BlueYonder

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Driven by omni-channel growth and multinational expansion, the global logistics industry is booming — and it’s expected to reach $18 trillion in value by 2030. port strike , we can observe the undesirable and potentially very damaging impact of a sudden set of supply chain disruptions. In my recent blog post about the U.S.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 17, 2024

As part of our “Fearless Females of Supply Chain” Blue Yonder Live series, Blue Yonder’s Chief Customer Officer Susan Beal spoke to Marie Hamblin , Director at Deloitte Digital. There are the changes that are coming through from Gen Z and there’s a globalization of the supply chain.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Logistics service providers (LSPs) face unprecedented challenges in today’s fast-paced market. Trend 1: Industry consolidation The logistics industry is experiencing a wave of consolidation. DHL made several major acquisitions in 2022, including an Australian logistics company and a Mexico-based health care logistics company.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 5, 2023

How do you prepare your supply chain and logistics operations for a new tomorrow? During a recent “Logistics New Tomorrow” Blue Yonder Live, I spoke with Roy Bridgland, Senior Industry Strategy Director, and Brad Revell, VP of Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) Industry for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

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BlueYonder

APRIL 29, 2024

Today is National Supply Chain Day when we celebrate all things supply chain! The day was first declared in 2020 during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic when supply chains were thrust onto the world scene. The post National Supply Chain Day #AMA appeared first on Supply Chain Nation.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Businesses have a tremendous opportunity to capitalize on these technologies not only for supply chain productivity improvements but for overall efficiency, resilience, and agility. Without this step, supply chains would be far less efficient than what they are today.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

This substantial increase underscores not only the shifting priorities within the logistics sector but also the profound impact on global supply chains. Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) find automation not just beneficial but critical — transforming it from a tactical enhancement to a strategic necessity.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 27, 2023

In honor of National Logistics Day, which is June 28, I share a recap of a conversation I recently had with my colleague Ann Marie Jonkman , who leads Blue Yonder’s 3PL Industry Strategy. Ann Marie shares highlights from her logistics career and what she has treasured the most from it. Why did you make this jump?

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 18, 2020

For centuries, Santa has achieved more than any global logistics operation could ever dream of. Luckily for the children, Mrs. Claus has bought him his own Christmas present (please do not tell him it’s an AI-powered logistics control tower!) However, there’s no rest for the world’s greatest logistics team.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In an era where change is the only constant, Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) stand at a crucial juncture. The logistics landscape is rapidly evolving, shaped by technological advancements, shifting customer expectations, and a heightened focus on sustainability.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

During 23 to 25 October, the Blue Yonder team had the pleasure of joining thousands of supply chain professionals at the newly rebranded BVL Supply Chain CX event in Berlin. For those outside the supply chain world, logistics might seem as straightforward as transport and warehousing, a “commodity”.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

No matter the hurdles of 2020, Logistics was up for the challenge. It kept production running and critical supplies flowing while adjusting to the shocks in demand and supply patterns and delivering essential goods. Now it’s time for logistics to up its game — again. Upstream Supply Chain Knowledge.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 6, 2024

In a previous blog post , I discussed some highlights from Blue Yonder’s 2024 Supply Chain Executive Survey. In talking with 600 C-suite and senior executives around the world, we discovered that they share three primary challenges: ongoing supply chain disruptions, rising operating costs, and growing sustainability pressures.

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Locus

JULY 2, 2024

This skirmish is not just about crafting innovative tech solutions; it extends into the logistics industry, where companies compete using advanced technologies to secure a broad customer base and maximize profitability. In this logistics arena, the choice of tech partners or solutions becomes the critical weapon that determines victory.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 6, 2024

Supply chains for medical devices are becoming increasingly complex and face unique challenges. As a result, inventory levels increase, the potential for meeting patient demand decreases, logistics costs balloon due to the need for expedites, and write-offs increase.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

million and a land area of nearly 4,500 square miles — about half the size of New Jersey — Qatar is about to become an epicenter of global logistics. It’s a difficult situation for supply chains, in which demand “localization” will play a key role, even though that demand will be centered in one small geographic spot.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 23, 2024

It’s easy to think about fulfillment as comprising the final steps in the supply chain, but the truth is that the conditions faced in warehouses and delivery vehicles are determined much earlier in the supply chain than in the last mile, so to speak. Adopting a customer-centric approach can help achieve this.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 19, 2022

In her recent blog post , Anusha Shankar discussed this tragedy, as well as the need to help Blue Yonder customers navigate the significant supply chain challenges that have resulted from this war — such as blocked transportation lanes and airspace, production shutdowns, dramatic increases in fuel costs, and product and material shortfalls.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 20, 2022

How are global business leaders looking to warranty business continuity, growth and profitability by embedding effective and enduring sustainable practices in supply chain design, operations and performance management? That is what the State of Supply Chain Sustainability report has looked at for the last three years.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 10, 2020

This blog also ran on the “Let’s Talk Supply Chain” blog. In the world of logistics, the contributing forces are similar. In the world of supply chain, however, poor or weak insights have real impact and real cost. It is not a secret that technology evolves at an accelerated rate.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

But what do these terms mean for the logistics industry? As supply chain professionals, we’re in an age of extreme innovation that’s thrilling, but not unprecedented. At Blue Yonder, we believe every logistics stakeholder should be excited about advanced technologies like AI. Will self-driving trucks ever be a reality?

