BlueYonder

APRIL 3, 2025

In todays volatile retail landscape, organizations face unprecedented challenges across both category management and inventory planning. While point solutions promise to address specific pain points, they often perpetuate silos that hinder cohesive, effective planning and optimization. Up to 25% reduction in out-of-stock.

Supply Chain Planning Software 68

Supply Chain Planning Software Inventory Reduction Optimal Sourcing Optimization Software 68

BlueYonder

DECEMBER 16, 2024

This methodology proves too slow to adjust to large volumes of supply chain exceptions where planners lack confidence in their plans efficacy from a logistics perspective, and transportation users do not have visibility of their adjustments impact on inventory and capacity.

Supply Chain Planning Software 63

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BlueYonder

MARCH 11, 2025

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. 3 long term changes to the supply chain 1.

Supply Chain Planning Software 86

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 31, 2024

New scope of managed services brings new challenges for LSPs The scope of managed service is expanding from transportation to other supply chain services including inventory management, demand forecasting, supplier management, raw material sourcing, robotics, and supply chain and transportation modeling.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 127

Logistics Network Optimization Software Modeling Optimal Sourcing Logistics 127

BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Our Blue Yonder Warehouse Management is designed to optimize warehouse operations through advanced features such as warehouse execution, yard management, and AI-driven insights, especially as automation, sustainability, and labor trends accelerate. and/or its affiliates in the U.S.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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BlueYonder

APRIL 14, 2025

A significant point of concern is the dependency on single-sourced components, which poses considerable risks. This reliance necessitates a reevaluation of sourcing strategies and the development of contingency plans to ensure continuity of supply.

Supply Chain Planning Software 86

Supply Chain Planning Software Sourcing Strategies Optimal Sourcing Inventory Reduction 86

BlueYonder

APRIL 23, 2025

We enable businesses to optimize their operations with unprecedented accuracy and efficiency. Advanced analytics and proprietary machine learning algorithms enable businesses to generate accurate forecasts and optimize their supply chain operations, allowing them to anticipate customer trends with greater confidence.

Supply Chain Planning Software 74

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Manufacturers and retailers must create accurate demand forecasts, get the right inventory in the right place, and line up labor, trucks and other assets. Digital solutions are equally valuable in optimizing service, costs, sustainability and other outcomes during this slightly less wonderful time of the year.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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BlueYonder

MAY 13, 2025

Our warehouse management solutions have been instrumental in enhancing operational efficiency and inventory accuracy across various industries by offering real-time visibility and automation capabilities. Learn how Seedcom is streamlining its processes and optimizing inventory to support its daily operations.

Gartner 52

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BlueYonder

MARCH 13, 2025

Legacy IT systems, which were not designed for real-time data sharing, force production, procurement and logistics to run on separate, disconnected systems. These shared metrics translate into optimized inventory management and improved responsiveness to market demands, moving beyond mere collaboration into true cooperative action.

Supply Chain Design Software 52

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BlueYonder

MAY 1, 2025

While the past focus was primarily on minimizing supply chain costs in a global free-trade environment, todays supply chain leaders must prioritize flexibility, build in additional redundancies, and create strategic sourcing options for rare materials, components, and technologies.

Just-in-Time 52

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 27, 2025

But now, companies are contending with diminished improvements in operational speed and scale. AI and machine learning improve decision making and resiliency Today, companies have remarkable access to accurate, immediate and comprehensive data. The result is reduced risk, enhanced efficiency, and optimized performance.

Warehousing 52

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BlueYonder

JUNE 17, 2025

The truth is that most disruptions can’t be solved optimally by a linear CPG supply chain that lacks network-wide connectivity and collaboration. If there’s a supply shortfall, new sources of supply must be found. All affected partners explore solutions, from alternative transportation modes to new sources of inventory.

Supply Chain Network Software 52

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BlueYonder

MAY 6, 2025

Our latest release1H 2025 is ready to meet that momentwith an AI-infused platform designed to help businesses respond instantly to disruption, optimize costs, and make better decisions with certainty. AI-driven insights & actions Increase resiliency, improve resource utilization and reduce execution costs. Its a transformation.

Optimal Sourcing 77

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BlueYonder

MAY 6, 2025

The Blue Yonder network includes over 1,600 TMS carriers and extends across multiple enterprises and tiers in a supply chain, creating a single source of truth across planning and execution and across multiple parties and tiers. The core of which is omni-inventory and omni-demand.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 81

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The only way to manage these changes profitably is to become aware of them at the earliest opportunity, by using software to ingest and analyze real-time data from across the supply chain as well as external sources like social media, news and weather. What if a sudden high-priority customer order comes in and inventory is scarce?

Supply Chain Planning Software 91

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BlueYonder

JUNE 18, 2025

Command centers offer four key advantages over traditional control towers: Focus on action, not just visibility.Unlike traditional systems that rely on integrations, a modern command center taps into network data on inventories and capacities, supply and demand imbalances, across the nodes of the extended supply chain.

Real-time Visibility 58

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BlueYonder

MAY 29, 2025

If they forecast too high, automakers end up with incredibly expensive, heavy component inventories on hand that require special handling and storage. Worse, that inventory is aging quickly, as battery innovation picks up speed. Raw material supply forecasts, production capacities and supplier availability are the main constraints.

