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RedPrairie Corp. to Acquire JDA Software in Stock-Purchase Deal

RedPrairie Corp. has agreed to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of JDA Software, at a price of $45 per share. The deal is valued at approximately $1.9bn, and will create a software company with combined revenues of more than $1bn.

British Telecommunications Issues Cloud-Based App for Global Supply Chains

British Telecommunications plc (BT) has developed cloud-based capabilities for BT Trace, the company's suite of services for managing global supply chains.

JDA Releases Multichannel, Cloud-Based Training Program

JDA Software Group Inc. has released JDA Minutes, a new multichannel training service.

Risk Management: Making the Right Choices

The topic of supply-chain risk management is fraught with agonizing questions. Should global businesses emphasize risk prevention, or steel themselves to respond to whatever disaster might occur? Should they seek to transfer risk, or concentrate on achieving better risk-management up front? Should they attempt to do all of the above? The wrong answer can mean the death of an organization.

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Integrated Planning & Control: What Every Company Must Have

Larry Curry, principal with Oliver Wight Americas, offers a definition of Integrated Planning and Control, along with detailing its benefits and discussing how companies can begin to embrace this vital concept.

LogicSource Updates OneMarket Procurement, Marketing Application

LogicSource, a procurement services and technology firm specializing in printed materials and related commodities, has made a number of enhancements to its OneMarket Technology Suite of software applications.

Holistic Approach Needed to Deal with Inventory's 'Multiple Personalities'

How much inventory and which items should a company hold, overall and at each stocking location (each DC, store, stockroom, salesperson's vehicle, service depot, etc.)? When to replenish and how many? To the uninitiated, these seem like relatively straightforward daily decisions. But they are anything but simple and can make the difference between a highly profitable vs. out-of-business company.

Promotions, Product Innovations Drive CPG Sales as Market Volatility Continues, Study Says

The CPG industry faced another year of demand volatility, marked by continued economic turbulence and weak consumer confidence, according to the Terra Technology Forecasting Benchmark Study.

Divulging the 'Secret Sauce' of S&OP

A conversation with Jon Kierkegaard, president of DCRA Inc.

Next-Generation Supply Chain Planning Tools Should Serve People

Although practically everybody in the supply chain world is keenly aware of the need for progress in areas like improving supplier collaboration and risk management, the culture is inherently slow to change.

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A Bit Too Much Spice in McCormick's Supply Chain

For McCormick & Company, the ubiquitous producer of spices and flavorings, 2011 was one tough year. I'm not talking about financials; McCormick's net sales for the year were up 10.8 percent over 2010, to $3.7bn, while net income rose 5 percent, to $374.2m - not a bad performance in a sluggish economy. I'm referring to the anti-trifecta of disasters and disruptions that severely challenged the company's ability to service its customers.

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