The Russian steelmaking group Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) has announced that together with GMCS, a leading consulting company in the IT sector, it has started a project designed to create a sales and operations planning system using ‘Supply Chain Planner' from JDA Software Group.
It is expected that the MMK sales and operations planning system will be brought into pilot operation in July 2011.
"Diversification of produced goods, expansion of sales and supply markets, and profit optimization are among key strategy tasks for the development of the enterprise. The integrated sales and operations planning process will support those activities," MMK's acting director for strategic development Andrey Eryomin said. "The implementation of JDA Supply Chain Planner will help both to mitigate risks in connection with the company's expansion and raise the existing planning process to a new, higher level," Mr. Eryomin added.