Lora Cecere of Supply Chain Insights and Jim Byrnes are rolling the conference kick-off. We have a great lineup of supply chain content in store for the next 2 days! We added 50 new seats in the final hours, after blowing away the capacity limit we originally set up in the platform. If you missed… The post We Are Rolling with BLUEPRINT2020! appeared first on Blogs, Whitepapers, News & Customer Success Stories from Blue Ridge ..read more

“Who should own inventory risk?” That question was posed – and answered – by SupplyChainBrain’s Think Tank. You can read their article here. In short, SCB Contributor M. Scott Moon proposes shifting inventory risk onto the manufacturer, rather than the seller. “The time is right to fundamentally change the way we think of inventory (and… The post 11 Benefits of Shifting Inventory Risk onto the Manufacturer appeared first on Blogs, Whitepapers, News & Customer Success Stories from Blue Ridge ..read more

Organizations are finding that data analytics and related technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning hold the key to supply chain management excellence. How are analytics, AI and machine learning used in supply chain management? CIO magazine recently detailed how several organizations are putting data analytics to work for competitive advantage and positive… The post Data Analytics: A Competitive Edge for Supply Chain Management appeared first on Blogs, Whitepapers, News & Customer Success Stories from Blue Ridge ..read more

Lora Cecere and Adrian Gonzalez – two of the most influential and knowledgeable thought leaders in the supply chain space – will speak at our virtual supply chain conference, BLUEPRINT 2020 next Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 23 & 24. Learn more & sign up for FREE Navigating Chaos with Confidence Lora’s and Adrian’s talks are… The post Lora Cecere and Adrian Gonzalez Join BLUEPRINT FREE Supply Chain Conference appeared first on Blogs, Whitepapers, News & Customer Success Stories from Blue Ridge ..read more

--Blue Ridge waives fees for conference featuring more customer, partner and analyst speakers than any in the history of the event-- The post Supply Chain Expertise and Best Practices Are on the Menu at Virtual BLUEPRINT 2020 Conference appeared first on Blogs, Whitepapers, News & Customer Success Stories from Blue Ridge ..read more

Leading Norwegian producer of meat products to use Blue Ridge solutions to navigate planning production and put a best practice S&OP process in place The post Grilstad Selects Blue Ridge Supply Chain Planning Solutions to Execute a Better S&OP Process appeared first on Blogs, Whitepapers, News & Customer Success Stories from Blue Ridge ..read more

What’s it like to work at Blue Ridge? Let’s go straight to the source. Blue Ridge Career Diaries is a series of personal stories submitted by Blue Ridge employees on how and why they joined our team. We continue publishing weekly as long as the stories keep rolling in! Our team in Pune, India got us… The post Blue Ridge Career Diaries: Sanket Narkar appeared first on Blogs, Whitepapers, News & Customer Success Stories from Blue Ridge ..read more

Yesterday we blogged about supply chain risk management and the crucial role that supply chain visibility plays in it. In a worldwide supply chain study by GEODIS, it is apparent that most companies just aren’t doing ‘supply chain visibility’ well. It’s not to say they don’t want to. Other things beyond their control get in… The post 6 Statistics That Prove Supply Chain Visibility Matters appeared first on Blogs, Whitepapers, News & Customer Success Stories from Blue Ridge ..read more

Coronavirus has brought supply chain risk management into many boardroom conversations. To understand risk, we must first understand how much visibility companies have into their facilities and their extended supplier networks. ‘Not much,” says a study by Indago and TalkingLogistics. Many are flying blind in terms of how they connect important pieces of the puzzle… The post Supply Chain Risk Management: Are You Flying Blind? appeared first on Blogs, Whitepapers, News & Customer Success Stories from Blue Ridge ..read more

Today’s ERP market is uber-competitive. These ERP solutions are constantly evolving to keep up with the needs of an increasingly complex business landscape, making it tough to decide which is the best ERP solution for your business. What all should you consider in ERP solution selection? To make that difficult decision less painful on you,… The post A Great Comparison Chart of 6 ERP Solutions appeared first on Blogs, Whitepapers, News & Customer Success Stories from Blue Ridge ..read more