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Save The Supply Chain Leader From Groupthink

Supply Chain Shaman

When it comes to inventory and driving improvement in the face of variability, there are five issues: Poorly Implemented Advanced Planning Solutions. IBM, in contrast, purchased over fifteen supply chain acquisitions but drove little innovation. Software mergers & acquisitions also slowed innovation. What went wrong?

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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

What you need are composable, augmentative, SaaS-native order management (OMS) tools that fully integrate with your existing systems, yet deliver much deeper, more flexible inventory processing and order management capabilities with minimal disruption during implementation. The result?

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Resilient and Sustainable? Can a Supply Chain Really Have It All?

BlueYonder

The result is that companies are now taking measures to become more resilient in the future, such as more nearshoring, increased inventory levels and investments in digital solutions for better visibility in the supply chain. All of this is to ensure the company’s ability to deliver, and ultimately, its survival.

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Transforming the Automotive Supply Chain: It’s Time to Be Brave

BlueYonder

In order for logistics, procurement and distribution to align with the general advancements of the industry itself, these critical areas must give in to a more comprehensive transformation. There is not yet a strong enough synchronization between planning and execution, with dedicated digital solutions as the middle filter connecting the two.

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Where to Implement Your Best-of-Breed Solution: Managed Cloud Offerings – Part 3

BlueYonder

Part 1 of this blog series highlighted the comparison of best-of-breed (BoB) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions, and when BoB is the best choice for supply chains. In this part of the series you’ll learn more about where to run your BoB software solution. You’ve Finally Selected Your BoB Software Solution.

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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.