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Save The Supply Chain Leader From Groupthink

Supply Chain Shaman

Inventory Is an Egregious Symptom of Supply Chains Gone Wrong. Today, inventory fire sales abound. Headline news included Wal-Mart, Target, Kohl’s and Macy’s struggling with inventory bloat and offering deep discounts. Wall Street Journal Headline on Retailers Using Containers to Store Excess Inventories. My take away?

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Managing Excess Inventory Needs a New Profitable Approach

BlueYonder

Recent reports have highlighted the challenges many retailers are having with excess inventory. With supply chain disruptions continuing, purchasing more stock in advance to meet the forecasted upturn in demand made perfect sense. Real-life kicks in, trends change and alongside death and taxes, excess inventory is certain.

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IDC MarketScape Names Blue Yonder a Leader in Order Orchestration and Fulfillment

BlueYonder

The report is aimed at “provide[ing] an entry point in a company’s due diligence in looking for the application or suite of solutions that best suit their specific needs as they move toward this goal.” The IDC MarketScape report on Order Orchestration and Fulfillment evaluates 14 software vendors in this area.

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What if Your ERP Never Gets Out of the ER?

BlueYonder

But the truth is, using a traditional, monolithic ERP to manage inventory and order management for omni-channel and e-commerce is more difficult than your ERP salesperson may have led you to believe. There’s no reason to radically overhaul your existing systems and processes with a brand new ERP. You need Blue Yonder’s microservices.

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5 Steps to Optimizing Inventory: It’s Time To Bring Planning Into The Order Management Conversation

BlueYonder

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. In the U.S.,

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Driving the Future of Automotive — Connected, Autonomous, Electric, Configure to Order

BlueYonder

As cars become more connected, autonomous, electric and configured to order, automotive manufacturers are increasingly becoming software companies. Software companies operate much differently than traditional manufacturers. Present-day consumers are increasingly seeking a B2C experience akin to Amazon.

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The Inventory Battleground: Increasing Supply Chain Complexity

BlueYonder

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.