Connecting experiences for the frontline worker
How Blue Yonder and Microsoft partnered to deliver connected associate experiences Today it’s not uncommon to feel disconnected in ways that weren’t even imaginable a year ago. Virtual watch parties, “Zoom school” and Microsoft Teams meetings are now part of the everyday vernacular. These new…
Top 3 Strategies for Supply Chain Planners in 2021
In today’s ever-changing business environment, supply chain planners have a challenging task at hand. They need to understand the ongoing impact of COVID-19 and align short- and long-term supply chain plans to maximize market share and revenue targets. Some challenges supply chain planners are facing…
Achieving Financial Success While Delivering World-Class Customer Experiences
Omni-Channel Fulfillment Microservice E-commerce made its mark in 2020, with digital trends accelerating two to five years due to COVID-19. Savvy retailers worked quickly to expand shopping options from the beginning of the shopping journey. They implemented buy online pick up in store (BOPIS), curbside…
How Intelligent Events Improve the Forecast for Pumpkins
You wouldn’t know it from what you see today, but the first Jack-o’-lanterns were made from turnips. In fact, the event that we now call Halloween was based on the Celtic festival of Samhain, marking the end of summer. Villages celebrated with harvest feasts, and the bones…
Blue Yonder Named a Leader in IDC MarketScape for Merchandise Operations Management Solutions
In retail, there is one constant you can count on, and that’s change. Competitors emerge, chains consolidate, regulations evolve, and economies fluctuate – while consumer expectations continue to grow. And, as we saw in 2020, a global pandemic can further cause change. For success in…
Get Engaged with Blue Yonder Special Interest Groups
One of our Blue Yonder Core Values is Teamwork. Teamwork is defined as: ”The collaborative work done by many with each doing a part to achieve a common goal.” At Blue Yonder we define it simply as: We candidly and respectfully collaborate. Blue Yonder’s Special Interest…
Omni-channel 2021: From Duct Tape to Deliberate
2020 turned the world upside down, causing retailers to expand delivery options like curbside pickup, home delivery, and BOPIS (up to 45% from 24% in 2019!) practically overnight.[1] While this pivot was done at record speed, it wasn’t done with an eye on optimization- there…
Profitable Agility: Part 2 of Agility and Resilience in Supply Chain Execution
This blog is based on an article that recently ran in the Journal of Supply Chain Management, Logistics & Procurement, “Supply chain agility: An imperative in an unpredictable world.” In part 1 of the Agility and Resilience in Supply Chain Execution series, we discussed the…
Scale for Sale: Digitizing Your Workforce to Delight the Customer
Think about your local store. It is likely to be a microcosm of broader society – multiple generations, each with different lifestyle needs and wants, and different economic drivers. And like any society, open to disruption. Pre-pandemic, many of the tensions in the retail labor…
Retailers’ Top 3 E-Commerce Fulfillment Priorities for 2021
In our previous blog, we explored e-commerce’s explosive growth driven by the pandemic and the resulting challenges that omni-channel retailers continue to face. Out-of-stock products, lack of automation and the need to close the physical gap between fulfillment centers and consumers are all sparking new…