BlueYonder

MARCH 6, 2020

But these measures are not sufficient to replace China, the world´s manufacturing powerhouse or the purchasing power of the world’s biggest economy. By using AI and ML, companies can better model and predict demand and fine tune their inventory from procurement to transport to warehouse to routing supplies to locations ahead of demand.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 22, 2020

This blog is based on an article that recently ran in the Journal of Supply Chain Management, Logistics & Procurement, “ Supply chain agility: An imperative in an unpredictable world.”. The COVID-19 pandemic has only confirmed what we already knew: modern supply chains must be built on a foundation of extreme agility and responsiveness.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Omni-channel has been firmly positioned as the new industry standard, forcing wholesale distributors and manufacturers to release the brakes and embrace digital transformation to stay relevant. But, with the right solution, designing and executing a range of value-added services is not as difficult to achieve as one might think.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 5, 2023

The solution leverages artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to deliver customer-centric experiences for inventory availability, order optimization, order orchestration, and fulfillment. Why Blue Yonder.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 10, 2018

For decades, from hardware to electronics, textiles, food, household goods, and general merchandise; retailers have been offering lower prices on goods sourced overseas. China’s cost base, infrastructure and manufacturing expertise provides a wealth of opportunities to improve profit margins for US companies. What can retailers do?

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

It’s never been easier to customize the shopping experience — from product personalization to a myriad of purchasing and delivery options — to meet your specific needs. Manufacturers are also taking notice; Bear Naked Granola and NIKEiD are just two examples of manufacturers going direct to consumers via e-commerce.

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BlueYonder

JULY 28, 2022

Emotional: From a Deloitte study, “ 52% of consumers reported making a sustainability-based purchase within the previous four weeks.” Across customer packaged goods (CPG), Industrial Manufacturing, Distribution and Third-Party Logistics, and Retail industries, companies are reimaging their operations for the circular economy.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 6, 2015

If the retail supply chain is truly optimized, when you go to your local sporting goods store, those sneakers should be there — because you’ve purchased them before. You’ve established localized demand for the sneakers you wear, size 10, white, from a specific manufacturer. Isn’t it frustrating when the sneakers aren’t there?

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BlueYonder

APRIL 7, 2020

Restrictions on leaving the house, widespread closings or limitations of local and big-box storefronts, and exhausted e-commerce channels struggling to fulfill rapidly increasing demand levels have impacted retailers, manufacturers, and consumers alike. To better understand the consumer perspective, Blue Yonder surveyed over 1,000 U.S.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 10, 2018

For decades, from hardware to electronics, textiles, food, household goods, and general merchandise; retailers have been offering lower prices on goods sourced overseas. China’s cost base, infrastructure and manufacturing expertise provides a wealth of opportunities to improve profit margins for US companies. What can retailers do?

Purchasing Skills 40

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

As the proliferation of automated supply chain solutions has become more commonplace, this rather simple calculation has also been the basis for most order management systems (OMS) on the market today. These solutions are able to feed into inventory data to reveal whether items are available. Visibility and Connectivity.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 26, 2016

But increasing numbers of millennials are now involved in purchasing decisions and in fact more than a third are empowered to make their own. And that creates an equal opportunity environment for every segment of the supply chain; manufacturers are now selling direct to end consumers, retailers are beginning to run their own manufacturing.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 16, 2023

In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solutions Marketing team explores new business challenges and innovation solutions to change the game and manage disruptions. This Part 2 blog post will explore the next remedies and innovative solutions that will help accelerate digital transformations and attainment of benefits.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 26, 2016

But increasing numbers of millennials are now involved in purchasing decisions and in fact more than a third are empowered to make their own. And that creates an equal opportunity environment for every segment of the supply chain; manufacturers are now selling direct to end consumers, retailers are beginning to run their own manufacturing.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

She’s an enterprise solution architect and a U.S. Self portrait of Donna – solution architect and U.S. DW: I have been with JDA Software for five and a half years, and I am an enterprise solution architect. veteran, having served eight years in the U.S. SCN: Tell me a little about yourself. DW: I served in the U.S.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 16, 2018

The news came as the latest jobs reports showed robust growth across construction and manufacturing, adding to transportation demand. According to news reports, the chain has made a deal to acquire two leading retail technology companies – BevyUp, a digital selling tool, and MessageYes, a conversational commerce platform.

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BlueYonder

MAY 1, 2020

consumer behavior has been a barometer for larger trends affecting industries such as retail and manufacturing, as well as the overall economy. While consumers adopt more regular online shopping habits, their preference to purchase groceries in-store during the COVID-19 crisis has not changed since the beginning of the nationwide quarantine.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Several robot analysts cite Amazon’s $775 million purchase of robot maker Kiva Systems in 2012 as a turning point for retailers and other companies, not just automakers or industrial manufactures, in adopting robots. For years now, consumers have been purchasing more products online. percent) and Target (TGT, +0.14

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 27, 2015

It used to be that retailers and manufacturers could periodically forecast demand, plan what to sell, and execute to that plan. Now, we must go beyond predicting demand of individual stock keeping units to continuously anticipating needs of individual customers in real-time and understanding their attitudes and paths to purchase.

