BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

When these events reach the warehouse, agility and resilience are critically important to navigating through the issue with the least possible impact to operations and customers. We’ll continue our exploration of these disruptions and where Blue Yonder’s Warehouse Management System (WMS) helps enable resolutions that can ensure SLAs are met.

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BlueYonder

MAY 31, 2017

Warehouse managers are under a lot of pressure to maximize throughput, minimize cost, optimize labor productivity and meet shipping deadlines, and do so in a way that keeps each and every customer happy, which is a tough task. The Rapidly Changing World of a Warehouse Manager. How JDA WMS Can Make Warehousing Easy.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

At the warehouse level, disruptions can take many forms and have the potential to wreak havoc on daily operations. In the Part 1 of a two-part blog, we’ll explore these unexpected events and the role Blue Yonder plays to navigating warehouse operations through them. The Holiday Traffic Jam. It’s gridlock out there.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 12, 2020

As it turned out, during the same week, I found myself amongst robots yet again; this time the kinds that make warehouses more productive. But already numerous warehouse operators are eager to pilot robots, with some big retailers well into serious deployments. lock a warehouse to doing one thing, and no one wants that anymore.

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BlueYonder

JULY 16, 2024

These unsold items often pile up in warehouses, taking up valuable space and ultimately ending up in landfills. Any delays in the shipping, processing or restocking, directly impact the likeliness of an item to be resold. This will help warehousing teams to quickly assess and make the right decisions about each item.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Blue Yonder was named a Leader in this inaugural report and the leader in the Better Functionality quadrant based on an evaluation of our Blue Yonder Warehouse Management solution. Blue Yonder has a track record of delivering WMS for some of the largest warehouse operations globally. In Charles A.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 5, 2018

Two-day Shipping Has Helped Double Warehouse Land Prices. That’s because in order to ship goods to customers within a day or two — a time frame popularized by the likes of Amazon that has now become expected — e-commerce companies need to locate their distribution warehouses as close to their customers as possible.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 5, 2018

Two-day Shipping Has Helped Double Warehouse Land Prices. That’s because in order to ship goods to customers within a day or two — a time frame popularized by the likes of Amazon that has now become expected — e-commerce companies need to locate their distribution warehouses as close to their customers as possible.

Warehousing 40

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BlueYonder

JULY 22, 2021

Manufacturing and warehouse shift work has been standard procedure since the dawn of the industrial revolution. And yet, even today most operators manually build out weekly schedules based on 8-hour or 12-hour shifts, focused on consistent worker schedules and not necessarily aligned to warehouse activity.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

For retailers that are putting physical returns shipping labels in packages, (used by 27% of surveyed retailers), digital returns will reduce printing costs and increase sustainability by not including labels that will ultimately go to waste. Promote In-Store Returns Retailers with brick-and-mortar stores should utilize them for returns.

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BlueYonder

JULY 30, 2019

Work in the warehouse is changing rapidly. Fulfilling e-commerce demand direct to consumers, shipping smaller, more frequent orders to customers, and integrating robotics and advanced automation mean there is no more “business as usual.” At the same time, the warehouse workforce is also changing. 4 Jobs of Distribution Managers.

Warehousing 58

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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. It allows us to be better prepared for space in the warehouse.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

In part 1 of this blog series , we took a look at how innovation is changing the supply chain and the evolution of different warehouse types and processes. Integrating planning supply chain software, coupled with execution solutions, such as warehouse management systems (WMS), can help optimize supply chains. Integrated Solutions.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 20, 2022

A lot of recent media attention has been devoted to what might be considered “macro” logistics problems, such as port closures, blocked shipping lanes and a lack of ocean container capacity. These and other logistics challenges leave products stranded thousands of miles from their final destinations.

Retail 82

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

In part 1 of this blog series , we took a look at how innovation is changing the supply chain and the evolution of different warehouse types and processes. Integrating planning supply chain software, coupled with execution solutions, such as warehouse management systems (WMS), can help optimize supply chains. Integrated Solutions.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

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BlueYonder

JULY 30, 2019

Work in the warehouse is changing rapidly. Fulfilling e-commerce demand direct to consumers, shipping smaller, more frequent orders to customers, and integrating robotics and advanced automation mean there is no more “business as usual.” At the same time, the warehouse workforce is also changing. 4 Jobs of Distribution Managers.

Warehousing 40

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Trend 2: Nearshoring operations Companie s have been rethinking their supply chain strategies ever since the COVID-19 pandemic put a chokehold on worldwide shipping lanes. Amazon’s fulfillment division, for instance, deployed over 750,000 robots in its warehouses by the end of 2023 and more than doubled its robot workforce since 2020.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Over and over, we hear from our customers that their transportation management (TMS) , warehouse management (WMS) and warehouse execution solutions from Blue Yonder are making a critical difference in increasing sustainability. That’s the group that’s going to help us within society and industry to be better than we are today.”

