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| 5/23/2012 |
Supply Chain News: Logistics Savvy May Determine Multi-Channel Success, as Macy's Revamps Fulfillment Network by Empowering Stores 
At the JDA Software user conference in Las Vegas a few weeks ago, a Macy's executive said that the retailer was building its multi-channel commerce strategies and technology investments against 16 distinct demand-supply point combinations. In other words, order from web, pick up in store would be one combination, order from web fulfill from DC would be another. The executive said there are actually several more possibilities, but they are uncommon enough they are not worth systematizing now.
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| 5/23/2012 |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Strikes Supply Chain Deal
Anheuser-Busch InBev, a global brewer and one of the world’s top five consumer product companies, has selected JDA Transportation Manager, JDA Transportation Modeler, JDA Transportation Planner and JDA Agile Business Process Platform (ABPP) from JDA software Group in the first quarter of 2012.
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| 5/21/2012 |
JDA Software Focuses on Time to Value
A few weeks ago at its JDA Focus 2012 User Conference, the company announced a cloud strategy to improve time-to-value for its clients and reduce both implementation and support costs. JDA’s intention is to move from “behind-the-firewall” solutions to a cloud-based business model over the next three to five years.
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| 5/17/2012 |
RPE Named Top Retail Specialty Consultant by JDA Software
Retail consulting firm RPE was appointed as Americas Retail Top Specialty Consultant by JDA Software Group, a provider of supply chain solutions, during its Alliances 2012 Leadership Awards. The ceremony was held during the JDA FOCUS conference, which took place April 29 to May 1, 2012, in Las Vegas.
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| 5/9/2012 |
JDA Focus 2012 Conference- Supply Chain Matters Dispatch Two
We pen this commentary from the JDA’s annual Focus customer conference being held this week in Las Vegas. Supply Chain Matters provided an initial commentary with some general first impressions garnered from day one of the conference, and this commentary comes at the close of day two.
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| 5/9/2012 |
JDA Finally Delivers the Cross-Channel Goods
I have been waiting patiently and not so patiently for retail enterprise apps providers to come up with an answer to retailers’ most pressing cross-channel commerce questions ? particularly around fulfillment. Up until now, I count only two major players, and that’s IBM and Manhattan. However, with what JDA showed at their Focus user conference last week, I can finally add one more to the list. Yes, JDA.
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| 5/9/2012 |
Cloud can enhance business operations
Joe King, senior vice president, cloud services, JDA Software, is quoted in this article exploring the benefits of cloud computing.
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| 5/9/2012 |
JDA Focus 2012 Conference- Supply Chain Matters Dispatch One
We pen this commentary from the beautiful Aria Hotel in Las Vegas which is hosting supply chain technology vendor JDA’s annual Focus customer conference for three days this week. This was the first time since the inception of Supply Chain Matters that we have been invited to attend Focus, and we praise both the JDA social media and industry analyst relations teams for their recognition of the influence of supply chain social media platforms such as ours.
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| 5/9/2012 |
Dick's Sporting Goods Optimizes Assortment Planning With JDA Software
Dick’s Sporting Goods, an outdoor apparel and merchandise retailer, implemented JDA’s Assortment Optimization solution to localize inventory more effectively based on customer preferences and demand. Murrey Wolff, Senior Business Analyst at Dick’s Sporting Goods, shared insights into the retailer’s implementation during the JDA FOCUS conference. The event took place April 29 to May 1, 2012, at the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
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| 5/7/2012 |
Four things for Chief Executives to consider about Cloud providers
Capability, not just capacity can deliver the most profound impact when considering a Cloud provider, says supply chain management specialist JDA, which highlights four aspects that you should look for when evaluating possible candidates.
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| 5/7/2012 |
Logistics News: Can Pre-Rating Each Shipment in TMS before Optimization Run Provide Valuable Insight into Transportation Performance?
A Three-Level Analysis of Transportation Performance Could Help Measure Effectiveness and Reduce Cost Leakage, but Cost Allocation is a ChallengeA presentation by Ric Bush of Ryder at the JDA Software FOCUS 2012 User Conference in Las Vegas this raised an interesting question about the potential use and value of rating each individual shipment before it is optimized and then executed.
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| 5/7/2012 |
Trip Report: JDA FOCUS 2012 User Conference
I am fresh back from 2+ days at the JDA Software Focus 2012 user conference at the Aria Hotel in Las Vegas. Before you run off thinking you are not a JDA customer, sit tight. There are a number of things in this column for everyone.Dan Gilmore, Editor of Supply Chain Digest, offers his JDA FOCUS 2012 Trip Report. In his report, Dan talks about Hamish Brewer's Cloud announcement, tidbits from Dan’s conversations with JDA customers and his assessment of some of the main business challenges facing JDA.
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| 5/7/2012 |
This Week in Logistics News (April 30-May 4, 2012)
This Week in Logistics News includes JDA's Transportation Manager / Planner and JDA Shelf-Connected Cloud announcements
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| 5/7/2012 |
TouchPoints TV: Scott Welty, JDA Software
The JDA FOCUS Conference was chock-full of retailer success stories and new product releases, designed to help merchants keep pace with the rise of omni-channel retail. During this episode of TouchPoints TV, Scott Welty, VP of Retail Industry Strategy for JDA Software shares his thoughts on the conference, as well as the latest retail trends. Welty also reveals details on the company's latest offering, JDA 3D, which recreates store formats to help retailers optimize inventory planning and execution.
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| 5/7/2012 |
TouchPoints TV: Joe King, JDA Software
During the JDA FOCUS Conference in Las Vegas, President and CEO, Hamish Brewer, announced the company's transition to cloud-based services and solutions. New product offerings include the JDA Shelf-Connected Cloud, and the cloud-based Customer Engagement platform, which was released in January 2012. In this episode of TouchPoints TV, Joe King, SVP of Cloud Services at JDA Software, discusses the array of new offerings available from JDA, as well as the cloud's impact on retail operations.
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| 5/7/2012 |
JDA Focus 2012 Conference Video Review and Comment
SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore was in Las Vegas this week for the JDA FOCUS 2012 User Conference and took time out to record this video review of the event.
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| 5/7/2012 |
TouchPoints TV: Fab Brasca, JDA Software
Three major trends are shaking the retail industry: multichannel retail, pop-up retail and manufacturer-retailer collaboration. During this episode of TouchPoints TV, Fab Brasca, VP of Global Logistics for JDA Software discusses the latest developments in these trends, as well as how they are changing the way supply chains operate and how orders are fulfilled. Brasca also shares new advancements to JDA's Transportation Manager and Transportation Planner solutions, and how they can address multichannel shopping behaviors.
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| 5/7/2012 |
PLM Updates from JDA FOCUS 2012
Rapidly developing solutions drive the need for effective shorter product life cycle managementAsk any supply chain executive how many of their products they had developed a year ago are still viable today and chances are the answer is few and far between. Such was the case when Jeff Keyser, Enterprise Education Architect for JDA Software Group Inc., presented the question to attendees at JDA Focus 2012, Las Vegas.
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| 5/7/2012 |
Business leaders need to hold their cloud providers to high expectations
JDA Software recently outlined some of the things business leaders should expect from cloud providers.According to JDA, providers should give businesses a secure solution that includes authorization and authentication services. The cloud computing solution should also evolve to incorporate new standards and best practices, and the provider should demonstrate that its solution provides long-lasting benefits to the business.
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| 4/27/2012 |
Integrating IT for Source to Shelf
Fabrizio Brasca, vice president, global logistics, JDA Software discusses integrating logistics from source to shelf.
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| 4/27/2012 |
Tremendous demand of JDA Software in EMEA region
JDA EMEA Innovation Forums are highlighted in this feature on JDA's growth in the EMEA region.
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| 4/27/2012 |
Leveraging Workforce Management
RIS News highlights Workforce Management vendor solutions, including the JDA Workforce management solution.
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| 4/27/2012 |
RIS News 2011 Top 10 Retail IT Service Providers
JDA Software ranks eighth in RIS News' 2011 top ten retail IT service providers list.
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| 4/27/2012 |
Why Cabela's Has Emerged as the Top Omni-Channel Retailer
Cabela's omni-channel success is highlighted with JDA Software being credited for helping to reduce SKU count by nearly 10 percent.
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| 4/27/2012 |
JDA Software launches new merchandising solution for assortment planning
JDA Software Group has launched a merchandising solution which it claims combines consumer purchase preferences, in-depth analytics, assortment lifecycle planning, and sizing and pre-pack optimisation into one, easy-to-use workflow.
