Baarn/Denver, 16 juli 2002 – J.D. Edwards, leverancier van softwareoplossingen voor de optimalisatie van interne en externe bedrijfsprocessen, introduceert een nieuwe versie van haar Demand Planning-toepassing. De nieuwe applicatie, gebaseerd op de technologie van Demantra – een specialist op dit gebied –, is gericht op bedrijven met uitgebreide forecasting-behoeften. De Demand Planning-applicatie is onderdeel van de Advanced Planning-suite van J.D. Edwards 5. Hierdoor ontstaat een planningomgeving voor de gehele supply chain. Zo kunnen bedrijven de voorspelbaarheid van hun toeleveringsketen verbeteren, voorraadkosten verminderen, voorraadbeheer verbeteren, productiekosten verlagen en de algehele klanttevredenheid verder verhogen.
Daar waar concurrerende toepassingen gebruikmaken van een enkel ‘best fit’ statistisch model, gebruikt de nieuwe Demand Planning-applicatie van J.D. Edwards statistische en meerdimensionale modellen voor de voorspellingen en planning van de toekomstige vraag. Daardoor zijn seizoensinvloeden, de periodieke vraag, onverwachte gebeurtenissen en veranderingen in trends en patronen nauwkeuriger te voorspellen. Demand Planning biedt tevens de mogelijkheid de invloed van bijvoorbeeld vakanties, promoties en productafhankelijkheid te analyseren en te voorspellen.
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J.D. EDWARDS RELEASES LATEST VERSION OF DEMAND PLANNING SOFTWARE
Application works with new Demand Consensus software, delivering comprehensive demand management capabilities
DENVER, July 15, 2002– J.D. Edwards & Company (Nasdaq: JDEC) today announced the release of its latest version of Demand Planning, a significantly enhanced application designed to meet the needs of companies with challenging forecasting environments. J.D. Edwards’ Demand Planning leverages technology from Demantra, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based provider of demand-driven supply chain software. Part of the company’s enhanced suite of Advanced Planning applications in J.D. EdwardsÒ 5, Demand Planning works in tandem with Demand Consensus to create a true collaborative forecasting environment across the supply chain (see related release on Demand Consensus dated January 31, 2002). This helps businesses improve supply chain predictability, reduce inventories, avoid stockouts, lower production costs and improve overall customer satisfaction.
Using historical demand information and market intelligence, J.D. Edwards Demand Planning employs statistical and multi-dimensional data modeling capabilities to predict and plan for future product demand. Unlike competing offerings, which typically utilize only a single, “best-fit” statistical model to forecast future demand, J.D. Edwards Demand Planning combines statistics derived from multiple models to create a more accurate forecast for better managing seasonality, intermittent demand, unusual events, and changes in demand trends and patterns. In addition, Demand Planning can analyze and forecast the impact of events such as holidays, promotions, and price sensitivities and product dependencies.
As with all Advanced Planning applications, Demand Planning comes pre-integrated with the J.D. Edwards 5 ERP and supply chain execution offerings for instantaneous response to supply chain events.
Enhancements to Demand Planning include:
· Faster computation speed, enabling forecasting for very large data sets
· A more user-friendly interface
· Improvements to statistical modeling capabilities to accommodate intermittent and erratic demand
· Allocation management functions to improve spare parts and co-product demand management
“Today’s supply chain complexities require sophisticated tools capable of optimizing production and inventory levels for the most cost-efficient delivery of products,” said Les Wyatt, chief marketing officer, at J.D. Edwards. “Demand Planning 4.0 gives businesses the power to dramatically increase forecast accuracy using a sophisticated planning environment, thereby providing the information necessary to plan production and ultimately satisfy customers. When combined with J.D. Edwards Demand Consensus, Demand Planning enables businesses to collaborate with stakeholders and manage demand using both historical information and qualitative expert judgments.”
J.D. Edwards’ partnership with Demantra has produced a number of successful joint implementations in a wide range of industries, including Reckitt-Benckiser, Otis Spunkmeyer and Lithonia Lighting.
“The strong partnership between J.D. Edwards and Demantra enables us to deliver highly functional, highly flexible software to enterprises with sophisticated demand environments,” said Bill Seibel, president and chief executive officer at Demantra. “J.D. Edwards Demand Planning represents the latest achievement resulting from this continuing relationship, giving businesses the power to achieve significant benefits in streamlining their supply chains and collaborating with business partners.”
About Demantra
Demantra is the leading provider of consumer demand-driven supply chain solutions. Unlike supply-side, product focused supply chain solutions, ours capture consumer demand intelligence to drive supply chain performance. Over 100 Fortune 1000 companies, including Unilever*, Coca Cola FEMSA* and Hunter Douglas, use Demantra to generate highly accurate demand forecasts and make enterprise-wide, single number planning a reality. Documented results include forecast error reductions of as much as 40%, driving finished goods inventory reductions of up to 60%, plus proven ROI of 100% to 500% in the first full year of operation. For more information, contact pr@demantra.com.
About J.D. Edwards & Company
J.D. Edwards (Nasdaq: JDEC) makes customers stronger, enabling them to solve their most important business challenges. The company offers collaborative enterprise software as well as consulting, education and support services. J.D. Edwards’ offerings are differentiated by a deeply ingrained attitude of listening to customers, innovating on their behalf, and delivering solutions as part of a results-oriented relationship. Founded in 1977 and headquartered in Denver, J.D. Edwards focuses on long-term business partnerships and helping its 6,500 customers in 113 countries collaborate electronically to manage their business processes, supply chains, and supplier and customer relationships. For more information: www.jdedwards.com or 1-800-727-5333.
Voor meer informatie:
J.D. Edwards
Ingrid Wong
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035-548 0231
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Peter Sips
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0317-410 483