BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Much of our world relies on the timeliness, effectiveness, quality, and reliability of manufacturers. However, it is proving to be a more complex proposition for manufacturers who are typically more nascent in their digitalization efforts, and in bringing improved connectivity and visibility to their supply chains.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 12, 2023

“Out of the chip pan and into the fire” must be a recurring feeling among manufacturers – across 2022 and into 2023 – as a proposed rebound following the eye of the COVID-19 pandemic storm has been usurped by a host of new and evolving challenges that have hindered both sides of the supply-demand equation.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The wholesale distribution and manufacturing (WD&M) landscape is entering a new era. AI-infused inventory and order management is the way forward for wholesale distributors and manufacturers hoping to bridge the supply-demand gap and meet and exceed their customers’ new B2B omni-channel expectations.

Manufacturing Procurement 105

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Locus

JULY 2, 2024

BlueYonder BlueYonder, a prominent US-based supply chain management platform, has become a go-to for businesses seeking RFPs (Request for Proposals). Known for its ease of customization and configuration, along with responsive back-end support, BlueYonder caters to a wide array of use-cases across the supply chain.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Smart factories, smart warehouses and smart transportation are becoming a reality as manufacturers invest in technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), Internet of Things (IoT), robotics and more. Digital innovation across every node of the supply chain is occurring – and fast.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 7, 2024

It is difficult for semiconductor companies, consumer device manufacturers, and other High Tech companies to profitability match supply with demand, especially in today’s volatile marketplace. While consumer demand is a moving target, High Tech manufacturing does not naturally lend itself to agility and flexibility. Data isn’t shared.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 3, 2018

How manufacturers are responding to this “Amazon effect” is a prevalent theme heard from the respondents of JDA’s 2018 Intelligent Manufacturing survey, which will be announced tomorrow. JDA collected responses for the 2018 Intelligent Manufacturing survey from 271 U.S.-based We offer a preview of the results today on our blog.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Simply by tying these intelligent predictions directly to global production plans and schedules, manufacturers can profitably serve demand on one hand, while managing constraints on the other. Tying APS to a confident forecast enables manufacturers to maximize the return on all their inventory investments.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 12, 2024

Manufacturers of consumer products — including packaged goods, food and beverages, and life sciences — face both opportunities and challenges. Consumer products manufacturers want nothing more than to accurately predict future demand. But much of this growth can be attributed to price increases.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 27, 2024

One of the biggest is a shift from an emphasis on “lean” manufacturing principles — which emphasize production efficiency, stability and profitability — to today’s increasing focus on flexibility and customer-centricity. But what about auto manufacturers’ traditional focus on lean, predictable operations?

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

For automotive manufacturers the demand for personalization means more vehicle variations and a technology ecosystem that powers this customer experience from show room to shop floor. This solution combines the art of flexible product variation with the science of cost-effective, highly efficient large-scale manufacturing.

Modeling 118

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 6, 2024

In Part 1 of our series on challenges in supply chain for medical devices, we delved into these complexities and discussed solutions that can help drive these businesses to the next level, meeting company goals and serving the patients whose lives medical device manufacturers seek to improve.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Todays large-scale manufacturing supply chains are more geographically distributed than ever. And manufacturers are facing unprecedented demand volatility. Automakers and other large-scale manufacturers are often challenged to match their traditional lean production approaches with todays complex business landscape.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 24, 2024

Some of the challenges faced by today’s medical devices manufacturers are: Diversity of Products : Large medical device manufacturers often have a diverse portfolio and hence very different supply chain structures for each of them. These regulations warrant that the product be manufactured using certified manufacturing processes.

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BlueYonder

MAY 6, 2024

Attendees included medical device and diagnostics manufacturers, hospital systems, raw material suppliers, software providers, and logistics service providers (LSPs). This type of role helps manufacturers determine where priorities overlap between customer and supplier.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

In the dynamic manufacturing landscape, planning orders into production is no longer a routine task. Its become a pivotal competency that can significantly impact a manufacturers efficiency, productivity, profitability and service levels. Why is intelligent production planning so essential? In fact, 43.6% In fact, 43.6%

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BlueYonder

APRIL 12, 2022

The industry’s leading supply chain event — ICON — is right around the corner, and no matter if you go in-person to Orlando or enjoy the digital experience from the comfort of home, you’ll hear inspiring keynotes, network with your peers and join the conversations that will shape the retail and manufacturing industries.

Retail 52

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BlueYonder

APRIL 22, 2021

The worldwide chip shortage is just one sign that automakers and semiconductor manufacturers need to collaborate at an entirely new level. As cars become more autonomous, more electric and more connected, their differentiating digital features increasingly depend on semiconductor manufacturers. Learn more at blueyonder.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 5, 2024

As cars become more connected, autonomous, electric and configured to order, automotive manufacturers are increasingly becoming software companies. Software companies operate much differently than traditional manufacturers. This represents a significant change from their historic approach.

