Navigating the storm - supply chain challenges and the path forward

In today’s always-on economy, consumers increasingly expect to buy online and have it delivered to their doorstep in hours, transforming supply chains into critical infrastructure that is the lifeblood of global commerce. To deliver the required customer service, both manufacturers and retailers need end-to-end visibility into their suppliers, and perhaps to their suppliers’ suppliers, to ensure they can meet the customers’ requirements and service level expectations.

But this growing demand comes at a time of other unprecedented market pressures like the COVID-19 pandemic, the Baltimore bridge collapse, labor shortages and inflation, all of which are leaving supply chain leaders scrambling to plug holes in their systems.

In fact, according to Blue Yonder's 2024 Supply Chain Executive Survey, a whopping 84% of respondents said their organization has experienced supply chain disruptions over the last year. This relentless pace of change is putting unprecedented strain on supply chain systems and ...