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| 4/24/2012 |
JDA launches new merchandising solution
JDA Software Group, Inc., has released a merchandising solution, JDA Assortment 8.0, that combines consumer purchase preferences, in-depth analytics, complete assortment lifecycle planning, and sizing and pre-pack optimization into one easy-to-use workflow, according to a company press release.
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| 4/18/2012 |
Top 10 Logistics Innovators
Our annual list of companies whose forward thinking is worth recognizing.Goya Foods, Inc. is highighted as a Top 10 Logistics Innovator for utilizing JDA solutons to help eliminate manual processes and more efficiently manage its demand and fulfillment processes.
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| 4/10/2012 |
Marketers embrace digital content testing
Labs look at everything from user experience to registration forms to optimize contentCindy Kim, Director of Marketing for the Pricing and Revenue Management Group and Social Media, is quoted in this article discussing how JDA uses a multi-channel strategy to test digital content across an array of channels ? including social, email, newsletters, blog, website ? in order to continuously adjust and implement a dynamic social strategy.
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| 4/10/2012 |
Making sense of Maersk's capacity
Anand Medepalli, vice president of industry strategy, JDA Software, says revenue management is key to avoiding disruption of the kind seen when Maersk Line stopped taking eastbound bookings.
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| 4/5/2012 |
Are Retailers Successfully Adopting Multichannel Approaches to Keep Up With the Rise in Online Shopping?
Despite pioneering multichannel adoption, UK retailers still have some way to go, finds Miya Knights.Razat Gaurav, senior vice president, EMEA for JDA Software is quoted in this feature on retailers attempts to keep up with online shopping trends.
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| 4/5/2012 |
Shifting Clouds: Capacity to Capability
The cloud services model is shifting from just the delivery of capacity to the delivery of improved business resultsJoe King, senior vice president, cloud services, JDA Software, examines cloud computing trends in this Cloud Computing Journal byline article.
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| 4/3/2012 |
H-E-B Mexico Implements JDA Merchandise Management System
H-E-B Mexico, a Mexico based supermarket retailer, has implemented JDA Portfolio Merchandise Management which will provide reliable transactional information for efficient merchandise management.
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| 4/3/2012 |
Building the Supply Chain of the Future
Kelly Thomas, group vice president, global accounts, JDA Software, discusses supply chain management core planning in this Supply Chain Brain byline.
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| 4/3/2012 |
JDA Software Opens FIrst Office in Russia
JDA Software announced the recent opening of its first office in the Russian Federation to meet the growing demand for its supply chain and retail solutions and services in the region.
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| 3/29/2012 |
Getting the transport right
Anand Medepalli, vice president of industry strategy, JDA Software, believes air freight can stake a claim as the freight option most suited to the modern supply chain.
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| 3/27/2012 |
JDA Software Opens Office in Russia
JDA Software has opened its first office in Russia to meet growing demand from customers in that country.
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| 3/27/2012 |
Consumer Goods Technology 2012 Review and Outlook Report
David Johnston, senior vice president of supply chain for JDA Software, is quoted in this CGT report highlighting recommendations from industry experts on big data, social media, mobility and cost containment.
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| 3/27/2012 |
Consumer Goods Technology 2012 Supply Chain Planning Solutions
Danny Halim, vice presidentof industruy strategy for JDA Software, is quoted with other industry experts in this article addressing market trends and challenges, demand planning, sales and operations planning (S&OP), consumer loyalty and much more.
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| 3/27/2012 |
Squeezing suppliers: Pragmatic approach defuses tensions in complex relationship
As companies continue to grapple with a weak economic recovery, the temptation to squeeze suppliers can be strong.Razat Gaurav, senior vice president, EMEA for JDA Software is quoted in this feature on supplier relationships.
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| 3/27/2012 |
Reshoring: A change of location brings risks of its own
Kelly Thomas, group vice president of global accounts for JDA Software, is quoted in this feature on nearshoring.
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| 3/22/2012 |
The War is Over and You Won
Bill Kotrba, director of Industry Strategy, JDA Pricing & Revenue Management, highlights how price optimisation is the way forward.
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| 3/20/2012 |
Supply chain segmentation: 10 steps to greater profits
Kelly Thomas, group vice president of global accounts, JDA Software, highlights supply chain segmentation by outlining the process and providing goal-oriented recommendations for companies.
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| 3/20/2012 |
Guest Commentary: Retailers and Manufacturers Must Rethink their Planning and Fulfillment Strategies
Fabrizio Brasca vice president, global logistics, JDA Software, provides a guest commentary on some of the strategies retailers and manufacturers should consider when re-thinking how they approach their planning and fulfillment strategies.
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| 3/20/2012 |
Metro Cash & Carry Germany analyses local demand with JDA Software
Metro Cash & Carry Germany, a leading self-service wholesaler with 107 wholesale stores and 3.5m customers, has completed its implementation of JDA Space & Category Management solutions, including JDA Space Planning and JDA Floor Planning.
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| 3/15/2012 |
German retailer Dohle selects JDA solutions
Retail Business Review article announcing Dohle Handelsgruppe's decision to implement JDA's Space and Category Management suite, highlighting expected improvements.
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| 3/13/2012 |
Software save air freighters
JDA Software Australia Sales and Business Development Manager Emma Hose says by using software that estimates Total Landed Cost (TLC), manufacturers and suppliers using air freight can save money.
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| 3/9/2012 |
Air freight need not be expensive, says JDA Australia
According to leading logistics software specialist JDA Australia, manufacturers and suppliers need to use cost saving software to estimate the Total Landed Cost (TLC) before making any transportation decisions.
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| 3/9/2012 |
This Week's Video Supply Chain News for March 5, 2012
Truckload Carriers Keep Discipline, Hike Profits; Supply Chain Segmentation and Profitability, Toyota Says it has Reduced Supply Chain Risk; plus the Supply Chain Week in NumbersKelly Thomas, group vice president of global accounts, JDA Software, joins the Supply Chain Digest video news team to offer his insights on Supply Chain Segmentation.
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| 3/6/2012 |
Consumer profiles changing - expert
Retail floor plan must be optimised to drive consumer behaviour, expert says traditional approach with separate upstream supply no longer works Razat Gaurav, senior vice president EMEA, JDA, is interviewed as part of this article about the consumer-centric approach to retail.
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| 3/6/2012 |
Helping Shippers See More Clearly
New technologies help take the guesswork out of the supply chain, keeping goods and cash flowingFabrizio Brasca, vice president of global logistics for JDA Software, is interviewed as part of an article on suppy chain visibility and using transportation technologies to mitigate risk.
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| 3/6/2012 |
Taking the Risk Out of Global Supply Chains
Fabrizio Brasca, vice president of global logistics for JDA Software, is interviewed as part of an article on global supply chain risk management and how transportation networks can help.
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| 3/6/2012 |
Revenue Managers versus Sales ? The Price War in Your Own Office
Bill Kotrba, vice president of industry strategy, JDA, discusses revenue management versus sales for the hotel industry.
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| 3/5/2012 |
JDA Meets Evolving Needs
Air Cargo Week interviews JDA Software's Anand Medepalli, vice president of industry strategies about JDA's revenue management software and how it is successfully supporting cargo carriers
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| 3/2/2012 |
Woolworths selects JDA Software solutions to optimise food supply chain
Woolworths, South Africa’s leading retail chain, has selected a number of JDA’s software solutions to optimise its retail supply chain.
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| 3/2/2012 |
Woolsworths South Africa selects JDA supply chain solutions
Woolworths South Africa has selected JDA Software Group's supply chain solutions in the fourth quarter of 2011 to increase demand visibility across its entire trading network.
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| 2/29/2012 |
Tunneling through hard rock: competing in a high-stakes, deregulated freight industry 
Anand Medepalli, vice president of frieght transportation, JDA Software, discusses a seven-point plan for rail freight operators to become more customer-centricand to compete more effectively within the market.
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| 2/29/2012 |
Bricks and Mortar Bits and Bytes
Despite pioneering multichannel adoption, UK retailers still have some way to goJDA senior vice president in Europe, Middle East and Africa, Razat Gaurav, is interviewed as part of this Financial Times article on multichannel adoption by UK retailers.
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| 2/22/2012 |
No Two Plans Alike
Danny Halim, vice president of industry strategy for JDA Software, offers his opinions on leveraging retail planograms based on user-defined information in today's beverage marketplace.
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| 2/21/2012 |
Pricing is King in Grocery, but it must be Strategic
Bill Kotrba, vice president of industry strategy, JDA, offers his insight on how businesses need to take a more strategic approach and optimize pricing to ensure they are hitting the sweet spot of matching consumer expectation without spiraling into a price war.
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| 2/17/2012 |
Don't Run From Risk - Plan for It
Instead of reacting to events, supply chain professionals are learning to asess their risks on an ongoing basis as a meansof continuous improvementFabrizio Brasca, vice president of global logistics for JDA, offers his insights into transportation strategies to mitigate risk in this MH&L byline feature.
