09 dez 2024
Manufacturing, SaaS, Supply Chain

Driving Responsiveness and Profitability via Flexible Production Planning: Three Customer Case Studies 

Many of the challenges faced by the world’s automotive and equipment manufacturers can be mitigated via flexible production planning. By digitalizing and automating their production planning processes, manufacturers can respond faster and more profitably when confronted with demand variability, materials shortages, logistics roadblocks and other…

Industry Insights, Manufacturing

Forget the Crystal Ball. Instead, Link Forecasting Directly to Production Planning.

As the global automotive industry transitions from primarily producing internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to including electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrids, we’re witnessing a true transformation. This transformation delivers many benefits, including increased sustainability, but it also creates demand-planning and production-planning challenges. To profitably serve…

Industry Insights, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

Ensuring Predictable Production Amid the Unpredictable Challenges of the Auto Industry

In October 2024, a team from Blue Yonder attended the automotiveIT Kongress, held at the Vienna House Andel’s Berlin. The largest industry gathering of automotive and IT professionals in Germany, the automotiveIT Kongress featured lectures, panel discussions, best practices, deep-dive sessions, an awards presentation, and…

Industry Insights, Manufacturing

Enable Resiliency and Operational Flexibility Through Advanced Production and Transportation Optimization for Manufacturers

To maximize customer satisfaction, large-scale manufacturers, such as car and truck makers, need to optimize lead times and delivery reliability. But today’s volatile supply chain landscape — characterized by sudden demand swings, as well as materials shortages and other disruptions — means they must also…

Industry Insights, Manufacturing

Transforming Automotive Supply Chains: Southeast Toyota’s Journey With Blue Yonder

In today’s rapidly evolving automotive industry that is significantly impacted by macroeconomic challenges, government regulations, geopolitical tensions, software proliferation, and changing customer expectations, optimizing supply chain processes has become crucial for maintaining a competitive edge. Southeast Toyota Distributors, the largest independent distributor of Toyotas in…