JDA Software Introduces a New View on Visual Merchandising, Assortment Planning and Transportation Management at the 97th Annual National Retail Federation Convention and Expo
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New Groundbreaking Solutions and Expanded Functionalities Offer Greater Decision Making Power to Satisfy Consumer Demand
New York City & Scottsdale, Ariz. - January 14, 2008 - JDA® Software Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: JDAS) today announced a "new view" on visual merchandising, assortment planning and transportation management with the next generation of its Enterprise Planning, Space & Category Management, and Transportation & Logistics Management suites available during the first quarter of 2008. The latest versions of these software suites provide new innovative applications and greater capabilities to respond to customer-centric business environments found in today's dynamic retail, consumer goods and other business environments. Assortment Planning and Planogram functionality within the Enterprise Planning and Space & Category Management suites will enable retailers to experience optimized product selection and greater visibility into optimal product placement and display. JDA Software's next-generation Transportation & Logistics Management suite offers enhanced functionality to more effectively manage the complexities of multi-modal, global transportation movements with capabilities that cover the entire spectrum of the logistics process.
"These three product releases add significantly to JDA's competitive advantage. They are unmatched by our competition and they offer the opportunity to deliver substantial improvements in profitability to retailers, manufacturers and wholesalers worldwide," said Hamish Brewer, JDA Software's chief executive officer. "These products fundamentally support the critical need in today's market to achieve consumer centric capabilities. They provide ground breaking innovation in three of the most critical issues facing consumer companies everywhere; assortment planning, in-store merchandising and global transportation optimization."
Equipping Retailers for Tomorrow's Opportunities and Competitive Pressures
Escalating consumer expectations, competitive pressures and ever-expanding product ranges combined with evolving local requirements are shaping the landscape of today's dynamic retail environment. As part of JDA's strategic, workflow-driven Enterprise Planning solution suite v7.4, JDA® Assortment Planning will enable retailers to effectively plan and execute unique store-level assortments that match local consumer demand.
JDA Assortment Planning software allows retailers to create consumer-centric plans based on product hierarchy or product attribute, including theme, collection, floor-set plans or promotions. This next-generation software application enables retailers to dynamically group store locations into clusters based on calculated data, such as size and type of store, volume of merchandise sold and customer attributes. Additionally, Channel Clustering allows stores to be grouped together based on performance analysis data, which then can be translated into actionable decision-making.
Going beyond simple spreadsheets, JDA Assortment Planning is a fully automated solution that saves merchants valuable time and eliminates manual errors by applying user-defined calculations to generate intelligent assortment quantities based on factors such as space, rate of sale and initial distribution. Furthermore, this fully integrated, end-to-end solution ensures visibility of assortment plans throughout the organization, ensuring that plans are aligned with corporate objectives. By connecting all phases of the planning process, JDA Assortment Planning positions retailers to adapt easily to market fluctuations and to increase profit margins and sales.
Generating High Volumes of Planograms without Sacrificing Quality
When creating planograms to determine how and where retail products optimally should be displayed, merchants are often forced to choose between quantity and quality. As part of JDA's next-generation Space & Category Management suite v7.4, JDA's Planogram Generator will enable companies to create greater quantities of highly detailed planograms more efficiently. Retailers will benefit from planograms that are both accurate - incorporating attributes such as user-defined merchandising instructions, fixtures and assortment and performance data - and produced at high volumes. Built on JDA Software's fully integrated, centralized Intactix® Knowledge Base, the Planogram Generator automates the often arduous task of producing planograms; this innovative space management solution also provides a competitive advantage - agility. The solution is capable of producing store-level planograms in a matter of seconds, compared with the standard three hours, quickly allowing retailers to adjust product placement based on performance data, market changes and shifting consumer demand.
By reducing the amount of time spent on planogram development, JDA's Planogram Generator enables retailers and suppliers to focus on the important tasks of category analysis and market trends. Store-specific planograms become a competitive differentiator for suppliers, enabling them to provide a superior level of service and more effective category management to their retail customers, thus driving profitability. Companies also benefit from highly detailed planograms which ensure that product placement and display match consumer preferences, thus allowing retailers to maximize customer satisfaction levels, resulting in increased sales and financial benefits.
Managing Complex Transportation Movements through Elongated Supply Chains
With increasing global operations and tightening freight capacity, as well as the rising popularity of offshore manufacturing, today's organizations must find more cost-effective methods to manage and control their transportation operations. Furthermore, due to constrained network capacity and an increase in service-level expectations, many companies must find ways to break down the silos between their private fleet and third-party carrier operations.
The latest version of the JDA Transportation & Logistics Management suite will enable shippers, carriers and transportation service providers to manage the complexities of a multi-modal logistics network - including ground, rail, ocean and air - like never before. A paradigm shift for transportation managers, JDA's solutions allow them to plan and execute all transportation needs including company-owned fleets. The suite will also provide enhanced visibility into the movement of product through the elongated supply chain, ensuring that lead cycle times are reduced and goods are delivered on-time and on-budget to the right distribution centers an d right stores. JDA® Fleet Management, part of the next-generation Transportation & Logistics Management software suite, provides a single platform to more effectively manage a mixed private fleet and third-party carrier operation, which will enable many companies to realize increased backhaul utilization and reduced freight expense.
"These Transportation & Logistics Management, Enterprise Planning and Space & Category Management solutions exemplify JDA's continual commitment to provide innovative solutions that help our customers improve their internal processes, drive financial performance and become consumer-driven enterprises," said Brewer.
About JDA Software Group, Inc.
JDA® Software Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: JDAS) is focused on helping companies realize real supply chain and revenue management results - fast. JDA Software delivers integrated merchandising as well as supply chain and revenue management planning, execution, and optimization solutions for the consumer-driven supply chain and services industries. Through its industry leading solutions, leading manufacturers, distributors, retailers and services companies around the world are growing their businesses with greater predictability and more profitably. For more information on JDA Software, visit www.jda.com or contact us at info@jda.com or call +1.800.479.7382.
JDA Software Group, Inc.
14400 N. 87th Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
