Story Points Paradox
I have been an Agile enthusiast and a flag bearer for Agile methodologies for more than a decade now. Having worked with multiple IT giants and market leaders in the technology industry, I have had my share of opportunities to work in different project management…
Navigating the Perfect Storm: Automotive CEOs Focus on Strategies to Counter Inflation and Enable Supply Chain Resiliency
The automotive sector has switched lanes into a new digital world, where the pace of change is also hurtling manufacturers into oncoming traffic in the form of geopolitical, economic and natural crises. This mix of an increase in data volume, velocity and frequency; evolving customer…
Understanding the Difference Between ATS and ATP: It’s Time for Brands to Start Keeping Their Promises
Breaking a promise to consumers has never been more dangerous, as expectations across numerous metrics become more severe and decisive. Amid this challenge, it is critical that retailers are able to generate a real-time view of what is “available to promise” (ATP) and not just…
Innovative Solutions to Guard Against Supply Chain Disruptions and Challenges
Transportation and Logistics Disruptions In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solution Marketing team explores innovative solutions to guard against supply chain disruptions. The following blog features insights gained from my discussion with Geetha Vidhyaprakash, Blue Yonder Director of Product Management, during a recent Blue…
Supply Chain Risk Is Inevitable. The Key Is Understanding and Mitigating It via AI.
Supply Chain Disruption In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solution Marketing team explores innovative solutions to guard against supply chain disruptions. Our personal and professional lives are filled with risk. Every day, we can take actions that mitigate that risk — or we can…
Solving for the Three Vs of Labor Management
This blog was written by Dave Hamilton, Sr. Director Retail Industry Strategy, with contributions from Michael Orr, Sr. Director Product Marketing. Retail is changing — fast We all know that retail is changing — dramatically. One of the most important changes is the additional cost…
Achieving Profitability in Grocery E-Commerce
A Blue Yonder Perspective This blog was written by Shannon Wu-Lebron, CVP Industry Strategies, with contributions from Nina Seth, Director Product Marketing Online grocery has certainly grown in the past few years —it received a nice size bump during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, sales…
Finding Focus in the Fight Against Inflation
In conjunction with this blog post, watch our on-demand webinar Finding Focus in the Fight Against Inflation. The 1970s are known for a lot more than Star Wars and pet rocks. The era is also known for supply-side economic shocks, low growth and high inflation….
A Look Back at the Order Management Line-Up at ICON 2022
Consumer expectations have drastically changed in the past few years. Consumers expect a seamless experience across channels. They want product availability online even before they walk into the store. In fact, according to Forrester, “65% of consumers expect retailers/brands to show in-store product availability online…
Digitalization in the Real-World, Part 2
At our recent customer conference Blue Yonder ICON, we heard first-hand the chronic and new challenges supply chain, logistics, and commerce executives are facing and their strategies and implementations to realize the next visions. This is part 2 of a multiple part series to explore…