Saturday, February 4, 2012

PLANALYTICS' INFORMATION, CONSULTING & TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS


JDA® Software Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: JDAS) is the world's leading supply chain solutions provider, helping companies optimize operations and improve profitability. JDA drives business efficiency for its global customer base of more than 5,800 retailers, manufacturers, wholesaler-distributors and services industries companies through deep domain expertise and innovative solutions. JDA's combination of unmatched services, together with its integrated yet modular solutions for merchandising, supply chain planning and execution and revenue management, leverage the strong heritage and knowledge capital of market leaders including Manugistics, E3, Intactix and Arthur.www.jda.com


Digital Tempus provides process expertise, strategic insight and talent development to help global companies improve strategic and operational planning capabilities. The combination of experience and business intelligence services defines Digital Tempus’ unique approach that supports the world’s most admired companies in their efforts to plan better, improve decision-making, enable more effective execution and consistently create opportunities to drive profitable growth. These companies include leaders in their fields such as Church & Dwight, Co., Inc., DuPont, McCormick, and Nalco. Digital Tempus has offices in the United States and Europe and can be found on the web at www.digitaltempus.com


Revionics is a leading provider of lifecycle price optimization, including base price, promotion, TPR, and markdown optimization technology for fast-moving consumer-goods retailers. The Revionics Advanced Pricing System (RAPS) generates increased sales and profits through sophisticated consumer-demand intelligence and proprietary retail-pricing science. The RAPS service includes weekly price remodeling, as well as scenario planning, forecasting, and category analytics. www.revionics.com


Haver Analytics specializes in database and software products for economic analysis and business decision-making. Haver Analytics maintains more than 150 economic and financial databases from over 550 government and private sources. Databases cover the U.S., states, metro areas and counties, Canada, Europe, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, China and other emerging markets. Haver Analytics is the sole provider of the Oil & Gas Journal Energy Database and also maintains key third party data including forecast and specialized databases covering the world economies. www.haver.com


GeoGrain offers its Optimizer technology along with other advanced tools to both farmers and corporate clients. Agribusinesses such as banks, farm management companies, brokers, and crop insurance companies utilize GeoGrain data and solutions to differentiate themselves among competitive service industries. These corporate clients use GeoGrain's technology to increase their farmer’s profitability and strengthen client-business relationships.www.geograin.com


KARS is a research program of the Kansas Biological Survey at the University of Kansas that conducts research on environmental and agricultural applications of remote sensing technology. In cooperation with its commercial partner TerraMetrics, Inc., KARS facilitates technology transfer of products and services derived from remote sensing technologies to commercial, governmental, and other end users. www.kars.ku.edu


AWIS was incorporated on April 26, 1996 as the Agricultural Weather Information Service, Inc.. The original focus was on providing agricultural weather services. The demand for services grew from other economic sectors, so we they decided to do business as AWIS (the abbreviation of Agricultural Weather Information Service) Although they still serve agricultural clients, much of their business today is with energy and utility firms, weather data services and forecasting for use in business intelligence, and in other specialized areas. www.awis.com

LAST MONTH'S WEATHER-DRIVEN DEMAND SNAPSHOT: January 2012

What is Weather-Driven Demand?

Events

Sunday, Feb 5, 2012
NARUC Winter Meetings (Washington D.C.)
Thursday, Feb 9, 2012
WEBCAST: Winter Energy Market Update
Thursday, Feb 16, 2012
WEBCAST: Business Weather Intelligence 101
Tuesday, Feb 28, 2012
Planalytics Breakfast in Bentonville
Wednesday, Feb 29, 2012
Planalytics Lunch & Learn (Dallas)

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