Retailing group Edcon optimizes product mix with JDA Software
07 May '07
3 min read
Time to Complete Complex Allocations “Cut in Half” with JDA : In addition to making better decisions to maximize its inventory investment, Edcon is also making faster ones. “Our planners no longer need to run any manual allocations, which saves us 26 minutes of planner time for every manual allocation that they previously had to run. With JDA Allocation we've cut the time in half for our planner to complete complex allocations from start to finish,” said Afonso.
Accelerated Implementation During Peak Holiday Trading : The success that Edcon is now experiencing with JDA's software was hard won. The retailer had a short four-month timeframe to replace its former system and processes with JDA's solution. The project team raised the stakes by launching the implementation during Edcon's peak trading period of the Christmas holiday.
Pressed with a tight schedule, Edcon conducted system, integration and user acceptance testing in parallel. The project team encouraged merchants to pre-allocate as many allocations as possible in the old system before cutting them over to the JDA Allocation software.
“We managed this challenge exceptionally well by having the JDA resource available during these phases thus ensuring quick resolution,” says Afonso.
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