AI Blind Spots? Here’s What Retailers May Miss About Artificial Intelligence
When does confidence become overconfidence? That’s a question retailers should consider when they think about artificial intelligence (AI). A new survey by Blue Yonder found that almost all retail executives feel confident in their command of AI. Executives overwhelmingly say they know a lot about…
Just How Resilient Is Your Supply Chain?
It’s time we face it: As supply chain professionals, we’re working in an environment of perpetual chaos. Inflation continues unabated. Labor shortages are only getting worse. Both consumer confidence and business confidence graphs look like rollercoasters. After 20 months, the Russia-Ukraine conflict shows no signs…
It’s Time To Unlock Our Supply Chains
People often only realize the importance of something when it breaks, right? The supply chain is finally having its zeitgeist moment, and budgets are shifting because it’s becoming a top priority. We’re living in an extraordinary time. There are secular trends of inflation and labor…
All In on AI: Why 95% of Retailers Already Use This Game-Changing Technology
Retailers have gotten the message: Optimize or die. That’s a clear takeaway from a new national survey on artificial intelligence. The survey, conducted by Blue Yonder, found that the vast majority of retail executives: These results underscore a crucial point: Retailers that don’t embrace AI…
How Making Friendship Bracelets Helped Me Understand the Benefits of Generative AI in Supply Chain
In the week before “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” film debuted, I needed to make dozens of friendship bracelets to trade with fellow Swifties at the movie theatre, just as had been done during the ground-breaking tour by the same name. There was one problem…
The Future of Work is About Embracing AI
The future of work is an ever-evolving landscape, especially how it is being shaped by technology. This year’s Workday Rising Conference was packed with insights on the impact of innovations in AI and ML. This year’s conference theme was The Future of Work. I was honored…
The Brave New World of Logistics: A Primer
Across every industry, there’s buzz about artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), automation, optimization engines, and other advanced technologies. But what do these terms mean for the logistics industry? Will self-driving trucks ever be a reality? What exactly is a data cloud? Should we be…
Unmasking the Risks of Generative AI
As we’ve explored in previous posts, generative AI holds tremendous promise across many industries and disciplines. However, as with any powerful new technology, it also brings new security risks. In this blog, we dive into the emerging generative AI threat landscape and the steps organizations…
Blue Yonder and Snowflake Are Helping Enterprises Reimagine the Way They Plan, Execute and Deliver
It has become nearly impossible to predict changes in supply and demand patterns. On the supply side, there are increasingly frequent supply disruptions, part shortages and cost pressures. On the demand side, customer preferences remain volatile, and this is further exacerbated by the growing threat…
Calibration and Sharpness: The Two Independent Aspects of Forecast Quality
What Is a Good Forecast? Forecasts are like friends: Trust is the most important factor (you don’t ever want your friends to lie to you), but among your trustable friends, you prefer meeting those that tell you the most interesting stories. What do I mean…