Sustainability and Equality are Parts of the Same Equation
In today’s DIVE In blog Nina Lund, Retail and CG Lead at Microsoft offers her words of wisdom, drawing from her own personal and professional experiences. Nina focuses on how sustainability and equality go hand in hand to achieve a diverse and supported workplace. She…
Freight Rates: Don’t Settle for the Status Quo
This blog is co-authored by Redwood Logistics and Blue Yonder. Whether it’s rolling COVID-19 lockdowns in port-heavy provinces or the dozens of ships waiting to offload at the ports in California, there’s not nearly enough capacity to fulfill demand. Even as the current driver shortage…
You Should Not Always Have Known Better: Understand and Avoid the Hindsight Selection Bias in Probabilistic Forecast Evaluation
This blog post on forecast evaluation discusses common pitfalls and challenges that arise when evaluating probabilistic forecasts. Our aim is to equip Blue Yonder’s customers and anyone else interested with the knowledge required to setup and interpret evaluation metrics for reliably judging forecast quality. The…
A Reflection on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., by a Proud African American Immigrant
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a powerful voice of social justice, spearheaded several non-violent upsurges of actions opposing racial segregation, discrimination, disenfranchisement and injustice. He fought for civil rights against the giant hands of racism and oppression. He not only talked the talk but at…
Space In & Space Out: Nurturing an Inclusive World
The start of the new year is a good time for many to reflect on the past year and set intentions for the coming one. Swati Malik shares how to create space to give your inner and outer self room to breathe. Sitting by my…
Accidental D&I
In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic required many of us who worked from an office to suddenly transition to a work-from-home environment. Not knowing when we would all meet again in person, I saw this as an opportunity to knit our global team together in…
DIVE Round-Up: 12 Lessons Blue Yonder Associates Taught Us in 2021
Each Wednesday, we share how Blue Yonder associates DIVE in — their personal stories of diversity, inclusion, value and equality. Throughout the year, each has offered meaningful takeaways that we can apply to our lives both at work and at home. As we reflect on…
Blue Yonder Associates Share What the Holiday Recharge Means to Them
Recharge means to “regain energy or spirit.” As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact us both personally and professionally, a regular recharge is much needed to fuel the human soul. That’s why in 2020, Blue Yonder introduced Recharge Days — a day where the whole…
The Power is in Your Hands
In today’s DIVE In blog, Dr. Lee-Anne Terblanche, Transformation Program Manager at Distell, shares her story along with how showing up and gearing up will bring the power back into your hands. It’s all about change – how change in our mindset and behavior will…
Omni-Channel Shopping: Why Retailers Should Offer a Seamless Experience Both In-Store and Online
If the start of global COVID-19 pandemic accelerated e-commerce growth with millions of consumers purchasing products online, pandemic fatigue is now driving many consumers, at least in the U.S., back to in-person shopping. According to the Wall Street Journal, U.S. shoppers spent more time and money…