TECHNOLOGY
As a provider of third party logistics ( 3PL ), JDA ’ s clients include the likes of DHL , Asda , Coca-Cola and General Electric . JDA recently aligned with KPMG to meet the needs of those companies rapidly accelerating their digital supply chain transformations . The alliance provides manufacturers and distributors with high-impact , demand-driven planning and execution solutions to look to the future and solve the quest for competitive advantage .
“ In the case of industrial procurement , suppliers need to plan months out – however many retailers and distributors aren ’ t advanced enough to support this ,” reckons Halim . “ Big data and predictive analytics can help suppliers plan their businesses beyond the next order horizon , and extend this planning
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