Locus

JULY 2, 2024

This skirmish is not just about crafting innovative tech solutions; it extends into the logistics industry, where companies compete using advanced technologies to secure a broad customer base and maximize profitability. In this logistics arena, the choice of tech partners or solutions becomes the critical weapon that determines victory.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Logistics service providers (LSPs) face unprecedented challenges in today’s fast-paced market. Trend 1: Industry consolidation The logistics industry is experiencing a wave of consolidation. DHL made several major acquisitions in 2022, including an Australian logistics company and a Mexico-based health care logistics company.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 5, 2023

How do you prepare your supply chain and logistics operations for a new tomorrow? During a recent “Logistics New Tomorrow” Blue Yonder Live, I spoke with Roy Bridgland, Senior Industry Strategy Director, and Brad Revell, VP of Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) Industry for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

This substantial increase underscores not only the shifting priorities within the logistics sector but also the profound impact on global supply chains. Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) find automation not just beneficial but critical — transforming it from a tactical enhancement to a strategic necessity.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 3, 2024

We’ve seen seismic shifts in the global logistics landscape over the past few years, including a transition to omni-channel commerce, increasing demand variability and growing customer expectations. Perhaps no one has benefitted more from this growing complexity than the world’s logistics services providers (LSPs).

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 27, 2025

Complicated logistics routes or unexpected defects can create a domino of issues for warehouse and logistic efficiency. Discover how our latest product update advances this mission with enhancements in AI and ML capabilities, warehouse and logistics operations, planning, and inventory management.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 8, 2025

Supply chain and logistics teams today face a pivotal moment in their evolution. Legacy systems typically created blind spots beyond a company’s immediate operations, but digital networks now provide real-time transparency into supplier capacity and inventory, logistics partner capacity, and even shelf-level demand patterns.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In a previous Blue Yonder blog post , we defined some of the advanced technologies that are impacting the logistics industry today and provided an overview of how they’re improving companies’ cost and service outcomes. Improved sustainability is directly linked to logistics optimization.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 3, 2021

Our recently launched 2021 Logistics Executive Survey aims to seek out the “New Normal of Logistics.” The survey tracks the pulse of the market as logistics operations are emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic to periods of adjustments, redefinition, and eventually a new equilibrium. This in turn effects how companies behave.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In an era where change is the only constant, Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) stand at a crucial juncture. The logistics landscape is rapidly evolving, shaped by technological advancements, shifting customer expectations, and a heightened focus on sustainability.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 9, 2025

Faced with unprecedented supply chain complexity, more companies are making a strategic choice to focus on their core business, while outsourcing their warehousing and transportation to the experts logistics services providers, or LSPs. The global market for logistics outsourcing is expected to reach an impressive $1.642 trillion by 2032.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 17, 2025

The explosive growth of e-commerce also creates significant logistics challenges for retailers and D2C manufacturers. Third-party logistics providers (3PLs) and the growing fourth-party logistics provider (4PL) community are expanding their offerings of managed warehousing and distribution services in response to growing demand.

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BlueYonder

MAY 30, 2024

The 2024 Finished Vehicle Logistics North America Conference , which took place May 21-23 in California, was a good place for automotive companies to learn about innovative strategies and solutions to drive their supply chains forward. As we heard at the conference, the vehicle logistics industry is responding.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

But what do these terms mean for the logistics industry? At Blue Yonder, we believe every logistics stakeholder should be excited about advanced technologies like AI. So, let’s take a few minutes to define some of the most common terms related to managing logistics via advanced technology. What exactly is a data cloud?

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 10, 2020

In the world of logistics, the contributing forces are similar. To separate the wheat from the chaff, I suggest considering three approaches: Applying this in practice, let’s take an example of a logistics solution promising AI/ML powered routing. The post Putting the Smart in Smarter Logistics appeared first on Supply Chain Nation.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 20, 2023

If you are in the logistics field, why should you attend this year’s event? I spoke with Blue Yonder’s Chirag Modi , CVP, Industry Strategy, during a recent Blue Yonder Live session where he shared the top logistics opportunities and challenges, what to expect this year from ICON 2023, and some of the key highlights for logistics sessions.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Complexity, Complexity, Complexity Terence: Automotive OEMs and suppliers are digitally transforming their supply chain and logistics operations to gain a competitive advantage in the new normal. No matter which area of automotive logistics we are talking about, it is usually highly specialized and often outsourced to 3PLs.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

As we exhibited here, as well as at the Düsseldorf Logistics Summit earlier this year, it was fascinating to see how each event brings its own unique energy to the table. For those outside the supply chain world, logistics might seem as straightforward as transport and warehousing, a “commodity”. Why Blue Yonder, and why now?

