Gazing into the Crystal Ball
JDA’s Crystal Ball event began last year across our two India-based Centers of Excellence to tackle the constant shift in technology head-on through our best asset – our people! We are in our second year of the Crystal Ball events that have become a funnel…
These 3 Retailers Are Competing with Amazon and Now You Can Too
This winter CVS is piloting a new program in Boston with free delivery and a membership fee, sounds familiar, right? Almost Prime-like? That’s because it is. For $48 a year or an easy $5 a month, CarePass includes free delivery on all CVS purchases, convenient…
How Sears Changed America and 3 Things Retailers Must Learn from the News Last Week
Since Sears filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week, the internet is exploding with dozens of posts about how the retailer has changed America, the way we live and how we shop. Among them, tweets from Louis Hyman, an associate professor of history at Cornell…
AI-Powered Price Optimization Could Boost the UK Retail Market
The latest figures from the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that the World Cup and this summer’s heatwave have kept shoppers away from the high street. Sales grew by 0.7 per cent in July following a 0.5 per cent fall in June…
How Cloud Investments are Fueling Manufacturers’ Digital Supply Chain Transformations
Digital innovation across every node of the supply chain is occurring – and fast. Smart factories, smart warehouses and smart transportation are becoming a reality as manufacturers invest in technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), Internet of Things (IoT), robotics and more….
How JDA is Reshaping Supply Chains of Tomorrow with AI
This is a great new era for JDA and our customers. We’ve been making the hard turn toward adopting machine learning (ML) across our portfolio. With the announcement of a definitive agreement to acquire Blue Yonder, we have taken our boldest and most impactful move…
Transformational Tech in Retail, Part 2: Innovation That’s Changing How We Shop
This is part 2 in a series of articles exploring how much-discussed new technologies work and why they’re game-changers for retailers. Click here to read part 1, and subscribe to our Supply Chain Nation blog to make sure you get all the insights in this…
Western Digital’s Lights-Out Approach to the Digital Supply Chain
JDA recently hosted its annual High-Tech Thought Leadership event at our customer Maxim Integrated’s world headquarters campus. The event had a great turnout in the heart of the global high-tech and electronics/semiconductor industry, and attendees heard fantastic customer presentations from Maxim, as well as our…
FOCUS Day One Recap: Delivering the Supply Chain of the Future
On Sunday, May 6, we welcomed almost 2,000 people to the Orlando World Center Marriott for JDA FOCUS 2018, the must-attend event for innovators who are shaping the future of the world’s supply chains. Three days of technology demos, presentations, networking and insights kicked off…
Warehouse of the Future: Digitalization and New Technologies Driving Next Generation Warehouse Automation – Part 2 of 2
In part 1 of this 2-part blog series, “Warehouse of the Future: Adopting Automation within the Supply Chain,” we took a deeper dive into today’s automation systems landscape and retrofitting today’s supply chain with automation. Part-2 of the series will go into more detail around…