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…
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…
How Conagra Drives Supply Chain Transformations with Speed and Visibility
In a recent panel discussion with Consumer Goods Technology, Conagra Brands shared how its reworked supply chain strategy is helping the brand meet customer expectations, drive internal performance and find consistent results by transforming supply chain planning. Conagra is a popular North American food manufacturer…
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…
Prime Day Early Access: How Consumers Embraced Amazon’s New Deal Event and What it Means for the Holidays
After months of rumors, Amazon held its new deal event, Prime Early Access Sale, from Oct. 11-12 to officially kick off the 2022 holiday shopping season. With inflation rates still above 8% at the end of September and excess inventory continuing to be an issue,…
More Than a Side Hustle: 5 Steps for CPG Brands to Make D2C a Growth Engine
It’s no secret that the evolution of marketplaces and the COVID-19 pandemic altered consumer behavior over recent years. Now 51% of consumers start their shopping journey in the digital channel. It’s also hardly a revelation that retailers have responded by rethinking their strategies around inventory…
Monolith Versus Microservice Architectures: It’s Time To Let the Latter Revive the Former
Thanks to the impacts of COVID-19, a host of black swan disruption events, and evolving consumer behavior, retailers’ digital transformation strategies went from being a long-term roadmap to an overnight necessity. However, upon this realization, and the incumbent need to revisit their current digital infrastructures,…