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| 2/15/2012 |
Supply & Demand Chain Executive Announces 2012 Pros to Know
The 12th annual edition highlights leaders and names Practitioner Pro of the YearThis year's Provider Pros to Know highlights the many thought-leaders who are helping to shape the supply chain industry and advance supply chain as a respected discipline in the enterprise, including JDA's Joe King, SVP, managed services and Paula Natoli, senior product director.
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| 2/10/2012 |
2012 Transportation Resolutions
JDA Software's Fabrizio Brasca offers his insights on transportation tips for 2012.
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| 2/10/2012 |
Asda signs new sustainable supply chain deal
Leading supermarket chain Asda has today announced plans to improve its water, energy & waste efficiency by initiating a peer-to-peer learning and problem solving scheme. Razat Gaurav of JDA Software tells Retail Gazette that significant systematic changes are needed within the industry if the level of waste created in the supply chain is going to be reduced.
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| 2/7/2012 |
Retailers: Are You Social-Business Ready?
JDA Software's Cindy Kim discusses the the importance of social media for retailers, and steps they should take to do social media right.
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| 2/3/2012 |
Big changes needed if retail is to hit wastage targets
Razat Gaurav, Senior Vice President EMEA for supply chain management solutions firm JDA Software, argues that the problem of product and packaging waste in the supply chain is a big one and that it will take lots of changes in both the structure and mentality of retailers to fix it.
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| 2/1/2012 |
Retail TouchPoints NRF Retail's Big Show 2012 Coverage
Alicia Fiorletta interviews JDA's Scott Welty from the floor of NRFThe JDA Software booth at this year’s NRF show was filled with events and entertainment. Packed with performances and demos, the booth was full of activity and created buzz around the EXPO floor. Scott Welty, VP of Global Retail Industry Strategy for JDA Software, shared his opinion of this year’s conference, and provided in-depth details on new company releases. At the booth, JDA unveiled its Customer Engagement solution, which was developed to address omni-channel commerce and supply chain optimization. Welty also revealed top tools and strategies retailers must keep an eye on for success in 2012 and beyond.
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| 2/1/2012 |
Retail TouchPoints NRF Retail's Big Show 2012 Coverage
Cross-channel commerce is on the upswing. As a result, retailers must be quicker to adapt and create flexible, efficient shipping processes. In a special interview at the JDA Software booth during NRF, Fabrizio Brasca, VP of Global Logistics for JDA Software, explains how the emergence of the cross-channel shopper has altered the transportation and logistics management end of the equation. Brasca also shares top transportation challenges for today’s retailers, as well as top trends and best practices for 2012.
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| 1/30/2012 |
Retail Consultant RPE Completes JDA Allocation Implementation for NauticaR and KiplingR Brands
Leading strategic and tactical supply chain consulting firm RPE (Retail Process Engineering) announced today the successful implementation and go-live of JDA Allocation for VF Corporation’s NauticaR and KiplingR lifestyle apparel and accessory brands. The NauticaR and KiplingR implementation of JDA Allocation tasked RPE to ensure each brand’s business process be fully represented and supported in the new system. VF Corporation will utilize the multiple tools JDA Allocation provides to enable accurate, store-specific allocations based on level of demand, plan and historical performance data.
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| 1/24/2012 |
JDA Raises the Bar for Customer Engagement
JDA Software Group also announced a new solution designed to improve and personalize the customer shopping experience, build consumer loyalty and drive profitability.
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| 1/23/2012 |
Retailers and manufacturers should collaborate at shelf, claims JDA
Retailers need to collaborate with manufacturers to anticipate demand for products featured in consumer magazines and on social networks, argues Wayne Usie, senior vice president of retail, JDA Software.Retailers are entering uncharted territory with consumers ? the economy is showing signs of growth while at the same time consumers are demonstrating a reluctance to return to their pre-recession buying habits. Compounding this is the fact consumers are more frequently turning to their mobile devices in stores for quick access to product and pricing information that will help with their buying decisions. That’s why it is imperative for retailers to transform their collaborative relationships with manufacturers, and a great place to start is at the shelf.
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| 1/20/2012 |
Getting the Price Right
Operators need to work harder to understand when passengers will be willing to pay more and where prices should be dropped to fill empty trains, say Peter Shearer, vice president industry strategies, JDA Software.
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| 1/20/2012 |
JDA Software unveils corporate Supply Chain Nation blog
Provider of supply chain management, merchandising and pricing solutions JDA Software Group Inc (NASDAQ: JDAS), The Supply Chain Company, on Tuesday introduced Supply Chain Nation, its new corporate blog.
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| 1/20/2012 |
Response Strategies to Supply Chain Challenges
Volatility, globalization, higher customer expectations and new-product introductions are the enemy of the supply chain, and inventory and capacity are costly ways of combating them, says Puneet Saxena, vice president of industry strategies at JDA Software. Better strategies for dealing with these challenges include segmented supply chains, demand-driven systems and use of point-of-sale data, aligning disparate functions in the enterprise, and optimizing one' assets.
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| 1/20/2012 |
This Week in Logistics News (January 16-20, 2012)
Logistics ViewPoints Weekly News Roundup highlights JDA's Customer Engagement announcment.
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| 1/20/2012 |
NRF 2012 Video Review and Comment
SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore from New York City and the Javits Center show floor, for the National Retail Federation's "Big Show." JDA's Vali Fayen is interviewed about JDA's new Customer Engagement solution. Fayen's interview takes place around the 15th minute of the video.
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| 1/19/2012 |
JDA Software Launches JDA Customer Engagement
The emergence of the hyper-connected consumer and continued evolution of omni-channel commerce have left more than a few retailers struggling to differentiate themselves and survive.
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| 1/19/2012 |
Best of NRF 2012: Top 10 Takeaways
10. Major New Technology Announcements at NRFJDA Customer Engagement included as part of RIS News' Best of NRF Top Ten Takeways for Major New Technology Announcements.
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| 1/18/2012 |
JDA says new real time retail solution will enhance customer experience
Supply chain management company, JDA Software Group, has launched a new solution designed to improve and personalise the customer shopping experience, build consumer loyalty and drive profitability.
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| 1/18/2012 |
Three Transportation Strategies to Support Retail Trends
Rising transportation costs and potential efficiencies are driving advances in transportation management, according to Fabrizio Brasca, vice president, global logistics, JDA Software. Transportation trends have been a popular topic at the National Retail Federation’s 101st Annual Convention and Expo in New York City this week.
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| 1/17/2012 |
JDA Recommends Three Key Transportation Strategies to Support the Latest Retail Trends
Transportation challenges can impact retailers’ abilities to be differentiated and competitive as they seek the right balance between transportation optimization, shelf space and inventory in their quest to reach operational excellence. To successfully leverage transportation as a competitive differentiator, JDA offers key strategies that retailers must consider to address emerging trends impacting their efficient logistics operations.
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| 1/16/2012 |
U.S. Automakers Poised for Comeback
JDA's Kelly Thomas shares key best practices and recommendations for automakers working in today's economic environment.
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| 1/16/2012 |
JDA Software Launches JDA Customer Engagement Suite
JDA Customer Engagement is designed to improve and personalize the customer shopping experience, build customer loyalty and drive profitability.
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| 1/12/2012 |
JDA Outlines Strategies To Attract, Win And Keep Profitable Customers With Consumer-Connected Retail
Connected, “always-on” consumers are now the driving force in retail. The information they need to make a buying decision can be found in mere seconds and shapes what they buy, when and where they buy it, and at what price. Empowered and emboldened, these connected consumers expect personalized relationships and offerings delivered through flexible options.
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| 1/12/2012 |
JDA Highlights Supply Chain Strategies for Automotive Companies
JDA Software Group, Inc. released recommendations for automotive companies in the new year.
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| 1/12/2012 |
JDA CEO: Retail faces major tech change
Automation and technology already have exacted a heavy toll on the ranks of production workers and lower-tier management employees at U.S. businesses.
Upper-management decision-makers are the next to be replaced by machines as increasingly sophisticated computers take over more of the day-to-day corporate decision making, according to one Arizona CEO.
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| 1/12/2012 |
JDA Software CEO: Retail faces major tech change
"Systems and technology will take a larger role in running businesses," JDA Software Group Inc. President and CEO Hamish Brewer told members and guests of the Economic Club of Phoenix on Wednesday. "In the past, people have told computers what to do. In the future, computers will increasingly be telling people what to do."
