Teradata and Leading New Zealand Retailer The Warehouse Collaborate to Implement Demand Chain Management Solution.TWL TWL The Weakest Link (TV show)TWL Top Water Level TWL Tournament Word List (Scrabble) TWL Total Weight Loss TWL Trench Wars League (gaming, Subspace/Continuum) Reverses Information Flow for Higher Sales and Profit on Less Inventory AUCKLAND, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. -- Teradata, a division of NCR Corporation (company) NCR Corporation - Electronics company mainly active in the midrange server market. NCR was founded 1884 as National Cash Register Company. It joint the computer industry in th 1950s. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :NCR (NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH, www.ncr.com) A technology company specializing in financial terminal transactions, retail systems and data warehousing. Until the late 1990s, NCR was heavily invested in the hardware side of the industry, known worldwide as a major manufacturer of computers ), is working with The Warehouse Limited (TWL) to establish New Zealand's most sophisticated Demand Chain Management (DCM DCM abbr. Distinguished Conduct Medal ) system as the "Red Shed" giant upgrades its capabilities by implementing the current Teradata DCM 3.2 solution and expanding its existing Teradata Warehouse. A Teradata DCM customer since 2000, TWL's system determines the optimum stock and reorder re·or·der v. re·or·dered, re·or·der·ing, re·or·ders v.tr. 1. To order (the same goods) again. 2. To straighten out or put in order again. 3. To rearrange. v. levels for the majority of products the New Zealand retailer sells - taking into account variables such as seasonality and special promotions. The application reverses the flow of information in the traditional supply chain, pulling detailed information about product demand at the stock-keeping unit (database) stock-keeping unit - (SKU) /skyoo/ (rarely seen expanded) A common term for a unique numeric identifier, typically in a database. Originally this was used only for products, but has spread in usage. Compare with UID for sense development. level - up through the chain, potentially back to vendors and manufacturers. The current upgrade of Teradata's Web-based DCM solution will continue to help TWL increase sales and decrease inventory and costs by ensuring more accurate forecasting - driving return on investment and improving The Warehouse's bottom line. "We have been working with Teradata to optimize our Demand Chain Management since 2000 when we implemented Teradata's original DCM product, named PROMPT, to great effect," said TWL's Retail Analytics Manager Paul Carlisle. "This latest upgrade ensures we remain at the leading edge of DCM and are able to harness its power to reap business benefits throughout the organization." Carlisle said the key objective of the upgrade is to undertake a like-for-like functionality upgrade and take advantage of the added capabilities and increased usability the upgraded application provides. The new platform will have four nodes, over 10 terabytes of capacity, and will provide a platform for growth as TWL continues to increase its use of business intelligence. A key driver of the upgrade has been the recent growth of TWL's Supply Chain Product Replenishment team - the main group of DCM users within the organization. The team has increased significantly in recent months with further growth planned. "The upgrade to Teradata's DCM 3.2 will facilitate a significant increase in TWL's processing performance which will allow the Product Replenishment team to move from using the system primarily for operational processing to being able to focus on driving stock turn and in-store availability that will help us improve our bottom line," said Carlisle. Julian Beavis, vice president of Teradata in Australia and New Zealand, said that in addition to the immediate benefits the upgrade will deliver, the new platform will provide a base on which TWL could add future modules to DCM's Load Builder and Capacity Planner functions - providing integration all the way back to the Distribution Center. "We are delighted to continue to work with The Warehouse, that has time and time again proven itself a global leader when it comes to harnessing the power of leading-edge technologies - like Teradata DCM version 3.2 - to provide real business benefit," said Beavis. The upgrade is currently underway and is due to be completed this month. About The Warehouse Group The Warehouse Group comprises 85 Warehouse stores in New Zealand and 43 Warehouse Stationery stores. The Warehouse Group employs more than 8,000 people across New Zealand. Web site: www.thewarehouse.co.nz. About Teradata Division Teradata (www.teradata.com), a division of NCR Corporation (NYSE:NCR), is the global technology leader in enterprise data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse , analytic applications Analytic Applications are a type of business application software, used to measure and improve the performance of business operations. More specifically, Analytic Applications are a type of Business Intelligence solution. and data warehousing services. Organizations around the world rely on the power of Teradata's award-winning solutions to get a single, integrated view of their business to enhance decision-making, customer relationships and profitability. As a growing business, Teradata is always looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. outstanding talent. To learn more about Teradata career opportunities, visit www.teradata.com/careers. About NCR Corporation NCR Corporation (NYSE:NCR) is a leading global technology company helping businesses build stronger relationships with their customers. NCR's Teradata[R] data warehouses, ATMs, retail systems, self-service solutions and IT services provide Relationship Technology[TM] that maximizes the value of customer interactions and helps organizations create a stronger competitive position. Based in Dayton, Ohio Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Montgomery County. As of the 2005 census estimate, the population of Dayton was 158,873. , NCR (www.ncr.com) employs approximately 29,300 people worldwide. NCR and Teradata are trademarks or registered trademarks of NCR Corporation in the United States and other countries. |
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