Why You Should Look Into the AI Black Box
As retailers invest in their commerce transformations and put their trust in the power of artificial intelligence (AI), they need to ensure their whole organization is aligned to make the best use of it. Historically, the decisions and logic of AI has been somewhat of…
Digital Commerce 360 Fulfillment Trends Report Highlights Investments by Retailers
Have you seen the latest Digital Commerce 360’s Fulfillment Trends for Retailers report? The June Strategy Insights Report is your guide to the latest fulfillment trends. The report confirms what we know – that customers are shopping across channels. They want orders to arrive fast…
How Urban Sketching Changed One Associate’s Perspective
Suraj Thite is a Senior Functional Architect at Blue Yonder and he lives in India. A random office conversation changed his life and gave him the tool to express himself. He shares his journey to becoming an urban sketch artist with us. I have been an…
A Logistics Conversation with Arcadia Cold, Part 1
In honor of National Logistics Day last month, I had a Blue Yonder Live conversation with Arcadia Cold’s JD Schwefler, Head of Site Selection & Design Solutions. JD shared his insights into how to have a long-term logistics career and how he and his company leverage…
Fulfillment Forecasting: The Keys to Successfully Aligning to Localized Customer Demand
Market-based demand forecasting to help you predict localized demand and placement of inventory Retailers are facing increasing pressure to offer affordable, reliable, and frictionless customer experiences. With the acceleration of unified commerce, businesses must be able to leverage inventory to its fullest potential at every…
Fearless Females of Supply Chain: Be WISE
WISE is a student organization with the primary purpose of promoting the field of supply chain management/logistics. As part of our “Fearless Females of Supply Chain” Blue Yonder Live series, Blue Yonder’s Chief Customer Officer Susan Beal spoke to Stephanie Powell Thomas, Associate Professor of…
Fulfillment Forecasting: The Keys to Successfully Meeting Omni-Channel Demand
Market-based demand forecasting to help you predict orders and resources Retailers are facing increasing pressure to offer affordable, reliable and frictionless omni-channel fulfillment experiences. With the acceleration of omni-channel shopping, businesses must be able to predict labor needs, improve on-time delivery and order fill rates,…
Why I (Still) DIVE In
A few years ago I was asked, along with a broad coalition of Blue Yonder associates, to lend my image and quote to a company video called “Why I DIVE In.” It spotlighted many diverse Blue Yonder team members from all backgrounds and cultures and…
How Logistics and Supply Chain Careers Allow You “To Leave Your Mark,” Part 1
In honor of National Logistics Day, which is June 28, I share a recap of a conversation I recently had with my colleague Ann Marie Jonkman, who leads Blue Yonder’s 3PL Industry Strategy. Ann Marie shares highlights from her logistics career and what she has…
What’s the Future of Retail? Future Stores Seattle 2023 Illuminates the Path
The physical retail store is dead…long live the reimagined phygital retail store! Branding, technology advancements that deliver efficient operations, delighting the customer, and investing in the employees were the key themes as some of the largest retailers and those up-and-comers met in Seattle for three…