Day-long event at JDA Bangalore office brings together supply chain experts across industries to discuss the retail-centric theme around last mile delivery and returns management Bangalore - August 3, 2015 - JDA®Software Group, Inc., today announced that it is hosting the 9th Edition of the Supply Chain Practitioners Council (SCPC) at its Bangalore office on August 21. The day-long event will bring together supply chain experts from different industry verticals and organizations, including Mukesh Singh, founder and CEO of ZopNow., Suresh Satyamurthy, co-founder and CEO of Tarnea, Vinay Mohan Sharma, director, Retail Solutions at JDA Software, George Kochumman, senior manager from Chainalytics and Prashanth Mahadevaiah, head of the Supply Chain Group for Capgemini India.

TheSCPC aims to bring together the leading supply chain practitioners from across industries to showcase achievements and share best practices, while building a munity which can influence policy making. This forum intends to foster an environment to propel India towards global supply chain leadership and make it a go-to place for supply chain excellence. This widely attended supply chain forum has occurred successfully in Bangalore for the past two years and eight such editions have been hosted by panies/institutes such as Dell, Cisco, JDA, Honeywell, SAP Labs & IIM Bangalore.

"We hosted the 5th edition of the SCPC which was manufacturing-centric. The theme for the 9th edition is 'last mile delivery and returns management,' which is retail-centric. The eminent speakers will discuss current opportunities and challenges. It is also a great networking opportunity for supply chain professionals," said Dr. Narasimha Kamath, director, Product Management, JDA Software India.

Senior supply chain experts from Accenture, Aditya Birla Retail, AT Kearney, AXA Technology, BigBasket., Biocon, BPCL, Britannia, BSNL, Café Coffee Day, Capgemini, Caterpillar, Chainalytics, Cisco, Cypress, Dell, Ericsson, Flipkart, HCL, Honeywell, HP, IBM, Intel, Lenovo, Madura fashions, Metro C&C, Miebach, Mindtree, Motorola, MuSigma, Philips, PWC, Raymond, Renault, SABMiller, SanDisk, SAP, Schneider Electric, Shoppers Stop, Tarnea, Target Corp, Tata Hitachi, TCS, Titan, TVS Logistics, TVS Motors, Unilever, Walmart and ZopNow are attending this event.

JDA has a large client base in manufacturing, distribution, retail, category management and store operations. It is a privilege to provide a platform that helps supply chain professionals to actively collaborate, think collectively and act decisively. The SCPC helps promote understanding of the current market problems and the way they are currently being solved, as well as provides guidance on moving enterprises to the next level of supply chain maturity.

Event Website:
www.jda./scpc

About JDA Software Group, Inc.
At JDA, we're fearless leaders. We're the leading provider of end-to-end, integrated retail, omni-channel and supply chain planning and execution solutions for more than 4,000 customers worldwide. Our unique solutions empower our clients to reduce costs, increase profitability and improve collaboration so they can deliver on their customer promises every time. Using JDA, you can plan to deliver. www.jda.


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