Accurate Demand Planning: An Imperative for the Automotive Industry
Challenged by an incredible level of volatility, every participant in the automotive supply chain industry needs to precisely understand, and respond to, market demand. Blue Yonder’s advanced solutions can help A full two years after the COVID-19 pandemic began to upend the world’s supply chains,…
Logistics Executives Survey Offers Latest Insights on Customer Experience and Disruptions
While every industry has experienced its share of challenges in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the end-to-end supply chain and global and regional logistics operations have been forever transformed by the events of the last two years. Since supply chain volatility seems unlikely to…
Three Keys for 4PL Success
This is part 2 of 3 article on the topic of “How 4PL Services Can Help Up the Game in the Omni-Channel World.» As I discussed in my last blog post, the pandemic has driven dramatic growth for fourth-party logistics (4PL) providers. As the world’s…
The Not-So-Surprising Growth of 4PLs
This is part 1 of 3 article on the topic of “How 4PL Services Can Help Up the Game in the Omni-Channel World.” The COVID-19 pandemic changed just about every facet of our personal and professional lives, but its impact has been especially dramatic for…
Blue Yonder – A Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Leader 11 Years Running, Thanks to Our TMS Customers
We believe customers and innovation are the top reasons for recognition as a Leader for the 11th year1 in a row in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems (TMS) report2 ! Much of our success correlates to our customer’s success. They have challenged…
Leveraging Technology To Improve Employee Engagement and Retention
In part one, Creating a Culture That Engages and Retains Warehouse Employees, we explored successful strategies to enhance employee engagement and improve warehouse staff retention. Technology can play a critical role towards creating a culture of engagement and retention. Blue Yonder’s Luminate™ Platform includes solutions…
Supply Chains in Recovery Mode: Forcing C-Level Focus on Digitally Transforming Their Supply Chains for 2022 and Beyond
Focus on warehouse automation has come full circle since the last big automation movement of the ‘90s, but today with a significantly better set of tools and technological improvements enabling more robust digital transformation and warehouse automation. Brief highlights of logistics investments over the last…
Creating a Culture That Engages and Retains Warehouse Employees
The labor market has become extremely competitive. Between high turnover and the Great Resignation, businesses are challenged not only to find workers, but also retain them. Many workers are moving from other industries to warehousing, creating an opportunity for employers in this space. The cost…
Three Steps to Overcome Omni-Channel Challenges Amidst Supply Chain Disruption
This is an article co-authored by Terence Leung, Senior Director of Product Marketing for Supply Chain Execution, and Nina Seth, Director of Product Marketing for Commerce for Blue Yonder Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, shoppers (at least in the U.S.) feel more comfortable walking…
Freight Rates: Don’t Settle for the Status Quo
This blog is co-authored by Redwood Logistics and Blue Yonder. Whether it’s rolling COVID-19 lockdowns in port-heavy provinces or the dozens of ships waiting to offload at the ports in California, there’s not nearly enough capacity to fulfill demand. Even as the current driver shortage…