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 29, 2024

Right now, your supply chain platform probably includes planning software — focused on things like demand, inventory or replenishment — and execution software — focused on transportation, logistics or warehousing — to create a more efficient supply chain. Imagine you are a store manager creating a weekly schedule.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In a previous Blue Yonder blog post , we defined some of the advanced technologies that are impacting the logistics industry today and provided an overview of how they’re improving companies’ cost and service outcomes. Improved sustainability is directly linked to logistics optimization.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

He shared his views on how to apply innovations to solve deep-rooted supply chain challenges and insights into the $1 billion investment in research and development. Gurdip: Our company’s goal is to become the supply chain operating system for the world. Supply chain is truly having its zeitgeist moment.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The supply chain is finally having its zeitgeist moment, and budgets are shifting because it’s becoming a top priority. There’s dramatic uncertainty in demand and supply coupled with rising shipping container costs. There’s dramatic uncertainty in demand and supply coupled with rising shipping container costs.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 13, 2023

This idea, coupled with the state of the global economy, has led many organizations to scrutinize their supply chains and consider outsourcing logistical operations to third-party logistics (3PLs) providers when it makes sense. Everything else can be outsourced.”

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 10, 2021

Customer centricity, e-commerce, Direct-to-Consumer (D2C), and the risk of financial peril are propelling shippers (manufacturers and retailers) and logistics service providers (LSPs) to digitally transform. What are the biggest supply chain execution/logistics challenges facing shippers and LSPs? E-Commerce.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The following are the insights gained from my discussion with Salim Shaikh , who leads Blue Yonder’s Automotive Industry Strategy, and James Peck , VP of Supply Chain Execution Presales, during a recent Blue Yonder Live and from webinars and automotive events that we prepared for. Terence: James, would you like to add to these topics?

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Highlights from the High-Tech Industry Summit Blue Yonder’s High-Tech Industry Summit, cosponsored by Microsoft and Ernst & Young LLP , brought together over 50 supply chain practitioners from 18 diverse high-tech companies to Microsoft’s Technology Center in Mountain View, California, in October. Kudos to the Micron team!

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Agility, resilience, sustainability, and efficiency: these are the goals of the modern supply chain. But ever-increasing levels of complexity and ongoing supply chain instability make actualizing these ideals a significant challenge. A granular overview makes complex logistics planning much easier.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 16, 2023

The following are the insights gained from my discussion with Salim Shaikh , who leads Blue Yonder’s Automotive Industry Strategy, and James Peck , VP of Supply Chain Execution Presales, during a recent Blue Yonder Live and from webinars and automotive events that we prepared for. We mentioned disruptions and the added complexities.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Everyone agrees that, in today’s volatile business environment, supply chains need to be digitized — connected in real time, and fed by shared data — to identify exceptions, define intelligent resolutions, and maximize both cost and service outcomes. They’re moving fast to not just keep up with innovation, but to lead it.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Here at Blue Yonder, we decided to ask our Industry Strategy team which supply chain-related buzzwords they hear regularly are their least favorite and why. Here’s a sampling of their responses: Chirag Modi , Corporate Vice President, Industry Strategy – Supply Chain Execution and 3PL Transformation.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 21, 2021

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.”. while a full 70% of respondents described their supply chains as “very complex” or “extremely complex.” [2]

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

As supply chain and logistics practitioners, our reality was already challenging. COVID-19 exacerbated the challenges we were already facing as supply chains. On the positive, supply chain technology innovation continues not only unabated but at an accelerated rate. So, where does that leave us?

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Supply chain optimization has never been more essential to overall business success than it is today. A study by Bank of America Global Research, cited by Reuters , found that mentions of “supply chain” increased by 412% in third-quarter earnings calls hosted by Fortune 500 companies this year, compared to 2020.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 15, 2018

There’s no better time to be in the logistics service provider (LSP) industry than right now. This year’s Eye for Transport (EFT) Global Logistics Report shows increased momentum and optimism more than ever. Game Changing Technologies for the Logistics Industry. Logistics Providers Struggle with Digital Transformation.

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