Profitable Agility: Part 2 of Agility and Resilience in Supply Chain Execution
This blog is based on an article that recently ran in the Journal of Supply Chain Management, Logistics & Procurement, “Supply chain agility: An imperative in an unpredictable world.” In part 1 of the Agility and Resilience in Supply Chain Execution series, we discussed the…
Embracing the Ideals of MLK
In recognition of the life and work of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Americans this week were called to reflect on the ways in which each of us can work towards racial justice and equality. We strive to learn from history, including…
Scale for Sale: Digitizing Your Workforce to Delight the Customer
Think about your local store. It is likely to be a microcosm of broader society – multiple generations, each with different lifestyle needs and wants, and different economic drivers. And like any society, open to disruption. Pre-pandemic, many of the tensions in the retail labor…
An Update on DIVE at Blue Yonder
In 2020, we saw a massive societal shift around the globe centered on equality and opportunity for all. Racial injustice, gender discrimination, workforce imbalances, deep-seated biases, stereotypes and misconceptions were at the forefront of many agendas. We reflected heavily in 2020 and committed ourselves to…
Retailers’ Top 3 E-Commerce Fulfillment Priorities for 2021
In our previous blog, we explored e-commerce’s explosive growth driven by the pandemic and the resulting challenges that omni-channel retailers continue to face. Out-of-stock products, lack of automation and the need to close the physical gap between fulfillment centers and consumers are all sparking new…
From Lab to Arm: Supply Chain Journey of the COVID-19 Vaccines
Distributing the COVID-19 vaccines is a mission critical action that will no doubt save more lives and relieve the much-pressured medical system. If the actions are done well throughout the supply chain, the vaccines will be distributed to all the desired destinations, on time and…
Building Supply Chain Resilience Through a Boundaryless S&OP and S&OE Process
This blog was co-authored by Salim Shaikh and Chainalytics’ Jeff Baker. In today’s VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous) environment, unexpected market demand and supply disruption can occur at any time. How do you recover from a crisis – and are you prepared for the…
Fostering Opportunity
Having raised four children to adulthood in our previous lives – my husband and I have two children each – the two of us often talked about “giving something back” and how we would like to foster children to help provide them with a good…
Ignorance is Not Bliss, It’s Ignorance
As the fall TV shows came back this season, it felt like every producer felt the need to cover the hot button topics of the year that has been 2020. Racial injustice. COVID-19. Police brutality. Diversity and inclusion. And the list goes on. At first,…
An Open Letter to My Future Generation
Dear Beloved, As I sit and type this letter, I think of you. I think of the hope that swells inside of me that I have for you and your children and their children. At the time of writing, it’s Fall in the year 2020…