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…
Blue Yonder Was Ranked as a Leader in the Inaugural Nucleus Research TMS Technology Value Matrix
Innovation on Functionality to Help Optimize our Customers’ Supply Chain Performance is Our Ongoing Directions Nucleus Research (Nucleus) recently published its inaugural Transportation Technology Value Matrix 2023 report, which provides an overview of the current market for transportation management solutions and assesses the software providers…
Key Learnings from the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium in Barcelona
Peter Drucker wrote in his book “Managing in the Next Society” that “the biggest challenge for the large company and especially for the multinational may be its social legitimacy – its values, its mission, its vision. Everything else can be outsourced.” This idea, coupled with…
ICON 2023: Logistics’ New Tomorrow
ICON 2023 is Blue Yonder’s annual customer conference and premier supply chain event, where practitioners and decision-makers exchange insights about their transformation journeys. If you are in the logistics field, why should you attend this year’s event? I spoke with Blue Yonder’s Chirag Modi, CVP,…
Thanks to Our TMS Customers, Blue Yonder is a Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Leader 12 Years in a Row
Innovation and Customer-Centricity are Our Continuing Directions Thanks to our TMS customers, for the 12th time 1 in a row, Blue Yonder is named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems (TMS) report2. Customer-Centric Journeys Blue Yonder attributes its position as…
How 3PL and 4PL Stay Ahead of the Business and Technology Curve, Part 1
In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solutions Marketing team explores new business challenges and innovation solutions to change the game and manage disruptions. The following are the insights gained from my discussion with Ann Marie Jonkman, who leads Blue Yonder’s 3PL Industry Strategy, and…
Top 3 Recent Automotive Logistics Trends, Part 2
In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solutions Marketing team explores new business challenges and innovation solutions to change the game and manage disruptions. The following are the insights gained from my discussion with Salim Shaikh, who leads Blue Yonder’s Automotive Industry Strategy, and James…
Top 3 Recent Automotive Logistics Trends, Part 1
In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solutions Marketing team explores new business challenges and innovation solutions to change the game and manage disruptions. The following are the insights gained from my discussion with Salim Shaikh, who leads Blue Yonder’s Automotive Industry Strategy, and James…
Managing the Holiday Rush in the Warehouse
This blog was co-authored by Mark Severns, Product Marketing Director, and Logan Kluth, Product Management Director. Whether you are a retailer, manufacturer, 3PL, or in most any other industry, “Black Friday” likely initiates a dramatic shift in the dynamics of your business. In your warehouses…
Freight and Football/Soccer: Five Interesting Analogies
The whole world is gripped by football/soccer fever these days with the FIFA Football World Cup in Qatar springing one surprise after another. Almost half of the world’s population is glued to their TV sets, following every goal. Even those who do not count themselves…