BlueYonder

DECEMBER 1, 2022

With Blue Yonder’s Luminate Lifecycle Pricing solution, retailers can still be strategic about how much they markdown products. The solution provides retailers with insights into the factors that are influencing consumer behavior, such an inflation, so they can make optimal pricing decisions based on the price elasticity of an item.

Survey 63

Survey Purchasing Skills Supply and Demand Price Reduction 63

BlueYonder

MAY 17, 2017

The last part of this blog series will discuss how JDA is delivering an innovative solution strategy to enable a true real-time, predictive digital supply chain. These predictive analytics, which are gathered through Big Data sources, allow customers to take immediate action within JDA’s TMS.

Real-time Visibility 44

Real-time Visibility Sourcing Strategies Material Savings Cost Reduction Strategies 44

BlueYonder

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Once a specialty source for gasoline, cold beverages and prepackaged, shelf-stable foods, now convenience stores have evolved into much more. Fortunately, today’s advanced software solutions are surprisingly easy to use and affordable — especially considering their high return on investment.

Meeting 52

Meeting Supply Chain Software Purchasing Skills Procurement Solutions 52

BlueYonder

MAY 17, 2017

The last part of this blog series will discuss how JDA is delivering an innovative solution strategy to enable a true real-time, predictive digital supply chain. These predictive analytics, which are gathered through Big Data sources, allow customers to take immediate action within JDA’s TMS.

Sourcing Strategies 40

Sourcing Strategies Real-time Visibility Material Savings Cost Reduction Strategies 40

BlueYonder

AUGUST 29, 2023

Effective order management in the present day requires end-to-end connectivity of intuitive, automated solutions that can optimize customer data and ensure a supply chain that is agile to those same customers’ demands. Most retailers are aware of this need but struggle to determine the value of an implemented Order Management System (OMS).

Optimal Sourcing 83

Optimal Sourcing Optimization Software Supply Chain Optimization Price Mitigation Strategies 83

BlueYonder

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Once a specialty source for gasoline, cold beverages and prepackaged, shelf-stable foods, now convenience stores have evolved into much more. Fortunately, today’s advanced software solutions are surprisingly easy to use and affordable — especially considering their high return on investment.

Meeting 45

Meeting Supply Chain Software Purchasing Skills Procurement Solutions 45

BlueYonder

JANUARY 31, 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. In this Part 2 blog post, we will continue to explore how automotive manufacturers are carrying out effective supply chain initiatives and their innovative solutions.

Automotive 85

Automotive Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software 85

BlueYonder

OCTOBER 18, 2022

More than half (53%) of respondents to Blue Yonder’s survey said they made a holiday purchase during the October sale, indicating that the busy shopping season is well underway and confirming the accuracy of the early shopping trend.

Optimal Sourcing 77

Optimal Sourcing Price Reduction Purchasing Skills Inventory Reduction 77

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.

Real-time Visibility 90

Real-time Visibility Modeling Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software 90

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.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 91

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Execution Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software 91

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. The problem with traditional order management and fulfillment systems is that, in today’s complex omni-channel world, they don’t always recognize the true source of demand.

Demand Planning Software 40

Demand Planning Software Supply and Demand Manufacturing Procurement Purchasing Skills 40

BlueYonder

DECEMBER 15, 2020

But this pivot has required investment in the right supply chain and commerce fulfillment solutions. Blue Yonder’s inventory availability microservice gives them a view of real-time inventory availability at enterprise and local levels to make real-time sourcing and order promising decisions that incent customers to buy.

Real-time Visibility 52

Real-time Visibility Inventory Reduction Inventory Purchasing Skills 52

BlueYonder

JULY 28, 2022

Emotional: From a Deloitte study, “ 52% of consumers reported making a sustainability-based purchase within the previous four weeks.” How can they embark on new products innovations to improve operations, source ethical ingredients and materials, and enhance demand planning and logistics execution?

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Material Savings Optimal Sourcing Sourcing Strategies 52

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. This is challenging retailers and suppliers alike in their approach to global sourcing, impacting both product components as well as finished goods.

Purchasing Skills 66

Purchasing Skills Negotiating Skills Optimal Sourcing Negotiate Pricing 66

BlueYonder

AUGUST 28, 2017

Elaborate solutions to these problems can undoubtedly be brought to the fore, but success will not likely be defined by effectively delivering point solutions, rather, it will be defined by the ability to deliver an agile and scalable framework of capabilities that can aggressively respond to emerging trends. How JDA Can Help.

Optimal Sourcing 43

Optimal Sourcing Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software 43

BlueYonder

AUGUST 28, 2017

Elaborate solutions to these problems can undoubtedly be brought to the fore, but success will not likely be defined by effectively delivering point solutions, rather, it will be defined by the ability to deliver an agile and scalable framework of capabilities that can aggressively respond to emerging trends. How JDA Can Help.

Optimal Sourcing 40

Optimal Sourcing Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software 40

BlueYonder

JANUARY 19, 2018

executive vice president and chief development officer at JDA Software, and Lee Gill, JDA’s head of retail strategy, outlined the challenges retailers are facing today: disruptive new advances in technology, generational and societal shifts in customers and competition from multiple fronts that’s impacting market share. Desikan Madhavanur, ?executive

Optimal Sourcing 45

Optimal Sourcing Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Software Predictive Analytics Software 45

BlueYonder

JANUARY 19, 2018

executive vice president and chief development officer at JDA Software, and Lee Gill, JDA’s head of retail strategy, outlined the challenges retailers are facing today: disruptive new advances in technology, generational and societal shifts in customers and competition from multiple fronts that’s impacting market share. Desikan Madhavanur, ?executive

Optimal Sourcing 40

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Software Sourcing Strategies Predictive Analytics Software 40

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. This is challenging retailers and suppliers alike in their approach to global sourcing, impacting both product components as well as finished goods.

