JDA Software Group, Inc. : JDA Software Expands Investment in China as Part of Strategic Growth Initiative
01/03/2012| 06:17pm US/Eastern
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Company responds to increasing market demand for supply
chain solutions to enable greater domestic and global
marketplace competitiveness for Chinese businesses
Scottsdale, Ariz. - January 4, 2012 -
JDA ® Software Group, Inc.(NASDAQ: JDAS),
The Supply Chain Company®, today announced it is expanding its
investment in the rapidly maturing China market, further
strengthening its business commitments to the region. The
renewed investment is in direct response to growing global and
regional demand for supply chain solutions from companies
across China.
In 2008, in recognition of Chinese companies' strong
interest in advanced supply chain solutions in the
manufacturing, distribution and retail industries, JDA
announced its expansion in overall China operations. JDA has
since quadrupled its China-based headcount, serving more than
50 Chinese companies. Now, JDA is renewing its investment to
further reinforce the company's commitment to China as a
leading supplier of advanced supply chain optimization and
merchandising systems globally.
"Leading Chinese businesses are focused on improving and
modernizing their supply chain management practices in order to
compete more effectively in both the domestic and global
marketplace," said Stephen McNulty, regional vice
president, Asia Pacific, JDA Software. "To that end, we
are seeing more and more organizations in China wanting to
accelerate their business innovation and growth in areas such
as forecasting and replenishment, demand management, supply
chain planning, sales and operations management, and factory
planning. Chinese businesses understand more than ever that
they are not only competing with their domestic competitors,
but also with the growing number of American companies moving
into the region."
JDA's current portfolio of customers in the region,
including Hisense Electric Co., Ltd., Huawei Technologies, and
Lenovo Group Limited, have benefited from improving the
efficiency of their supply chain operations.
JDA's renewed investment in the region, together with its
expanding support, consulting, and sales force, will enable JDA
to offer more personalized services to clients in the region.
With this expansion, JDA will be able to provide the same level
of support available to clients in other regions worldwide.
"We feel we are well positioned to continue our investment
and expansion in this region and expect to see continued growth
and demand for advanced supply chain solutions in the consumer
electronics, retail and automotive industries," said
McNulty.
"Today's announcement underscores China's
strategic importance to JDA and the growth opportunity within
the Chinese market," said Hamish Brewer, president and
CEO, JDA Software. "The demand for our solutions over the
past few years is driving this increased investment. We look
forward to realizing the potential of the China marketplace
over the next several years."
JDA first established operations in China in 2006 with the
acquisition of Manugistics. The company now has three offices
in China, with locations in Beijing, Shanghai, and Taipei. JDA
operations in China will be led by McNulty, an industry veteran
who has worked in the Asia-Pacific region for more than 15
years. He recently relocated from JDA's Singapore office to
support overall China operations from JDA's Shanghai
office.
"Our renewed investment in China reflects the growing
importance of the country in the global economy," said
McNulty. "China's role in the global business arena
offers a tremendous opportunity for us to continue introducing
the JDA brand to this important region."
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About JDA Software Group, Inc.
JDA ® Software Group, Inc.(NASDAQ: JDAS),
The Supply Chain Company®, is the leading provider of
innovative supply chain management, merchandising and pricing
excellence solutions worldwide. JDA empowers more than 6,000
companies of all sizes to make optimal decisions that improve
profitability and achieve real results in the discrete and
process manufacturing, wholesale distribution, transportation,
retail and services industries. With an integrated solutions
offering that spans the entire supply chain from materials to
the consumer, JDA leverages the powerful heritage and knowledge
capital of acquired market leaders including i2 Technologies®,
Manugistics®, E3®, Intactix®and Arthur®. JDA's multiple
service options, delivered via the JDA®Private Cloud, provide
customers with flexible configurations, rapid time-to-value,
lower total cost of ownership and 24/7 functional and technical
support and expertise. To learn more, visit
www.jda.comor e-mail
info@jda.com.
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