JDA Software Supports Skyworks Solutions with Sales & Operations Planning, Factory Planning and Reporting Solutions

Wireless handset chip provider looks to improve demand planning and support production planning within its assembly and test operations

 JDA^® Software Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: JDAS), The Supply Chain Company^®,  today announced that Skyworks Solutions, Inc., an innovator of high reliability analog  semiconductors, has implemented JDA^® Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) and also selected JDA^® Factory Planner, JDA^® Reporting and JDA^® Agile Business Process Platform (ABPP) in the second quarter of 2012. The company is using JDA Sales & Operations Planning to drive improved demand planning across its organization and plans to use JDA Factory Planner for supporting production planning and scheduling within its assembly and test operations. 

Skyworks offers high-performance analog products supporting automotive, broadband, cellular infrastructure, energy management, industrial, medical, military, wireless networking, smart phone and tablet applications.

The JDA S&OP solution extends beyond traditional demand-supply matching, and aligns S&OP with corporate financial goals to drive cross-functional alignment. From forecasting to inventory and supply balancing, this level of enterprise-wide visibility provides companies with the data needed to achieve strategic objectives, maximize profits and increase customer service levels.

JDA’s factory planning solution helps companies develop optimized production plans while simultaneously considering material, capacity and due date constraints. By using JDA Factory Planner, planners and schedulers can intelligently improve manufacturing facility performance to meet business objectives such as enhancing due-date performance, reducing lead times, improving throughput and decreasing inventory and operating expenses.

“JDA’s S&OP solution is easy to use and enhances the efficiency of our internal processes for hub and global demand planning,” said Arif Khalil, vice president of information technology at Skyworks Solutions. “With a successful project under our belt, we are now expanding our JDA footprint with JDA Factory Planner to leverage the company’s extensive semiconductor process expertise across our supply chain team.”

“With Skyworks’ go-live of JDA Sales & Operations Planning, we continue to see market momentum in this area as companies look to integrate business planning across their organization,” said Puneet Saxena, vice president, manufacturing industry strategy, JDA Software. “By having the entire company aligned on a common platform that enables rapid analysis and insights, the JDA solution allows Skyworks’ teams to have an improved holistic view of the current operations and improve planning. With the recent selection of JDA Factory Planner, we look forward to supporting Skyworks’ ongoing success.” 

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