National Supply Chain Day AMA
In honor of National Supply Chain Day on April 29, we hosted an AMA (Ask Me Anything) where viewers pre-submitted their burning supply chain questions for our expert, Dave Hamilton, Senior Director of Retail Industry Strategy, to answer. Below is an abbreviated version of the…
How You Can Master Supply Chain Risk
Media outlets, as well as financial institutions like the New York Federal Reserve, are noting that supply chain pressures have eased significantly since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic three years ago. This should have a positive impact on both general levels of inflation and…
How Would You Explain Supply Chain to Your Grandmother?
My grandma recently asked me to explain what is supply chain, and this is how our conversation went 👇 Granny: Tell me, my boy, explain to me again what you do at work? Me: I work in supply chain. Granny: What, chain? 𝗠𝗲: Supply chain,…
Supply Chain Resilience: Three Lessons from the Leaders
After almost three exhausting years of back-to-back supply chain disruptions, it would be nice to think that someday we’ll return to a “normal” state where demand patterns were easily predictable, supply conditions were consistent and consumer expectations were stable. But the truth is that supply…
Nucleus Research Calls Control Towers Essential — and Names Blue Yonder a Leader
Nucleus Research recently released its Control Tower Technology Value Matrix 2022, a report that looks at the competitive landscape for control tower solutions and assesses the technology vendors. Blue Yonder was gratified to be named a “Leader” in the Nucleus report, based on the capabilities…
Webinar Takeaways: The Next Evolution of Control Towers
Managing supply chains over the past few years has become ever-more challenging. With unexpected disruptions such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the Suez Canal blockage, port strikes, and the Russia/Ukraine conflicts, companies are turning to technology to break down siloed views, mitigate risks and develop more…
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…
Transportation and Sustainability: How Can They Work Together?
Recently, Ronald van Dodewaard, Vice President Logistics at Outokumpu shared his thoughts on the company’s work with integrating sustainability into their transportation functions, including how Blue Yonder’s Transportation Management System (TMS) has enabled them to develop a more environmentally-friendly transportation program. Outokumpu’s vision is to…
¿El verdadero ganador en el Mundial 2022? La cadena de suministro
El mundo entero se está preparando para la Copa del Mundo FIFA 2022, que se llevará a cabo en Catar del 20 de noviembre al 18 de diciembre de 2022. A lo largo de cuatro semanas, 32 equipos y más de 1.7 millones de aficionados…
Learnings from the 2022 IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Supply Chain Planning 2022 Vendor Assessment
Three Key Assessment Factors for Supply Chain Planning Solutions Today’s supply chains continue to evolve as a result of both a continuous series of unprecedented challenges and the need to match the shifting global consumer expectations. Sustainability continues its rightful rise in the central agendas…