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| 1/11/2012 |
2012 Transportation Resolutions
It’s a new year, and with it comes a time for reflection, new ideas, and a commitment to change. Whether you have already invested in transportation technology or you plan to, Fab Brasca, vice president of glogal logistics with JDA, offers some thoughts to consider as we move into this year and beyond.
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| 1/11/2012 |
Adapting to a changing automotive supply chain
JDA Software offers its advice on changing up supply chain management to adapt to an evolving automotive supply chainThe past several years have brought significant changes to the automotive industry. The global recession and the rapid growth of China and emerging economies have created a ‘New Normal.’
This new environment has leveled the playing field and created new opportunities for automakers to differentiate themselves through improved supply chain management. Automakers are faced with a unique opportunity to improve revenue while reducing costs and improving asset throughput.
To take advantage of this ‘New Normal’ environment, JDA Software Group, “The Supply Chain Company,” recommends focusing on strategies in the following areas.
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| 1/11/2012 |
Supply chains 'play key role in sustainability'
JDA Software Group recently said businesses in the automotive sector should find a way to synchronise the delivery of parts with customer expectations.
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| 1/11/2012 |
Supply Chains Head to the Cloud
With shippers looking for flexibility in logistics technology, the forecast in 2012 is for the cloud to reign JDA Software Group, a supply chain software provider based in Scottsdale, Ariz., regards cloud computing as a means to deliver supply chain expertise to customers. In general terms, cloud computing refers to the infrastructure, applications and capabilities that are delivered via the Internet. Each of JDA's multiple supply chain applications can be delivered through the cloud via hosted, managed services or software-as-a-service models, said Joseph King, group vice president of managed services.
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| 1/11/2012 |
M&S e-commerce IT systems bolster Christmas revenues
Marks & Spencer has revealed that its M&S Direct online ordering service and Christmas Food to Order site played a key part in delivering the company with sales growth in the last quarter, as it invested heavily in IT.
M&S is currently overhauling its supply chain, from distribution centres to stores. It is implementing a range of systems from JDA Software, in a bid to improve efficiency and stock level management for its non-food business.
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This Week in Logistics News (January 2-6, 2012)
JDA Software Expands Investment in China as Part of Strategic Growth InitiativeJDA has announced it is expanding its investment in the rapidly maturing China market, further strengthening its business commitments to the region. The renewed investment is in direct response to growing global and regional demand for supply chain solutions from companies across China.
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| 1/5/2012 |
JDA adds weather and pushes further into China
This week JDA Software Group has made two big additions to its offering, adding in an integrated weather intelligence platform and expanding its coverage of Chinese markets for both global and domestic operations.
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| 1/5/2012 |
Inventory That Fits
DSW makes every foot count with software solutionDSW has the science of retailing down cold. Based in Columbus, Ohio, the shoe retailer has more than 320 outlets, a thriving online business and leased departments in other stores. DSW made the decision to move to a single platform solution, implementing JDA’s Enterprise and Allocation Planning solutions three years ago.
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| 1/4/2012 |
Cloud on the blue sky horizon
Kelly Thomas, senior vice president, manufacturing, JDA Software, is quoted in this recent feature on ‘The latest trends in logistics IT’.
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| 1/3/2012 |
Passenger backlash over soaring rail fares
Peter Shearer, VP of Industry Strategy for Pricing and Revenue Management Group, JDA Software, explains how rail companies can limit customer backlash due to rising rail prices by anticipating demand on a daily basis and setting prices according to various demand signals.
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| 12/29/2011 |
JDA Outlines Strategies for Achieving Maximum Customer and Enterprise Value Through Supply Chain Segmentation
To help companies achieve maximum value for their customers and their enterprise, JDA Software Group, Inc., recommends using supply chain segmentation policies to get on the right track.
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| 12/28/2011 |
JDA Outlines Strategies For Achieving Maximum Customer And Enterprise Value
To help companies achieve maximum value for their customers and their enterprise, JDA Software Group, Inc., The Supply Chain CompanyR, recommends using supply chain segmentation policies to get on the right track.
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| 12/28/2011 |
Integrated Solutions for Retailers: The Top 10 of 2011: Something for Everyone
Case Study: Woolworths Holdings Limited Leverages JDA To Support Its End-To-End Planning Processes And Improve Inventory ManagementToday's newsletter presents the most-downloaded digital content we published this year, broken down into several categories, from contributed articles to editorial commentary to unadulterated news from your vendor partners. Our most-downloaded content of 2011 paints a picture of diverse interests and disparate teams brought together through technology integration.
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| 12/21/2011 |
JDA Outlines Strategies for Supply Chain Segmentation
Highlights four key policy areas necessary for aligning the supply chain to unique customer and product value propositionsTo help companies achieve maximum value for their customers and their enterprise, JDA Software Group, Inc., recommends using supply chain segmentation policies to get on the right track.
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| 12/19/2011 |
Disconnected Business Functions Can Be a Nightmare for Manufacturers
Variability. Volatility. Uncertainty. Change. Disruptions.Puneet Saxena, vice president of industry strategies, JDA, shares results and insights from a recent S&OP practices surveyconducted by JDA Software, seeking to understand company usage, processes, tools and approaches, as well as current S&OP challenges and perceptions about this business process.
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| 12/19/2011 |
JDA Outlines Supply Chain Strategies
New challenges lead to increased complexity and variability, which ? if not managed effectively ? lead to value leakage in terms of lost sales, higher costs, and lower asset throughput.Demand variability, globalization, escalating customer expectations and new product introduction are key challenges companies face in reliably delivering on their business plans. These challenges lead to increased complexity and variability, which ? if not managed effectively ? lead to value leakage in terms of lost sales, higher costs, and lower asset throughput.
To help companies achieve maximum value for their customers and their enterprise, JDA Software Group, Inc. recommends manufacturers focus on four key strategies in 2012.
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| 12/19/2011 |
Technology Emerges as a Competitive Differentiator
JDA Supply Chain Planner is selected as a competitive differentiator in the Food Logistics 2011 FL 100 of top technology solution and service providers.
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| 12/18/2011 |
Technology: Smarter software helps minimise discounting
Razat Gaurav, senior vice-president, JDA, discusses how retailers grappling with falling consumer spending and rising costs are embracing technology, like point-of-sale linked supply chains, to get closer to consumers and obtain a deeper understanding of their buying behaviours.
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| 12/14/2011 |
MH&L’s Innovators of 2011 Putting Excellence Within Reach
JDA customer Pepsi Logistics Company has received a Material Handling & Logistics 2011Innovation award for using JDA's transportation management system.
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| 12/14/2011 |
Squeezing New Productivity Out of Mature Technology
New industry collaborations are resulting in fresh approaches to a chronic problem both in transportation and distribution: the need for higher productivity.Material Handling & Logistics visits with Mark Whittaker, vice president of PepsiCo Transportation, and Fab Brasca, vice president, global logistics, JDA, to discuss PepsiCo's transportation management system implementation and how PepsiCo saw the project as more of a map in its business evolution than as the purchase of a tactical point solution to save transportation dollars.
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| 12/13/2011 |
Guest Commentary: Transportation Optimization Requires a Holistic View That Maximizes Service Across All Orders While Minimizing Costs
JDA Vice President of Global Logistics, Fab Brasca, discusses how using a holistic perspective to make strategic matches across all orders and available shipping modes, can foster better transportation choices and achieve a significant competitive advantage.
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| 12/12/2011 |
IBM: Does the DemandTec Deal Indicate Big Blue's Larger Entry to Apps Arena?
International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) said on Thursday that it had agreed to acquire software company DemandTec, Inc. (NASDAQ:DMAN) for about $440 million or $13.20 a share.
In the past, IBM purposely stayed away from the applications software sector to avoid potential channel conflict with independent software vendors, such as Lawson Software and JDA Software Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:JDAS), who build their applications on top of IBM's infrastructure software stack.
Given IBM's newfound willingness to move into the applications arena, the analyst said the deal could be positive for the conventional application vendors, particularly JDA Software (NASDAQ:JDAS), Manhattan Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:MANH), Aspen Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AZPN) and Saba Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:SABA).
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| 12/12/2011 |
No Supply Chain Blah, Blah, Blah 2011
Dan Gilmore shares his picks for supply chain presentations of the year!Dan Gilmore shares his picks for supply chain presentations of the year, including JDA FOCUS 2011 presentations from PepsiCo's Animesh Ukidwe, Fairchild Semiconductor's Kevin Chynoweth, and Presentation of the Year runner-up Eric Robinson of Lowes, with help from Mark Garland of Capgemini.
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| 12/12/2011 |
Supply Chain: Demand-driven production
Walk the floors of any modern food or beverage production area, and there’s a fair chance no other human beings will be encountered. Hairnets and hard hats still are present in the packaging area, but their numbers are dwindling.
