House Foods Corporation Selects JDA Software's Enterprise Planning Solution To Optimize Planning Efficiency And Accuracy
Tokyo & Scottsdale, AZ - JDA Software Group, Inc. recently announced that House Foods Corporation, a leading manufacturer of spices, processed foods, ready-to-eat products, beverages and snacks with operations in Japan, has implemented JDA Enterprise Planning to increase performance and efficiency of its enterprise sales and financial planning.
House Foods recently completed a seven-month pilot program with JDA Software's Enterprise Planning solution that resulted in improved sales and budget planning accuracy, as well as a significant reduction in the amount of time needed to analyze and generate detailed plans based on key performance metrics.
Designed to deliver high-scalability, flexibility and performance, JDA's Enterprise Planning is a collaborative and configurable, work-flow driven planning solution that synchronizes all planning metrics, including sales, margins or turns across functional organizations. Using dynamic attribute hierarchies, JDA's Enterprise Planning quickly validates detailed plans against qualitative factors that influence customer product preferences and demand. The solution enables manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers to gain visibility into opportunities, simplify and optimize the overall planning and decision-making process, as well as generate plans that more accurately reflect consumer demand – ultimately leading to more efficient inventories, reduced markdowns and increased profits.
House Foods is very satisfied with the results realized to date during its recent go-live with JDA Software's Enterprise Planning tool. The company is confident that the solution will enhance enterprise-wide planning and analysis accuracy, and help to ensure that all of its associates are working more strategically and with increased agility. Specifically, House Foods expects that JDA's Enterprise Planning will provide the additional flexibility needed to accurately plan margin and sales budgets by brand and product.
Rod Talbot, JDA Software regional vice president, Asia Pacific, said, "With Enterprise Planning, businesses are able to establish common objectives for sales, inventory, margin and other key performance indicators with improved workflow-driven processes to avoid missed opportunities, inefficient activities and challenging communications. We look forward to continuing to support companies like House Foods in their quest to maximize sales and revenues by optimizing the strategic, financial and operational planning activities across their enterprise's consumer-driven value chain."
SOURCE: JDA Software Group, Inc.