High Tech - Electronics

Profitably manage demand volatility in complex supply chain networks

Many of the world’s largest and most profitable high-tech electronics enterprises — including LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics America, Inc. and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications — have turned to JDA for its supply chain management technology and domain expertise in demand management, master planning, shelf-centered collaboration, sales and operations planning, and inventory optimization.

JDA’s innovative software and services enable high-tech electronics companies to:

• Minimize risks while improving financial performance by aligning stakeholders. Companies can synchronize plans across functional areas with improved sales and operations planning to quickly understand trade-offs when balancing supply and demand.
• Improve forecasting accuracy with one view of global demand. By better understanding the demand mix at the product level, companies can more effectively forecast for multiple product lines and demand variables.
• Gain visibility and flexibility across the supply chain for more intelligent planning. Companies can align practices from customer collaboration to raw material planning requirements while quickly generating global requirements and prioritizing demand streams.
• Maximize service levels on reduced inventory investment. By reducing trapped inventory across different levels in the supply chain, companies can free up working capital for the enterprise.
• Accelerate new product introductions and drive effective supplier collaboration. Companies can bridge design and sourcing with improved supplier relationship management, as well as integrate supplier interactions to resolve any issues.
• Optimize profit potential for every square foot of selling space. Companies can efficiently manage product lifecycles at the shelf to maximize margins and minimize markdown costs with advanced category management and pricing optimization capabilities.

Why JDA?

JDA solutions are built on an in-depth understanding of your supply chain needs, and feature configurable, best practice processes and workflows developed in conjunction with leading high-tech electronics companies. With JDA solutions, you can enhance enterprise visibility, optimize end-to-end collaborative planning processes and enable more effective value-chain partnerships — ensuring you keep demand and supply in sync while maintaining customer service levels.