BlueYonder

MAY 1, 2025

For example, aluminum raw material is cast into a piston in Canada, then shipped to Detroit for machining incurring a 25% tariff based on the piston’s value. This includes network redesign, tariff exposure analysis across raw materials, WIP, and finished goods, and sourcing strategies aligned with your organizations risk appetite.

Just-in-Time 52

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 20, 2024

Fulfillment efficiency 56% of abandoned carts are due to concerns about shipping and delivery, with customers concerned that orders would not arrive fast enough. Once study stated that if their good is out of stock, 40% of customers will either make a purchase elsewhere or refuse to purchase entirely.

Sourcing Strategies 115

Sourcing Strategies Inventory Reduction Price Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies 115

BlueYonder

JUNE 27, 2024

You receive no information about the shipping or refund process until suddenly you get your money back – minus any fees charged for the privilege. For example, if they receive many returns saying an item is too big, they can adjust the sizing guide to reduce return rates at the source. Then, you wait.

Waste Reduction 118

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Given this shift in consumer behavior, it has become important for retailers to offer the best inventory and sourcing information to shoppers. And lastly, all of this requires a single source of truth for all orders. This is where solutions from Blue Yonder can make a world of difference. There is no guesswork for you or your consumer.

Retail 114

Retail Real-time Visibility Purchasing Skills Procurement Analytics 114

BlueYonder

JANUARY 26, 2023

Everything from real-time inventory availability to a single source of truth for managing orders to delivering a variety of fulfillment options are table-stakes today. Accurate inventory not only helps retailers understand where to source products from for online orders but also provides a catalyst for in-store shopping.

Optimal Sourcing 95

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Drought conditions at the Panama Canal are not a good match for its high water demands; it takes at least 50 million gallons of water , with some sources citing much more, to move a single ship through the 51-mile waterway. Under normal operating conditions, the Panama Canal handles 36 to 38 ships per day. This year, the U.S.

Optimal Sourcing 115

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BlueYonder

JULY 9, 2021

And what if I told you that port had a recent COVID-19 outbreak, leaving a backlog of over 160,000 40-foot containers, causing a domino effect on the entire shipping industry that might take a year to get sorted out? From ships waiting to dock in Guangdong to empty containers stockpiling in the U.S.,

Supply Chain Planning Software 98

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BlueYonder

MAY 14, 2021

Chart Source: Freightwaves). The post ‘New Normal’ Consequences: Soaring Container Shipping Rates appeared first on Supply Chain Nation. A little over a year later, the FREIGHTOS Index (YoY) shows a highly uncommon trend in freight costs with costs increasing four to five times on some lanes.

Cost Reduction Strategies 52

Cost Reduction Strategies Inventory Reduction Price Reduction Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

BlueYonder

OCTOBER 29, 2021

ports have expanded their working hours, almost 200,000 shipping containers , with cargo worth more than USD 25 billion, remain on ships off the coast of Los Angeles as retailers scramble to ensure store shelves are stocked in time for the holiday season. While some critical U.S.

Real-time Visibility 86

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BlueYonder

JUNE 24, 2024

Compliance and Regulatory Needs : Most of these organizations have a single source for each of their products but serving almost the demands for the entire world. It provides an end-to-end visibility right from raw material consumption to finished product manufacturing to shipping across the multi-echelon network to the final destination.

Supply Chain Planning Software 116

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Heavy Reliance on Tenured Employees Too many wholesale distribution and manufacturing operations over-rely on tenured employees to keep track of inventory and keep the ship steady. Rebalance open demand based on defined allocation rules Resequence pending orders for optimal sourcing and reprioritization 4.

Manufacturing Procurement 105

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BlueYonder

MARCH 29, 2022

By leveraging Blue Yonder’s e-commerce capabilities, Petco was able to successfully expose store inventory online, provide accurate commitments to customers and use ship from store capabilities to meet the needs of customers. With accurate inventory, they have been able to enhance their BOPIS, ship from store, and same day delivery offerings.

