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Yards Are Hard

Logistics Viewpoints

Managing yard and warehouse operations has long been one of the thornier aspects of transportation logistics. Yards are a choke point between transportation and warehousing — and wherever you have choke points, you have a higher risk of inefficiencies that drive up labor costs, detention fees and delivery commitments.

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Understanding WMS in the Cloud with Dan Gilmore

The Logistics of Logistics

Dan Gilmore is a recognized thought leader in WMS, with experience prior to his role at Softeon as the founder of Supply Chain Digest, CMO at RedPrairie (now BlueYonder) and as lead WMS analyst at META Group (later acquired by Gartner). Check out the research here: Gartner Critical Capabilities for Warehouse Management Systems 2022.

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LSPs Need to Build Digital Leadership Quickly. Blue Yonder Can Help.

BlueYonder

Faced with unprecedented supply chain complexity, more companies are making a strategic choice to focus on their core business, while outsourcing their warehousing and transportation to the experts logistics services providers, or LSPs. We understand the needs of LSPs.

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Blue Yonder at BVL Supply Chain CX in Berlin: A New Vision for Transformational Supply Chains

BlueYonder

For those outside the supply chain world, logistics might seem as straightforward as transport and warehousing, a “commodity”. After all, we often see branded trucks on the Autobahn and massive warehouses near key traffic hubs. But beneath the surface lies a level of complexity few could imagine.

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Blue Yonder Named a Leader in Both IDC MarketScapes for Worldwide Warehouse Management and Transportation Management Systems Applications 

BlueYonder

Blue Yonder has been named as a Leader in the inaugural IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Warehouse Management (WMS) 2024 Vendor Assessment (doc #US49948523, April 2024) and the inaugural IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Transportation Management Systems (TMS) Applications 2024 Vendor Assessment (IDC #US51982224, April 2024).

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Changing Perspectives on Warehouse and Logistics For Dramatic Increase in Operational Efficiency 

BlueYonder

Complicated logistics routes or unexpected defects can create a domino of issues for warehouse and logistic efficiency. Decisions on everything from transportation management to quality control should be easier and faster than theyve ever been. Trends appear (and disappear) faster, and with more intensity, in recent years.

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Forget the Crystal Ball. Instead, Link Forecasting Directly to Production Planning.

BlueYonder

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. Transportation optimization One of the most feared words in the transportation realm is “expedite.”