Having implemented an enterprise retail solution in record time, Gymboree Corporation, a US-based manufacturer and specialty retailer of children`s apparel and accessories, is saving 25 percent in work-task time and has better capabilities for managing inventory by store.
Ed Wong, Gymboree`s senior vice president of planning/allocation, logistics and IS, says JDA`s interface makes the system easy to use and the open technical architecture enables Gymboree to create flexible business calculation rules. "When we combine all of these features, we estimate that we could realise a 50 percent time saving," he says. Using the RAPID streamlined implementation approach JDA Software, an international provider of enterprise retail solutions, implemented its Arthur Allocation retail solution at Gymboree in a record quick two months. JDA is represented by Dimension Data i-Commerce in South Africa.
Wong says when the Gymboree team compared Arthur Allocation to competitive products Arthur came out on top. "The application completely fits our criteria. By implementing Arthur Allocation using the RAPID methodology, we were able to quickly replace our in-house application and integrate successfully with our third party corporate headquarters system.
"Importantly, JDA consultants had an excellent understanding of our business processes and the immediate goals that we wanted to accomplish with Arthur Allocation," he says.
"Gymboree had a need for speed. Together with their team, we were able to take advantage of the best practices of Arthur Allocation and proven RAPID methodology to get the system up and running within their required time frame. It`s very gratifying to see this hard work pay off so quickly," says Greg Morrison, JDA`s senior vice president, analytic applications business unit and managing director, JDA Arthur.
"Unlike some software projects, the Arthur products, combined with the RAPID approach, are designed to provide low risk implementations, yet deliver the same deep functionality that is a hallmark of JDA products," says Morrison.
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Dimension Data
Dimension Data is a leading global network and interactive integration services Group which provides communications network services and e-commerce solutions to enterprises, telecommunications service providers and new economy companies.
Operating in over 30 countries on six continents, the Dimension Data Group is divided into the Network Services and Interactive Commerce (i-Commerce) divisions. The Group is one of the largest independent network and interactive integration services businesses world wide, offering customers truly global solutions.
The Group has achieved a compound annual growth rate of 106% in turnover and 38% in basic earnings per share in US dollars over the past three years.
JDA Software
JDA Software Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:JDAS) is the leading global provider of integrated retail software products and professional services with more than 740 clients in over 50 countries. Addressing the requirements of both brick and mortar and "click and mortar" companies, JDA`s state-of-the-art solutions include merchandising, planning, allocation, decision support and financial systems; warehouse management and logistics systems; point-of-sale and back-office in-store systems; and the industry`s first integrated commercial e-retail applications. Founded in 1985, JDA employs approximately 1,100 associates operating from 21 offices worldwide. With headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona, the company has offices in major cities throughout the United States as well as internationally in Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Japan, Singapore, and Australia.
Gymboree
The Gymboree Corporation operates 605 stores, including 555 stores in the United States, 19 stores in Canada and 31 in Europe, as well as an online store at www.gymboree.com. The company also offers directed parent-child developmental play programs at 423 franchised and company-operated centers in the United States and 14 other countries.