Shattering the Glass Ladder This Women’s History Month
Each March, we celebrate Women’s History Month in the U.S. It began as a week celebration in 1981 and then transitioned to a month in 1987. The month is meant to recognize the specific achievements women have made over the course of American history in…
Integrated Demand and Supply Planning: The Key to Success for CPG, F&B and Life Sciences Manufacturers
Manufacturers of consumer products — including packaged goods, food and beverages, and life sciences — face both opportunities and challenges. Product sales figures are on the rise, with the consumer packaged goods (CPG) sector realizing 10% growth in 2023. But much of this growth can…
Balancing Tech and Touch: Humanizing the Hybrid Retail Experience
In our exploration of end-to-end retail integration, we’ve laid out a sensible grocery retail roadmap for getting there, what it looks like in other verticals when done right, and errors to avoid when making the transition. We’ve also explored how a “microservice” approach to achieving…
Driving Digital Supply Chain Transformation at onsemi
At Gartner’s recent Supply Chain Planning Summit, I had the honor of co-presenting with Chance Finley, Vice President for Global Supply Chain at onsemi, a leading semiconductor manufacturer with more than $8 billion in annual revenue. Since 2022, Blue Yonder has been working with onsemi…
Blue Yonder Associates Share How They Will Inspire Inclusion This International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global celebration, recognizing women for their achievements without regard to divisions, and taking into account all intersections across demographics. IWD occurs each year on March 8. This year’s theme is Inspire Inclusion. According to IWD’s website, “When we inspire…
Driving the Future of Automotive — Connected, Autonomous, Electric, Configure to Order
For over a century, the global automotive industry has been focused on one central technology: the internal combustion engine. But now, the digitalization of the modern car is revolutionizing the industry, with enormous repercussions for the end-to-end supply chain. As cars become more connected, autonomous,…
From Challenge to Advantage: The Safest Route To End-to-End Retail Integration
Ability to scale remains the keystone to holding together retail’s effort to transition its architecture for the modern era that pits cost against customer expectations. The retailers modernizing toward that end-to-end integration will be those best aligned with that new paradigm. Faster fulfillment, more optionality,…
Choosing the Right WES: What to Look For
My previous blog post focused on defining what a Warehouse Execution System (WES) is, as well as the benefits this solution delivers for retailers, manufacturers and logistics services providers (LSPs). For this follow-up post, I’ve asked Joe Kozenski, Product Director for WES at Blue Yonder,…
Blue Yonder “Leapling” Shares What It’s Like Having the Most Unique Birthday
Every four years we celebrate Leap Year – when the calendar receives an extra day on Feb. 29. The reason for this additional “Leap Day” is because the earth does not orbit the sun in exactly 365 days, but slightly over. For many of us,…
What’s a WES — and Why Do You Need One?
While every part of the supply chain is important, let’s take a moment to consider the tough challenges facing warehouses today. Warehouses sit at the heart of the supply chain, fulfilling customer promises and playing a critical role in driving satisfaction and repeat sales. Warehouses…