Retail 93

Retail Optimal Sourcing Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Software 93

BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

As I mentioned earlier, shrink leads to empty shelves and out-of-stocks due to theft are much different than out-of-stocks due to a sell-through of what was shipped to the store. Within the OMS suite, Blue Yonder’s Inventory microservice supports full end-to-end visibility and tracking of both sellable and non-sellable inventory.

Retail 125

Retail Inventory Reduction Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Design Software 125

BlueYonder

APRIL 19, 2022

Logistics planners can identify suppliers shipping out of the conflict area with deliveries at risk, positioning them to define alternative strategies. As we’ve all seen in the news coverage of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, conditions are changing minute-by-minute.

Supply Chain Design Software 118

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 118

BlueYonder

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Of course, the concepts of exceptional experience extend beyond that to include everything from online order tracking, free shipping, smooth returns, and personalization opportunities, but we still need to get the basics right. Rarely, if ever, do I pay for any type of expedited shipping and I have imparted that same mentality to my husband.

Sourcing Strategies 96

Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Planning Software 96

BlueYonder

JUNE 25, 2024

In today’s volatile and frequently disrupted business environment, an exception in one node of the supply chain — like a blocked shipping route, or a labor shortage in the warehouse — does not just affect one function. It has cascading effects for many other parts of the business.

Supply Chain Planning Software 123

Supply Chain Planning Software Optimization Software Transportation Management Logistics Network Optimization Software 123

BlueYonder

JANUARY 22, 2024

And, like every business, wholesale distributors need to contend with constant surprises and disruptions, from product and labor shortages to blocked shipping lanes. Blue Yonder has helped many wholesalers address these challenges with advanced order management solutions. Suboptimal allocation due to disrupted supply and demand.

Distribution 118

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 1, 2022

To meet that expectation and provide accurate promises without driving up costs, Blue Yonder’s Commerce and Order Management (OMS) solutions can help deliver responsive real-time inventory visibility, along with profitable and capacity aware order sourcing and orchestration. The result is a drag on bottom lines.

Survey 93

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

There’s dramatic uncertainty in demand and supply coupled with rising shipping container costs. Businesses have become overwhelmed by the sheer volume and velocity of available data — from suppliers, customers, partners, and third-party sources — all with different formats, product hierarchies, taxonomies, etc.

Supply Chain Design Software 108

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Modeling Software 108

BlueYonder

MARCH 18, 2024

These businesses struggle to collect data that is scattered all across their supply chain and in third-party sources. Or say there’s some issue in your transportation network, such as shipping delays caused by bad weather. So why don’t more retailers take these steps? The sheer volume of data overwhelms many companies.

Supply Chain Network Software 114

Supply Chain Network Software Optimization Software Analytics Software Modeling Software 114

BlueYonder

APRIL 1, 2025

We do everything digital from taking pictures of inbound trucks and showing our customers how we receive their products to how we ship their products. Sources: 1 Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems, Brock Johns, Oscar Sanchez Duran, Carly West, Manav Jain, 25 March 2025. Theres no paper waste.

Supply Chain Design Software 59

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Network Software Gartner 59

BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

In addition, labor shortages, blocked shipping lanes and geopolitical uncertainty affect organizations’ ability to move products swiftly and profitably from Point A to Point B, which must certainly be part of the demand planning exercise. How is this accomplished?

Supply and Demand 106

Supply and Demand Demand Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing 106

BlueYonder

DECEMBER 26, 2017

These systems leverage cloud and machine learning but more generally analytics of all types to manage data coming from new and existing sources. The key sources of this data would be logistics operational systems, warehouse management systems, shipping manifests from OEMs, dealer management systems, and point-of-sale (POS) devices.

Supply Chain Design Software 104

Supply Chain Design Software Analytics Software Supply Chain Software Modeling Software 104

BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Retailers get the best results when they get closer to demand by examining a number of data sources. You add other data sources, such as social media, online behavior and other new sources, and you begin to get a 360-degree view of demand.

Supply Chain Planning Software 83

Supply Chain Planning Software Scenario Planning Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Planning 83

BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

CPG companies massively reduced assortments to simplify sourcing, production and distribution. The consensus is that supply chain practices with over reliance on just-in-time flows, cost-focused strategic sourcing practices and limited risk modeling exposed big rocks. . Supply chain performance went for a toss and costs sky rocketed.

