BlueYonder

JANUARY 26, 2023

Everything from real-time inventory availability to a single source of truth for managing orders to delivering a variety of fulfillment options are table-stakes today. Accurate inventory not only helps retailers understand where to source products from for online orders but also provides a catalyst for in-store shopping.

Optimal Sourcing 70

Optimal Sourcing Sourcing Strategies Retail Just-in-Time 70

BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Heavy Reliance on Tenured Employees Too many wholesale distribution and manufacturing operations over-rely on tenured employees to keep track of inventory and keep the ship steady. Rebalance open demand based on defined allocation rules Resequence pending orders for optimal sourcing and reprioritization 4.

Manufacturing Procurement 87

Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing Real-time Visibility Demand Planning Software 87

BlueYonder

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Drought conditions at the Panama Canal are not a good match for its high water demands; it takes at least 50 million gallons of water , with some sources citing much more, to move a single ship through the 51-mile waterway. Under normal operating conditions, the Panama Canal handles 36 to 38 ships per day. This year, the U.S.

Optimal Sourcing 93

Optimal Sourcing Modeling Optimization Software Supply Chain Optimization 93

BlueYonder

MARCH 26, 2021

Demand for e-commerce shipping services is likely to remain high as consumer preferences for online shopping become permanent. . In the past year, retailers already operated with thin margins, and the increased cost to deliver new speed and convenience options — such as buy online pick up in store and one to two-day shipping?—

Optimal Sourcing 52

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Optimization Purchasing Skills Price Mitigation Strategies 52

BlueYonder

JULY 9, 2021

And what if I told you that port had a recent COVID-19 outbreak, leaving a backlog of over 160,000 40-foot containers, causing a domino effect on the entire shipping industry that might take a year to get sorted out? From ships waiting to dock in Guangdong to empty containers stockpiling in the U.S.,

Supply Chain Planning Software 98

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Sourcing Strategies 98

BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

They implemented buy online pick up in store (BOPIS), curbside pickup, and ship from local store, and many manufacturers moved to a direct-to-consumer model through online stores to support the needs of consumers and stay relevant as shopping patterns changed.

Optimal Sourcing 52

Optimal Sourcing Modeling Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Optimization 52

BlueYonder

OCTOBER 31, 2024

New scope of managed services brings new challenges for LSPs The scope of managed service is expanding from transportation to other supply chain services including inventory management, demand forecasting, supplier management, raw material sourcing, robotics, and supply chain and transportation modeling.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 103

Logistics Network Optimization Software Modeling Optimal Sourcing Logistics 103

BlueYonder

OCTOBER 29, 2021

ports have expanded their working hours, almost 200,000 shipping containers , with cargo worth more than USD 25 billion, remain on ships off the coast of Los Angeles as retailers scramble to ensure store shelves are stocked in time for the holiday season. While some critical U.S.

Real-time Visibility 59

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

As I mentioned earlier, shrink leads to empty shelves and out-of-stocks due to theft are much different than out-of-stocks due to a sell-through of what was shipped to the store. Within the OMS suite, Blue Yonder’s Inventory microservice supports full end-to-end visibility and tracking of both sellable and non-sellable inventory.

Retail 114

Retail Inventory Reduction Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Design Software 114

BlueYonder

AUGUST 15, 2024

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. All the while, they are losing valuable time, and margins, every minute.

Optimal Sourcing 87

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Inventory Optimization Software 87

BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

In addition, labor shortages, blocked shipping lanes and geopolitical uncertainty affect organizations’ ability to move products swiftly and profitably from Point A to Point B, which must certainly be part of the demand planning exercise. How is this accomplished?

Supply and Demand 78

Supply and Demand Demand Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing 78

BlueYonder

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Given this shift in consumer behavior, it has become important for retailers to offer the best inventory and sourcing information to shoppers. And lastly, all of this requires a single source of truth for all orders. This is where solutions from Blue Yonder can make a world of difference. There is no guesswork for you or your consumer.

Retail 90

Retail Real-time Visibility Purchasing Skills Procurement Analytics 90

BlueYonder

MARCH 29, 2022

By leveraging Blue Yonder’s e-commerce capabilities, Petco was able to successfully expose store inventory online, provide accurate commitments to customers and use ship from store capabilities to meet the needs of customers. With accurate inventory, they have been able to enhance their BOPIS, ship from store, and same day delivery offerings.

