Three of the biggest workforce challenges facing retailers today are engaging workers on their terms, dealing with the evolving nature of the workforce, and employing new technologies to drive the innovation necessary to attract and retain today’s younger, more dynamic workforce. In this video, Fab Brasca of JDA, discusses how JDA’s Workforce Management solution helps…
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Carla Garcia is a newly promoted SCPO Support Team Lead for Planning at JDA. She’s an avid learner and curious by nature and these two things have pushed her to take leaps in her career and her life. She’s run multiple marathons and considers them a metaphor for life as there is always something new…
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Work in the warehouse is changing rapidly. Fulfilling e-commerce demand direct to consumers, shipping smaller, more frequent orders to customers, and integrating robotics and advanced automation mean there is no more “business as usual.” Today, distribution managers don’t have time to create manual work schedules that are obsolete by the time they’re finished and result…
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As the competition to satisfy customer demand for ever-faster deliveries has made supply chain automation a necessity, and as new technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and robotics have transformed supply chain best practices, data has become the new supply chain currency. So why haven’t more companies forged…
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Whether you are a retailer, manufacturer, distributor or third-party logistics provider, you are being challenged by workforce issues unique to today’s market. Intensifying user demand and e-commerce are blurring of the lines between industries. But there are bigger issues. Retailers must deal with mature workers who prefer predictable schedules and younger workers who value flexibility…
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Today’s Wednesdays for Women blog is an insightful conversation with Katrin Starke, head of Business Development at ORSAY, which is an international clothing retailer based in Germany. Katrin recently joined us at JDA ICON 2019, our customer conference, and stood on main stage with Professor Dr. Michael Feindt, founder of Blue Yonder, to share results…
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Nannette Dayton, senior director, global deal architecture at JDA, brings a wealth of knowledge to this week’s Wednesday’s for Women. An associate on her second stint with JDA, Nannette shares her affinity for working cross-functionally, her key to work-life balance and her personal definition of success. With a great appreciation for her roots and mentors,…
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Supply chain planning and execution is critical to grocery store success. JDA’s GVP Solutions Strategy, Fab Brasca, provides insight on identifying problems and having practical and repeatable solutions that can help profit and customer satisfaction. In the video below, hear from Fab as he offers ways to capture and use data thanks to AI and…
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If you’re looking to get to the next level of value add in your supply chain process, artificial intelligence (AI) is not enough. However, the next generation of expectations and customer service levels are achievable. Rachel Hinkes, a VP of product management for JDA, expands on how bringing AI and ML into supply chain software…
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Jill Smith is a renewal partner and in her 20-year journey at JDA she shares how she’s kept her career fresh and gotten out of her comfort zone professionally and personally. As a self-professed introvert, she had to take a leap to do things that excited her like traveling internationally, coaching/leading kids and teaching fitness…
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