BlueYonder

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The changing warehouse technology landscape is driving higher adoption of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and other new automation. How can companies unlock opportunities for greater efficiency, performance and cost reductions across the warehouse? What are the current warehouse automation trends that you are seeing?

Warehousing

BlueYonder

MAY 10, 2024

Here are the trends our Blue Yonder Industry Strategy team sees for the upcoming quarter: Supply Chain and Technology Supply chains will remain volatile with escalating disruptions as a result of extreme weather effects and unrest across the globe. Speak to one of our Industry Strategy leaders today! Reach out at blueyonder.com.

Vendor Strategies

BlueYonder

JUNE 20, 2024

Blue Yonder has been named as a Leader in the inaugural IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Warehouse Management (WMS) 2024 Vendor Assessment (doc #US49948523, April 2024) and the inaugural IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Transportation Management Systems (TMS) Applications 2024 Vendor Assessment (IDC #US51982224, April 2024).

Supply Chain Design Software

BlueYonder

DECEMBER 5, 2022

For the warehouse, supply chain improvements revolve around being productive, meeting customer service levels, effectively managing inventory, and running an optimal warehouse. Automation in the warehouse is nothing new. Robots can deliver significant benefits to warehouses. Building the Warehouse of the Future.

Warehousing

BlueYonder

JULY 6, 2021

Gartner recently released the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) report 1 and Blue Yonder has again been named a Leader. As a Leader since 2012 2 for the Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems, Blue Yonder was positioned among a total of six vendors in the Leaders quadrant.

Supply Chain Planning Software

BlueYonder

JULY 30, 2024

At the same time, this investment should support strategy, increase shareholder value, improve customer experience, help achieve sustainability goals, improve planner experience, enable global collaboration, reduce IT costs, provide a fast ROI … and the list goes on.

Supply Chain Planning Software

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 has a track record of delivering WMS for some of the largest warehouse operations globally. In Charles A.

Supply Chain Planning Software

BlueYonder

APRIL 2, 2024

Along their journey they provide feedback, which with industry and technological advancements, backs our ongoing innovation strategy. We were able to make better decisions via automation, while also eliminating days of manual effort. Those savings and efficiencies have continued to grow.

Gartner

BlueYonder

MAY 16, 2023

Blue Yonder believes continues to showcase its strength in warehouse and supply chain execution solutions. For the 12 th time in a row, we have been named a Leader in the 2023 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) report 2 —which is every year since the report began!

Gartner

BlueYonder

JUNE 10, 2022

Also, this week, Blue Yonder shared our standing as a Leader in the recently published Gartner Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems 1. The old way of communicating in this new omni-channel world will not help to reduce complexity and may cause chaos. In this blog, we will share those insights with you. Key Themes.

Gartner

BlueYonder

MAY 7, 2024

This is what motivates our product teams to innovate, especially in warehouse execution, yard management, composable solutions, artificial intelligence, and supply chain execution. Implementing Blue Yonder Warehouse Management solutions is a key component of that strategy.

Gartner

BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Cloud-based technologies, offering reduced TCO, and robotics are increasing in adoption. Blue Yonder was pleased to be recently recognized as a technology leader in the Quadrant Knowledge Solutions Spark Matrix for Warehouse Management Systems (WMS). Corporate initiatives are increasing focus to sustainability.

Supply Chain Planning Software

BlueYonder

JUNE 20, 2022

“In addition to optimal inventory placement, this may require innovative new fulfillment strategies,” Peck explains. Retailers may need to set aside their traditional warehousing networks and get products closer to consumers via smaller-footprint warehouses and fulfillment centers, as well as ‘dark stores.’”.

Retail

BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

In part 1 of this blog series , we took a look at how innovation is changing the supply chain and the evolution of different warehouse types and processes. Integrating planning supply chain software, coupled with execution solutions, such as warehouse management systems (WMS), can help optimize supply chains. Integrated Solutions.

Supply Chain Planning Software

BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Warehouse Disruptions. Warehouse automation and robotics are presenting new opportunities to support logistics professionals – and are some of the hottest topics in supply chain execution today. Terence: Joe and Mark, since you work with customers often, can you please share some insights on the latest logistics and warehousing trends?

Warehousing

BlueYonder

JUNE 25, 2024

Around the world and in every industry, customers rely on Blue Yonder’s advanced transportation management capabilities, fueled by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), to dramatically reduce costs, while improving service levels and disruption responsiveness. It has cascading effects for many other parts of the business.

Supply Chain Planning Software

BlueYonder

APRIL 10, 2020

Blue Yonder was positioned among a total of four vendors in the Leaders quadrant. Some key areas of focus related to the Luminate Platform strategy for transportation include: Expanding our carrier capacity marketplace as a service. According to the Gartner Critical Capabilities for Transportation Management Systems.

Supply Chain Design Software

BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

My previous blog post focused on defining what a Warehouse Execution System (WES) is, as well as the benefits this solution delivers for retailers, manufacturers and logistics services providers (LSPs). Joe recently joined me for a LinkedIn Live event called “Warehouse Execution System: A New Competitive Imperative.”

Logistics Network Optimization Software

BlueYonder

MAY 14, 2024

Gartner has just released its 2024 Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions report , 1 and once again Blue Yonder has been positioned as a Leader based on its “Ability to Execute” and “Completeness of Vision,” as evaluated among 20 vendors. The Gartner document is available on request from Blue Yonder.

