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

OCTOBER 10, 2024

It’s been two centuries since the Industrial Revolution transformed manufacturing, introducing machines that automated production and unlocked unprecedented efficiencies. But in the last decade, the industrial manufacturing sector has encountered a new wave of challenges and disruptions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Business continuity continues to be a risk for many retailers and manufacturers. Definition of Form and Function of Inventory: Source Supply Chain Insights. Definition of groupthink A pattern of thought characterized by self-deception, forced manufacture of consent, and conformity to group values and ethics Wikipedia.

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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

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In order for logistics, procurement and distribution to align with the general advancements of the industry itself, these critical areas must give in to a more comprehensive transformation. Essentially, automotive isn’t now just a manufacturing entity. It all starts with a bolder approach to planning.

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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.

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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. Source: JDA Intelligent Manufacturing Survey. Source: JDA Intelligent Manufacturing Survey.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Technology is disrupting the manufacturing industry, and with any type of change, comes opportunity. ChainLink Research recently released two reports about how digital technology is affecting today’s manufacturers. The first report, Digital Displacement , explores how these digital advancements are impacting manufacturers’ products.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Short-term visibility at the Purchase Order/ASN level is insufficient. Breaking Down Barriers Between Planning, Procurement and Logistics: The existence of isolated supply chains between procurement, planning, and logistics can lead to latency, reduced responsiveness, expedited processes, excess inventory, and substantial inefficiencies.

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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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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?

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BlueYonder

APRIL 24, 2023

One of the greatest benefits of today’s advanced digital solutions is their ability to ingest enormous volumes of data from across the supply chain — as well as from external sources — and apply those insights to course-correct the entire network as conditions change.

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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.

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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. Real-time demand planning.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 29, 2015

What will be the key trend that changes the manufacturing industry in 2015? Supply Chain Nation asked Simon Ellis, practice director for supply chain strategies at IDC Manufacturing Insights, for his thoughts on what 2015 might hold for the industry. SCN: What should manufacturers do to prepare for and leverage this trend?

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Extreme demand volatility and unprecedented supply chain disruptions make it tough for many manufacturers to get the demand-supply balance right. Amid this complexity and uncertainty, consumer products manufacturers still need the right product to be at the right place, at the right time, across all channels and retail customers.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 1, 2024

Businesses will now be able to use an end-to-end, multi-tier, multi-enterprise network ecosystem and single source of truth to orchestrate and collaborate across both internal units and external trading partners, all the way from raw materials to the store shelf or customer delivery.

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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. Continuing with identification of alternate sources with the sourcing transformation. Integrated planning is a hot topic.

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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. The current share of indigenous to imported sourcing for the OEMs is approximately 40:60. What Can Organizations Do Now? Supply Chain Risk Mitigation.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 29, 2024

Retailers, manufacturers and logistics providers are facing pressure from both the supply and demand sides of their businesses. As a Representative Vendor in the latest Gartner ® Market Guide for Distributed Order Management Systems, Blue Yonder is excited to be recognized for our Distributed Order Management system.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 8, 2024

Manufacturing and Supply Chain; Dinesh Vyas, Director of Supply Chain Solutions at Dole; and Felice Miller, Business Strategy Leader of Retail and Consumer Goods at Microsoft. But, as demonstrated in the IDC infographic, CPG companies often feel the effects of disruption to a greater extent than other manufacturers.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 9, 2015

In Part II I explained how seeking inspiration from retailers can help manufacturing companies move beyond supply chain segmentation to embrace customer-centricity. Figure 1 – Challenges of manufacturing companies in the digital economy. Figure 2 – Supply chain requirements for manufacturing companies in the digital economy.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 22, 2020

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.”. The COVID-19 pandemic has only confirmed what we already knew: modern supply chains must be built on a foundation of extreme agility and responsiveness.

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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. By identifying this trend, some responded by reducing their assortment down to only two types of toilet paper being sourced from a single supplier. Replenishment.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 6, 2022

Enabled by artificial intelligence (AI), demand planning engines from Blue Yonder capitalize on real-time, accurate data — from both internal and external sources — to precisely match supply with actual demand. The good news is that advanced technology can help.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The multi-billion-dollar global industry associated to this one day of the year retailers/manufacturers need to deliver on their customer promise. With that promise, comes challenges both to the retailers and manufacturers (and particularly at this time of year, flower growers). The challenge to get things right is a tough one.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Conagra is a popular North American food manufacturer with brands in every aisle at the grocery store. It operates 42 internal manufacturing plants and more than 34 points of distribution across multiple temperature states. Blue Yonder Empowers Manufacturers. Building a Customer-centric Supply Chain. 2 at 4 p.m.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Puneet Saxena, Corporate Vice President of Manufacturing Industry Strategy at Blue Yonder, kicked off proceedings by welcoming attendees and setting the stage for the speakers and the panel discussion that were to follow. This year, the room was near capacity, and the number of companies represented was at a record level.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The 2023 FMI Supply Chain Forum brings together professionals from various sectors, including retail, consumer packaged goods (CPG), manufacturing, and third-party logistics, to discuss the pressing issues and opportunities in the food industry. Households have spent their savings, and questions loom about future fuel sources.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 31, 2021

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. Retailers and manufacturers now expect their 3PL partners to deliver better, faster and cheaper services while providing additional value-added services.

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BlueYonder

JULY 30, 2024

Blue Yonder’s position as a Leader is a representation of the value we deliver to our customers across manufacturing and retail, including brands like Conagra , HEINEKEN , Lenovo , L.L.Bean , Mercedes Benz USA , Michelin , Micron Technology, Morrisons , and many more.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

owning and operating 10 or fewer trucks (source: American Trucking Associations (ATA) Economic Update). With over 3,000 Logistics Provider (3PLs), retailer and manufacturing customers worldwide, Blue Yonder knows the value of drivers to not our global economy, but to the goods we use ourselves.

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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

JANUARY 31, 2023

In this Part 2 blog post, we will continue to explore how automotive manufacturers are carrying out effective supply chain initiatives and their innovative solutions. The visibility will include not just the short-term purchase order or ASN-level visibility, but also the tactical kind of forecast collaboration with the suppliers.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Across its nearly 200 markets, HEINEKEN needs to use a common data source and planning platform, apply the same standardized processes, ensure the same analytic rigor and achieve consistent financial results. They explored how AI can improve forecasting and decision-making, reducing inventory and lead times.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 6, 2020

But these measures are not sufficient to replace China, the world´s manufacturing powerhouse or the purchasing power of the world’s biggest economy. By using AI and ML, companies can better model and predict demand and fine tune their inventory from procurement to transport to warehouse to routing supplies to locations ahead of demand.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 20, 2024

Blue Yonder customers’ logistics and supply chain operations across the manufacturing, retail, and logistics service provider (LSP) industries are undergoing significant changes. Source: IDC MarketScape vendor analysis model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT suppliers in a given market.

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