New capabilities include intelligent and prescriptive demand and supply planning, real-time and collaborative cross-functional scenario analyses, and an in-memory foundation for an "always-on" supply chain. According to JDA, manufacturers will be able to plan risk-aware strategies, optimize business performance and respond quickly to disruptive events. JDA Manufacturing Planning spans multiple supply-chain processes, including network design; sales and operations planning; demand, inventory and supply planning; order promising; production scheduling; procurement and cross-enterprise collaboration. "Always-on" synchronization provides a comprehensive control-tower view of all demand and supply activities, JDA said. Predictive analytics enable end-to-end scenario planning across demand and supply, while prescriptive analytics feature guided levers that resolve demand, supply and business-performance exceptions.