Modeling 52

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BlueYonder

MARCH 20, 2025

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. Instead, theyre moving to a hybrid push- and pull-based, configure-to-order (CTO) model with lower inventories.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Demand Planning Software Automotive 52

BlueYonder

MAY 15, 2025

Shoppers expect fresh, high-quality products and full transparency into how those products are sourced, handled and delivered. Meanwhile, grocers are under increasing pressure to manage tighter inventory turnover, minimize waste, handle time-sensitive products and respond instantly to recalls all while meeting growing regulatory demands.

Waste Reduction 40

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BlueYonder

MARCH 10, 2025

More important, well discuss the solutions and strategies that can help automakers navigate this turbulent terrain and deliver a more resilient, optimized supply chain solution that leaves competitors in the dust. This often results in an excess inventory of slow-selling models, which then require profit-eroding discounts to clear.

Modeling 84

Modeling Optimal Sourcing Material Savings Supply Chain Planning Software 84

BlueYonder

MAY 19, 2025

of the cars on American roads today, theres long been optimism that this number would increase dramatically. Then it transforms these massive amounts of data into smart plans aimed at meeting production deadlines and delivery dates, optimizing materials and finished inventory, and reducing operational costs across the manufacturing network.

Modeling 86

Modeling Supply and Demand Demand Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement 86

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. Thats the beauty of synchronizing execution.

Supply Chain Planning Software 79

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 25, 2024

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. There’s also a bigger-picture environmental benefit to yard optimization. Problem number three: appointment scheduling is a mess.

Expense Reduction 312

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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 98

Optimal Sourcing Optimization Software Supply Chain Optimization Price Mitigation Strategies 98

BlueYonder

APRIL 24, 2023

One of those urgent challenges is optimal data management — and few people are more qualified to discuss this topic than Frank Slootman, Chairman and CEO of Snowflake , along with Duncan Angove, CEO of Blue Yonder, the leader in end-to-end supply chain management who will share the keynote stage at the event on May 3.

Optimal Sourcing 97

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 15, 2024

Traditional order management or enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems do their best to execute an optimal balance, and they can be sufficient during normal operations. ABC Corporation currently has 100 units of inventory on-hand across four distribution centers (DCs) — more than enough to satisfy customer orders for 80 units.

Optimal Sourcing 98

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Inventory Optimization Software 98

BlueYonder

AUGUST 6, 2024

In Part 1 of our series on challenges in supply chain for medical devices, we delved into these complexities and discussed solutions that can help drive these businesses to the next level, meeting company goals and serving the patients whose lives medical device manufacturers seek to improve.

Optimal Sourcing 118

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Supply Chain Optimization 118

BlueYonder

AUGUST 20, 2024

Retailers must ensure that product information, pricing, inventory levels, and returns processes are consistent across all platforms. Inventory visibility and control Real-time inventory visibility is an essential cornerstone of peak seasons. If done well, 94% of consumers would repurchase if the returns process is easy.

Sourcing Strategies 113

Sourcing Strategies Inventory Reduction Price Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies 113

BlueYonder

MARCH 30, 2018

In part 1 of the blog series, “ Why Workforce Productivity for Third Party Logistics and Wholesale Distribution Can’t Just be an Operational Issue Any Longer ,” we focused on organizational steps to be taken to improve workforce optimization. Utilizing Real-Time Data to Optimize Warehouse Efficiency.

Optimal Sourcing 71

Optimal Sourcing Sourcing Strategies Real-time Visibility Optimization Software 71

BlueYonder

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Following on the heels of COVID-19, port closures, labor shortages and geopolitical conflict, climate change-related events are emerging as a significant source of supply chain disruption. But how can companies optimize their resilience to climate change and related disruptions in the short term? Awareness Is Power.

Optimal Sourcing 98

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Sourcing Modeling 98

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 104

Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing Real-time Visibility Demand Planning Software 104

BlueYonder

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The IDC MarketScape looked at whether the applications could support profitable decision-making, enhance both the pre- and post-purchase customer experience, position inventory accurately, and optimize the in-store experience.

Optimal Sourcing 122

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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. To trigger such widespread improvements without harming other areas of the company, manual intervention is no longer an option. Dealing with each area — planning, manufacturing, distribution, fulfilment, etc. —

Optimal Sourcing 121

Optimal Sourcing Sustainability Material Savings Waste Reduction 121

BlueYonder

MARCH 26, 2021

Successfully delivering unified customer experiences in retail depends on agile and robust supply chain solutions that help meet consumer expectations and demands while ensuring order optimization. Traditional solutions only look at a few factors when optimizing orders, and many only do so after an order is placed.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Across every industry, there’s buzz about artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), automation, optimization engines, and other advanced technologies. They can gather and analyze data across the end-to-end logistics network to monitor for problems, as well as improve service and cost outcomes. Optimization engines.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 108

Logistics Network Optimization Software Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Network Software 108

BlueYonder

JANUARY 8, 2024

The need to balance investment into operational cost efficiency, service improvement, product profitability and growth, and environmental sustainability, while simultaneously making supply chains more resilient to disruption, is the new holy grail.

Optimal Sourcing 111

Optimal Sourcing Modeling Waste Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software 111