09 Nov 2024
Industry Insights, Manufacturing

Forget the Crystal Ball. Instead, Link Forecasting Directly to Production Planning.

As the global automotive industry transitions from primarily producing internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to including electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrids, we’re witnessing a true transformation. This transformation delivers many benefits, including increased sustainability, but it also creates demand-planning and production-planning challenges. To profitably serve…

Industry Insights, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

Ensuring Predictable Production Amid the Unpredictable Challenges of the Auto Industry

In October 2024, a team from Blue Yonder attended the automotiveIT Kongress, held at the Vienna House Andel’s Berlin. The largest industry gathering of automotive and IT professionals in Germany, the automotiveIT Kongress featured lectures, panel discussions, best practices, deep-dive sessions, an awards presentation, and…

Industry Insights, Manufacturing, Technology

Facing Industrial Manufacturing’s Dilemma: Nailing Down Forecasting Accuracy

It’s been two centuries since the Industrial Revolution transformed manufacturing, introducing machines that automated production and unlocked unprecedented efficiencies. But in the last decade, the industrial manufacturing sector has encountered a new wave of challenges and disruptions. From fluctuating demand and rising costs to material…

Industry Insights, Manufacturing

Profitability and Mass Personalization: Automakers Can Now Achieve Both

Today’s consumers increasingly want personalized products — and automobiles are no exception. For automotive manufacturers the demand for personalization means more vehicle variations and a technology ecosystem that powers this customer experience from show room to shop floor. Build-to-order capabilities are possibly the most critical…