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Can someone help me please with those questions
3.How did implementing JDA Software solutions change the way Scotts Miracle-Gro ran its business? 4.How did the new supply chain systems improve management decision making? 5.Describe two decisions that the new systemsolution improved.
Can someone help me please with those questions
3.How did implementing JDA Software solutions change the way Scotts Miracle-Gro ran its business? 4.How did the new supply chain systems improve management decision making? 5.Describe two decisions that the new systemsolution improved.
Can someone help me please with those questions
3.How did implementing JDA Software solutions change the way Scotts Miracle-Gro ran its business? 4.How did the new supply chain systems improve management decision making? 5.Describe two decisions that the new systemsolution improved.

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Two decisions that the new systemsolution improved------

    1. Special design to support creative thinking, effective communications and decision-making techniques
    2. Easy to use so participants from different backgrounds can all participate effectively
    3.Flexible so it can incorporate the different perspectives and decision-making styles of the different    participants
    4. Automated record keeping for future review and analysis
    5. Parallel communication to allow multiple participants to contribute simultaneously

The most important characteristic, however, is that it provides support for a group to come to a decision. A number of different approaches can be used.

The Delphi approach is a structured communication technique in which experts answer questionnaires in several rounds. Participants get to see each other's input after each round and are encouraged to revise their earlier answers based on replies by others. The underlying assumption is that this type of communication will lead to a convergence toward a final answer. This approach is often used when conditions are highly uncertain and the opinion of experts is weighed heavily. A good example of this would be trying to predict the sales of a particular new product. If there are no similar products on the market, there may not be a lot of data for analysis.

The group consensus approach forces members to come to a unanimous decision. This is sort of like locking a team up in a room, and they can't leave before a decision is reached - but the room could be virtual, and the communications could all be electronic.

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New supply chain systems improve management decision making-----

Supply chains today are governed by a vast number of unique factors that must all connect together in a way that makes sense. A company that rapidly expands its network of partners, for instance, must consider how visibility over information will be maintained. The technological capabilities of each partner as well as the processes governing information exchange must all be linked to ensure that stakeholders have the information they need. At the same time, organizations are facing increased demands from their customers, who want to know the status of their orders at any given time.

This creates two major and competing pressure areas: Business need to make decisions faster, but they also need to ensure those decisions are accurate and result in valuable gains. The issue is exacerbated by the type of software that many supply chain management professionals rely on.

"Companies cannot effectively model the trade-offs of growth, profitability, supply chain cyclessupply chain visibility and community management such as procure to pay and inventory turns, and business operations complexity on a spreadsheet," wrote DataInformed contributor Lora Cecere. "As that complexity increases, most companies are unable to use supply chain systems to improve operating margin and inventory cycles."

It is important to realize that limited technology not only reduces visibility over the supply chain, it makes it difficult to unlock the potential of solutions such as data analytics. For example, Cecere noted that only 11 percent of organizations can sufficiently evaluate a "what-if analysis." Additionally, only 24 percent of companies can predict the impact of change on profitability.

Analytics in the supply chain
It is no secret that many organizations are beginning to invest in more sophisticated business intelligence tools. As Gartner suggested in its 2013 Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms, organizations are shifting away from tools that provide only descriptive information. Instead, business leaders are increasingly adopting tools that can provide diagnostic analysis and identify relationships between different sets of information. This trend makes it important to consider features such as automated data discovery and integration.

Integration has been a pain point for many organizations, particularly those that rely heavily on legacy systems or do not have APIs available. However, it is important for companies to move forward with integration, as the capabilities of a fully integrated data ecosystem will provide much more value in highly collaborative business environments - whether data must be shared across departments or across entire partner ecosystems. Gartner identified several qualities that are essential for BI integration, including:

   . Utilize standardized security mechanisms, metadata, object models and query engines
   .Include robust search and publish functionality for all metadata
   .Provide programming and visual tools so developers can integrate solutions with IT systems and employees can integrate business processes
   . Offer functionality to discuss and share content for collaboration purposes

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JDA Software solutions change the way Scotts Miracle-Gro ran----

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company is the world's largest marketer of branded consumer products for lawn and garden care. The company chose JDA to improve its service levels, and create direct alignment from its suppliers through to its multiple distribution lanes, hubs and worldwide markets. It realized the following results:

1. Improved customer service rates from 92 percent to 99 percent
2. Doubled inventory turns, boosting free cash flow
3. Gained the ability to conduct proactive planning regarding weather events
4. Achieved average annual supply chain savings of 2-3 percent
   5. Realized complete value chain synchronization — from shelf to supplier — for rapid response to dynamic market conditions

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