Manufacturing Procurement 40

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BlueYonder

MARCH 16, 2018

The news came as the latest jobs reports showed robust growth across construction and manufacturing, adding to transportation demand. According to news reports, the chain has made a deal to acquire two leading retail technology companies – BevyUp, a digital selling tool, and MessageYes, a conversational commerce platform.

Demand Planning Software 40

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Bridging the Divide Between the Retail and Manufacturing World. A fascinating evolution occurred over the last few years in how more and more advanced types of supply chain collaboration blurred the lines between retail and manufacturing supply chains. Gap 1: Current store level systems support planning consumer purchases.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Consumers can now purchase goods via a number of e-commerce models (such as apps, social platforms, mobile technologies, etc.) For instance, even though customers use multiple channels to purchase items, they expect a seamless experience across all channels. Producers can now choose from a multitude of local or global suppliers.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

In my latest blog, I shared five jaw-dropping stats about counterfeit retail and how these fakers are creating some real trust issues between retailers and their consumers, and , retailers and manufacturers. Picture a tool that consumes real-time signals from digital ecosystem partners to warn you of any impending supply chain disruptions.

Manufacturing Procurement 40

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Supply chains are getting more and more complex, thanks to soaring customer expectations for service and responsiveness and endless purchasing options. However, as enterprise resource planning systems have matured, it’s now possible to securely share more business-relevant information among supply chain partners, from manufacturing to retail.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 8, 2019

More consumers are using social media to research their purchases. Meanwhile manufacturers are using social media in new ways to connect with consumers directly. From their social feeds to eCommerce, more customers are buying products right from the source. Explore the JDA® Luminate® family of solutions.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Recent research published by SCM World on behalf of JDA Software Group, Inc. ( Companies are building products that monitor consumption post-purchase, and have already started bundling that digital consumption data with reordering services to ensure automatic replenishment. digital supply chain (66 percent).

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Supply chains are getting more and more complex, thanks to soaring customer expectations for service and responsiveness and endless purchasing options. However, as enterprise resource planning systems have matured, it’s now possible to securely share more business-relevant information among supply chain partners, from manufacturing to retail.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Supply Chain Planning Software Prescriptive Analytics Software Demand Planning Software Supply and Demand 40

BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Predicting the paths to purchase she is likely to take. Combine this with other clues such as time of the year and other accompanying searches or purchases and you can be practically sure if this is the case. None of this will be possible without processes and tools that are designed to learn continuously with every interaction.

Purchasing Skills 40

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Several robot analysts cite Amazon’s $775 million purchase of robot maker Kiva Systems in 2012 as a turning point for retailers and other companies, not just automakers or industrial manufactures, in adopting robots. For years now, consumers have been purchasing more products online. percent) and Target (TGT, +0.14

Forecasting Software 40

Forecasting Software Manufacturing Procurement Demand Planning Software Predictive Analytics Software 40

BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

By getting to know the customer and integrating with the ecosystem beyond the traditional walls of the supply chain, digital supply chains help manufacturers design the consumer experience sooner with a Predict and Pivot DNA. For more information on Blue Yonder’s solutions for CPG businesses, visit blueyonder.com.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Blue Yonder was named a Leader in this inaugural report and the leader in the Better Functionality quadrant based on an evaluation of our Blue Yonder Warehouse Management solution. Blue Yonder’s WMS , a SaaS solution, empowers businesses to deliver consistently high service at a value-driven cost.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 21, 2015

Adeel Najmi, Chief Science Officer and Senior Fellow at JDA Software, posted a guest blog on the Supply Chain Insights blog. In the next decade, the focus will shift from the forecasting product consumption to anticipating customer needs, catering to personal preferences and engaging customers through unique paths to purchase.

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BlueYonder

JULY 25, 2017

The shifts in manufacturing and retail business models, enhanced delivery models, such as last mile and click and collect, along with the innovative advances in technologies, have created significant opportunities for 3PL companies. Investing in an enterprise workforce management solution will deliver around 5 percent productivity increase.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 8, 2017

These shifts have changed the way that we live in a measurable way through its impact on the shopping mission, and the industry is responding in the products they stock, the means in which they source and the store formats and layouts that serve their customers. Proximity Based Shopping. How JDA Can Help.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 18, 2018

The latest stats show that social media is guiding more shoppers to click to their next holiday purchase than ever before. The photo and video sharing medium that has helped retailers and manufacturers advertising direct-to-consumer had a 73% jump in the number of consumers using the platform to track holiday specials right from their feeds.

Trends 40

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BlueYonder

JULY 25, 2017

The shifts in manufacturing and retail business models, enhanced delivery models, such as last mile and click and collect, along with the innovative advances in technologies, have created significant opportunities for 3PL companies. Investing in an enterprise workforce management solution will deliver around 5 percent productivity increase.

Third Party Logistics 40

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