Supply Chain Planning Software 92

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Disruption Scenario Planning 92

BlueYonder

JANUARY 24, 2023

What is top of mind for them is what the impact is going to be after a disruption and can their operations ship the products to their customers on time. Can we get the supplies from an alternate source? In fact, 70% of the CEOs believe that supply chain is really critical to their business success. Can we expedite?

Automotive 101

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 15, 2024

Planners must quickly decide which customer orders get filled, search for an alternate source of supply and analyze transportation capacity. This forces execution leaders to re-engage the planning team and wait for a new fulfillment plan. All the while, they are losing valuable time, and margins, every minute.

Optimal Sourcing 98

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BlueYonder

APRIL 18, 2022

Fourth-party logistics providers offer a single, expert source for managing end-to-end logistics for a range of customers. Not only are freight costs rising, but shipping resources are becoming scarce,” Ryan points out. A Straightforward Solution to a Complex Problem. Large-Scale Operations Deliver Big Customer Benefits.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 119

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BlueYonder

JUNE 26, 2020

Recent studies have shown that transportation is the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. In 2007, the U.S. Department of Energy calculated that CO2 emissions from transportation surpassed two billion metric tons ; it’s hard to imagine what that number looks like today.

Waste Reduction 98

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 31, 2021

You did not plan to handle this amount of e-commerce volumes, you do not have experience in picking and small parcel shipping, and your consumers want same-day and next-day delivery. The 3PL can also help coordinate and facilitate the movement of products to DCs and handle pick/pack/ship operations to fulfill consumer orders.?The

3PL 75

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 21, 2021

The new concepts require: digital supply chain execution capabilities in transportation, warehouse, labor and fulfillment digital control towers fueled by artificial intelligence (AI), data science and analytics strategic product segmentation, sourcing and inventory management effective pricing and promotions management.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 98

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 20, 2022

where the various parts were sourced, what are they made of, etc.) As a result, they have reduced their spend on air freight, a costly remedy for shipping delays, by almost 90%. The importance of sustainable practices rose year-over-year in ALL segments, including investors, consumers, private equity, employees, etc.

Waste Reduction 113

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BlueYonder

MARCH 26, 2021

Demand for e-commerce shipping services is likely to remain high as consumer preferences for online shopping become permanent. . In the past year, retailers already operated with thin margins, and the increased cost to deliver new speed and convenience options — such as buy online pick up in store and one to two-day shipping?—

Optimal Sourcing 52

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Optimization Purchasing Skills Price Mitigation Strategies 52

BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

They implemented buy online pick up in store (BOPIS), curbside pickup, and ship from local store, and many manufacturers moved to a direct-to-consumer model through online stores to support the needs of consumers and stay relevant as shopping patterns changed.

Optimal Sourcing 52

Optimal Sourcing Modeling Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Optimization 52

BlueYonder

OCTOBER 7, 2014

SCN: Do crowd-sourced delivery options such as Uber or Deliv change the equation enough to make home delivery viable? The challenge becomes how reliable is the transportation mode you pick out of the crowd-sourcing pool. The same thing is going to happen with crowd-sourcing. Griswold: That a really good question.

Purchasing Skills 64

Purchasing Skills Sourcing Strategies Retail Cost Reduction Strategies 64

BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Optimized order routing and cost-optimized shipping lowers delivery costs, making every order more profitable. From sourcing to staggered site deliveries, customer training, and beyond, solution selling has major revenue potential.

Manufacturing Procurement 113

Manufacturing Procurement Distribution Logistics Network Optimization Software Optimal Sourcing 113

BlueYonder

AUGUST 29, 2023

Optimizing Labor Capacity Fulfillment capacity optimization through the reduction of split shipments and via ship consolidation stems from the use of ML. This is where Blue Yonder comes in, not only as a microservice-driven pioneer of OMS solutions , but as a source of data, use cases, industry scenarios, and best practice guidance.

Optimal Sourcing 98

Optimal Sourcing Optimization Software Supply Chain Optimization Price Mitigation Strategies 98