Purchasing Skills 40

Purchasing Skills Negotiating Skills Optimal Sourcing Negotiate Pricing 40

BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Blockchain is going to start a technical revolution – completely transforming the way we engage in commerce and how we decide which retailers, brands and products to put our trust in to make that purchase. IBM Food Trust similarly makes food traceability possible by tracking products to their source for enhanced food authenticity and safety.

Manufacturing Procurement 40

Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Software Optimal Sourcing Real-time Visibility 40

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 54

Forecasting Software Manufacturing Procurement Demand Planning Software Predictive Analytics Software 54

BlueYonder

JUNE 27, 2017

What’s the trade-off between getting news to the public vs. double checking the source? Leverage real-time visibility into local events, social media trends, weather and traffic conditions influencing consumer purchase behaviors directly within JDA solutions. And there were no earthquakes. How JDA Can Help.

Big Data 48

Big Data Charlotte Real-time Visibility Supply and Demand 48

BlueYonder

JULY 15, 2021

Our demand forecasts are built on machine learning analysis of the relationships between many different historical data sources, such as weather, special events and price. Chasing volatility manually cannot be accomplished with the precision required to make a difference at the point of purchase.

Forecasting 57

Forecasting Forecasting Software Supply and Demand Modeling 57

BlueYonder

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Meeting these requirements isn’t possible without rich data, and data isn’t useful without a robust data infrastructure, as well as the tools to use it. AI-enabled engines can be tuned to source products from only ethical, sustainable sources, as well as make decisions that minimize waste, emissions, and other impacts.

Supply Chain Planning Software 97

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Optimization Software Supply Chain Network Software 97

BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

In contrast, consumer-focused merchandising creates curated and personalized assortments based on an understanding of the customer, their preferences and path to purchase. They are interested in the shopping experience and want trusted advisors to help navigate their entire purchasing ecosystem. Getting Started.

Resource Reduction 58

Resource Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software Inventory Reduction Price Reduction 58

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.

Waste Reduction 45

Waste Reduction Vendor Strategies Inventory Reduction Sourcing Strategies 45

BlueYonder

JUNE 27, 2017

What’s the trade-off between getting news to the public vs. double checking the source? Leverage real-time visibility into local events, social media trends, weather and traffic conditions influencing consumer purchase behaviors directly within JDA solutions. And there were no earthquakes. How JDA Can Help.

Big Data 40

Big Data Supply and Demand Real-time Visibility Charlotte 40

BlueYonder

JANUARY 8, 2019

More consumers are using social media to research their purchases. From their social feeds to eCommerce, more customers are buying products right from the source. Shoppers want their purchases on their terms – expectations and service levels are rising. Explore the JDA® Luminate® family of solutions.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Supply Chain Planning Software Demand Planning Software Predictive Analytics Software Supply Chain Network Software 40

BlueYonder

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Regardless, the ongoing trade war introduces uncertainty during the highest shopping season of the year and could cause many consumers to second guess purchases, which could have long-reaching impacts across the retail market.

China 59

China Optimal Sourcing Purchasing Skills Survey 59

BlueYonder

JANUARY 12, 2017

Customer purchases products with a specific service expectation. The unique advantage of deploying JDA solutions in the cloud is the segmented response approach, which allows companies to define specific delivery models for specific customers and products. Amazon catalogs and stores the products. Amazon picks and packs products.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Modeling Supply Chain Software 40

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.

Waste Reduction 40

Waste Reduction Vendor Strategies Inventory Reduction Sourcing Strategies 40

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

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Regardless, the ongoing trade war introduces uncertainty during the highest shopping season of the year and could cause many consumers to second guess purchases, which could have long-reaching impacts across the retail market.

China 40

China Optimal Sourcing Purchasing Skills Survey 40

BlueYonder

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The case of this tech retailer, The Source , shows why. Manual Analysis No Longer Cuts It The Source produces more than $400 million in annual revenue across more than 300 retail locations and online. The Source sells low-frequency purchases such as TVs, fast-moving convenience items such as chargers and everything in between.

Inventory Reduction 74

Inventory Reduction Sourcing Strategies Cost Reduction Strategies Retail 74

BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

We can train our phones to recognize our voices and our photo management software to recognize faces within our images. But in only a few years since then, Google’s Books Library project has digitized and scanned books from many more libraries and sources. champion computer, and a vastly improved understanding of the human genome. [ii].

Supply Chain Design Software 40

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Predictive Analytics Software 40

BlueYonder

OCTOBER 13, 2022

It can be a costly exercise but is worth the outlay considering these channels will be the persuader of upfront investments and ultimate purchases. Beyond the purpose and people to enact strategy, there are certain tools required to manage a B2C channel as well. Step 5: Measuring Success. They’ll tell you with their clicks.

Sourcing Strategies 74

Sourcing Strategies Modeling Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 74

BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The solution: Simply, hyper-local personalization is now a must. Preference-driven assortment, through the filter of connected, AI-driven tools, can leverage customer data for personalized experiences and engagement. The solution: Online hasn’t quite taken over the world in the way that some predicted. The solution.

Supply Chain Transformation 76

Supply Chain Transformation Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing 76