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Retailers managing inventory with the use of JDA's E3 products know these programs are immensely complex. If you've been using the Advanced Warehouse Replenishment (AWR) as well as Advanced Store Replenishment (ASR) tools for any length of time without changes, it can seem daunting to contemplate an upgrade. Time for justifying the potential benefits, testing subsequent to the upgrade, training, hardware assessment and possible upgrade... all of these seem complicated and time consuming. Learn if it's the right time for an upgrade and how the improvements could deliver to bottom line results.As any retailer managing their inventory with the use of JDA's E3 products knows, these programs are immensely complex. This holds true for Advanced Warehouse Replenishment (AWR) as well as Advanced Store Replenishment (ASR). If you have been using these tools for any length of time without changes, it can seem daunting to contemplate an upgrade of one or both of these systems. Time for justifying the potential benefits, testing subsequent to the upgrade, training, hardware assessment and possible upgrade. all of these seem like complications better left for another day. The fact is, however, that the very complexity of the E3 system is its best asset. It's a robust and diversely capable suite of tools. Undoubtedly you've already seen many times over the impact E3 has had on your inventory - improved in stock, faster turns, reduced carrying cost, etc. And with every new release from JDA, its abilities grow. Version changes are the opportunities for JDA to introduce new functionalities into their code. These are the enhancements that you in the user community requested through your discussions with JDA, the enhancements you voted on in your yearly SIG meetings. For example, in recent versions of AWR, JDA has added the ability to replenish from warehouse to warehouse in your supply chain and improved the notes function. In ASR JDA has added to the functionality and improved the efficiency of History Exceptions. Over the last few years JDA has worked on integrating both ASR and AWR directly with other programs in the overall portfolio: PMM, IDEAS, SPI. The question becomes, how completely and effectively is your company using E3? How many functions and features of the program are being underutilized, or even ignored completely? There can be many reasons for this:
You may have a person on your team (maybe even you yourself) whose job it is to troubleshoot and address these challenges. If so, you know that bugs creep into the system, reducing overall efficiency. Chances are though, if you're at least a couple of years behind in your upgrades, you aren't familiar with half of the actual issues resolved and enhancements available since the particular version of the program you're using was installed. About RPE RPE is a leading consulting services provider exclusively focused on the challenging needs of the retail industry. RPE provides strategic consulting services, systems management, implementation, integration, modification and system upgrades for retailers worldwide. With a time-tested and proven record in retail, RPE delivers services on time and on budget. Areas of expertise: Manhattan Associates' Integrated Planning SolutionsT, Integrated Logistics SolutionsT and Warehouse Management solution; Microsoft RMS; Island Pacific; and the JDA® ASP, PMM® and MMS® applications, E3®, Arthur® and Intactix®. For more information, visit http://www.rpesolutions.com.
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