Automotive 115

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BlueYonder

MAY 17, 2022

At the same time, tire manufacturers have suffered from extreme volatility, raw material shortages with rapidly rising prices, a shortage of global transport capacity and increased costs caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic and additional disruptive forces. However, this isn’t the end of the industry’s concerns.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 9, 2024

For the past 175 years, Carlsberg has continuously reinvented itself from a marketing, innovation and product perspective, while remaining true to its core values of enriching communities while manufacturing quality drinks. Dealing with each area — planning, manufacturing, distribution, fulfilment, etc. —

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

ThroughPut harnesses powerful AI that identifies how you can achieve the highest service levels, with the lowest feasible inventory levels, all while simultaneously defining the lowest landed cost and the most optimal cash conversion schedule for your supply chain whether measured holistically, by line of business, manufacturing site, or by SKU.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 29, 2024

The tagline for the day is “Every link in the supply chain matters,” which emphasizes how import each piece of the supply chain is from the raw materials to the transportation element to manufacturing to the labor to omni-channel commerce. Ask it here. The post National Supply Chain Day #AMA appeared first on Supply Chain Nation.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

These were delivered by a range of supply chain management super-star executives from across manufacturing, distribution, and retail. Here too, Blue Yonder’s world-class predictive and generative AI solutions drive real results for the largest manufacturers and retailers in the world.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 13, 2023

ICON 2023 is Blue Yonder’s annual customer conference and premier supply chain event, where practitioners and decision-makers exchange insights about their transformation journeys If you are in the manufacturing field, why should you attend this year’s event? Terence: Why should manufacturing companies attend ICON?

Manufacturing Procurement 97

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BlueYonder

MAY 10, 2024

Manufacturing Memory semiconductors, because of their pervasive use across electronics, automotive and industrial manufacturing segments, are often considered the bellwether of overall consumer sentiment. Once bitten twice shy.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 24, 2023

Even for companies who have implemented supply chain solutions, the replication of data (with each application having its own data store) and latency in data updates from one solution to another preclude manufacturers from achieving synchronized near real-time response. The end result?

Optimal Sourcing 97

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 26, 2017

By the end of 2020, one-third of all manufacturing supply chains will be using analytics-driven cognitive capabilities, thus increasing cost efficiency by 10% and service performance by 5%. Manufacturers that can speed their adoption of digital capabilities in order to create business value will be the leaders of their industry.".

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 7, 2023

How to transform your supply chain (without waiting for your ERP to recover) Wholesale distribution and manufacturing (WD&M) has entered a new era where agility, speed and accuracy are no longer nice-to-haves, but rather uncompromising must-haves for meeting the new omni-channel B2B customer expectation.

Supply Chain Planning Software 116

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

As I discussed in a previous blog , more retailers and manufacturers are turning to logistics services providers (LSPs) to manage their growing warehousing and transportation challenges — including rising costs, shrinking margins, labor shortages, and increasing customer demands. What exactly are the leading LSPs getting right today?

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 2, 2024

based manufacturing company with the goal of leading the transition of adult smokers to a smoke-free future. Recently, I was responsible for managing the entire spare parts inventory for our manufacturing facility in Richmond, which was approximately one million physical units, $120 million worth of parts and 90,000 unique SKUs.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 1, 2020

The mounting concern is that excess manufacturing is leading to increased inventory warehousing costs and is compounding the already-difficult financial situation. They can analyze the pantry loading effect and adjust forecasts accordingly to prevent an over manufacturing problem. This task is especially daunting for manufacturers.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 10, 2023

The following are insights gained from my discussion with Shri Hariharan , who leads Blue Yonder’s Consumer Manufacturing Industry Strategy, during a recent Blue Yonder Live. We are therefore bringing the cloud into manufacturing and distribution for consumer industries, as you know, with a large set of prepackaged use cases.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Then we all started ordering take-out and our local burger spots couldn’t find ketchup packets because the manufacturers had shifted to filling more bottles for grocery shelves. And when travel started to pick up over the summer, manufacturers couldn’t pivot quickly enough. The same thing happened with airport convenience stores.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Essentially, automotive isn’t now just a manufacturing entity. And with the historic pace of change likely to feel like a Sunday stroll compared to what’s to come, it’s now imperative that the supply chain matches this level of manufacturing bravery, to align itself more appropriately with automotive’s road ahead.

Automotive 111

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BlueYonder

MAY 18, 2020

Automotive and industrial manufacturing plants are being shuttered around the world, which has affected not just the OEMs but also their Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 suppliers. For e.g., PACCAR parts had a record-setting Q1 as it is working to provide fleets with necessary equipment as they respond to the pandemic demands 3. Scenario Planning.

Automotive 98

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Records are made from vinyl pellets, which are manufactured in parts of the world that were hit hardest by the pandemic. Vinyl floors are made from the same materials as LPs, and it’s a heck of a lot easier to sell vinyl pellets to flooring companies instead of record manufacturers. The price of PVC has skyrocketed.

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