Gartner

BlueYonder

MARCH 28, 2023

The following are the insights gained from the recently held ProMat 2023 event and my discussion with Ann Marie Jonkman , who leads Blue Yonder’s 3PL Industry Strategy. Overall digital transformation of the warehouse, transportation, or the entire logistics footprint. First-to-last mile delivery and how to improve customer service.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

BlueYonder

AUGUST 8, 2022

At our recent customer conference Blue Yonder ICON , we heard first-hand the chronic and new challenges supply chain, logistics, and commerce executives are facing and their strategies and implementations to realize the next visions. New rates and awards can be rapidly loaded into vendor systems for quick bidding and execution.

Optimal Sourcing

BlueYonder

JULY 3, 2017

The tools used often forced reliance on independent 3rd party integration vendors who had no vested interest in the process they were attempting to orchestrate. This often resulted in over-reliance upon the integration vendor. If a mission critical system that was never planned sounds risky and expensive, then keep reading.

Vendor Strategies

BlueYonder

APRIL 3, 2023

As a result, we’ve reduced our overall transportation spend by 3-5%. In addition, the solution enables the company to achieve other key benefits simultaneously, he added, “ Blue Yonder’s transportation management solution has helped Bayer improve our asset utilization by 7% — by maximizing truck capacity and eliminating 1.4

Gartner

ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Steve is an award-winning supply chain and operations expert with over 20 years of experience heading multi-billion dollar global strategy, operations, and supply chain transformations for some of the world’s largest, most complex organizations. Industrial companies today are looking for faster supply chain damage control.

Supply Chain Planning Software

BlueYonder

JULY 3, 2017

The tools used often forced reliance on independent 3rd party integration vendors who had no vested interest in the process they were attempting to orchestrate. This often resulted in over-reliance upon the integration vendor. If a mission critical system that was never planned sounds risky and expensive, then keep reading.

Vendor Strategies

BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

When these events reach the warehouse, agility and resilience are critically important to navigating through the issue with the least possible impact to operations and customers. We’ll continue our exploration of these disruptions and where Blue Yonder’s Warehouse Management System (WMS) helps enable resolutions that can ensure SLAs are met.

Supply Chain Disruption

BlueYonder

AUGUST 8, 2017

The shift is also having an impact on grocery market strategies that will define the marketplace in years to come. Increasingly, automation is being relied upon to eliminate the threats of staffing challenges, as well as to increase throughput capabilities at peak times.

Waste Reduction

BlueYonder

JUNE 5, 2023

This blog was co-written by Wayne Snyder, VP, Retail Industry Strategy, and Nina Seth, Product Marketing Director. Thriving requires a long-term strategy to drive operational efficiencies and digitally transform a business. You need to make sure your OMS solution can help drive efficiencies, increase revenue, and cut costs.

Retail

BlueYonder

JUNE 24, 2021

By 2025, according to ABI Research 3 , over 4 million commercial robots will be installed in over 50,000 warehouses, up from just under 4,000 robotic warehouses in 2018. This may cause disparate views for operations managers to handle, leading to islands of automation within the same warehouse or distribution center (DC).

Supply Chain Planning Software

BlueYonder

APRIL 20, 2017

In these cases, systems will often be maintained on site to eliminate any non-essential variables that could impact the operation. Upgradeability – The sensitivity of execution systems such as WMS, and change management sensitivities associated with impacts on service levels eliminate the option of auto-upgrade.

Optimization Software

BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Leveraging the capabilities from your Warehouse Management System (WMS) and Transportation Management System (TMS), while synchronizing pre-built adaptable workflows can help reduce costs, improve throughput and enhance the customer experience. Iterative Optimization.

Modeling

BlueYonder

APRIL 7, 2021

Blue Yonder was positioned among a total of four vendors in the Leaders quadrant. According to the 2021 Gartner Critical Capabilities for Transportation Management Systems (TMS) report 2 also released recently, the Blue Yonder solution scored in the highest three vendors for Levels 2, 3, 4, and 5 Complexity Use Cases.

Supply Chain Planning Software

BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

In part 1 of this blog series , we took a look at how innovation is changing the supply chain and the evolution of different warehouse types and processes. Integrating planning supply chain software, coupled with execution solutions, such as warehouse management systems (WMS), can help optimize supply chains. Integrated Solutions.

Supply Chain Planning Software

BlueYonder

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Point-of-sale information in retail settings, sensors mounted on factory equipment, mobile devices being used in the warehouse, GPS systems installed in trucks — across the supply chain, real-time data is being generated every second of every day.

Supply Chain Planning Software

BlueYonder

MAY 11, 2023

Empowers companies to break through the accuracy ceiling, enhances planner productivity, and reduces time-to-value. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation.

Supply Chain Planning Software

BlueYonder

JUNE 6, 2022

For the 11 th year 1 in a row, we have been named a Leader in the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) report 2 —which is every year since the report began! “ “ Blue Yonder is a powerful warehouse management solution that has exceeded my expectations. ” The Focus on Innovation.

Prescriptive Analytics Software

BlueYonder

APRIL 5, 2017

At its core, demand planning is the function of producing the demand plan, e.g. the operational sales forecast that drives manufacturing and/or the replenishment of product into a store or warehouse. Vendor/customer collaboration. And producing the demand plan is a combination of science and art. Assortment planning analysis.

Supply and Demand