Retail 66

Retail Optimal Sourcing Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Software 66

BlueYonder

JANUARY 22, 2024

And, like every business, wholesale distributors need to contend with constant surprises and disruptions, from product and labor shortages to blocked shipping lanes. Blue Yonder has helped many wholesalers address these challenges with advanced order management solutions. Suboptimal allocation due to disrupted supply and demand.

Distribution 94

Distribution Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software Cost Reduction Strategies 94

BlueYonder

MARCH 18, 2024

These businesses struggle to collect data that is scattered all across their supply chain and in third-party sources. Or say there’s some issue in your transportation network, such as shipping delays caused by bad weather. So why don’t more retailers take these steps? The sheer volume of data overwhelms many companies.

Supply Chain Network Software 91

Supply Chain Network Software Optimization Software Analytics Software Modeling Software 91

BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

There’s dramatic uncertainty in demand and supply coupled with rising shipping container costs. Businesses have become overwhelmed by the sheer volume and velocity of available data — from suppliers, customers, partners, and third-party sources — all with different formats, product hierarchies, taxonomies, etc.

Supply Chain Design Software 79

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Modeling Software 79

BlueYonder

JUNE 25, 2024

In today’s volatile and frequently disrupted business environment, an exception in one node of the supply chain — like a blocked shipping route, or a labor shortage in the warehouse — does not just affect one function. It has cascading effects for many other parts of the business.

Supply Chain Planning Software 95

Supply Chain Planning Software Optimization Software Transportation Management Logistics Network Optimization Software 95

BlueYonder

DECEMBER 1, 2022

To meet that expectation and provide accurate promises without driving up costs, Blue Yonder’s Commerce and Order Management (OMS) solutions can help deliver responsive real-time inventory visibility, along with profitable and capacity aware order sourcing and orchestration. The result is a drag on bottom lines.

Survey 66

Survey Purchasing Skills Supply and Demand Price Reduction 66

BlueYonder

AUGUST 17, 2023

Built on a foundation of APIs and advanced data-streaming technology, Blue Yonder’s Order Management (OMS) microservices are designed to deliver this real-time, enterprise-wide view of inventory across all sources, including warehouses, stores, drop-ship suppliers, and fulfillment centers.

Inventory Reduction 52

Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Optimal Sourcing Purchasing Skills 52

BlueYonder

JULY 23, 2020

From click to collect, Luminate Commerce delivers real-time visibility and actionable insights to source, promise and fulfill orders while being able to deliver a differentiated shopping experience to end consumers.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Planning Software Real-time Visibility Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Strategy 52

BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Focusing specifically on the consumer parcel shipping and e-commerce returns journeys, we’re exploring the benefits and drawbacks of both models, helping carriers to make informed decisions about the best self-service solutions. New locker units can also help to drive brand awareness for carriers.

Purchasing Skills 105

Purchasing Skills Modeling Software Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Network Software 105

BlueYonder

JULY 29, 2021

While customers expect the online shopping and order fulfillment process to be efficient and accurate, they often experience out of stocks, flakey delivery dates, shipping delays, and early arrivals resulting in poor customer experiences. Customers have come to expect 3-day shipping or BOPIS in 2-4 hours to mean just that.

Optimal Sourcing 52

Optimal Sourcing Real-time Visibility Scenario Planning Purchasing Skills 52

BlueYonder

AUGUST 31, 2021

You did not plan to handle this amount of e-commerce volumes, you do not have experience in picking and small parcel shipping, and your consumers want same-day and next-day delivery. The 3PL can also help coordinate and facilitate the movement of products to DCs and handle pick/pack/ship operations to fulfill consumer orders.?The

3PL 71

3PL Optimal Sourcing Trends Logistics Network Optimization Software 71

BlueYonder

APRIL 19, 2022

Logistics planners can identify suppliers shipping out of the conflict area with deliveries at risk, positioning them to define alternative strategies. As we’ve all seen in the news coverage of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, conditions are changing minute-by-minute.

Supply Chain Design Software 96

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 96

BlueYonder

AUGUST 29, 2023

Optimizing Labor Capacity Fulfillment capacity optimization through the reduction of split shipments and via ship consolidation stems from the use of ML. This is where Blue Yonder comes in, not only as a microservice-driven pioneer of OMS solutions , but as a source of data, use cases, industry scenarios, and best practice guidance.

