J.D. Edwards Finds Its Inner-Self Within Its 5th Incarnation
Part 2: FOCUS Announcements Continued
P.J. Jakovljevic - October 3, 2002

FOCUS Announcements Continued

However, contrary to the concrete delivery announcements discussed in Part One, during FOCUS, J.D. Edwards announced merely its vision for a Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) suite with full capabilities to electronically collaborate with suppliers and partners across the supply chain. Having advanced the concept of SRM beyond other offerings currently on the market, J.D. Edwards believes to be in a great position to fill future customers’ growing need for more visibility, real-time response and collaboration in the supply chain. To that end, the company is leveraging its ERP, Advanced Planning, and supplier applications like Supplier Self-Service, as well as existing product partnerships with companies such as Ariba, MatrixOne, and Agile, to deliver an SRM solution today as a part of J.D Edwards 5...