BlueYonder

MAY 10, 2024

Rising operational costs (labor, materials, insurance and cybersecurity) continue to put more focus on overall supply chain costs and efficiencies. Retail Retailers will continue to rethink how to leverage their store base, making the store experience differentiated or else downsize as online sales continue to grow.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

Because warehousing and transportation represent significant cost centers, intelligent logistics decisions are critical. Every day, retailers and manufacturers are challenged to balance ambitious customer service promises with profit margin protection. Uberization: Exploring On-Demand Transportation, Labor and Warehousing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

First, what is the current state of supply chain technology? Third, what are the big trends in warehouse and transportation management? And fifth, what are you seeing in terms of supply chain sustainability? However, the single biggest supply chain trend is the unification of WMS and TMS.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

About ToolsGroup ToolsGroup’s innovative AI-powered solutions enable retailers, distributors, and manufacturers to navigate through supply chain uncertainty. Go to www.FoodLogistics.com and www.SDCExec.com to learn more.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This blog was co-written by Chirag Modi , Corporate Vice President, Industry Strategy – Supply Chain Execution and 3PL Global Lead, and Jen McQuiston , Product Marketing Director. As companies scramble to change to a new route, carrier or transport mode at the last minute, they often pay higher-than-expected fees.

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BlueYonder

MAY 7, 2024

Companies across the manufacturing, retail, and logistics service provider industries are facing several major chronic challenges that impact their supply chains. Many customers are maximizing sustainability by investing in technology to improve operations and adding automation that realizes a greener supply chain.

Gartner 80

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Inspired by McKinsey’s 2020 consultancy report, which emphasizes transforming supply chains rather than temporary fixes, we believe a comprehensive approach to reskilling supply chain professionals is essential to meet future demands.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 14, 2022

n retail customer operates over 1000 stores as well as multiple distribution centers (DCs) in the US. The retail customer completes close to 100,000 store deliveries per year, working with both an import and domestic vendor base. Manufacturers, retailers, and third-party logistics providers can all benefit from digitized logistics.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 9, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights for readers a published report noting how various manufacturers are seeking and establishing added resiliency and control of component and production networks. We pointed out that in 2022, more U.S. customers increased to a level of $41.8 billion in September.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

This new behavior means that manufacturers and retailers need to anticipate consumer needs across channels with more accuracy than ever. The mega online retailer accounted for a staggering 41.4% To compete with Amazon, most retailers and manufacturers have had to dramatically shorten their own delivery windows.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

How the War in Ukraine is Impacting the Supply Chain and Raw Material Prices. Increased Prices Resulting from Shortages and Supply Chain Issues. Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. How Labor Shortages Have Hurt the Supply Chain. Covid-19’s Impact on the Supply Chain Crisis.

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 30, 2022

Retail supply chain management has always been a complicated and complex process. But in the timeframe between 2020 to 2022, a volatile supply chain market showed the weakness in outdated, legacy supply chain execution built on rigid technology or lacking any accurate data that can improve overall decision-making.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 5, 2021

We watched as customers adopted new warehousing and transportation processes, new delivery modes, new technology tools and even entirely new network models that helped them succeed in the constantly changing “next normal” state that characterized 2020 and 2021. million employees. More Than Ever, Acting Sustainably Makes Good Business Sense.

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PINC

OCTOBER 7, 2020

This year’s report focuses on the impact of digital yard management on enterprise transportation costs and capacity. The report brings clarity to key industry questions such as How important is having digital yard management capabilities in helping you achieve transportation objectives? About Adrian Gonzalez.

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Supply Chain Network

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Arlington, VA – Today, the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) announced Sona Chawla, Kohl’s chief operating officer, will be the keynote speaker at the 2018 Retail Supply Chain Conference. Walgreens SVP of Supply Chain and Logistics, Reuben Slone. • Retail Prophet and Futurist Doug Stephens.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 21, 2023

Retailers who proactively anticipated such trends and resized their inventory stocks seemed to have fared better. The online retailer has further trimmed its warehousing, logistics and facility operating costs. The company recently restarted a shipping service for hosted retail companies that was suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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6 River Systems

AUGUST 19, 2020

Today, anyone can start a retail business with a couple of clicks on a laptop from a café. Manufacturing companies have the option of selling directly to consumers without the help of any retail middle men. Here are five supply chain management tips for the retail industry to bring in sustainable profits.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Software solutions including transportation management systems (TMS), warehouse management systems (WMS) and yard management systems (YMS), increase efficiencies not only for transportation and logistics teams, but also for drivers themselves. Drivers also rely on their relationship with fleet managers, dispatchers and 3PLs.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2019

Technology capabilities are redefining the rule sets of the supply chains. Examples include allocation, available-to-Promise, and transportation routing. However, supply chains don’t play by hard-coded rules. Digital Manufacturing Success. Outside-in Transportation. Shifting Technology Taxonomies.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 2, 2024

This blog was co-written by Terence Leung and Jen McQuiston Our customers depend on Blue Yonder Transportation Management to achieve customer-centricity and operational resiliency across the globe. This fact drives us to innovate when it comes to our Supply Chain Execution solutions.

