick sigh later, and you’ve reached out for the next best thing instead…
Webinar Takeaways: The Next Evolution of Control Towers
Managing supply chains over the past few years has become ever-more challenging. With unexpected disruptions such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the Suez Canal blockage, port strikes, and the Russia/Ukraine conflicts, companies are turning to technology to break down siloed views, mitigate risks and develop more…
Freight and Football/Soccer: Five Interesting Analogies
The whole world is gripped by football/soccer fever these days with the FIFA Football World Cup in Qatar springing one surprise after another. Almost half of the world’s population is glued to their TV sets, following every goal. Even those who do not count themselves…
Creating the Warehouse of the Future
Supply chain issues as a topic of dinner conversation? It’s probably not what anyone would have suspected just a few years ago. But over the last few years, stories of supply chain shortages and delays have become part of nightly news and national media outlets….
Black Friday/Cyber Monday Weekend: Three Takeaways From Our Latest Survey
The holiday shopping season started early this year as many retailers kicked off their annual promotions well before Black Friday weekend. Amazon hosted its Prime Early Access Sale from Oct. 11-12 and Target held its Deal Days from Oct. 6-8, among many others, in an…
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…
Supply Chain Transformations Must Prepare for No New Normal
“We’re entering ‘the new normal.’” No doubt, we’ve all heard or read that sentence somewhere. It’s an understandable soundbite that depicts the trying times experienced over the past three years, made up of both political and economic trajectories, as well as unforeseen “black swan” events….
How To Stop Your Workforce From Ghosting You
We have all seen it. You go to the mall on a weekday night, and there are a few stores closed. You walk into a restaurant with plenty of empty tables, yet there is a 30-minute wait. Operating hours of some of your favorite retailers…
Manufacturers Seek Capacity Clarity in Order to Keep Their Promises
Much of our world relies on the timeliness, effectiveness, quality, and reliability of manufacturers. And while a degree of wiggle room may have been afforded to producers in years gone by when it comes to ultimate delivery of items, a broken delivery promise in the…