BlueYonder

MAY 1, 2025

Meanwhile, suppliers like Lear, Dana, Magna International, and BorgWarner have announced layoffs, factory closures, and spending reductions in recent months. If tariffs remain in place for six months, greater than 50% of suppliers indicated they would cut or delay investments. and Automakers could face a loss of up to 3.2 million U.S.

Just-in-Time 52

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 23, 2025

Geopolitical tensions, rising fuel costs, driver shortages, blocked shipping lanes and frequent supply chain disruptions make it tough to achieve reliable on-time delivery amid this complexity. While these kinds of events are hard to predict and impossible to eliminate, modern transportation management system (TMS) solutions can help.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

For us, this recognition underscores our unwavering commitment to delivering cutting-edge solutions that drive efficiency and innovation in warehouse management. Kimberly-Clark leveraged Blue Yonder Transportation Management to achieve significant freight cost reductions and operational efficiencies.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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BlueYonder

MARCH 17, 2025

They need to offer low-cost or free shipping and returns, while also protecting margins. For LSPs managing multi-client warehouses, misaligned or unbalanced inventory can lead to higher operations costs, fulfillment delays and missed service targets. They must track inventory, orders and returns in real time, at all times.

Optimal Sourcing 94

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BlueYonder

APRIL 14, 2025

Here are the key insights from this gathering of minds, highlighting strategies for navigating complexities and enhancing operational resilience. A significant point of concern is the dependency on single-sourced components, which poses considerable risks. The recent LogiMed conference in Carlsbad, Calif.,

Supply Chain Planning Software 86

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BlueYonder

APRIL 23, 2025

Real-time insights and predictive analytics further empower companies to make proactive decisions, reducing costs and enhancing service levels. ICON 2025 ICON 2025 is a premier event for supply chain professionals and offers a platform to explore the latest innovations and strategies in the industry.

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BlueYonder

MAY 13, 2025

Our WMS solutions have transformed supply chain operations, significantly reducing order processing times and optimizing warehouse resource utilization. Our solutions streamline logistics processes, resulting in improved productivity and reduced operational costs game-changers for distribution networks.

Gartner 52

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 17, 2025

Based on an increasingly omni-channel world, these systems are challenged to handle the combination of downstream demand variability, upstream supplier variability, and the risk that comes with leveraging global sourcing and supply chain strategies.

Network Optimization 52

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BlueYonder

APRIL 1, 2025

We believe this recognition highlights the Completeness of our Vision and our Ability to Execute by providing cutting-edge technology to address the complex and evolving needs of our customers. Learn how Bayer is reducing Global Transportation costs by 4% across 70+ countries. Read more about Arcadia Colds journey.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 18, 2025

And how do you create a self-learning, self-healing environment in which change informs both future plans so they’re more feasibly constrained, and future execution to reduce firefighting? With user-specific context, network-wide awareness enables detection of meaningful change, reducing latency in generating insights.

Real-time Visibility 58

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Digital solutions are equally valuable in optimizing service, costs, sustainability and other outcomes during this slightly less wonderful time of the year. But now retailers and manufacturers with direct-to-consumer (D2C) capabilities need to fulfil those orders as quickly, efficiently and cost-effectively as possible.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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BlueYonder

MAY 6, 2025

As volatility rises and economic concerns expand, todays supply chains face a new reality: every decision must be faster, smarter, and more cost-effective than the last. Margin pressure Rising labor, material, and shipping costs require intelligent, end-to-end efficiencynot just patchwork fixes.

Optimal Sourcing 77

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BlueYonder

MARCH 10, 2025

The Trump administration has introduced a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum imports, a 10% tariff on Chinese goods, and additional duties aimed at the European Union, India and Japan under a “reciprocal tariff” strategy. If enacted, these tariffs could increase the cost of new vehicle models by $4,000 to $10,000.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

For example, with 40% of manufacturers planning to increase their domestic sourcing , LSPs will see shifts in transportation and warehousing that might create excess capacity in some regions, while stretching capacity in others. Rates and costs may skyrocket as supplier networks shift. The solution?

Supply Chain Planning Software 79

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 25, 2024

Yards are a choke point between transportation and warehousing — and wherever you have choke points, you have a higher risk of inefficiencies that drive up labor costs, detention fees and delivery commitments. A recent conversation with a major distributor of consumer beverages encapsulated many of the most common issues. They aren’t.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 20, 2024

Unfortunately, the pressure to meet demand often leads to reactive strategies that can damage brand reputation and bottom line. By anticipating and accounting for peak seasons, you can shift from a reactive to a proactive approach, helping you meet omni-channel demands while balancing speed and cost during high-pressure times.

Sourcing Strategies 113

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The case of this tech retailer, The Source , shows why. Manual Analysis No Longer Cuts It The Source produces more than $400 million in annual revenue across more than 300 retail locations and online. The Source sells low-frequency purchases such as TVs, fast-moving convenience items such as chargers and everything in between.

Inventory Reduction 105

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BlueYonder

APRIL 9, 2015

In Part I of my Supply Chain Strategy series, I explained why the five tenets of High-Performing Supply Chains remain a great starting point to build your supply chain strategy. Cost reduction pressure. Can you consciously differentiate cost of delivery for certain products? Frequent product portfolio changes.