Compared to a generation ago, today’s facilities are models of efficiency, incorporating automation wherever feasible and shifting personnel to value-added tasks. Rather than rest on their laurels, manufacturing teams use Six Sigma, TQM, lean and other continuous improvement frameworks to squeeze out more costs and build greater efficiency.
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| 12/7/2011 |
OM in the News: “Thin Supply Chains” and Thai Flooding
Kelly Thomas, senior vice president manufacturing, JDA Software, responds to this recent Blog post by exploring how the ongoing flood in Thailand represents yet another example of the need for adequate risk management as an integral part of supply chain management.
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| 12/7/2011 |
Entering the Next Dimension of Cargo Revenue Management
Article discussing the impact of the recession on cargo carriers and how Continental Airlines used JDA’s Cargo Revenue Optimizer to address their problems.
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| 11/30/2011 |
Supply Chain Shaman
Trends I am WatchingScott Welty, vice president, retail, JDA Software, shares his perspectives on the Supply Chain Shaman's Supply Chain Trends to watch in 2012.
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| 11/30/2011 |
Yieldable Versus Priceable ? What Does It Mean and Who Cares?
In my role as head of industry strategy for Leisure, Travel & Hospitality industries at JDA Software’s Pricing & Revenue Management business unit, I often have the opportunity to talk with revenue management leaders about the tools they use. Two words I have heard frequently of late are “yieldable” and “priceable” when referring to alternative approaches to revenue management, and I am often asked to clarify the origin of the two methods and define their differences. Bill Kotrba, VP of Industry Strategy, Leisure, Travel and Hospitality, JDA Software
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| 11/29/2011 |
Risk mitigation for future supply chain planning is key
“Thin” or “lean” or “closed” supply chains have been talked about recently as being prone to outages, both small and large.Kelly Thomas, senior vice president manufacturing, JDA Software, discusses how the ongoing flood in Thailand represents yet another example of the need for adequate risk management as an integral part of supply chain management.
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| 11/21/2011 |
M&S selects JDA for global network
Marks & Spencer has licensed several of JDA’s supply chain management systems to manage the flow of non-food merchandise through its national and regional distribution centres.
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| 11/21/2011 |
Marks & Spencer sign new supply chain IT deal
Retailer implements JDA software systemsMarks & Spencer (M&S) is overhauling its supply chain, from distribution centres to stores. The retailer is implementing a range of systems from JDA Software, in a bid to improve efficiency and stock level management for its non-food business. M&S is implementing the Allocation, Demand, Fulfilment and Size Scaling systems from JDA.
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| 11/21/2011 |
Marks & Spencer targeting supply chain overhaul
Retailer implements JDA software systemsMarks & Spencer (M&S) is overhauling its supply chain, from distribution centres to stores. The retailer is implementing a range of systems from JDA Software, in a bid to improve efficiency and stock level management for its non-food business.
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| 11/16/2011 |
Managing Rapid Growth
With Support from JDA, Glazer's Leverages Collaboration to Keep PaceSupply & Demand Chain Executive highlights the Glazer’s Distributors case study that discusses how JDA assisted Glazer’s during their recent rapid growth.
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| 11/14/2011 |
Transportation Management at U.S. Foodservice
JDA’s Fab Brasca and U.S. Foods Logistics’ Todd Jackson discuss transportation management issues at the CSCMP Annual Conference.
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| 11/14/2011 |
Matching Demand Forecast Periods to Production Lead Times
It is common to speak of a “one number” demand forecast. And a “one number” forecast works fine if your demand forecast and your manufacturing planning are based on the same time period. For example, if you do a monthly forecast and the plant uses it to plan production for the entire month, then there is no inconsistency. But a lot can happen in a month.
I was briefed a while back by Nitin Goyal, product manager for JDA Software’s Sales & Operational Planning (S&OP) solution. I asked him how his customers with long manufacturing lead times were dealing with this issue.
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| 11/3/2011 |
Making the Sale When the Path to Purchase Leads to Your Door
As consumers continue to trim spending and shift their shopping to the Internet, two significant retail store trends have emerged. Bigbox retailers are moving to smaller formats to reduce under-utilized space and stay profitable. Also, consumers are treating retail stores as showrooms, testing merchandise before making a purchase. While the testing may lead to an in-store purchase, shoppers increasingly are purchasing items online at lower prices, or turning to their mobile devices to seek a better price elsewhere.
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| 11/3/2011 |
When sharing supply chain information is dangerous
Supply chain visibility has greatly improved business efficiency, the more data sharing that is in place means risk can also be increased.
With this in mind, JDA Software Australia ? a supply chain software specialist in this region ? encourages any business undertaking this software step make a proper assessment of its unique circumstances with assistance of an expert in this field.
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| 11/2/2011 |
Can Sharing Supply Chain Information be Dangerous?
It is no secret that supply chain visibility has greatly improved business efficiency, however, more data sharing means corporate risk is also increased.
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| 11/2/2011 |
JDA software implementation helps Wrigley manage its supply chain
As an iconic confections leader for more than a century, Wrigley has experienced some significant changes, including its own acquisition by Mars, in October 2008. As one of the largest food companies in the world - with $30 billion in annual revenue - Mars provided new strength to the global Wrigley organisation. The acquisition, however, also brought a new set of responsibilities for the Wrigley category management team.
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| 11/1/2011 |
JDA Software Enhances its Network Design Solution
JDA Software Group, Inc., a provider of supply chain management, merchandising, and pricing solutions based in Scottsdale, Ariz., has announced the release of the JDA Supply Chain Strategist 6.3.4, a network design and optimization solution that provides strategic, end-to-end capabilities to evaluate, design, optimize, and transform supply chain networks.
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| 11/1/2011 |
Renault takes JDA software
Renault has implemented software from JDA, including JDA Demand and JDA Fulfilment to cut inventory, reduce stock-outs, and improve operating margins.
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| 10/29/2011 |
This Week in Logistics News (October 24-28, 2011)
Following in the footsteps of other software vendors and logistics service providers, CH Robinson, JDA Software, and UPS all reported positive financial results for Q3 2011. You can read the press releases for all of the details, but here are some highlights
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| 10/29/2011 |
JDA Software's JDA Demand and JDA Fulfillment implemented by Renault SA
JDA Software Group announced that Renault SA, Europe's leading automotive brand, has completed its implementation of JDA Demand and JDA Fulfillment, bringing innovation to its global supply chain to reduce inventory throughout the network, reduce stock-outs, increase productivity and improve operating margins.
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| 10/28/2011 |
JDA Software 3Q Net Soars On Software, Subscription Growth
JDA Software Group Inc.'s (JDAS) third-quarter earnings more than doubled on a big jump in software and subscriptions, especially in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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| 10/27/2011 |
Getting technology right in the supply chain
Delegates from across the supply chain world gathered at industry supplier JDA Software’s FocusConnect 2011 conference at Heathrow Airport this week to share ideas and best practice, and it is clear that many retailers are using technology to improve processes at both the front and back-end of their businesses.
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| 10/21/2011 |
Friday Focus: Do air cargo carriers need new thinking?
Much of the freight flying today has to be moved by air, either because of its value or due to economic emergency, so why do carriers struggle to generate profits? Ask Anand Medepalli and Bill Kotrba.
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| 10/21/2011 |
Penske Logistics Europe Speaking at JDA FocusConnect 2011
Marla Piccolomini, Penske Logistics Europe director of logistics engineering, will serve as a guest speaker at next month’s JDA FocusConnect 2011 conference in London.
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| 10/21/2011 |
Wrigley chews over the benefits of JDA
Wrigley has implemented JDA Software’s Space & Category Management solutions, to enable the management of a large volume of retail product categories.
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| 10/14/2011 |
Cool New Supply Chain Product of the Month for October 2011
JDA Software's New Transportation Assessment Tool Builds On Previous Success with Overal Supply Chain Assessment Tool, Ties Process and Technology Maturity to Value PotentialThis Month: The new Transportation Assessment tool from JDA Software is Supply Chain Digest's Cool New Product of the Month for October, 2011.
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| 10/14/2011 |
To win the price war, you must know who you're fighting
Bill Kotrba, vice president of Industry Strategy for JDA Software, looks at how to turn price transparency into opportunity by identifying your true competitors.
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| 10/14/2011 |
Planning in the Cloud: Reshaping Supply Chain Management
Kelly Thomas, SVP of Manufacturing at JDA Software discusses how using cloud-based solutions could make the difference as manufacturer's look to come out of the economic gloom.
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| 10/13/2011 |
Is Your Critical Data Protected in the Cloud ? as Well as Leveraged to Its Full Potential?
