Today I’m joined by Blue Yonder, the number one supply chain platform delivering more growth, less waste, and amazing customer experiences
Blue Yonder is the world leader in digital supply chain and omni-channel commerce fulfillment. Its intelligent, end-to-end platform enables retailers, manufacturers, and logistics providers to seamlessly predict, pivot, and fulfill customer demand.
Today, Tiffany Brewer, Senior Director of Industry Strategy at Blue Yonder, joins me to talk all about synchronizing supply chain execution. We’ll be talking about the big challenges in the industry right now, and the impacts on businesses; the importance of building resilient and agile infrastructures in tackling those challenges; the paradigm shift that’s desperately needed to help drive change; and how Blue Yonder is helping clients to focus on the customer, reduce spend, and drive growth.
Guest bio:
Tiffany brings more than 15 years of experience in supply chain, with focuses on Technology, Process, and Analytics. She has spent a large portion of her career in Life Sciences and Consumer Products with companies such as Pfizer, Medtronic, and FedEx. She is passionate about applying technology, data, and processes to solve business problems and has a background implementing tools and systems in supply chain environments. She’s worked both on the customer and service provider side and has a love for supporting customers through change and understanding their needs. As Senior Director, Life Sciences/Process Industry Strategy, she counsels global companies on industry-leading best practices and technology advancements. She also collaborates with Blue Yonder’s product development and innovation teams to align on addressing the challenges these industries face today. Tiffany has degrees in Operations Management and Supply Chain from The Ohio State University (Go Bucks!) and an MBA from Indiana University. She lives in Memphis, Tennessee, with her family.
IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS:
[06.23] An introduction to Tiffany, her background, and the expertise she brings to her role at Blue Yonder.
“I’ve been in the shoes of our customers, and I’m able to speak to the product teams and say: “Hey – this is what’s going on in the industry, this is what our customers need.”
[08.24] What synchronizing supply chain execution means to Blue Yonder and their customers.
“We’ve historically had point solutions that solve each problem, from warehousing to transportation… but they’re not really separate processes to the point that systems shouldn’t be talking to each other.”
[12.35] The macro challenges rocking the industry right now; why a lot of current tech architecture isn’t capable of keeping up; and how connected solutions can help.
[20.35] How those big challenges impact Blue Yonder customers, and the challenge of navigating the push and pull between the different perspectives on the right amount of synchronization.
[25.28] What it means to be a resilient and agile company; why it’s so important; and how synchronizing supply chain execution can help achieve that resilience and agility.
“What it comes down to is focusing on bringing the most value to the business.”
[30.09] The paradigm shift that’s needed to increase that resilience and agility; the benefits that will come out of it; and the importance of measuring the right things.
“Getting all of the opinions and perspectives into the room is key… How can we, as an organization, make these decisions together and figure out which thing is the most important for the business, instead of the most important for individual business areas.”
[34.27] An overview of Blue Yonder’s platform and solutions that are enabling a synchronized approach to handling supply chain execution and disruption for customers.
[36.55] The benefits of synchronizing supply chain execution, and how Blue Yonder are helping to reduce transportation costs by 30-40%, decrease labor costs by 10-15%, and lower inventory costs by 8%.
[40.14] What Blue Yonder’s recent Supply Chain Executive Survey can tell us about what teams are thinking about, and focusing on, for 2025.
“Over 80% of execs are getting ready to bring more AI/ML into their businesses.”
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Head over to Blue Yonder’s website now to find out more and discover how they could help you too. You can also connect with Blue Yonder and keep up to date with the latest over on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook and X (Twitter), or you can connect with Tiffany on LinkedIn.
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