Supply Chain Design Software 83

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The key deciders of “how” are: accuracy (get it right), speed (get it fast), and efficiency (get it with minimal cost and effort). Regardless of the business model or industry, supply chain planners must evaluate alternatives, calculate costs, and develop a plan of action before the window of opportunity closes. Online orders?

Sourcing Strategies 83

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The following are the insights gained from my discussion with Sunil Roy , who leads Blue Yonder’s Industrial Manufacturing Industry Strategy, during a recent Blue Yonder Live and executive customer events that we prepared for jointly. How would manufacturers reduce working capital? The most common one is the rise in complexity.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 26, 2020

Recent studies have shown that transportation is the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. Using a modern transportation management tool that fuses flexibility into distribution networks is effective in creating cleaner, smarter transportation strategies. In 2007, the U.S.

Waste Reduction 98

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BlueYonder

APRIL 16, 2015

In Part I of my Supply Chain Strategy series, I explained why the five tenets of High-Performing Supply Chains remain a great starting point to build your supply chain strategy. Efficient Production at the lowest cost is the main concern of the plant manager. In Stage 4, supply chain becomes a source of competitive advantage.

Sourcing Strategies 79

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Building strategic relationships, enhancing collaboration with logistics providers or 3PLs, and internalizing 3PL/4PL functions to gain more control over logistics operations are all strategies that contribute to supply chain resilience. These issues are further compounded by heightened customer expectations and increased market volatility.

Waste Reduction 98

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 8, 2024

At the turn of the century, this process started with the establishment of long, low-cost supply chains that remain the foundation of most manufacturing and retail business operations to this day. For example, calculating carbon output and fuel cost savings of transport options, including not just the route but the vehicle itself.

Optimal Sourcing 111

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Blue Yonder’s Shri Hariharan , CVP, Industry Strategy, was joined by other report sponsors including: Delma Ramirez, Principal, Sustainability & ESG, at Avetta; Rachel Schwalbach, VP, ESG, C.H. where the various parts were sourced, what are they made of, etc.) This shows that sustainability concerns are only growing.

Waste Reduction 112

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BlueYonder

JUNE 27, 2024

In addition, traditional returns methods offer no control or visibility over which items are coming back or why customers are returning items – leaving no room for processing efficiency or strategic improvements to reduce return rates.

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BlueYonder

JULY 30, 2024

At the same time, this investment should support strategy, increase shareholder value, improve customer experience, help achieve sustainability goals, improve planner experience, enable global collaboration, reduce IT costs, provide a fast ROI … and the list goes on.

Supply Chain Planning Software 101

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BlueYonder

JUNE 3, 2021

During the session, I spoke with two logistics and technologic experts from Blue Yonder: Fab Brasca, GVP, Global Solutions, and Raj Patel, Senior Director of 3PL Global Industry Strategy. The second highlight is the emphasis on identifying sustainable upstream operations in material sourcing, suppliers, and manufacturing.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 98

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BlueYonder

APRIL 9, 2024

The success of Carlsberg’s overall sustainability strategy will largely be driven by optimizing this transportation process. Nearly all strategies put forward by organizations, including Carlsberg, come with a 2030 or 2040 asterisk. Connected Automation Automation is pivotal in addressing the speed aspect of sustainability goals.

Optimal Sourcing 121

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 21, 2024

This shift has drastically reduced the uncertainties involved in meeting up. The role of uncertainty in consumer experience Consumer expectations have evolved, and reducing uncertainty is key to meeting them. In logistics, this principle of reducing uncertainty is still underutilized.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 22, 2024

The wholesale distribution business model has always been a challenging one, characterized by large product inventories, multiple trading partners, high transaction volumes, and cost-intensive logistics. But today’s omni-channel sales environment has created even bigger challenges. Suboptimal allocation due to disrupted supply and demand.

Distribution 117

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In a market as tight as this, every cent counts, and research shows that wholesale distributors and manufacturers who successfully blend digital enablement with a customer-centric strategy that maintains a human touch are growing at double the rate of their competitors. The choices are no longer “either/or”. Now, it’s “yes/and”.

Manufacturing Procurement 112

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Tier 1 suppliers, in particular, are being squeezed by increasing material costs, supply chain disruptions and rising transportation costs. While the latter OEM contingent have been able to raise prices, Tier 1 suppliers have had to absorb most of the costs. Invest During the Downturn.

Inventory Reduction 58

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BlueYonder

APRIL 2, 2024

Along their journey they provide feedback, which with industry and technological advancements, backs our ongoing innovation strategy. Constant Focus on Benefits Achieved Our TMS helps customers gain holistic benefits in customer service, sustainability, cost-to-serve, resource retention, and more.

Gartner 110

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In this blog post, we dive into the cutting-edge innovation happening at Blue Yonder to reshape the supply chain planning technology landscape. This single source of data is leveraged across all planning solutions, making it faster and easier to bring together disparate factors into centralized decisioning and action.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 11, 2014

I recently read that between 1940 and the new millennium, the introduction of the earliest incubator and subsequent innovation has contributed to an estimated 75% reduction in infant mortality globally. The user manuals too were hard to decode locally, let alone the cost of original equipment spare parts and repair know-how.

Supply Chain Design Software 94

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BlueYonder

APRIL 9, 2020

While this past decade has elevated climate change into a mainstream concern, the future is likely to exert even more pressure for companies to transform their operations to dramatically lower waste and reduce hazardous emissions. Yet the future of planning holds the promise of reducing this type of waste. We hope to see you online!

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