5 Ways To Make Your Returns Process More Profitable
Returns are a core part of e-commerce. Customers will order the wrong items, either on purpose or by accident. It happens and will continue to happen – as long as e-commerce exists, so will returns. Returns are currently one of the biggest issues in e-commerce,…
Intelligent Rebalancer: React and Recover from Disruptions
In a previous blog post, I discussed the challenges planning and execution teams face in responding to increasing disruptions. From extreme weather to port closures, disruptions all too frequently upset these teams’ carefully defined plans for getting inventory from Point A to Point B —…
Blue Yonder Associate Shares Journey of Hair Loss, Healing and Embracing Resilience
September is Alopecia Areata Awareness Month, which focuses on an autoimmune disease that causes hair loss. The severity can range from small patches to complete hair loss. Blue Yonder associate Charlotte Diener shares her journey of diagnosis and how she learned to make lemonade out…
A (Supply) Chain is Only as Strong as Its Weakest Link: Why Labor Management is a Key Component of the Supply Chain
Right now, your supply chain platform probably includes planning software — focused on things like demand, inventory or replenishment — and execution software — focused on transportation, logistics or warehousing — to create a more efficient supply chain. The data and automation provided by these…
Can Production Be Both Flexible and Stable? The Answer Is “Yes!”
The global automative industry has experienced many foundational changes over the past several decades. One of the biggest is a shift from an emphasis on “lean” manufacturing principles — which emphasize production efficiency, stability and profitability — to today’s increasing focus on flexibility and customer-centricity….
How LSPs Can Cut Costs, Reduce Waste and Boost Revenue With Smart Returns Management
Driving down costs across the supply chain is a key goal for third-party logistics (3PL) businesses, particularly during inflationary pressure and labor market shortages. However, while increasingly niche efficiencies and optimizations are being pursued in the outbound logistics journey, reverse logistics still has low-hanging fruit…
Blue Yonder Associate Fulfills Once-in-a-Lifetime Dream of Volunteering at the Olympics
Blue Yonder associate Naveen Kumar Chintamani, Senior Project Manager, volunteered at the Paris Olympics. He shares his experience in this DIVE In blog post. The Olympics – the first thing that likely comes to your mind is a global sporting event where every country participates…
No sólo sobreviva a la temporada de compras: prospere con estrategias de planificación para la temporada alta
La temporada alta es un período decisivo para los minoristas. Con mayores expectativas de los clientes y un mayor volumen de pedidos, es primordial ofrecer experiencias excepcionales manteniendo la eficiencia. Desafortunadamente, la presión para satisfacer la demanda a menudo conduce a estrategias reactivas que pueden…
Blue Yonder is a Leader For the 13th Time in a Row in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for WMS – Special Thanks to Our Customers and Team!
This blog was co-written by Terence Leung and Clint Riser with Blue Yonder’s Industry & Solutions Marketing team. Companies across the manufacturing, retail, and logistics service provider industries are facing several major chronic challenges that impact their supply chains. These challenges include: Blue Yonder is…
Executing Through Uncertainty: The Problem of Inventory Rebalancing
For supply chain professionals, there is always a conundrum when balancing supply and demand. Traditional order management or enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems do their best to execute an optimal balance, and they can be sufficient during normal operations. But a sudden imbalance is enough…