The shift to omni-channel selling has created many challenges for retailers across their order management and fulfillment operations. Demand forecasts need to be accurate to ensure profitability — even in the face of unprecedented volatility. Consumers need real-time visibility to inventory. Products must be strategically allocated across channels, as well as located as close as possible to demand. Fulfillment promises need to be accurate and profitable. How are retailers addressing these challenges? To answer that question, Blue Yonder recently commissioned Gatepoint Research to conduct a sur ..read more

April is National Volunteer Month and is meant to recognize those who give of their time, skills and energy to support different causes, helping others. In honor of the month, Blue Yonder associate Marisa Alvarado, a Senior Support Engineer for the Blue Yonder Warehouse Management solutions, shares her experience volunteering at a local elementary school’s career day. My husband, Oscar, is a 5th grade teacher and his passion for sharing knowledge and coming up with interesting but educational activities is something that I have always admired. I don’t know if I could ever be an educator. They ..read more

Gaurav Behere is a Senior Technical User Interface Architect designing and architecting the Integrated Business Planning Spaces for the Blue Yonder Cognitive Supply Chain Platform and its offerings. Today, he sheds some light onto a Generative AI approach into an end-to-end traceability from the lens of a laymen of a technical matrix in a cloud offering. Preface Imagine building a complex web application that works with many microservices working together. This is a pure SaaS native web application that has many elements that can go wrong. To provide 99.99% uptime and high availability, a ..read more

Think back over the last three years: a global pandemic, ongoing supply shortages, the Great Resignation, war in Europe, the return inflation, and the threat of recession. Then think about your current merchandise financial planning approach: starting with previous year’s performance before spending countless hours trying to understand emerging trends and reconciling across departments and company goals. Two flaws in this approach really stand out. The first is the over reliance on historical data. The last three years should have taught us that history never repeats. The second flaw is the am ..read more

If You’re Not Using Fulfillment Slow Mover Logic, You Might Be Missing Out This blog is co-written by Tony Verdi, Customer Success, and Jennifer Brox, Industry & Solution Marketing Are you feeling pressure from above to squeeze even more margin out of your network? How many inventory dollars are tied up in C and D items? What percentage of your SKUs are segmented as slow movers? In conversations with retailers using Blue Yonder solutions, we guesstimate that about 40% of SKUs in a grocery store meet the definition of slow mover, selling less than one unit a week. If you are replenishing th ..read more

National Pet Day is April 11. Approximately 66% of U.S. households have a pet. Over the years, the National Institute of Health has funded research studies that have shown that interacting with animals decreases levels of cortisol (a stress-related hormone) and lowers blood pressure. Other studies have found that animals can reduce loneliness, increase feelings of social support, and boost mood. For most people, having a pet is about the unconditional love they feel from their furry companions. Our Blue Yonder associates shared why they love their pets. Here’s some of their responses and – of ..read more

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. Spanning 140 brands, 40,000 employees, 150 global markets, and 12.5 billion liters of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, the operation is vast. And, in recent times, this has made the critical notion of sustainability an equally vast challenge. The company’s Sail ’27 mission is the second iteration of a plan to “brew for a better today and tomorrow,” plotting a roadmap for ..read more

What are the greatest challenges and opportunities facing consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies today, and how can they maximize their chances for success? Blue Yonder and Microsoft recently commissioned IDC to create an infographic* addressing those questions. The answers may surprise you. Read on to learn more, but also plan to watch this on-demand webinar where Blue Yonder was joined by guest speakers Simon Ellis, IDC Group Vice President, U.S. Manufacturing and Supply Chain; Dinesh Vyas, Director of Supply Chain Solutions at Dole; and Felice Miller, Business Strategy Leader of Retail and ..read more

“Available to promise.” This concept has become ever more important in retail. As customer expectations grow, retailers must deliver a smooth, omni-channel experience and give people what they want, when they want it. Retail leaders understand this point. In a 2022 Blue Yonder survey, executives identified optimizing order management and warehouse management as their top priorities. That’s a good start. But too many retailers are missing an opportunity to earn customer loyalty and keep up with competitors. “Available to promise” is crucial, but it’s not enough. The Power of Capacity Retai ..read more

April is National Volunteer Month and is meant to recognize those who give of their time, skills and energy to support different causes, helping others. Last month, Blue Yonder associate Ellie Hislop shared an anecdote about how she’s working to inspire inclusion in her community for International Women’s Day 2024. We asked her to share more about her story in honor of National Volunteer Month. I’ve been volunteering to help make the sport of sailing accessible to adults with spinal injuries. I’m sharing my story to shed light on some of the amazing efforts taking place in New York City to pro ..read more