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BlueYonder

MARCH 16, 2023

In Part 1 , we covered the complexities of logistics management in the automotive industries and the change in thinking about how to manage logistics. Disruptions and Remedies Terence: Let’s continue discussing how automotive supply chain executives can better manage logistics needs/requirements.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

As supply chain and logistics practitioners, our reality was already challenging. How do we make our logistics chains more resilient? As logistics practitioners, we must change our mindset to one that I like to call “unified logistics.” For more information, visit Luminate Logistics. The Need to Think Holistically.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 21, 2024

This blog has been adapted from a talk given at the Leaders in Logistics: Last Mile event. In logistics, this principle of reducing uncertainty is still underutilized. For example, a retailer might order excess stock to avoid running out, or a logistics provider might add extra lead time to compensate for unknown delays.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 28, 2023

Overall digital transformation of the warehouse, transportation, or the entire logistics footprint. This is the reason why, after helping our customers’ digital transform their logistics and supply chain operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, our theme for this event was First-to-Last-Mile Optimization.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 15, 2018

There’s no better time to be in the logistics service provider (LSP) industry than right now. This year’s Eye for Transport (EFT) Global Logistics Report shows increased momentum and optimism more than ever. Game Changing Technologies for the Logistics Industry. Logistics Providers Struggle with Digital Transformation.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 26, 2020

The realities of today’s complex global marketplace make fulfilling sustainability objectives anything but simple as companies navigate fulfillment, transportation and logistics challenges. The post 3 Initiatives Driving Sustainable Transportation and Logistics Management appeared first on Supply Chain Nation Blog.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

A team from Blue Yonder attended the Manifest 2025 conference in Las Vegas last week, joining more than 7,200 attendees from the field of logistics. Presented by Blue Yonder customer DHL, Manifest brings together Fortune 500 global supply chain executives, logistics service providers (LSPs), innovators and investors.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 27, 2023

In honor of National Logistics Day, which is June 28, I share a recap of a conversation I recently had with my colleague Ann Marie Jonkman , who leads Blue Yonder’s 3PL Industry Strategy. Ann Marie shares highlights from her logistics career and what she has treasured the most from it. And how can I leave a mark in the industry?

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 6, 2023

” – Sir Winston Churchill Having just returned from the 2023 Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Global conference in Detroit, these words are very fitting to encapsulate the essence of the event. The post “Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste” – Key Insights from the Automotive Logistics appeared first on Supply Chain Nation.

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BlueYonder

MAY 13, 2021

During Blue Yonder ICON 2021, I had the pleasure to speak with Johnny Ivanyi , the Global Head of Distribution Excellence of Bayer Crop Science, and Kishore Yarlagadda , Global Distribution Deployment Lead of Bayer Crop Science, for the session “Next Wave of Logistics and Distribution Transformation.” Global Scale Digital Journey.

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BlueYonder

JULY 11, 2023

In honor of National Logistics Day last month, I had a Blue Yonder Live conversation with Arcadia Cold ’s JD Schwefler , Head of Site Selection & Design Solutions. JD shared his insights into how to have a long-term logistics career and how he and his company leverage technology to improve business outcomes. for storage.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 17, 2025

Likewise, removing latency from systems and connecting all trading partners enables better visibility and insight into actual demand, and into supply and logistics capacity, so capacity and resources can be optimally aligned to satisfying the most profitable demand cost-effectively.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Cost-effective logistics is about finding the fastest, most resource-efficient way to move products from Point A to Point B. That allows the use of cost-saving strategies like route optimization, round trips, shipment consolidation, and shipping full truckloads versus partial truckloads. You Don’t Need a Fortune Teller.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 31, 2021

This creates many challenges for retailers and manufacturers who either fulfill orders themselves or contract with third-party logistics (3PLs) partners to perform these services. Read the Unified Logistics eBook. Read the Unified Logistics eBook. In an upcoming LinkedIn Live session on Sept. 14, 2021, 4 p.m.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 30, 2025

Businesses across APAC are gradually adopting AI and noticing clear benefits: Real-time visibility and better forecasting AI consolidates data from procurement, inventory, logistics, and fulfillment into one real-time view. It uses predictive analytics to spot disruptions early, allowing companies to act proactively.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Akshaya Patra operates like a well-oiled machine, with defined processes that capture the demand (the children’s nutritional needs) and provide the right amount of meals at the right time (supply and logistics).

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Now, the planning tools cannot see the data from manufacturing or raw material or logistics, and yet these tools are attempting to make intelligent supply chain decisions. Globalization and outsourcing exacerbated the problem It was bad enough, but it got a lot worse when the world outsourced.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Blue Yonder’s microservices-based architecture includes unprecedented end-to-end capabilities for volume planning, feature and mix planning, forecast order generation, parts requirements planning, order slotting and sequencing, configure-to-order, transportation capacity planning, and logistics fulfillment.

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BlueYonder

MAY 5, 2025

We believe that combining GXOs global scale and logistics expertise coupled with Blue Yonders state-of-the-art supply chain technology stack will provide unmatched services and capabilities to our customers and support the growth of both of our companies.

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