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JDA Services Delivers Real Results in the Cloud for Mitsubishi Motors Go-Live


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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--February 18, 2013: JDA Software Group, Inc., The Supply Chain Company, today announced that Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA), responsible for the manufacturing, financing, distributing and marketing of Mitsubishi brand coupes, convertibles, sedans, light trucks, and crossover utility vehicles throughout the United States, has gone live with JDA Planning on Demand - Demand Planning Service, JDA Demand Classification, JDA Fulfillment, and JDA Enterprise Architecture for optimized planning, replenishment and forecasting within its MMNA Service Parts department. JDA Services played a strategic role in providing value-added capabilities throughout the project.

“JDA Cloud Services can ensure MMNA is up-to-date in their environment and performing as expected, maximizing their investment in JDA.”

"We had outgrown our system and needed to upgrade to a newer solution that would improve our forecasting, inventory planning and replenishment processes. We also needed the solution to be expandable to accommodate our future growth, and JDA Software had the solutions to give us the results we were looking for," said Yoichi Yokozawa, President & CEO, Mitsubishi Motors North America. "JDA Services brought dedication and commitment to the project, offering design and expertise, implementation, training and other value-added services. With the addition of JDA Cloud Services, we're also benefiting from reduced total cost of ownership and an optimized environment."

Implemented via JDA Cloud Services, Mitsubishi Motors realized greater speed-to-value, rapid implementation, reduced cost of ownership and reduced risk. JDA Consulting Services, JDA Cloud Services and JDA Center of Excellence (CoE) worked collaboratively on the project design and solution implementation, which included project management, product testing and go-live support.

JDA Services understands the complex challenges that businesses are facing and has the expertise to take customer supply chains to the next level of performance, whether they are creating a top-level supply chain strategy, implementing changes that transform their supply and demand capabilities or evolving their organization to meet new challenges.

"JDA Services not only offers customers advanced capabilities, but also unparalleled domain expertise - both of which have made JDA a leading innovator and provider of best-in-class supply chain management technology. Since Mitsubishi Motors opted for JDA Cloud Services and a rapid install, they are also gaining increased business agility and rapid return on investment," said David Gai, executive vice president, services, JDA Software. "JDA Cloud Services can ensure MMNA is up-to-date in their environment and performing as expected, maximizing their investment in JDA."