JDA Software
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JDA Software Group, Inc. is a leading global provider of supply chain management, merchandising and pricing solutions. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona
, 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. JDA Software has acquired many market leaders including i2 Technologies, Manugistics, E3, Intactix and Aurthur.
mid range software providers. In 1985 Armstrong sold the Canadian business and, along with a partner, Frederick M. Pakis, formed U.S.-based JDA Software, Inc. in Cleveland, Ohio
. After signing a substantial contract with a Phoenix-based automotive retailer in 1987, all eight JDA employees relocated to the new corporate headquarters in Arizona
. After ten years of operation as a privately-held firm, JDA became a public corporation
on March 15, 1996, re-purchased the original Canadian "JDA" company and reestablished presence in Canada. In 1998, JDA completed their first major acquisition, the Arthur Retail division, which provided JDA with the market leader in advanced planning and allocation software.
In an effort to provide solutions for consumer goods manufacturers and wholesale-distributors, JDA launched a period of aggressive acquisition. The April 2000 acquisition
of Intactix division provided more solutions for space management for retailers, suppliers and manufacturers as well as more than 3,000 customers worldwide. In September 2001, JDA acquired E3 Corporation, adding 500 customers in retail and wholesale-distribution in 20 countries. To further respond to a growing customer base, JDA acquired Manugistics
in July 2006. This acquisition allowed JDA to expand their product line with supply management
, demand management and pricing, and transportation and logistics applications. JDA has coined the convergence of supply and demand chain processes involved in providing goods to the end consumer as the "Customer-Driven Value Chain."
On November 5, 2009, JDA announced its intent to acquire i2 Technologies, a Dallas based provider of Supply Chain Solutions. The acquisition was completed in January 2010. In June of the same year, Dillard's Department Stores won a $246 million dollar judgment against i2, claiming damages from use of two supply chain management systems. JDA announced efforts to reduce or reverse this judgment, noting Dillard's still uses the software in question and has done so since 2000.
Scottsdale, Arizona
Scottsdale is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2010 the population of the city was 217,385...
, 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. JDA Software has acquired many market leaders including i2 Technologies, Manugistics, E3, Intactix and Aurthur.
History
In 1978, James D. Armstrong formed JDA Software Services in Calgary, Alberta which, by 1985, had grown to be one of Canada's largest IBMIBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
mid range software providers. In 1985 Armstrong sold the Canadian business and, along with a partner, Frederick M. Pakis, formed U.S.-based JDA Software, Inc. in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
. After signing a substantial contract with a Phoenix-based automotive retailer in 1987, all eight JDA employees relocated to the new corporate headquarters in Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
. After ten years of operation as a privately-held firm, JDA became a public corporation
Corporation
A corporation is created under the laws of a state as a separate legal entity that has privileges and liabilities that are distinct from those of its members. There are many different forms of corporations, most of which are used to conduct business. Early corporations were established by charter...
on March 15, 1996, re-purchased the original Canadian "JDA" company and reestablished presence in Canada. In 1998, JDA completed their first major acquisition, the Arthur Retail division, which provided JDA with the market leader in advanced planning and allocation software.
In an effort to provide solutions for consumer goods manufacturers and wholesale-distributors, JDA launched a period of aggressive acquisition. The April 2000 acquisition
Mergers and acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions refers to the aspect of corporate strategy, corporate finance and management dealing with the buying, selling, dividing and combining of different companies and similar entities that can help an enterprise grow rapidly in its sector or location of origin, or a new field or...
of Intactix division provided more solutions for space management for retailers, suppliers and manufacturers as well as more than 3,000 customers worldwide. In September 2001, JDA acquired E3 Corporation, adding 500 customers in retail and wholesale-distribution in 20 countries. To further respond to a growing customer base, JDA acquired Manugistics
Manugistics
Manugistics Group, Inc. was a company that developed and marketed software applications, principally for resource planning and supply chain management, with clients around the world....
in July 2006. This acquisition allowed JDA to expand their product line with supply management
Supply management
The term supply management describes the methods and processes of modern corporate or institutional buying. This may be for the purchasing of supplies for internal use referred to as indirect goods and services, purchasing raw materials for the consumption during the manufacturing process, or for...
, demand management and pricing, and transportation and logistics applications. JDA has coined the convergence of supply and demand chain processes involved in providing goods to the end consumer as the "Customer-Driven Value Chain."
On November 5, 2009, JDA announced its intent to acquire i2 Technologies, a Dallas based provider of Supply Chain Solutions. The acquisition was completed in January 2010. In June of the same year, Dillard's Department Stores won a $246 million dollar judgment against i2, claiming damages from use of two supply chain management systems. JDA announced efforts to reduce or reverse this judgment, noting Dillard's still uses the software in question and has done so since 2000.
Major acquisitions
- ManugisticsManugisticsManugistics Group, Inc. was a company that developed and marketed software applications, principally for resource planning and supply chain management, with clients around the world....
- Arthur Retail
- E3 Corporation
- Intactix
- i2 TechnologiesI2 Technologiesi2 Technologies was a supply chain management software and services company, founded in 1988 by Sanjiv Sidhu and Ken Sharma in Dallas, Texas...
- acquired on January 28th 2010