JDA Software Delivers on Post i2 Acquisition Convergence Roadmap with Logistics Procurement Solution
08 December 2010 - 2:52AM
Business Wire
JDA® Software Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: JDAS),
The Supply Chain Company®, today announced the release of JDA®
Logistics Procurement, an expanded transportation management
offering that will be made generally available this month. Since
its acquisition of i2 Technologies, Inc., on January 28, 2010, JDA
has been focused on bringing together the two companies’
market-leading manufacturing, supply chain, merchandising and
transportation solutions.
The JDA Logistics Procurement release is part of JDA’s post i2
acquisition product roadmap integration plan announced in April
2010. The product roadmap supports the convergence and ongoing
innovation of two of the industry’s leading solutions offerings to
provide customers with the most comprehensive, integrated supply
chain solutions. JDA Logistics Procurement is a proven example of
this combination of convergence and innovation.
Strong Execution on Integration Objectives
JDA Logistics Procurement is part of JDA’s world-class
Transportation & Logistics Management solution suite featuring
industry leading products developed by Manugistics and i2. These
solutions offer a comprehensive planning and execution platform
that helps shippers, carriers and third-party logistics providers
more effectively manage the complexities of a multi-modal logistics
network. i2 was positioned by Gartner, Inc., in the Leaders
Quadrant of the 2010 “Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management
Systems.” In the same report, published on April 13, 2010, JDA was
positioned in the Challengers Quadrant.
JDA Logistics Procurement is a superset of combined product
functionality from the i2-developed JDA® Transportation Bid
Collaboration converged with the contract management capabilities
of JDA® Logistics Sourcing developed by Manugistics. Additionally,
JDA Logistics Procurement features several net- new capabilities
and flexible deployment options not found in the legacy
solutions.
“Completed not only on time but ahead of schedule, the release
of JDA Logistics Procurement less than one year after the i2
acquisition reinforces JDA’s commitment and ability to successfully
deliver on our convergence roadmap objectives. The solution also
solidifies JDA’s leading position in the transportation management
solution space by providing our customers with valuable new
functionality and a joint platform from which to leverage the
powerful transportation synergies of our Manugistics and i2
heritage,” said Raghav Keshav, chief product officer, JDA
Software.
Flexible Deployment Options
While customers have traditionally sought to leverage the bid
collaboration solution in a hosted environment, JDA designed
flexible deployment into JDA Logistics Procurement based on
increased customer interest in leveraging an expanded solution
behind their own firewalls. With JDA Logistics Procurement,
customers benefit from bid collaboration, contract management and
additional optimization capabilities and can choose to deploy the
solution under either a software licensing or a
software-as-a-service model for ease of integration.
Convergence on a Closed-Loop Approach
Going far beyond a simple product replacement strategy, JDA
Logistics Procurement represents the goal of the convergence
roadmap: creating a superior solution with the best combined
product functionality. This integration approach enables existing
JDA customers to share data between the legacy transportation bid
collaboration and contract management solutions and achieve a more
integrated, closed-loop set of processes for more effective
results.
“Integrated planning and execution processes are critical to
effective transportation and logistics management today. JDA
Logistics Procurement enables key steps in the closed-loop process
by laying the foundation for execution in securing rates, service
levels and capacity commitments and enabling carrier collaboration
to refine constraints that must be honored as execution proceeds.
We are pleased to deliver this flexible superset solution to help
our customers gain true optimization and closed-loop integration,”
said Fabrizio Brasca, vice president, global logistics, JDA
Software.
Enhanced Functionality for Better Results
In addition to the convergence of legacy bid collaboration and
contract management capabilities, JDA Logistics Procurement also
features several new functional enhancements designed to further
streamline optimization and cost efficiencies to enable:
- Rapid execution with seamless
rate exporting of bid optimization results back into JDA’s
transportation management system.
- Cost savings on a specific
portion of the overall network with easier workflow and algorithms
to run smaller, more frequent bid engagements in an e-auction
engagement modeling process.
- Improved cost optimization
results while allocating freight and carriers within constraint
tolerances with partial bid and partial award modeling.
- Flexible carrier multi-modal bidding
and optimized mode allocations by lane with multi-mode
engagement modeling.
- Improved ability to fully satisfy
network demand with enhanced diagnostics to help quickly
identify and resolve any network infeasibilities.
To learn more about JDA Logistics Procurement and JDA’s entire
suite of Transportation & Logistics Management solutions, visit
www.jda.com.
About JDA Software Group, Inc.
JDA® Software Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: JDAS), The Supply Chain
Company®, is a leading provider of innovative supply chain
management, merchandising and pricing excellence solutions. JDA
empowers more than 6,000 companies of all sizes to make optimal
decisions that improve profitability and achieve real results in
the discrete and process manufacturing, wholesale distribution,
transportation, retail and services industries. With an integrated
solutions offering that spans the entire supply chain from
materials to the consumer, JDA leverages the powerful heritage and
knowledge capital of acquired market leaders including i2
Technologies®, Manugistics®, E3®, Intactix® and Arthur®. JDA’s
multiple service options provide customers with flexible
configurations, rapid time-to-value, lower total cost of ownership
and 24/7 functional and technical support and expertise. To learn
more about JDA Software, please visit www.jda.com or e-mail
info@jda.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are
made in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements are generally accompanied by words such as “will,”
“ensure,” “help,” “enable” and “expect” and other words with
forward-looking connotations. In this press release, such
forward-looking statements include, without limitation, Mr.
Keshav’s and Mr. Brasca’s remarks regarding the new functionality
of JDA Logistics Procurement helping companies obtain certain
benefits. The occurrence of future events may involve a number of
risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to: (a) our
solutions may not perform exactly as we anticipate; (b) there may
be implementation and integration problems associated with our
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