JDA's Joseph King, Group Vice President for Managed Services shares how companies of all sizes are realizing the benefits of leveraging a cloud approach for application hosting, hardware hosting and data management, which offer clear cost and efficiency advantages ? and also allow the organization to focus on key strategic challenges, instead of administrative tasks.
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| 10/11/2011 |
Data management and software outsourcing the future for energy industry
JDA Australia says the energy industry will be moving into outsourced data management and software services.
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| 10/11/2011 |
A Logistical Nightmare?
Almost half (49 percent) of all retailers believe they have ‘a comprehensive and accurate view of goods leaving the warehouse to the point of customer delivery’,
according to research commissioned earlier this year by mobile solutions provider M-Netics. But only nine percent are ‘extremely confident’ that delivery operations are as efficient as they could be, with a further 55 percent ‘moderately confident’. Fabrizio Brasca, vice-president of global logistics at JDA, believes the way retailers view transportation has changed in recent years.
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| 10/7/2011 |
Financial Times Podcast: Breathing New Life Into the Back Office
JDA President and CEO Hamish Brewer sits down with Financial Times to discuss how businesses are turning to ERP to deal with supply chain volatility. As the second spokesperson featured in the podcast, Mr. Brewer reflects on the importance of agility and resilience in the supply chain, the ways in which businesses can manage the rising costs of raw materials, how software can help make the supply chain more agile and how the cloud can help.
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| 10/7/2011 |
Supply Chain Segmentation at Dell and Beyond
In this thought leadership video, SCDigest editor Dan Gilmore discusses the concept of supply chain segmentation - key to Dell's strategy - with Kelly Thomas of JDA Software, featuring video excerpts from the original broadcast.
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| 10/6/2011 |
Merchandising Across Channels
How Modell’s Sporting Goods is using JDA’s Merchandise Management System to help improve their inventory management
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| 10/4/2011 |
Food Engineering Automation News
Goya Foods upgrades its supply chain software performance
Goya turned to JDA Software for support in adding new, technology-driven supply chain capabilities to its proven business model. Goya chose JDA’s solutions for demand management, fulfillment and order optimization to modernize its global supply chain.
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| 9/29/2011 |
Social Media, Logistics Outsourcing, and The State of Logistics: My CSCMP Conference Agenda
Are you heading to Philadelphia next week to attend the CSCMP Annual Global Conference? Can’t decide which sessions to attend? Let me help you by highlighting the three sessions that I am moderating.
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| 9/27/2011 |
Guest Commentary: Transportation Strategies for Mitigating Risk as a Continuous Improvement Initiaitve
Fab Brasca, vice presisent of global logistics for JDA Software explains how to leverage process and technology to strategically mitigate supply and transportation supply chain interruptions on an ongouing basis.
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| 9/26/2011 |
Burning Question
Could steam be the surprising solution on some rural branch lines? And should ticket prices on busy lines vary based on forecast numbers? RTM readers make their casesPeter Shearer, vice president of pasenger transportation at JDA Software thinks that operators can make better use of passenger data when setting ticket prices - and do so in a far more flexible way.
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| 9/23/2011 |
Examining Airbus And Boeing Supply Chain Issues
During June’s Paris Air Show, Airbus and Boeing both secured hundreds of requests for new planes. This included orders everything from small, single-aisle short range planes to massive, double-decker long haul jets. But this spike in demand also brings to light a critical issue for both companies ? their supply chains are already showing signs of stress, prompting concern over whether they will be able to meet surging demand. Bob Anson of JDA Software recently spoke with Manufacturing Business Technology about how these two companies must now ramp up production like never before to fulfill these orders. The logistics of accomplishing this task is extremely difficult, but why it is so important to have a solid connection between strategy and execution.
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| 9/22/2011 |
Planograms: A Critical Strategic Tool
Byline by Ralph Williams, Strategic Services Director, JDA SoftwareSpace planning is an activity that occurs quietly, without much fanfare or acknowledgment. When you're investing in major ad campaigns, opening new stores, or launching trendy private-label products, it can be difficult to focus on the efforts of your planners to generate highly detailed planograms ? a complex activity that often resembles putting a jigsaw puzzle together.
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| 9/22/2011 |
2011 Top 10 Retail IT Service Providers
CIOs have many sleepless nights trying to figure out where the future is headed. There is revolution in the air around the globe that is upending cultures, economics and pillars of society. How is a CIO supposed to keep pace with these tectonic shifts and technology, too? For many, the answer is a trusted IT services provider. Here are the top 10 working today in retailing.
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| 9/16/2011 |
JDA Software takes third spot in Modern Materials Handling Top 20 supply chain management software providers
The supply chain software rebound is underway. Following a tough 2009, supply chain software was up in 2010.The worldwide market for supply chain management software applications, maintenance and services, or SCM, came in at $6.755 billion in 2010, including applications for procurement software, and nearly $4.6 billion without procurement, according to Chad Eschinger, a research director with Gartner.
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| 9/15/2011 |
Private Label Growth, Innovative Technologies Fuel In-Store Shelf Strategies
Empowered, savvy shoppers are leveraging a variety of technologies and tools to make smarter shopping decisions every day through a variety of shopping channels. The convenience of online shopping has made it increasingly critical for retailers to find innovative ways to bring shoppers back into the brick-and-mortar store.
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| 9/15/2011 |
JDA Software Group Reports Recent Awards for Real Results Magazine
JDA Software Group announced that Real Results, the company's corporate magazine featuring customers' supply chain successes, thought leadership and industry insights from around the world, has been recognized for outstanding writing and creative excellence from awards programs.
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| 9/15/2011 |
US sports retailer kicks off procurement optimisation programme
MC Sports, a privately-held sporting goods chain has rolled out new technology to improve the effectiveness of its procurement and supply chain functions.
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| 9/9/2011 |
STORES' Consider This...Lifecycle Pricing a Powerful Strategic Tool
While certain retail segments have always been driven by a “lowest price” mindset, two recent trends have forced virtually every retailer to focus on low pricing.
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| 9/9/2011 |
Video Interview with Saravana Sigamani of Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklft America, Inc.
From the SCOPE West Conference, Saravana Sigamani of Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklft America, Inc.discusses MCFA's supply chain journey in the last ten years and how JDA has been an integral part of it.
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| 9/8/2011 |
Penske Logistics Europe Speaking at JDA FocusConnect 2011
Marla Piccolomini, Penske Logistics Europe director of logistics engineering, will serve as a guest speaker at next month’s JDA FocusConnect 2011 conference in London.
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| 9/6/2011 |
Making the Sale When the Path to Purchase Leads to Your Door
Retailers must rethink store operations to capitalize on the Generation C consumer and drive more in-store salesAs consumers continue to trim spending and shift their shopping to the Internet, two significant retail store trends have emerged. Big-box retailers are moving to smaller stores to reduce under-utilized space and stay profitable. Additionally, consumers are treating retail stores as showrooms, testing merchandise before making a purchase. While the testing may lead to an in-store purchase, shoppers are increasingly shopping online for lower prices, or turning to their mobile devices to seek a better price or selection before making the purchase.
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| 9/1/2011 |
DataBar: Is your supply chain prepared?
New product labels enable the tracking and analysis of huge volumes of informationSince the global standards organization GS1 first announced its plans for DataBar ? a new labeling system that stores massive amounts of product data ? retail industry stakeholders have been discussing its potential impacts. Major retailers such as Target and Walgreens have already started replacing the standard UPC code on their coupons with DataBar bar code and updated their POS systems according to accommodate the new labelling system.
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| 8/30/2011 |
MC Sports selects JDA Software to help increase revenue and reduce inventory levels
JDA Software Group announced that MC Sports, which operates more than 70 stores in seven Midwestern states, selected JDA Allocation and JDA Size Scaling to help increase revenue while reducing inventory levels.
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| 8/25/2011 |
Preserve Your Shelf Life
In food and beverage supply chains, reputations are made or lost on logistics. These brand leaders found their own recipes for self preservation.Mark Whittaker, vice president of transportation strategy for Pepsi Logistics Company, Inc. (PLCI), explains how PepsiCo uses JDA’s FreightMatrix to help them manage transactions, communicate with its carrier base, track and trace shipments and produce reports.
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| 8/22/2011 |
How Much Do You Really Know about Grocery eCommerce?
While online grocery shopping accounts for just 2% of total domestic consumer packaged goods sales, it is expected to more than double in the next few years. This growth will have several important implications for manufacturers and retailers. Meanwhile, there are several developments that may change the direction of grocery ecommerce.
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| 8/22/2011 |
Planning demand is a better way to fly
Air transit is by far the fastest and most direct form of delivery, allowing businesses to make last-minute logistics decisions and fulfil urgent orders. As such, it is estimated that such eleventh-hour shipments account for roughly 50% of the freight shipped by air. On the other hand, it can be perceived as the most expensive and this stops many companies from using air freight, relying instead on trucks or container ships which are a slower but, at first glance, a far cheaper option.
