JD Edwards & Company, a leading provider of agile, collaborative solutions for the Internet economy, recently announced the co-development of an enhanced OneWorld consumer packaged goods (CPG) solution with Accenture, the world`s leading provider of management and technology consulting services and solutions.
Customer co-development participants and advisors included Sara Lee Corporation`s European meats division and the LVMH Fashion Group - a division of Mo"et Hennesy Louis Vuitton, the world`s leading luxury products group.
JD Edwards and Accenture leveraged the expertise of these industry leaders to help create the enhanced solution, which delivers targeted CPG functionality while building on JD Edwards` best-of-breed supply chain capabilities.
"As co-development partners and beta customers, Sara Lee`s European meats division and LVMH Fashion Group ensure that our consumer goods solution is the best in the industry - solidifying our CPG foothold," said Les Wyatt, chief marketing officer and senior vice president.
"Teaming with these industry leaders allows JD Edwards to create a fully collaborative, end-to-end solution that enables companies in the consumer packaged goods industry to streamline their businesses through e-business, customer relationship management, and supply chain planning and execution."
Customers using JD Edwards` enhanced consumer goods solution will benefit from the following features: enhanced price management, buying structures, profitability management, enhanced lot control, dual units of measure, product variants, enhanced cross-docking, and enhanced order to cash.
JD Edwards anticipates general availability of the enhanced consumer packaged goods solution with the next release of OneWorld.
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