JDA Software and Management Dynamics Inc. Form Strategic Alliance to Drive Improvements in Global Trade Management

Logistics Insight Asia - New Products, 10/3/2008

JDA Software Group, Inc. has announced a strategic alliance with Management Dynamics Inc., a leading provider of global trade management solutions, to deliver the next generation of supply chain software and information services to help companies realize the potential of their globalization strategies. With the combined strength of JDA Software’s proven Transportation Logistics & Management solutions and Management Dynamics’ industry-leading Global Trade Management (GTM) Suite, this integrated offering builds upon the established capabilities of each company to address the complete automation needs of importers, exporters and logistics service providers.

While low-cost country sourcing is an established strategy today, many companies have not achieved the anticipated benefits. Importers and exporters often experience increased costs associated with freight, logistics, duties, taxes and inventory carrying costs. Moreover, a recent Aberdeen Group study* indicates that 65 percent of companies lack automation to manage their global supply chain. In response to this challenge, organizations are making investments in visibility and trade compliance a priority to close the gap.
The integrated offering from JDA Software and Management Dynamics addresses many of the challenges that companies face today to align operational capabilities with increasingly global business strategies:

· Network design and trade strategy tools to determine the optimal supply chain configuration for various global sourcing and distribution models
· Supply chain e-commerce services to integrate execution-based applications and efficiently extend business processes to suppliers, transportation providers and logistics service providers ‘outside the four walls’ of the enterprise
· Supply chain visibility and performance management solutions to monitor and measure all order, shipment and inventory flows
· Advanced multi-modal shipment planning and execution capabilities to improve fulfillment through inventory diversions and direct-to-store delivery
· Restricted party screening solutions that integrate at key points of the order planning and shipment process to ensure that goods are not sold to a sanctioned party
· Export compliance solutions that manage complex licensing issues, produce all required documentation and automate filing with Customs
· Import compliance solutions that integrate the supply base to streamline the entry process and manage total landed costs

Management Dynamics, Inc., www.ManagementDynamics.com
JDA Software Group, Inc., www.jda.com