Riding the E-Commerce Surge: 3 Key Takeaways from our Future of Fulfillment Report
In a year like no other, e-commerce continues to see meteoric growth driven by the pandemic. This holiday shopping season marked record numbers of online shoppers on Black Friday and the biggest online shopping day in U.S. history on Cyber Monday. With the two dominant…
Championing Women in STEM
After I graduated from Arizona State University (ASU) in 2016, I began my journey as a woman in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM.) Equal opportunity for women in this area is a topic of interest for many organizations across the globe. At Blue Yonder,…
Retailers Are Changing Stores into Micro-fulfillment Centers with Robots
Reuters recently hosted a panel on the topic of optimizing omni-channel fulfillment to prepare for holiday peaks. Panelists included Jason Lerman, Director Operations at UNTUCKit; Jon Gold, VP of Supply Chain and Customs Policy at NRF; Wayne Snyder, VP Retail Industry Strategy at Blue Yonder; Gina Anderson, VP…
The New Secret Weapon of Supply Chain
Henry Ford famously said of the Model T, “you can have any color you want, as long as it’s black.” Today, in the digital age, the ability to personalize has become a key strategy for winning market share. Yet a century later, a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach…
The Future of Black Friday: Prioritizing E-Commerce
Black Friday has long been a shopping phenomenon across retail industries, and the COVID-19 pandemic is proving to make this holiday-shopping-season-kickoff even more interesting. Historically marked by unruly crowds and steep one-day in-store discounts, Black Friday must be reimagined for the world we now live…
Unified Logistics: The Need for Agile Resiliency
Someone recently mentioned that “resiliency” seems to be one of my favorite words. As words go, it’s not a bad one to have as your favorite. The ability to adapt, to quickly recover from disruption, to be elastic; it’s fitting for what we all need…
Learn How e-Commerce Fulfillment Groomed Petco for Success
We recently wrapped up CloudCon, our digital conference where product experts and customers shared their experiences transforming their supply chain to survive and thrive during the global pandemic. We were thrilled to hear from Abdullah Shaban and Mike Glaspey from Petco, who shared stories about how…
Digital Transformation in Freight
I have been in the supply chain solutions space for a long time. Closing in on my 26th year, I have been fortunate to witness an ever-accelerating evolution of technology and capability. Long gone are the days of analog lines and green screens. In today’s…
How Being in the Army Changed My Life
Veterans Day is a day set aside to honor those who have served the country in war or peace, acknowledging and thanking them for their service. This year, in honor of Veterans Day, we share four Blue Yonder perspectives. The third this week is from…
Switching to SaaS-Based Planning Solutions Yields a 524% Return on Investment for Blue Yonder Customers
Today’s supply chains are facing a new era of uncertainty with global disruption, channel complexity, trade concerns, and supply chain skill shortages. To help ensure that your company’s products and supplies are getting to the people who need them, today’s supply chain solutions must be…