Manugistics
Encyclopedia
Manugistics Group, Inc. was a company that developed and marketed software applications, principally for resource planning and supply chain management
, with clients around the world.
JDA Software Group
acquired Manugistics in July 2006 to expand its end-to-end supply chain offering and bring unparalleled optimization to the market. Manugistics’ demand and supply chain solutions enabled JDA to grow its market penetration with solutions for manufacturing, demand and replenishment, price and promotions optimization, and transportation and logistics. This additional size, scale and innovation enabled JDA to evolve the traditional way of viewing how to optimally supply goods to the consumer. The acquisition of Manugistics uniquely positioned JDA to provide retail, manufacturing, wholesale distribution and service industries customers with an enhanced solution offering that spanned the supply chain from raw materials to the end consumer.
Prior to the acquisition, Manugistics had offices in over 30 countries and had a heritage as one of the “founders” of supply chain management. The company was a market-leading provider of demand, supply and transportation planning solutions, with customers including tier-one leaders like Heinz, Coca-Cola, Defense Logistics Agency, Kraft Foods, Church & Dwight and Tyson.
as Scientific Time Sharing Corporation
(STSC) with some of the people who originally implemented APL as a programming language at IBM. Until 1980, the company developed and marketed a broad range of computer software and services, including international computer time-sharing services. In 1980, STSC began developing and marketing a line of operational decision-support software while continuing to grow and profit from other product lines. The company changed its name from STSC, Inc. to Manugistics, Inc. in May 1992 to reflect its corporate business evolution to a leadership position in operational decision-support software in the areas of manufacturing
, logistics, statistics and transportation. Continued financial concerns for almost a decade starting in 1998, tough competition from vendors of similar software and the dot-com crash heralded the steady deterioration of Manugistics. After struggling for 9 years, it returned to positive numbers in 2006 and finally was sold off to rival retail-demand-chain software maker JDA Software
Group, Inc.
Supply chain management
Supply chain management is the management of a network of interconnected businesses involved in the ultimate provision of product and service packages required by end customers...
, with clients around the world.
JDA Software Group
JDA Software
JDA Software Group, Inc. is a leading global provider of supply chain management, merchandising and pricing solutions. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, JDA empowers more than 6,000 companies of all sizes to make optimal decisions that improve profitability and achieve real results in the discrete...
acquired Manugistics in July 2006 to expand its end-to-end supply chain offering and bring unparalleled optimization to the market. Manugistics’ demand and supply chain solutions enabled JDA to grow its market penetration with solutions for manufacturing, demand and replenishment, price and promotions optimization, and transportation and logistics. This additional size, scale and innovation enabled JDA to evolve the traditional way of viewing how to optimally supply goods to the consumer. The acquisition of Manugistics uniquely positioned JDA to provide retail, manufacturing, wholesale distribution and service industries customers with an enhanced solution offering that spanned the supply chain from raw materials to the end consumer.
Prior to the acquisition, Manugistics had offices in over 30 countries and had a heritage as one of the “founders” of supply chain management. The company was a market-leading provider of demand, supply and transportation planning solutions, with customers including tier-one leaders like Heinz, Coca-Cola, Defense Logistics Agency, Kraft Foods, Church & Dwight and Tyson.
History
Manugistics originated in 1969 in Bethesda, MarylandBethesda, Maryland
Bethesda is a census designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, just northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House , which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda...
as Scientific Time Sharing Corporation
Scientific Time Sharing Corporation
Scientific Time Sharing Corporation was a pioneering timesharing and consulting service company which offered APL from its datacenter in Bethesda, MD to users in the United States and Europe.-History:...
(STSC) with some of the people who originally implemented APL as a programming language at IBM. Until 1980, the company developed and marketed a broad range of computer software and services, including international computer time-sharing services. In 1980, STSC began developing and marketing a line of operational decision-support software while continuing to grow and profit from other product lines. The company changed its name from STSC, Inc. to Manugistics, Inc. in May 1992 to reflect its corporate business evolution to a leadership position in operational decision-support software in the areas of manufacturing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing is the use of machines, tools and labor to produce goods for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale...
, logistics, statistics and transportation. Continued financial concerns for almost a decade starting in 1998, tough competition from vendors of similar software and the dot-com crash heralded the steady deterioration of Manugistics. After struggling for 9 years, it returned to positive numbers in 2006 and finally was sold off to rival retail-demand-chain software maker JDA Software
JDA Software
JDA Software Group, Inc. is a leading global provider of supply chain management, merchandising and pricing solutions. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, JDA empowers more than 6,000 companies of all sizes to make optimal decisions that improve profitability and achieve real results in the discrete...
Group, Inc.
Company Timeline
- 1979 - the company name was changed from STSC, Inc.
- 1982 - APL*PLUS/PC launched, the first version of APL on the personal computerPersonal computerA personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
- 1982 - acquired by Continental Telecom Inc.
- 1992 - name changed to Manugistics
- 1993 - initial public offeringInitial public offeringAn initial public offering or stock market launch, is the first sale of stock by a private company to the public. It can be used by either small or large companies to raise expansion capital and become publicly traded enterprises...
- 1995 - the APL product line was sold to LEX2000, Inc.
- 1999 - Cognos CorporationCognosCognos was an Ottawa, Ontario-based company making business intelligence and performance management software. Founded in 1969, at its peak Cognos employed almost 3,500 people and served more than 23,000 customers in over 135 countries.Originally Quasar Systems Limited, it adopted the Cognos...
acquired LEX2000 - 2005 - APLNow purchases APL2000 along with entire APL product lines
- 2006 - was acquired by JDA Software Group JDA SoftwareJDA Software Group, Inc. is a leading global provider of supply chain management, merchandising and pricing solutions. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, JDA empowers more than 6,000 companies of all sizes to make optimal decisions that improve profitability and achieve real results in the discrete...
Major Acquisitions
- Digital Freight Exchange, Inc. (DFE)
- Western Data Systems of Nevada, Inc. (WDS)
- SpaceWorks Inc.
- PartMiner CSD, Inc.
- One Release, LLC
- STG Holdings, Inc.
- Talus Solutions, Inc.
- TYECIN Systems, Inc.
- ProMIRA Software, Inc.
- Synchronology Group Ltd.
- Avyx, Inc.
- Marketing Systems GmbH