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

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.

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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

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

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

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

OCTOBER 25, 2024

It explored how the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and automation can boost efficiency and adaptability in automotive manufacturing. Blue Yonder makes it easy for automotive manufacturers to tackle these technology- and data-related challenges head-on.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 31, 2024

As the size and scale of their worldwide supply chains increase, many manufacturers, retailers and distributors are finding themselves constrained by shortfalls in resources, capacity and specialized knowledge. While market growth is exciting, it’s typically accompanied by growing pains. In my recent blog post about the U.S.

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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

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

For those outside the supply chain world, logistics might seem as straightforward as transport and warehousing, a “commodity”. Our platform provides an End-to-End Supply Chain Platform with comprehensive, best-in-class capabilities across Warehouse Management , Transportation Management , and beyond.

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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

MAY 10, 2024

Logistics Labor shortages will remain an issue in logistics and transportation with many supply chain executives looking to automation for relief. Effective supplier collaboration across supply chain networks remains high on the priority list for manufacturers dealing with multiple tiers of supply. Once bitten twice shy.

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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

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

APRIL 12, 2017

Ah, the old joke always comes up when manufacturers talk about serving a retail customer, “They can have it faster, cheaper, or better … pick two!” It’s clear that technology is changing the way manufacturing operates and that omni-channel isn’t just a retail issue anymore. So, what exactly does this mean for manufacturers?

Manufacturing 46

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

How can shippers, including retailers and manufacturers, successfully navigate this volatile landscape? Increasingly, they’re turning their warehousing and transportation activities over to logistics services providers (LSPs) to optimize these activities and generate a fast return on their logistics investments.

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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

AUGUST 1, 2024

Changing customer expectations, global transportation disruptions, labor shortages, and climate change are just a few ongoing challenges faced by the industry. This will enable businesses to dynamically optimize resources and capacity like inventory, workforce, and transportation.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 12, 2017

Ah, the old joke always comes up when manufacturers talk about serving a retail customer, “They can have it faster, cheaper, or better … pick two!” It’s clear that technology is changing the way manufacturing operates and that omni-channel isn’t just a retail issue anymore. So, what exactly does this mean for manufacturers?

Manufacturing 40

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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. Transportation Optimization microservice: top-tier Blue Yonder planning made available to wider audience via a standalone API.

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BlueYonder

JULY 30, 2024

In addition, Blue Yonder is also one of the few vendors named as a Leader in multiple Nucleus Research Value Matrix reports, including Warehouse Management System , Transportation Management System , and Workforce Management. These initiatives have led to a significant reduction in emissions and savings for companies.

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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

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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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). Transportation modeling that creates very realistic and highly optimized scenarios as customers’ supply chain footprints is changing to fit customer-centric requirements.

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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. This blog was co-written by Terence Leung and Clint Riser with Blue Yonder’s Industry & Solutions Marketing team. and/or its affiliates in the U.S.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

DSV acquired two major transport and logistics companies in 2023. In 2024, RXO acquired Coyote Logistics, a move that makes RXO the third-largest provider of brokered transportation in North America. The Mexican state of Nuevo León has seen a surge in manufacturing activity as U.S. Those are just the bigger names.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Puneet Saxena, Corporate Vice President, Global 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 annual event, that facilitates sharing ideas on supply chain innovations, has been a draw amongst our customers.

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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

AUGUST 19, 2014

Retailers and manufacturers: do the words mistrust, inaccuracies and frustration come to mind when you think of your trading partners? In Part I of this series , Martin explained why Flowcasting finally fulfills the promise of collaboration that retailers and manufacturers have been striving for. You aren’t alone.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 15, 2024

Let’s explore this challenge through the lens of a consumer goods manufacturer. Planners must quickly decide which customer orders get filled, search for an alternate source of supply and analyze transportation capacity. This forces execution leaders to re-engage the planning team and wait for a new fulfillment plan.

Optimal Sourcing 90

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Many manufacturers are still basing their consensus demand plans and their S&OP reviews on orders and shipments out of their distribution centers and plants. Many manufacturers today within their supply chain forecasting, planning and distribution plan limit the scope to the edge of their network with their finished goods DC.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

This honor comes after Blue Yonder was named a Leader in the Transportation Technology Value Matrix 2023 earlier this year! Companies are finding gaps in their transportation to warehousing handoff. Innovation Separates the Leaders from the Followers Thanks to this report, a number of our key recent developments were highlighted.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Transportation management system (TMS). A TMS is software that collects data and tracks the processes associated with moving goods, both inbound and outbound, and across all modes of transportation including rail, air, surface, and sea. Let’s start with the basics. Today, the worldwide TMS market is growing at 14.8% billion by 2030.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 21, 2014

What would the retail—manufacturing world look like if there was wide-spread adoption of this technology? I often ask manufacturers and retailers what percent of their day is driven by exceptions caused by external factors outside of their company. They are not dependent on their trading partner to tell them when an issue arises.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

From the first mile to the last, logistics teams at manufacturers, retailers and logistics service providers such as 3PLs, 4PLs, or wholesalers play a central role in strengthening customer relationships, driving repeat business and maximizing margins. Emerge as a Supply Chain Hero That’s where Blue Yonder comes in.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Automotive logistics has been very complex, involving multiple modes on the inbound side to the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and multi-tier parts distribution center (PDC) product distribution centers networks when it comes to transporting aftermarket parts. They want to know what suppliers are going to get impacted.

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