BlueYonder

OCTOBER 17, 2024

3 rd -Party Marketplaces Are Great for Growth Third-party marketplaces are a great way for retailers to expand the range of their product offerings and can help to drive growth and customer acquisition without taking on the burden of all that new inventory directly. 40% of their online sales. So how to avoid these return-related pitfalls?

Retail

BlueYonder

MARCH 20, 2025

And they want free or low-cost shipping. In response, the automotive industry is pivoting away from its traditional push-based or make-to-stock (MTS) approach characterized by a flood the zone production model, where dealers maintain 60 to 80 days of inventory. They want customized and personalized product options.

Supply Chain Planning Software

BlueYonder

MAY 6, 2025

Margin pressure Rising labor, material, and shipping costs require intelligent, end-to-end efficiencynot just patchwork fixes. Superior cost efficiency Reduce inventory waste, maximize labor and warehouse ROI, and surface opportunities to lower your total cost to serve.

Optimal Sourcing

BlueYonder

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Digitizing this initiation of the return also prevents ‘blind’ returns, as happens in the case where retailers ship items with return labels pre-printed in the package. Straight away, intelligently identifying the origin of the return and tailoring the right options for drop-off and shipping makes a big difference.

Retail

BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

American businesses shipped good valued at $676 billion to these two North American neighbors in 2023 about a third of all U.S. And LSPs will need to operate as efficiently as possible, because 33% of companies plan to counter the impact of tariffs by cutting their costs. As the new tariffs takes shape over the coming months, U.S.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 25, 2024

Some have automated, gateless check-in; some direct the drivers to check in with the shipping office. So, the parking spots are getting more and more occupied with drop trailers, meaning lot capacity shrinks while finding the trailer with the highest-priority inventory becomes even harder. Problem number one: they are all unique.

Expense Reduction

BlueYonder

JUNE 21, 2024

The key is implementing an efficient returns strategy that ties into the business’s wider goals. A returns strategy is much more than just the policy on the website, although that policy is crucial. The Returns Philosophy The returns philosophy acts as the foundation for your returns strategy.

Cost Reduction Strategies

BlueYonder

AUGUST 20, 2024

Unfortunately, the pressure to meet demand often leads to reactive strategies that can damage brand reputation and bottom line. Retailers must ensure that product information, pricing, inventory levels, and returns processes are consistent across all platforms.

Sourcing Strategies

BlueYonder

MARCH 31, 2022

Between October 2021 and February 2022, Gatepoint Research invited a select group of executives to participate in a survey called E-Commerce Strategies in Today’s Enterprises. Do you think your systems and processes enable both optimal inventory management and flexible order fulfillment options to your customers?

Inventory Reduction

BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Trend 2: Nearshoring operations Companie s have been rethinking their supply chain strategies ever since the COVID-19 pandemic put a chokehold on worldwide shipping lanes. companies seek to reduce dependence on Chinese suppliers. The Mexican state of Nuevo León has seen a surge in manufacturing activity as U.S.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

By digitizing the returns process and implementing better returns strategies, retailers can cut costs, get stock back in inventory faster, and ultimately increase profitability without sacrificing customer experience. However, the way returns are managed is the key to cutting costs and increasing profit margins.

Waste Reduction

BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

To navigate the new normal, here are three strategies supply chain planners should consider: 1. For example, safety stock calculations will need to be scrubbed to reflect the wild swings and short-term anomalies caused by the virus, otherwise, it can lead to excess inventory. [4]. Consider External Variables at Scale.

Inventory Reduction

BlueYonder

AUGUST 12, 2024

Having this information is the first step to implementing strategies that will improve the customer experience, reduce return rates, and ultimately boost revenue and growth. Traditionally, returns may have been treated as a cost center, reducing the appetite to invest in the customer experience and capture that useful data.

Cost Reduction Strategies

BlueYonder

APRIL 21, 2022

households , or 93 million, received one or more orders via pickup, delivery and ship-to-home channels. They need to ensure product availability for shoppers walking in the store, those using click and collect, and those choosing home delivery — all of which require inventory accuracy. Omni-Channel Inventory Management.

Inventory Reduction

BlueYonder

APRIL 1, 2024

Retailers must enhance their inventory and fulfillment decisioning capabilities to thrive in this dynamic landscape. Efficiently allocating inventory across channels while minimizing costs is no small feat. Fulfilling online orders is the costliest channel due to factors like shipping, packaging and returns. Here’s how: a.

Inventory Reduction

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. It’s nearly impossible to re-allocate inventory in the most strategic, profitable way on the fly using manual processes.

Distribution

BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

According to Gartner’s September 12 Marketing Survey , although only 9% of consumers plan to spend more this holiday season, 19% have been shopping year-round, with price and free shipping being top factors influencing purchasing decisions. Things will move too fast and too unpredictably. Things will move too fast and too unpredictably.

Supply Chain Optimization

BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

A recent survey by Hitachi Consulting showed that about 8 out of 10 Supply Chain managers do not see their supply chain as an “enabler of business strategies” within their organization. For example, there may be a hand off of inventory from the Operational function to the Sales function at the Regional DC level.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

In every role inventory availability and protecting the company’s assets was always critical. is a contributing factor, inaccurate inventory management process and systems remain a big driver of the out-of-stock problem globally. in the first quarter – primarily from inventory shrink. While increasing retail theft in the U.S.

