Business and Technology Insights from the 2021 State of Supply Chain Execution Report, Part 1
Customer centricity, e-commerce, Direct-to-Consumer (D2C), and the risk of financial peril are propelling shippers (manufacturers and retailers) and logistics service providers (LSPs) to digitally transform. 2020 and the first half of 2021 saw an acceleration in many emerging digital trends pre-dating the pandemic. Today we…
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…
Accelerating Sales with Real-time, Intelligent Inventory Availability
While the convergence of physical and online stores began before the pandemic, COVID-19 has accelerated the e-commerce and omni-channel trends by a few years. When consumers pivoted from foot traffic to online options, retailers quickly worked overtime to enable speed and convenience options such as buy online pick up in store (BOPIS), curbside pickup, and ship from local store to support…
eCommerce Fulfillment Trial Now Available
We are very excited to announce that our e-Commerce Fulfillment Trial is now available. You can experience the new capabilities that are available through our Inventory Availability and Omni-Channel Fulfillment microservices. At a time when retailers are expanding their business to include e-commerce offerings, Blue Yonder’s new microservices bring supply chain transparency to your online shopping experience and deliver faster, more convenient options to your…
The Value Realization Imperative: Optimizing the Value of SaaS Investments
Understanding the value realized from investments in SaaS platform solutions is a strategic imperative in today’s economy. Many organizations, however, find it challenging to accurately determine the strategic, operational, and financial benefits of these solutions. Justifying the initial financial commitment is hard enough; being able…
Leveraging AI to Minimize Markdowns [Video]
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the face of the markdown process today. By gathering real-time demand data — and combining it with data on current inventory levels and margin targets — AI-enabled solutions from JDA can replace permanent markdowns with short-term promotional prices that maximize…
Getting Proactive with Markdowns [Video]
Predicting demand, and creating markdown strategies, for items with short life cycles — such as winter apparel — have traditionally depended on historic sales data and regression analysis. Today, clustering algorithms from JDA can help you predict demand and create markdowns more accurately, based on…
Price Elasticity: Your New Strategic Weapon [Video]
How much are consumers really willing to pay? And which products can capitalize on flexible pricing to stimulate demand? New capabilities from JDA leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to support fact-based decisions about price elasticity, helping you transform agile pricing into a competitive weapon. Explore how…
Next-Gen Pricing, Next-Level Profits [Video]
While past pricing solutions were focused on execution, today’s next-generation pricing solutions from JDA are more strategic in nature — considering both internal constraints and external factors, such as weather, that can affect demand. Discover how you can leverage these next-gen solutions to take your…
Sustainability: A Fresh Opportunity for Convenience Stores
How can convenience store owners and managers contribute to sustainability — and increase their own profits? The answer is surprisingly simple. Statistics show that about 795 million people worldwide are undernourished — which is about one in nine people. At the same time, about one-third…