Now Moving: Suez Canal, Shipment Visibility and Logjams (Part II)
As traffic slowly resumes in the Suez Canal, rising prices and lost sales are adding ripples to an already strained supply chain. Withstanding this new shock, one that impacted almost $9.5 billion worth of goods daily, means taking another look at resiliency plans in context…
Driving Promises You Can Keep with Intelligent Order Promising and Optimization
One phrase describes 2020 — “the new normal.” According to McKinsey, 10 years of e-commerce adoption was compressed into three months. Widespread stay-at-home orders, as well as health concerns due to the pandemic, accelerated the adoption of online shopping as consumers were forced to find new ways to get the products…
A New Supply Chain, Powered by Luminate Platform
2020 was the year of restructuring and refocusing, and developers jumped on the opportunity to move their ideas from code to cloud swiftly. Massive demand, combined with shortages, led to the acceleration of technologies that solved real problems. Seeing how this faster time to market…
Passing Go: Suez Canal, Shipment Visibility and Logjams
The world is aflutter discussing how an enormous container ship became an immovable force in the Suez Canal, blocking one of the world’s most vital shipping routes. 120 miles long, the Suez Canal sees nearly 50 ships passing through on an average every day and…
Challenging for Greater Diversity
This year’s International Women’s Day theme is #ChooseToChallenge. These three words call out the need for action. This is why my #ChooseToChallenge is that I will try to influence others’ beliefs and actions. Last year I was exposed to a training given by Verna Myers…
What do you #ChooseToChallenge?
International Women’s Day was on March 8 but at Blue Yonder, we’re celebrating it for the entire month of March. Today, we share some of our pledges for this year’s pledge theme: #ChooseToChallenge. I will empower women and celebrate their achievements – and her action…
Let Blue Yonder ICON Ignite Your Customer-Driven Commerce
Calling all Innovators! Blue Yonder ICON 2021 is right around the corner! Blue Yonder’s annual customer conference – held April 21 – 23, 2021 – will feature powerful keynotes from leading brands and inspiring content—all in an easy to consume FREE digital format. We’re kicking…
Blue Yonder Named a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions 2021
Gartner recently released the 2021 Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions 1 (February 22, 2021), and Blue Yonder has again been named a Leader. Per our understanding, to determine this year’s Magic Quadrant Leaders, Gartner analysts evaluated vendor’s Supply Chain Planning offerings considering capabilities…
Being Accountable to Effecting Change
I approached International Women’s Day this year with mixed emotions. As I reflected on the day and its purpose, I wondered if I should celebrate or despair. Should I be bitter that I’m often the only woman in meetings? How should I react to the…
Key Supply Chain Trends in Manufacturing
“Supply chain disruption due to the pandemic” is a phrase we have heard over and over this past year. Production lines came to a standstill and the question of how to prevent such scenarios in the future came up. Last year’s digitalization push will continue…