Key Concepts in Sustainable Supply Chains in 2025
Before even arriving at ProMat 2025, there was an air of excitement around the amount of attention paid to sustainability sessions. Sustainability is a conversation industries around the world have been having for years now. But as we inch closer to 2050 and our goal…
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…
7 Ways Consumer Demand Has Impacted the Automotive Supply Chain
There are hundreds, if not thousands, of factors that impact the world’s automotive supply chains — from tariffs and other trade policies to increasing extreme weather events, interest rates, inflation, sustainability pressures and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). But over the past few years,…
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…
5 Years Later: 3 Things COVID-19 Changed in Supply Chain And 2 It Didn’t
March 11th – a date that marks five years since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 a pandemic. A wave of chaos followed that turned the supply chain upside down, forcing it to adapt, transform, and learn at an accelerated pace. As well…
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….
Advanced Production Scheduling: A Growing Imperative
In the dynamic manufacturing landscape, planning orders into production is no longer a routine task. It’s become a pivotal competency that can significantly impact a manufacturer’s efficiency, productivity, profitability and service levels. Why is intelligent production planning so essential? Because, in today’s disrupted supply chain,…
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,…
New Tariffs Are Coming. LSPs Need to Prepare Now.
March 2025 Update: The tariffs the world has been speculating about are now here. As expected, the United States outlined hefty tariffs for goods from Canada, Mexico and China this week. While many have anticipated a change, the effects of the newly imposed tariffs will…