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| 8/18/2011 |
Anna’s Linens Implements JDA POS, Continues To Expand
Anna’s Linens implemented JDA Point-of-Sale (POS) to improve business processes and efficiency of store operations, as well as customer-facing touch points. Following the implementation, Anna’s Linens has reported improved performance at its POS registers. The new system also has enabled the retailer to create new marketing activities, and gain better control of data and reporting.
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| 8/18/2011 |
On the Road to Success ? by Air
Air transit is by far the fastest and most direct form of delivery, allowing businesses to make last-minute logistics decisions and fulfill urgent orders. As such, it is estimated that such eleventh-hour shipments account for roughly 50 percent of the freight shipped by air. On the other hand, it can be perceived as the most expensive, and this stops many companies from utilizing airfreight ? instead, they use the likes of trucks or container ships, which are a slower, but at first glance, a far cheaper option.
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| 8/16/2011 |
Revenue Measurement is not Revenue Management
In pricing and revenue management, hedging your bets with a tried-and-true process may actually be riskier than taking a chance on something different. It sounds counterintuitive, but the fact is that the conservative route to pricing practices is costing big hospitality firms millions in revenue, risking their future viability.
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| 8/15/2011 |
JDA software boosts hotel group's revenue
Hotel group Carlson, which comprises big names including Radisson and Park Inn, has increased revenue from rates by between 2 per cent and 4 per cent as a result of rolling out price optimising technology from JDA software.
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| 8/15/2011 |
Liz Claiborne, Inc.: Reengineering Wholesale to Retail
How Liz Claiborne, Inc. reengineered business processes to turn world-class brands into world-class retailers
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| 8/11/2011 |
Carlson Hotels Wins Online Pricing War
Market transparency and the rapid growth of Internet bookings have led to a new price war in the hospitality industry, creating significant challenges for hotel operators. Even with Carlson Hotels’ worldwide reputation for service and quality, the company is constantly looking for ways to differentiate itself ? and maximize its revenue ? in this competitive, price-driven environment.
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| 8/10/2011 |
Three Examples of Shelf-Connected Supply Chains
Driven to serve customers in the best way at the lowest cost, leading retailers and consumer products manufacturers are embracing collaborative planning at the shelf. They know that in order to capitalize on rapidly-changing buying behavior, they must quickly respond to consumer choices at the shelf and across all buying channels. Doing this effectively requires a new breed of technology that can cost-effectively scale to handle the vast amounts of data captured at the point of purchase to drive millions of decisions. This has prompted the emergence of a new trend: the shelf-connected supply chain.
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| 8/9/2011 |
MMK launches JDAR SCP based productive-economic planning system
Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works OJSC (”MMK”), and GMCS Company today announced the pilot commissioning of a productive-economic planning system based on the JDAR Supply Chain Planner.
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| 8/8/2011 |
Registration is now open for JDA & Logis 12th European Metals Day 2011
This annual Supply Chain Conference hosts supply chain experts from the Metals Industry all under one roof. The event is planned in connection with JDA FocusConnect which is Europe's largest supply chain conference that takes place from Oct 25-27 in the same venue.
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| 8/2/2011 |
Anna's Linens completes JDA Software's POS solution implementation
California-based home furnishings specialty retailer Anna's Linens recently implemented Arizona-based supply chain management software provider JDA Software's Point-of-Sale (POS) solution.
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| 8/2/2011 |
Focusing on price elasticity and price optimisation for optimal RM results
Price optimisation can be the ultimate guide or recommendation provided by a central revenue management solution to properties who are unsure how to price in their market.
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| 8/2/2011 |
Painting a Picture of Actual Demand
DuPont Performance Coatings reboots efforts to plan for the complexities involved in supplying paint to the new and used automotive markets.
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| 8/1/2011 |
2011 Hot 100 Retailers
The definitive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing retail chains.Retailers with unique business models ? and those with both the means and the fortitude to expand while others contracted or stood pat ? are the stars of the 2011 edition of the STORES Hot 100 Retailers.
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| 8/1/2011 |
Top 100 Retailers
The Nation's Retail Power Players 2011These are the times that test retailers’ mettle. The recession is over ? and has been for nearly two years ? but high unemployment and under-employment and persistent problems in the housing market continue to keep consumer spending in check.
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| 7/28/2011 |
JDA Software delivers on post i2 acquisition convergence roadmap with Logistics Procurement Solution
JDA Software Group, Inc., The Supply Chain Company, has released JDA Logistics Procurement, an expanded transportation management offering that will be made generally available this month. Since its acquisition of i2 Technologies, Inc., on 28 January 2010, JDA has been focused on bringing together the two companies’ manufacturing, supply chain, merchandising and transportation solutions.
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| 7/26/2011 |
Opinion: Revenue measurement is not revenue management
Bill Kotrba, vice-president of industry strategy for leisure, travel and hospitality, JDA SoftwareIn pricing and revenue management, travel companies hedging their bets with a tried-and-tested process may actually be riskier than taking a chance on something different. It sounds counterintuitive, but in reality the conservative route to pricing practices is costing big travel firms millions in revenue.
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| 7/26/2011 |
Now for the Smart Thinking
You know you need to be more agile but where do you begin? Introducing agile systems in just part of your business could make all the difference. See page 8.
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| 7/26/2011 |
Case Study: Liz Claiborne Inc.: Reengineering Wholesale To Retail
When Suzanne Winter joined Liz Claiborne Inc., she walked into a well-oiled wholesale distribution machine. But as director of business process and systems integration, Winter and her team were challenged to implement a new set of systems that would parlay the company's success into the development of its burgeoning, multibrand, multichannel retail enterprise.
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| 7/25/2011 |
Office Depot Completes JDA Point-Of-Sale Deployment To More Than 5,000 Retail Terminals In over 1,110 Stores In The US
Global provider of office supplies and services replaces legacy POS system to improve the speed and efficiency of its everyday retail transactions JDA-Software Group, Inc., The Supply Chain Company, recently announced that Office Depot, a leading global provider of office supplies and services, has completed its phased deployment of JDA Point-of-Sale (POS) to more than 5,000 retail terminals in over 1,100 stores in the US.
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| 7/18/2011 |
This Week in Logistics News (July 11-15, 2011)
On the technology front, JDA Software announced the release of JDAR Assortment Optimization, “an expanded space and category management offering for retailers and their suppliers.” Here is a quote from the press release by Raghav Keshav, chief product officer at JDA, that highlights the value of the new solution.
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| 7/15/2011 |
JDA Software announces release of space-aware Assortment Optimisation solution
JDA Software Group, Inc., the supply chain company, has announced the release of JDA Assortment Optimization, an expanded space and category management offering for retailers and their suppliers.
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| 7/13/2011 |
We Provide One Integrated Tool for Companies
JDA Software's Fred Bauman, vice president, industry strategy, shares his views with Biospectrum on the changing trends in the pharmaceutical industry and the emerging need for an efficient supply chain solution and service. See page 52 for the article.
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| 7/13/2011 |
Successful Space
Before tapping tech to allocate your space, you must know how much space you really have.Retail merchandise improvement continues to be an important lever for retailers as they work to improve consumer relevancy. Indeed, many tier-one retailers are using space optimization to increase localization throughout their stores, and improved allocation of microspace (the determination of individual SKU location and facings within a fixture), and macrospace (the determination of category and department locations within a store) within brick-and-mortar retail can result in 1 percent to 3 percent improved revenue and 2 percent to 4 percent improved volume.
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| 7/13/2011 |
Supply Chain News: Goya Foods Shows Path to Success for Mid-Market Companies from New Supply Chain Planning Tools
Out of Stocks Reduced by 60%; As Software Gets Easier, will More Mid-Market Companies Upgrade their Supply Chain Tool Sets?What do you do if you are a fast growing mid-size company and find that supply chain planning challenges are one of the real constraints on your ability to continue to profitably grow?
You quickly do something about it, of course, and implement new planning technologies and processes that solve the immediate business challenges while creating a platform for long-term growth and success.
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| 7/12/2011 |
The social life
With the ongoing need to provide fresh content and monitor customer reaction, managing social media has become a very full, full-time jobIf you're a social media manager?one of the hottest new jobs in marketing?chances are you tweet about your company from the grocery store, monitor Facebook pages during the weekend and even sleep with your smartphone on the pillow next to you.
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| 7/5/2011 |
ERP update for Swagelok slashes guesswork
SWAGELOK, a major developer and provider of fluid system solutions, including products, assemblies and services, used JDA to update to a new ERP system.
