| Type | Public (NASDAQ: JDAS).[1] |
|---|---|
| Industry | Supply Chain Management Enterprise Software Demand chain management |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Founder(s) | James D. Armstrong |
| Headquarters | Scottsdale, Arizona, USA |
| Number of locations | USA, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, India, United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Netherlands, Australia, Japan, China, Philippines, Singapore |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Hamish Brewer, President and CEO Peter S. Hathaway, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer David King, Ph.D., Executive Vice President, Product Development and Management Jason Zintak, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing |
| Products | Software |
| Revenue | $617.2 million[2] USD (2010) |
| Net income | $17.1 million[3] USD (2010) |
| Employees | 3,000 (2010)[2] |
| Website | jda.com |
JDA Software Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: JDAS) is a leading[4] global provider of supply chain management, merchandising and pricing solutions[5]. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, 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.[6] JDA Software has acquired many market leaders including i2 Technologies, Manugistics, E3, Intactix and Aurthur.[7]
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In 1978, James D. Armstrong formed JDA Software Services in Calgary, Alberta which, by 1985, had grown to be one of Canada's largest IBM mid range software providers. In 1985 Armstrong sold the Canadian business and, along with a partner, Frederick M. Pakis, formed U.S.-based JDA Software, Inc. in Cleveland, Ohio. After signing a substantial contract with a Phoenix-based automotive retailer in 1987, all eight JDA employees relocated to the new corporate headquarters in Arizona. After ten years of operation as a privately-held firm, JDA became a public corporation on March 15, 1996, re-purchased the original Canadian "JDA" company and reestablished presence in Canada. In 1998, JDA completed their first major acquisition, the Arthur Retail division,[8] which provided JDA with the market leader in advanced planning and allocation software.
In an effort to provide solutions for consumer goods manufacturers and wholesale-distributors, JDA launched a period of aggressive acquisition. The April 2000 acquisition of Intactix division[9] provided more solutions for space management for retailers, suppliers and manufacturers as well as more than 3,000 customers worldwide. In September 2001, JDA acquired E3 Corporation,[10] adding 500 customers in retail and wholesale-distribution in 20 countries. To further respond to a growing customer base, JDA acquired Manugistics in July 2006.[11] This acquisition allowed JDA to expand their product line with supply management, demand management and pricing, and transportation and logistics applications. JDA has coined the convergence of supply and demand chain processes involved in providing goods to the end consumer as the "Customer-Driven Value Chain."[12]
On November 5, 2009, JDA announced its intent to acquire i2 Technologies, a Dallas based provider of Supply Chain Solutions.[13] The acquisition was completed in January 2010. In June of the same year, Dillard's Department Stores won a $246 million dollar judgment against i2, claiming damages from use of two supply chain management systems. JDA announced efforts to reduce or reverse this judgment, noting Dillard's still uses the software in question and has done so since 2000.[14]