Business and Technology Insights from the 2021 State of Supply Chain Execution Report, Part 1
Customer centricity, e-commerce, Direct-to-Consumer (D2C), and the risk of financial peril are propelling shippers (manufacturers and retailers) and logistics service providers (LSPs) to digitally transform. 2020 and the first half of 2021 saw an acceleration in many emerging digital trends pre-dating the pandemic. Today we…
Weaving Sustainability into the Fabric of the Supply Chain
How Luminate Control Tower is helping our customers, and getting recognized by Microsoft’s Satya Nadella in global conference keynote Do you hear that? It’s the collective sigh from many of us who have been fervently working toward building the future of sustainable supply chains. Why…
Insights from the 2021 Logistics Executive Survey: The New Normal of Logistics
Our recently launched 2021 Logistics Executive Survey aims to seek out the “New Normal of Logistics.” The survey tracks the pulse of the market as logistics operations are emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic to periods of adjustments, redefinition, and eventually a new equilibrium. This is…
Blue Yonder: A Culture of Sustainability
We know that COVID-19 has been at the forefront of peoples’ minds this year, but consumer concerns about environmental and sustainability issues will continue to shape the future of supply chain management for decades to come. With the adoption of the United Nations 2030 Agenda…
3 Initiatives Driving Sustainable Transportation and Logistics Management
Recent studies have shown that transportation is the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. In 2007, the U.S. 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. The…
Food Waste: The Hidden Enemy of Streamlined Operations
In late 2019, Blue Yonder’s shared research found that £144 million ($177 million) in food waste could be prevented by the UK’s top eight grocers each year by implementing artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in their supply chains. The COVID-19 crisis has made this number…
Operating Responsibly During a Pandemic
Retail sales declined 16% in April, according to a recent report from the Commerce Department, marking the largest two-month decline on record. As the COVID-19 crisis continues to…
How Sustainability Will Fundamentally Change Your Supply Chain
Customers today don’t just expect instant gratification with great service. They expect companies to provide this seamless experience with a minimal carbon footprint. While this past decade has elevated climate change into a mainstream concern, the future is likely to exert even more pressure for…
4 Questions with IKEA Food’s Digital Transformation Leader, Lars Gunnarsson
NRF 2020 is right around the corner, and we are thrilled to highlight our customer IKEA Food in their digital transformation journey in our booth, 4237. We sat down with Lars Gunnarsson, deputy managing director and digital transformation leader, IKEA Food, to get a deeper…
Sustainability: A Fresh Opportunity for Convenience Stores
How can convenience store owners and managers contribute to sustainability — and increase their own profits? The answer is surprisingly simple. Statistics show that about 795 million people worldwide are undernourished — which is about one in nine people. At the same time, about one-third…