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| 7/5/2011 |
The Price is Right
Pricing and revenue management solutions are in increasingly high demand in the rapidly evolving rail industryAcquired as part of the acquisition of Manugistics in 2006, the pricing and revenue management heritage of JDA Software (JDA) dates back to the mid 1980s. Today it forms a part of an organisation known the world over as a leading provider of merchandising, supply chain and pricing solutions that has supplied innovative solutions to more than 6000 companies in its 25 year history: “Over the years JDA Software has consistently been a pioneer in the use of pricing and revenue management solutions,” states Peter Shearer, vice president of passenger transportion within JDA’s Pricing & Revenue Management Group.
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| 7/5/2011 |
TouchPoints TV: Miles Tedder, Anna's Linens
RTP caught up with Senior Vice President of IT & Supply Chains at Anna's Linens Miles Tedder during JDA Software's FOCUS event in Orlando May 1-4. Tedder discusses how JDA's solutions have helped Annas Linens improve the customer experience at store level, streamline the efficiencies f'or its store operations team and created a foundation for workforce management planning at store level. Tedder also covers the importance of having the appropriate application at store level.
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| 6/30/2011 |
Supply-Chain Management Software Maker Leverages The Cloud
Richard Moroney, editor of Upside, an investment newsletter focused on investing in small- and mid-cap stocks, believes that JDA is due for growth. “High customer retention (roughly 96% in 2010) and a recurring stream of service revenue bode well for growth. For 2011, per-share earnings are expected to increase 13% to $2.20. The consensus was $2.13 three months ago,” says Moroney.
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| 6/30/2011 |
Logistics ViewPoints Guest Commentary
JDA Vice President of Global Logistics, Fab Brasca, Discusses Effective Interoperability Between Transportation Planning and Execution
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| 6/24/2011 |
Talking to (and Learning from) a Retail Store Execution Software Leader ? Part 1
My recent post (Software and Human) Help Wanted in Overwhelmed Retail Stores talked about how much attention (and IT investment) retailers pay to their merchandize planning and supply chain optimization processes as compared to their store-level task execution, even though this is where “the rubber meets the road.” I concluded my post with the fact that there are dozens of retail workforce management (WFM) vendors and solutions, but not many have the required store-level task management capabilities.
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| 6/24/2011 |
TUI Marine signs with JDA software
TUI Marine has signed a deal with JDA software to drive price recommendations and assist with the maximisation of revenue year-round across its entire fleet.
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| 6/23/2011 |
Macy’s Focuses on Supply Chain Efficiencies to Outperform Competition
How are manufacturers and retailers changing their supply chain and logistics strategies in response to the current state of the economy and logistics?
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| 6/23/2011 |
Supply Chain Management: JDA Planning On Demand
Kelly Thomas, senior vice president, manufacturing at JDA Software Group discusses trends in Supply Chain Management tools such as Software as a Service (SaaS), hosted solutions, and Managed Services.
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| 6/22/2011 |
The Transportation Manager’s Top Ten TMS To-Do’s
Fab Brasca, vice president of global logistics at JDA Software, discusses the Top 10 TMS To-Do's and 3 principles to address the optimization challenge.
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| 6/22/2011 |
Top 10 Myths of S&OP
JDA and Oliver Wight set the record straight on the costliest misconceptions in S&OP. In this White Paper, we will review the Top 10 Myths in S&OP. As a counterpoint, we also review the best practices in S&OP that enable innovative companies to better align all of their plans and strategies to drive improved operational and financial performance.
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| 6/21/2011 |
JDA software cements advatage for Heidleberg
German-based company, HeidelbergCement AG turns to JDA Software to make more intelligent, decisions about its supply chain investments.
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| 6/21/2011 |
Floor Planning: Shifting From a Tactical to a Strategic View
Managing floor plans has evolved from a way to simply plot sales floor layout and ensure store consistency to a strategic practice to maximize traffic, sales and margins per store. Today’s successful floor planner must have knowledge, processes, tools and data to deliver effective returns from the floor.
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| 6/20/2011 |
Aelia selects JDA Space & Category Management solution
JDA Software Group, Inc., the supply chain company, has announced that Aelia, the core duty free and luxury competence and branding centre of LS Travel Retail EMEA, a division of the Lagardere Services group, selected the JDA Space Planning solution, part of the JDA Space & Category Management suite, in the first quarter of 2010 to support store openings and improve sales and customer satisfaction. Aelia intends to use the solution at its 168 sales outlets in major travel networks, including 28 airports in France, Great Britain, Czech Republic and Poland.
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| 6/20/2011 |
Goya Foods Transforms Its Supply Chain to Enhance Profitable Growth and Service
The title of this posting comes from a speech Peter Unanue, Executive Vice President at Goya Foods, gave at the JDA Software FOCUS 2011 user conference last month.
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| 6/15/2011 |
Comparison of Supply Chain Companies: JDA Software vs. Lawson part 1
JDA Emerges as Leader in Comparison of Supply Chain CompaniesJDA comes to the top of a comparison of supply chain companies, especially among retailers, for their three decades of expertise in managing supply and demand chains. Every stage of supply chain planning can be executed with JDA Software, including raw materials processing all the way to supply replenishment and stocking shelves.
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| 6/14/2011 |
What Does the Supply Chain Assessment Database Tell Us?
As you may have seen, our "Cool New Product of the Month" for January was a new supply chain self-assessment tool from JDA Software. I liked it for several reason, especially the automated way that gave respondents some very good insights for relatively little effort. The on-line tool in part took the intelligence of the traditional strategic value assessment process used by i2 Technologies (which JDA acquired last year) and automated it. You obviously can't get the full type of insight you can with an on-site assessment, but this is not at all a bad place to start.
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| 6/13/2011 |
100 Great Supply Chain Projects
The "New Normal" economy of the post-Great Recession era has forced companies to operate leaner and meaner than in the past. The current economic environment is defined by high demand volatility, increased pressure on margins, heightened risks to supply continuity, and resources that are stretched thin. Today, more than perhaps ever before, Supply Chain is on the spot to for just cost reductions to the bottom line but genuine value to the enterprise and its shareholders.
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| 6/13/2011 |
The Catch-22 of Supply Chain Risk Management
The ultimate point of supply chain management is to help companies be cost competitive while maintaining the bare minimum of inventory consistent with achieving a targeted service level. Global outsourcing, reducing the number of suppliers you do business with, and using optimized planning to reduce inventory are common techniques companies use to accomplish a cost-effective supply chain.
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| 6/13/2011 |
JDA Software Recommends Three Critical Transportation Strategies
Companies are increasingly considering their transportation and logistics operations to be a competitive DifferentiatorFor more than 15 years, transportation solution vendors have been touting the optimization power that their solutions deliver to support more sophisticated planning, execution and settlement processes. Indeed, optimization techniques are proven to drive the vast majority of the business value realized from the use of transportation management systems. However, not all optimization strategies are created equal and that’s where the confusion lies.
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| 6/9/2011 |
JDA Software extends deal with Carlson Hotels
JDA Software has confirmed Carlson Hotels, a global hospitality and travel company, has extended its license agreement to expand its JDA Demand and JDA Travel Price Optimiser deployments.
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| 6/6/2011 |
Nestle DSD Makes Optimal Production Sourcing Decisions
At JDA’s user conference last month, two Nestle DSD supply chain managers gave a presentation on how the company is using a strategic network design solution from JDA?Production & Sourcing Optimization?on a quarterly basis to determine optimal sourcing by lane.
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| 6/3/2011 |
Enterprise Software: Supply Chain Software Market Picking Up
Another segment of the Enterprise Software market, Software Supply Chain Management, has rebounded over the last year after a couple of years of declines.
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| 6/1/2011 |
IT & Software
Service TimeSoftware suppliers are increasingly making products available as software-as-a-service. But which applications are most suitable for the technology and can a shared service handle the data requirements?
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| 6/1/2011 |
Rail companies must look at pricing
Letter to the Editor from Peter Shearer, VP Passenger Transportation, JDA Software.
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| 6/1/2011 |
Logistics News: PepsiCo Brings Automated Wave Management Concept to Transportation Planning
Existing Process with Huge Volumes wasn't Sustainable, PepsiCo's Ukidwe says; New Optimization Cockpit Automates Order Selection and Optimization Process Across 10 DivisionsPepsiCo, one of the largest shippers in the US across its many division, has taken an innovative approach to transportation planning and optimization that allows it to automate several existing steps and decrease its freight spend in the process.
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| 5/26/2011 |
Sony Wins JDA Software Award
Sony has won a "Best In Collaboration" award from JDA Software Group, the provider of supply-chain management, merchandising and pricing solutions worldwide.
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