Since supply chains are accustomed to a siloed data environment, running them in a coordinated way is an uphill task, and this is why a data cloud for supply chain is needed.
Through a unified platform and data cloud, Blue Yonder Inc. offers interoperable and resilient supply chain solutions through end-to-end connectivity with the help of Snowflake Inc. because the presence of data silos in supply chain triggers inefficiency based on increased latency and batch, according to Duncan Angove (pictured, right), chief executive officer of Blue Yonder.
“The answer to resiliency is not inventory, it’s software, but not the software we traditionally had where it’s these different silos that don’t allow you to operate in a coordinated way across departments and across enterprises,” Angove said. “That’s where the data cloud is so powerful. All your data in one place, one version of the truth across the enterprise. You’re moving applications to the data and it allows you to operate at a …