JDA Software and Sports Authority to Co-Present STORES Webinar

by Press Release on 2011-11-28 23:13:20

Industry experts to discuss how Sports Authority transformed its supply chain and merchandising strategies to achieve new levels of capabilities and efficiencies  

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov 28, 2011 (Global Logistics Media) -- JDA(R) Software Group, Inc. , The Supply Chain Company(R), today announced that it will co-present a complimentary webinar with Sports Authority, one of the nation's largest full-line sporting goods retailers with approximately 460 stores in 45 states. The webinar, titled "The Sports Authority Scores Big with Supply Chain Transformation," will be presented in conjunction with STORES Media on Thursday, Dec. 8 at 2:00 p.m. EDT.

Event Details
Hosted by Susan Reda, editor of STORES Media, the webinar will feature Tony Forde, senior vice president, planning and supply chain, Sports Authority, and Wayne Usie, senior vice president of retail, JDA, discussing Sports Authority's recently completed 15-month journey aimed at transforming its supply chain and merchandising strategies to address today's biggest market challenges and future retail complexities. Reda will moderate a live question-and-answer session with Forde and Usie during the webinar.

During the webinar, Forde and Usie will discuss:

- The market and economic conditions that prompted Sports Authority to undertake its supply chain transformation

- The most important factors Sports Authority considered when determining to strengthen its supply chain and merchandising capabilities

- The key elements of Sports Authority's supply chain transformation from a people, process and technology perspective

- Results achieved from the supply chain transformation

Individuals wishing to attend this free webinar can register by clicking here.

Get Involved: Join the live conversation on Twitter using the #JDACHAT hashtag or follow the webinar hosts at @JDASoftware, @wayneusie and @STORESmedia

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About JDA Software Group, Inc.
JDA(R) Software Group, Inc., The Supply Chain Company(R), is a leading provider of innovative supply chain management, merchandising and pricing excellence solutions. 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. With an integrated solutions offering that spans the entire supply chain from materials to the consumer, JDA leverages the powerful heritage and knowledge capital of acquired market leaders including i2 Technologies(R), Manugistics(R), E3(R), Intactix(R) and Arthur(R). JDA's multiple service options, delivered via the JDA(R) Private Cloud, provide customers with flexible configurations, rapid time-to-value, lower total cost of ownership, and 24/7 functional and technical support and expertise.

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