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Logility

JUNE 30, 2022

resigned from their jobs in durable goods manufacturing. Food supply chains already heavily damaged by the effects of COVID-19 have received yet another blow from labor shortages. There are labor shortages affecting all aspects of the supply chain, from raw materials to final product delivery.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 15, 2021

Plan and Execute for Success. Some manufacturing, consumer brand, retail and logistics service companies made ambitious goals to delight customers through digital transformation but in some cases significantly eroded profit margins. He has a keen interest in digitalization and the value it generates throughout the supply chain.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Specific Example- A Multinational Foods Manufacturer A specific example involves a multinational consumer goods food manufacturer. Production facilities typically have attached warehouses with goods flowing directly to retail or channel customers either utilizing regional based distribution or product mixing centers.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 15, 2023

Blue Yonder was named a Leader in this inaugural report, based on an evaluation of Blue Yonder’s Transportation Management System (TMS). Key Areas of Innovations Our customers are looking to improve service levels, time-to-value, and cost-to-serve, as they are modifying their supply chain footprints to fit the changing market.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 15, 2013

The Top 10 Transportation Management Systems. Each year as businesses of every size and industry fight to broaden market share the same old questions haunt the boardrooms, “How can we reduce transportation costs? How do we streamline our supply operation?”. Transportation Management Systems. JDA Transportation Manager.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 18, 2022

This Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech commentary provides highlights and added perspectives on this week announcement regarding Kinaxis’ s completed acquisition of supply chain execution B2B SaaS platform provider MPO. Background.

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Adexa

AUGUST 17, 2023

The joint solution addresses supply chain business processes from network optimization to supply chain planning, factory scheduling, warehouse management, and transportation management, including last mile delivery. Its public cloud 56liked logistics management applications. Visit www.vtradex.com to learn more.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 31, 2021

Almost a year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic, e-commerce continues to boom, according to the 2021 State of Supply Chain Execution Report. This creates many challenges for retailers and manufacturers who either fulfill orders themselves or contract with third-party logistics (3PLs) partners to perform these services.

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o9 Solutions

OCTOBER 16, 2020

This partnership will see vTradEx, the leading brand of intelligent, mobile internet and hybrid cloud solutions in supply chain execution, as o9’s official reseller in China. vTradEx has a deep understanding of supply chain execution obstacles in China. Our strategic partnership with o9 was an organic fit.

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BlueYonder

MAY 15, 2023

Recently Blue Yonder released the findings of its annual Supply Chain Executives Survey 1 , which echoed many of the key themes we heard at ICON 2023. The top areas for rising costs are raw materials (43%), inventory (15%), transportation (14%), and labor (14%). Labor shortages.

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BlueYonder

MAY 16, 2023

Blue Yonder believes continues to showcase its strength in warehouse and supply chain execution solutions. We are bringing warehouse, transportation, store execution, and order management solutions under one solution portfolio to offer end-to-end capabilities and deliver seamlessly experience.

Gartner 72

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BlueYonder

MAY 23, 2022

To answer those and other hot topics, Blue Yonder partnered with a third-party provider to conduct a survey of 150 C-suite and senior executives across manufacturing, retail, third-party logistics (3PL), transportation, and warehousing, with responsibility for logistics and manufacturing operations in the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 19, 2023

The stated aim of this report was to better understand the perceived existing level of visibility gained across logistics and transportation channels. The survey, conducted in March 2022, involved upwards of 350 logistics executives across North America. Those in the retail and manufacturing sector rated existing visibility as 6.3

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 28, 2023

They are designed to provide a nerve center for command and control of either supply chain procurement, planning and/or supply chain execution capabilities. and specifically increased demand for many forms of pandemic related consumer goods.

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Tompkins Blog

MARCH 13, 2014

RALEIGH, NC — Shippers and carriers this year can expect to see many new trends related to transportation, as well as a continuation of several critical challenges from 2013. Trends in the Transportation Industry , a report by Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium, pulls back the curtain on today’s hottest transportation issues.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

According to the April report commentary , the industry remains hopeful in new signs indicating that retailers and manufacturers are getting closer to working off the overall glut of inventories that resulted in 2022. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as depicted by the J.P.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Procurement and supply chain executives are on the “same team” – and in general, a recent study conducted by the SCRC and GEP suggests that there is strong alignment between the two functions when it comes to prioritizing lower risks and reducing uncertainty in supply chains.

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