BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Recently, Ronald van Dodewaard , Vice President Logistics at Outokumpu shared his thoughts on the company’s work with integrating sustainability into their transportation functions, including how Blue Yonder’s Transportation Management System (TMS) has enabled them to develop a more environmentally-friendly transportation program.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 9, 2023

From Tropical Storm Hilary, which dumped over a foot of rain on California in August, to Hurricane Idalia, which came aground in Florida 10 days later with windspeeds of 125 miles per hour, these disasters wreaked havoc with ports, transportation routes and carefully laid logistics plans. But most companies do end up paying in other ways.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 26, 2020

Recent studies have shown that transportation is the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. 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. In 2007, the U.S.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 27, 2021

In their journey toward transforming their existing transportation and broader supply chain operations, many customers face challenges in substantiating their business case when it comes to crucial pillars such as better capacity allocation, asset optimization, and redefining procurement services. Why there is a need for such service?

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BlueYonder

APRIL 10, 2020

Gartner recently released the Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems (TMS) report 1. To determine this year’s leaders, Gartner analysts evaluated vendor’s offerings considering capabilities such as rate and contract management, operational planning, execution, freight settlement, and transportation analytics.

Supply Chain Design Software 98

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BlueYonder

APRIL 7, 2021

Gartner recently released the Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems (TMS) report 1 , and Blue Yonder has again been named a Leader in the report. Multiple subcomponents make up comprehensive multimodal TMS solution. Blue Yonder was positioned among a total of four vendors in the Leaders quadrant.

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Following Walmart, Steve switched over to the digital world when he became Executive VP of Product Marketing and Strategy at i2 Technologies, acquired by JDA, and now BlueYonder. This was followed by stints at executive posts at Air Road Express, One Network Enterprises, and Transplace.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 22, 2017

These capacity crunches, at times, force carriers not to adhere to capacity commitments with customers, resulting in companies having to go out into the market to find alternate transportation options. This typically corresponds with a more expensive transportation choice in an expedited manner. Modeling Suggestions.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Shippers need more labor to keep their transportation and distribution activities moving, but employees are becoming harder to find and more expensive to retain. They may choose to add specialized expertise and associated resources in cold chain, project logistics or cross-border transportation. In my recent blog post about the U.S.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Our commitment to innovation, excellence, and customer satisfaction has gotten us recognized in Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), Transportation Management Systems (TMS), and Supply Chain Planning (SCP) analyst evaluations. 2 May 2024 Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems, Brock Johns, Oscar Sanchez Duran, et al.,

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 22, 2017

These capacity crunches, at times, force carriers not to adhere to capacity commitments with customers, resulting in companies having to go out into the market to find alternate transportation options. This typically corresponds with a more expensive transportation choice in an expedited manner. Modeling Suggestions.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Transportation optimization One of the most feared words in the transportation realm is “expedite.” Any surprise — like stockouts, or products that weren’t allocated correctly — can lead to much higher transportation costs.

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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

JUNE 9, 2015

By that standard we should tell our transportation operations to grow up, as well, since the recently released JDA Vision 2015 Supply Chain Market Study found that most companies are operating at the lowest level of the transportation maturity curve, leaving significant money on the table from lost opportunities to cut transportation costs.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 12, 2014

And where does transportation fit? How do you combine the desire to create economic density for effective transportation optimization with the need to be able to react to new orders and rapid changes to existing orders? Fulfillment Retail Supply Chain Transportation & Logistics Domains fulfillment Network retail transportation'

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 17, 2013

American Shipper recently released its annual benchmark report entitled “ Global Transportation Management Benchmark Study: Climbing the Visibility Sophistication Ladder.” When looking at other aspects of transportation process such as consolidation and routing opportunities, the measurement is quite simple.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 9, 2024

Carlsberg has also introduced electric trucks and established a specialized transportation control tower in Poznan, Poland. The success of Carlsberg’s overall sustainability strategy will largely be driven by optimizing this transportation process. In a recent webinar , Carlsberg shared more on this topic.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 6, 2024

Blue Yonder Transportation Management solutions can then optimize transportation within the complex network involved with field inventory. Through the ability to seamlessly connect Blue Yonder Supply Chain Planning and Transportation Management, processes can be managed in a continuous manner using one data model.

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BlueYonder

MAY 23, 2024

Working together, the team has established a common platform, based on Transportation Management and Warehouse Management solutions from Blue Yonder, as well as standardized and automated processes across the company’s enormous logistics footprint. We can quickly look at scenarios and execute the right action.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 11, 2013

In my previous article on the evolution of transportation management, Driving Value from a Transportation Management Center: Think Global, Act Local , I discussed how transportation best practices were evolving from more rigid, centralized control towers to more flexible and collaborative Transportation Management Centers (TMC).

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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.

Supply Chain Planning Software 90

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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. In addition, Blue Yonder has shown positive momentum consistently over the last five years.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Automation: The Proactive Force in Logistics Resilience In a survey of 600 C-suite and senior executives worldwide , 84% of logistics leaders face persistent supply chain disruptions — from material shortages to transportation bottlenecks.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 6, 2013

The trade imbalance this causes is an interesting case study for the economists no doubt, but what about the transportation and logistics that will be needed to sustain this trade over the coming years? It is very costly and difficult to get transport flowing within African countries, not to mention across the borders.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 3, 2023

Innovation and Customer-Centricity are Our Continuing Directions Thanks to our TMS customers, for the 12 th time 1 in a row, Blue Yonder is named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems (TMS) report 2. As a result, we’ve reduced our overall transportation spend by 3-5%.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Logistics has been focused for so long on operational tradeoffs and cost in transportation, and we’re suddenly throwing a new factor into the mix with sustainability,” he noted. “So How exactly do warehouse and transportation management solutions contribute to solving the complex problem of sustainability?

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BlueYonder

JULY 16, 2024

Each return adds to carbon emissions through extra transportation, leads to packaging waste, and contributes to landfill if an item cannot be resold – which the EU aims to ban in new landfill laws. Reducing Miles To Reduce Emissions The more miles returns have to be transported, the more emissions they will produce. In the U.S.

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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.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 67

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Five Key Software Capabilities for Cold Chain LSPs should look for five key capabilities when choosing a software provider to help them manage the harsh realities of storing, distributing and transporting temperature-controlled products. Real-time, end-to-end visibility and traceability.

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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. Ryder acquired various logistics and fulfillment providers in 2023, plus the well-known 3PL Impact Fulfillment Services in 2023.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 118

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 26, 2024

Sophisticated returns processes provide LSPs with immediate cost-saving benefits by freeing staff time, reducing transportation costs, and boosting warehouse efficiency. This saves LSPs the labor of processing and rerouting these returns themselves while removing extra transportation costs. Talk to our team today.

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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

APRIL 4, 2024

We look at labor; we look at the transportation network; we look at logistics. He continues: “When it comes to transportation, what carriers do you have available? The idea of synching real-time capacity data across your order, warehouse, and transportation management systems may seem overwhelming. But it doesn’t have to be.

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BlueYonder

MAY 7, 2024

This comes after Blue Yonder achieved similar long-standing recognitions as a Leader in both the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems (TMS) 2 and 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning (SCP) Solutions 3. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and/or its affiliates and are used herein with permission.

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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). Roycroft says, “What happens is that retailers have a lack of visibility across their network.

Supply Chain Network Software 91

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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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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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