Three Ways Retailers Can Succeed in a Post-Pandemic World
In many parts of the world, but unfortunately not all, consumers are seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. After nearly 15 months of minimizing and even avoiding shopping trips to protect their health, consumers are making their way back to the outside…
Is America’s Glow-Up Causing a Supply Chain Shortage?
The U.S. is experiencing a big glow-up. What’s a glow-up, you ask? It’s when a person goes through a transformation of any type and is feeling better about themselves physically, emotionally or mentally. With vaccinations on the rise and more people re-entering public life, we’re…
Retail’s Pandemic Pivot: Fact or Fiction?
Remember in 2020 when we were all told there’d be murder hornets? But alas, no murder hornets arrived. On the other hand, the 17-year cicadas — despite sounding like a biblical plague — are somehow quite real and emerging all across the Midwest. And there’s…
The Perfect Opportunity
What if someone told you that you could have a role where you intermix all the things you’re passionate about in one? That’s exactly what Corwin Tobias found at Blue Yonder and a big reason he’s so glad he took the leap to move cross-country…
Insights from the 2021 Logistics Executive Survey: The New Normal of Logistics
Our recently launched 2021 Logistics Executive Survey aims to seek out the “New Normal of Logistics.” The survey tracks the pulse of the market as logistics operations are emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic to periods of adjustments, redefinition, and eventually a new equilibrium. This is…
Caring For Someone with Major Depressive Disorder
This is the second in our National Mental Health Awareness Month mini-series The month of May is a time to raise awareness for those with mental or behavioral health issues and to help reduce the stigma that they experience. Stigma is what is holding back sufferers from getting the professional help and…
Post-ICON Learning Experience Continues with SIGs
Blue Yonder ICON 2021 might be a wrap but you can still watch all the keynote and breakout sessions on-demand in the ICON portal. And…the learning experience doesn’t stop there either! One of the biggest benefits of attending ICON is to participate in a Special…
‘New Normal’ Consequences: Soaring Container Shipping Rates
Just a couple of months out from the Suez Canal blockage, companies are still trying to get a handle on reacting to the aftermath while bracing for further impact. The temporary logjam created a domino effect of disruptions, battering an already strained supply chain. If…
Bayer Crop Science’s Next Wave of Logistics and Distribution Transformation
During Blue Yonder ICON 2021, I had the pleasure to speak with Johnny Ivanyi, the Global Head of Distribution Excellence of Bayer Crop Science, and Kishore Yarlagadda, Global Distribution Deployment Lead of Bayer Crop Science, for the session “Next Wave of Logistics and Distribution Transformation.”…
Mental Health Awareness: It Starts With Me
When I found out that May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, I started thinking about what this really means. For me, the vital component here is the “awareness.” The importance of awareness is not to be underestimated. We all have mental health. According to…