Optimal Sourcing 87

Optimal Sourcing Optimization Software Supply Chain Optimization Price Mitigation Strategies 87

BlueYonder

JUNE 4, 2024

This can be passed to the developer as a development goal, and at the end, the same can be used to verify the system before it is pushed to git or shipped. The component test cases can also be executed in the CI/CD by running the file available in the source code. In my view, BDDs are a refined version of the TDD approach.

Quality 93

Quality Supply Chain Design Software Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Network Software 93

BlueYonder

JUNE 16, 2022

In his recent blog , Anmol Khurana discussed the immediate effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict for companies shipping products in and out of the region. While Russian cargo sits on loading docks and ships, waiting to be inspected and rerouted, throughput levels are down across Europe — with noticeable effects on product availability.

Inventory Management Software 52

Inventory Management Software Inventory Management Inventory Reduction Optimal Sourcing 52

BlueYonder

DECEMBER 15, 2020

When consumers pivoted from foot traffic to online options, retailers quickly worked overtime to enable speed and convenience options such as buy online pick up in store (BOPIS), curbside pickup, and ship from local store to support the needs of customers and drive business during a challenging time.

Real-time Visibility 52

Real-time Visibility Inventory Reduction Inventory Purchasing Skills 52

BlueYonder

JANUARY 24, 2023

What is top of mind for them is what the impact is going to be after a disruption and can their operations ship the products to their customers on time. Can we get the supplies from an alternate source? In fact, 70% of the CEOs believe that supply chain is really critical to their business success. Can we expedite?

Automotive 72

Automotive Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain 72

BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Optimized order routing and cost-optimized shipping lowers delivery costs, making every order more profitable. From sourcing to staggered site deliveries, customer training, and beyond, solution selling has major revenue potential.

Manufacturing Procurement 88

Manufacturing Procurement Distribution Logistics Network Optimization Software Optimal Sourcing 88

BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

CPG companies massively reduced assortments to simplify sourcing, production and distribution. The consensus is that supply chain practices with over reliance on just-in-time flows, cost-focused strategic sourcing practices and limited risk modeling exposed big rocks. . Supply chain performance went for a toss and costs sky rocketed.

Supply Chain Planning Software 65

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Disruption Modeling 65

BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

And the threat of “rain” is a complex one, ranging from port closures and materials shortages to tariffs, natural disasters, and blocked shipping lanes. You can’t simply look up at the sky, assessing the cloud cover.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Strategy Supply and Demand 52

BlueYonder

JUNE 26, 2020

Recent studies have shown that transportation is the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. In 2007, the U.S. Department of Energy calculated that CO2 emissions from transportation surpassed two billion metric tons ; it’s hard to imagine what that number looks like today.

Waste Reduction 98

Waste Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Sustainability Logistics Network Optimization Software 98

BlueYonder

JANUARY 21, 2021

The new concepts require: digital supply chain execution capabilities in transportation, warehouse, labor and fulfillment digital control towers fueled by artificial intelligence (AI), data science and analytics strategic product segmentation, sourcing and inventory management effective pricing and promotions management.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 90

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Execution Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Software 90

BlueYonder

JANUARY 31, 2022

2020 and 2021 saw retailers scrambling to meet increasing omni-channel demand via a range of new order-fulfillment and product-sourcing strategies such as curbside pickup and ship-to-store. With intelligent sourcing we have been able to make extremely large changes in less than an hour related to sourcing and fulfilling orders.

Optimal Sourcing 40

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Modeling Software 40

BlueYonder

OCTOBER 20, 2022

where the various parts were sourced, what are they made of, etc.) As a result, they have reduced their spend on air freight, a costly remedy for shipping delays, by almost 90%. The importance of sustainable practices rose year-over-year in ALL segments, including investors, consumers, private equity, employees, etc.

Waste Reduction 88

Waste Reduction Sustainability Cost Reduction Strategies Supply Chain Design Software 88

BlueYonder

JULY 8, 2021

Even e-commerce powerhouses saw shipping delays. This microservice enables businesses to manage and orchestrate orders seamlessly across internal and external services, which ensures a single source of truth for all order transactions and provides visibility at each step of the order lifecycle to ensure order and fulfillment accuracy.

Supply Chain Design Software 52

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