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Mitigating Tariff Impacts: The Digital Supply Chain Advantage

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Companies importing and exporting goods, be it finished retail products, manufacturing components or materials, now face substantial cost and price pressures that squeeze margins and force difficult pricing, sourcing, operations and distribution decisions. The result?

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Redefining Supply Chain Excellence in the AI and Digital Network Era

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The traditional metrics of excellence cost efficiency, on-time delivery while still important, are no longer sufficient in an era defined by volatility, complexity and political changes. This approach has enabled some organizations to reduce inventory by significant amounts while actually improving service levels.

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Forget the Crystal Ball. Instead, Link Forecasting Directly to Production Planning.

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Improved margins Today, many manufacturers are producing excess inventory to buffer against demand complexity — but there are both high capital investments and high operating costs associated with this strategy. Transportation optimization One of the most feared words in the transportation realm is “expedite.”

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Create an Agile Supply Chain Despite New Tariffs

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In the immediate, companies are stockpiling products , moving warehouses, and updating production schedules to keep costs as low as possible. Teams from supply planning all the way to warehouse management and transportation must share the same data. Transportation is not an immediate consideration when the topic of tariffs comes up.

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The Blue Yonder Command Center: Your Guide to Logistics Excellence 

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Leaders in logistics today: there are pressures to reduce labor costs, exceed service levels, balance inventory in the right locations to match demand, collaborate with suppliers and carriers, and connect all your decisions among your operations. Waste increases your cost and reduces first time quality and your customers’ trust.”

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5 Years Later: 3 Things COVID-19 Changed in Supply Chain And 2 It Didn’t 

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A rise in nearshoring and away from single-source dependency The pandemic was a wake-up call that exposed the fragility of globally interconnected supply chains and the risks of over-reliance on distant suppliers and single-source strategies. The result was a shift and acceleration towards nearshoring, reshoring, and source diversification.

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Blue Yonder Recognized by Industry Analysts as a Leader in Three Areas of Supply Chain Management

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Our commitment to innovation, excellence, and customer satisfaction has gotten us recognized in Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), Transportation Management Systems (TMS), and Supply Chain Planning (SCP) analyst evaluations. We were able to make better decisions via automation, while also eliminating days of manual effort.