Retail

BlueYonder

MARCH 25, 2022

Simply put you can’t manage what you can’t see and with the current environment not only do supply chains professionals need to see aspects like inventory and orders but also disruptions to predict their impact on the supply chain and be in a position to take mitigating actions. . Collaborative Scenario Planning.

Modeling

BlueYonder

JUNE 24, 2024

This creates a need to segment the supply chain and have separate inventory norms for each of the product lines. Also due to the diverse regions that the manufacturer supports, the inventory strategies need to be different to cater to the different markets.

Supply Chain Planning Software

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

BlueYonder

AUGUST 29, 2023

Having a disjointed view of inventory and customer data across both physical and online channels is no longer an option for retailers. Implementing an OMS effectively can provide significant value to your commerce outlook, offering a centralized platform for managing orders, inventory and fulfillment across the omni-channel landscape.

Optimal Sourcing

BlueYonder

JULY 17, 2023

The June Strategy Insights Report is your guide to the latest fulfillment trends. In response, retailers are utilizing search, social media, online marketplaces, and partnerships with drop-shipped vendors. What are retailers’ best practices around managing inventory across their store networks?

Trends

BlueYonder

JUNE 14, 2021

IHL’s latest report on the future of grocery shows some hard lessons learned from the 2020 disruptions, especially when it comes to inventory accuracy. This helps ensure that available inventory is the right mix of high-demand items, without having too much stock. Let’s take a closer look at why these technologies matter.

Supply Chain Planning Software

BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

By Nina Seth, Director Product Marketing – Commerce and Pawan Gupta, Sales and Strategy – Commerce. households, or 93 million people, received one or more orders via pickup, delivery and ship-to-home channels. Let’s start with the advice regarding inventory management. Online grocery sales are soaring to new heights.

Supply Chain Optimization

BlueYonder

AUGUST 15, 2023

This might relate to poor inventory management, inflexible order processing across stores and distribution centers, a lack of real-time visibility on inventory, or insufficient inventory alignment and replenishment. Simply, retailers will gain insight into where revenue is being lost, and how this lost revenue is manifesting.

Inventory Reduction

BlueYonder

JULY 6, 2023

Market-based demand forecasting to help you predict localized demand and placement of inventory Retailers are facing increasing pressure to offer affordable, reliable, and frictionless customer experiences. Read on below for a Part 2 summary of the conversation and then go hear it straight from them on the Blue Yonder Live.

Forecasting

BlueYonder

JULY 26, 2022

How can retailers connect the two, so that inventory is optimally located for that final leg of the journey? Linking demand and fulfillment with inventory planning remains an underexplored advantage that will help combat consumer expectations that span not just speed and convenience, but sustainability too. The “right now” requirement.

Modeling

BlueYonder

JANUARY 24, 2023

The following are the insights gained from my discussion with Salim Shaikh , who leads Blue Yonder’s Automotive Industry Strategy, during a recent Blue Yonder Live and webinars that we prepared for jointly. Do we need to carry excess inventory? Can we use premium freight? The same with Mercedes-Benz USA.

Automotive

BlueYonder

MARCH 25, 2024

A 30% increase in on-shelf availability and reductions in store inventory of two to three days. Schedule your strategy call with a Blue Yonder expert today. Its self-adjusting capabilities meant that demand could be optimized down to product level by factoring in influences like shelf sizes, seasonality, and weather conditions.

Supply Chain Planning Software

BlueYonder

JULY 8, 2014

The meeting touched on some “vision” topics in retailing and an industry analyst that I was sitting next to, Greg Girard from IDC, offered a statement along the lines of “retailers should try to never ship from the store.” It might have been a distribution or fulfillment center where online orders are more commonly shipped from.

Shipping

BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Inventory Processing and Order Management Efficiency Has Become a “Make” or “Break” Issue One of the main challenges WD&M faces is transforming away from legacy approaches to inventory processing and order orchestration, as well as moving toward solutions primed to handle omni-channel. The result? So, what’s the solution?

Manufacturing Procurement

BlueYonder

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Confession #2: You have a listing of the markdown strategies of key retailers. . We all talk about markdown optimization and the importance of depleting inventory with the right markdown strategy to maximize profits. However, savvy bargain hunters take note of these strategies.

Sourcing Strategies

BlueYonder

AUGUST 17, 2023

What’s the real cost of inaccurate inventory management? IHL Services, a global research and advisory firm, estimates that inventory distortion — the combined cost of lost sales from out-of-stocks, along with the deep discounts required to sell overstocks — will drive a $1.77 trillion problem of inventory distortion.

Inventory Reduction

BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

CPG companies massively reduced assortments to simplify sourcing, production and distribution. Blue Yonder’s call to action and the top strategic imperatives for business leaders is to align business, financial and operational strategies across end-to-end value network. Conduct a comprehensive network design and optimization exercise.

Supply Chain Planning Software

BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Disappointed Customers Even fewer retailers — 18% — used AI to optimize their inventory by keeping their dynamic safety stock up to date. And just 16% applied AI to improve the accuracy of their estimated ship dates. Then you’re selling products you don’t actually have in inventory. Inventory placement ( 42% ).

Retail