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 27, 2022

Speed and convenience enablement such as curbside pickup, ship to store, and two-day delivery are becoming table stakes. Digital Warehouse and Labor Management. They are adopting robots and co-bots to supplement warehouse labor. Going digital in the warehouse and the distribution network is an irreversible trend.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

End-to-End Champions : The holistic management of logistics operations, from predictive analytics to smart warehousing, defines LSPs as End-to-End Champions. This involves, for example, adopting sustainable transportation methods, optimizing route efficiency, and balancing warehouse labor efficiency and retention.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Digitizing this initiation of the return also prevents ‘blind’ returns, as happens in the case where retailers ship items with return labels pre-printed in the package. Straight away, intelligently identifying the origin of the return and tailoring the right options for drop-off and shipping makes a big difference.

Retail 52

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 8, 2022

Digitalization of Warehousing Operations. A fresh-foods CPG customer relies on digitalization to manage its cold-chain warehousing operations. As food items are moved between 500+ independent food suppliers and consumers in 15+ countries, real-time warehouse visibility, accuracy and efficiency are essential.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 27, 2023

I’m really honored as a leader to be able to touch so people within transportation and warehousing, as well as work with great clients. For example, how is robotics and automation going to change the lives of warehouse and transportation workers, as well as clients? And how can I leave a mark in the industry? What is an API?

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 12, 2024

Customers frequently do not fill them out accurately, warehouse employees don’t always accurately transfer the information to a digital system, and that digital system might be stuck in a silo, hard to access for its insights. Logistics: We have discovered an unacceptable lag between customer drop-off and arrival at the warehouse.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 25, 2024

Blue Yonder’s Transportation Management (TMS) is a part of a broader planning, execution, and commerce end-to-end supply chain platform that includes warehouse management (WMS), labor management, supply chain planning, control tower, and order management solutions,” he wrote. It has cascading effects for many other parts of the business.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 18, 2024

He sees retailers struggle to gather and interpret data across their order, warehouse, and transportation management systems — or Order Management System (OMS), Warehouse Management System (WMS), and Transportation Management System (TMS). He gives a couple of examples: “Say illness leaves you short-staffed at a particular warehouse.

Supply Chain Network Software 91

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Selecting a Warehouse Management System (WMS) solution that delivers comprehensive, end-to-end capabilities from receipt to shipment with intelligent orchestration of human and robot resources, and a focus on engaging warehouse staff and driving continuous improvement can be complex. End-to-End Solutions are Critical.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Reduced Operational Costs: Retailers can save on costs associated with warehousing, shipping, and customer service, as the third-party sellers handle these aspects. The Biggest Advantages of Third-Party Marketplaces for Retailers Expanded Product Range: Retailers can expand their product range without investing in additional inventory.

Retail 52

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BlueYonder

APRIL 17, 2018

This scenario introduces the question of how to create an optimal environment allowing warehouse management systems (WMS) to orchestrate work across manual and automated areas to ensure efficient operations and maintain quality and service levels. The Current Landscape of Automation Systems.

Supply Chain Software 59

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Not only does multi-echelon inventory optimization, driven by AI and ML, avoid large capital investments in parts and materials, but it also decreases warehousing resources, container space and waste. Given today’s more accurate forecasting results, both overstocks and shortages can become a thing of the past.

Forecasting 91

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BlueYonder

APRIL 13, 2017

While many organizations have embraced the approach enterprise-wide, supply chain execution systems, such as warehouse management, have lagged in the adoption curve, despite initial successes. So, why is that the case?

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BlueYonder

JULY 8, 2014

The meeting touched on some “vision” topics in retailing and an industry analyst that I was sitting next to, Greg Girard from IDC, offered a statement along the lines of “retailers should try to never ship from the store.” It might have been a distribution or fulfillment center where online orders are more commonly shipped from.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 20, 2023

The process automation exists even outside of the warehouse or transportation sector. At ICON you will meet people who you may or may not even share the same warehouse or transportation solutions, but you may share similar interests or the types of problems you are trying to solve. Adaptive fulfillment and warehousing solution.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Blue Yonder offers the only technology suite that delivers on the promise of first-to-last-mile optimization, incorporating transportation management , warehouse management , warehouse execution , yard management and order management — along with the power of the Luminate Platform. Enabling end-to-end orchestration.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Warehouse and labor management. Based on the revised supply and fulfillment plan, warehousing solutions automatically replan the warehouse task list and the labor resources dedicated to receiving the shipment and then fulfilling orders. This work is rescheduled to reflect the new supply plan.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 13, 2017

While many organizations have embraced the approach enterprise-wide, supply chain execution systems, such as warehouse management, have lagged in the adoption curve, despite initial successes. The post The ‘New’ Safe Approach to Warehouse Management System (WMS) Deployments appeared first on Supply Chain Nation Blog.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 1, 2022

Supported by best-in-class optimization engines that exceed human cognition, they consider every possible response to the disruption, weigh trade-offs and multiple priorities, and — often autonomously — execute the right strategic response across warehouses, fleets and other logistics assets.

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