Breaking Silos: How Integrated Data and AI Transform Supply Chains
What do canceled flights, a matcha shortage and a breakfast crisis reveal about our fragile supply chains? In mid-July last year, McDonald’s Australia made an unexpected move: It cut breakfast hours by 90 minutes because it couldn’t get enough eggs due to a bird flu…
Two Blue Yonder Associates Share Their Journey of Motherhood and Being Working Moms
National Working Moms Day is celebrated every year on March 12 and is a day to show appreciation for and to recognize working moms for their contributions to society. Blue Yonder associates Charlotte Coy and Katie Thorne share the ups and downs of being a working…
5 Years Later: 3 Things COVID-19 Changed in Supply Chain And 2 It Didn’t
March 11th – a date that marks five years since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 a pandemic. A wave of chaos followed that turned the supply chain upside down, forcing it to adapt, transform, and learn at an accelerated pace. As well…
Navigating the Road Ahead: Overcoming The 5 Biggest Auto Industry Challenges
The automotive industry has been shifting gears for the last few years, driven by the transition from internal combustion engines (ICEs) to electric vehicles (EVs), the emergence of autonomous driving and a growing appetite for customized rides. Adding to the complexity, global trade is facing…
Tariff Implications for Industrial Manufacturers
In the constantly changing landscape of supply chain challenges, tariffs consistently pose a significant concern for leadership. As the year unfolds, the effects of newly implemented tariffs are already becoming apparent. On the positive side, companies such as a small manufacturer of advanced plastic components…
Blue Yonder Associates Share How They Will #AccelerateAction This International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global celebration, recognizing women for their achievements without regard to divisions, and taking into account all intersections across demographics. IWD occurs each year on March 8. This year’s theme is Accelerate Action, specifically as it relates to gender equality. …
Exploring the Future of Automotive Supply Chains at FAL25
Recently a team from Blue Yonder attended the Forum Automotive Logistics 2025 (FAL25) industry conference in Dresden, Saxony, Germany. True to the theme of the conference — “The New Age of Exploration — All Hands on Deck!” — the focus was on innovations and discoveries…
Just How Resilient Is Your Supply Chain?
As supply chain professionals, we’re working in an environment of perpetual chaos. Costs are rising unabated. Labor shortages are only getting worse. Both consumer confidence and business confidence graphs look like rollercoasters. Global geopolitical tensions continue to rise. And a record-setting 27 separate weather- and climate-related disasters in the U.S….
Common AI Fears in Supply Chain Management (And How to Overcome Them)
Implementing organizational change requires buy-in across all departments. Without advocates, even the most necessary changes are at risk of failing. No tool exemplifies this intersection between essential and nerve-wracking quite like AI (Artificial Intelligence). Every company has both avid adopters and hesitant detractors. While AI…
Manifesting Supply Chain Success for LSPs
A team from Blue Yonder attended the Manifest 2025 conference in Las Vegas last week, joining more than 7,200 attendees from the field of logistics. Presented by Blue Yonder customer DHL, Manifest brings together Fortune 500 global supply chain executives, logistics service providers (LSPs), innovators…