LSP strategy in a very different year

With tariff negotiations underway and industry trends favoring nearshoring and process shifts, logistics service providers (LSPs) must remain flexible and strategic to manage changing costs and supply chain availability.

Ann Marie Jonkman, Vice President of Global Industry Strategy at Blue Yonder, sees both challenges and opportunities ahead.

Navigating Cost and Efficiency in Logistics

Logistics companies are always seeking ways to improve labor costs and efficiency. Now, they are closely watching...

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Connectivity, generative AI’s impact key supply chain software themes at NRF ’25

NEW YORK – The first conference each year for supply chain software suppliers to show off their capabilities is the giant National Retail Federation meeting here, and 2025 was no different. Among the presentations: One key supplier touted the fruits of a two-year project, and another discussed how its generative AI tool has been faring in its first months.

Blue Yonder rolled out its latest update to a supply chain management platform that is used significantly in the retail sector. The company...

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’Tis the season for porch pirates

The holiday season brings festivities and cheer but also attracts porch pirates — thieves who steal packages from doorsteps.

In 2023, over 120 million packages were stolen across the U.S., and this year alone, package thefts accounted for $12 billion in losses. 

With an increase in online shopping, porch piracy is becoming a more prevalent issue.

Thieves often target high-value items like electronics or brand-name products, taking advantage of unattended packages. To protect your deliveries,...

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Blue Yonder to acquire One Network for $839M

Supply chain solutions provider Blue Yonder announced Friday it has signed an agreement to acquire One Network Enterprises and its AI platforms that provide end-to-end supply chain visibility, planning tools, order fulfillment and payment solutions to manage supplier and carrier resources.

The deal comes in at approximately $839 million and is contingent on the fulfillment of standard requirements including regulatory approval. Blue Yonder expects it to close in Q2 or Q3 this year.

“Blue Yonder...

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3 supply chain software providers tell their latest stories at NRF

NEW YORK — The National Retail Federation is not a supply chain conference per se. But it might as well be. 

A walk through the gigantic two main exhibition floors at the Jacob K. Javits Center brings the NRF attendees to a line of displays, many of them enormous, that seem to focus heavily on a definition of supply chain that encompasses not just getting products to retail outlets, but also to the final mile and final handling that put a product into the hands of consumers.

That is why three...

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‘Potentially unreliable’ shipping worries online shoppers 

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Despite concerns over the reliability of parcel delivery performance, most holiday shoppers will...

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Blue Yonder acquires UK reverse logistics specialist Doddle

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Arizona-headquartered supply chain management company Blue Yonder said Thursday it has acquired...

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Integration allows Ditat TMS carriers to more easily find loads

With competition among motor carriers steep as ever, gaining the attention of shippers and winning loads requires diversification. Carriers are leveraging all options available to them, capitalizing on both their annual contracts and the spot market to keep their trucks full and moving.

While the capacity surplus seems to show signs of easing, the need to outpace the competition and win loads in their desired lanes will remain a top priority even as the market shifts.

For shippers, predicting...

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