Luxottica implements JDA planning system globally

The luxury eyewear maker will use JDA Supply Chain Planner to calibrate its highly seasonal and geographically fragmented demand.    The eyewear manufacturer Luxottica Group SpA has gone live with its implementation of JDA Supply Chain Planner from the JDA Manufacturing Planning suite, as the company looks to improve its capacity management globally, JDA said Tuesday.
   The solution will integrate with Luxottica’s existing ERP system and is aimed at enabling the company to increase its supply chain responsiveness to meet highly seasonal and fragmented demand for its fast-shifting product mix.
   Luxottica brands include Ray-Ban, Oakley and Persol, and it also licenses products to designers like Armani, Burberry, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana and Prada. The company had sales of 7.3 billion euros ($9.07 billion) in 2013 and a presence in 130 countries; it operates 50 commercial subsidiaries and 7,000 stores.
   JDA said the eyewear maker will use Supply Chain Planner to integrate master planning across its different production sites, while also integrating planning around semi-finished and finished goods production with purchasing.
   “Our production processes are heavily influenced by geography, seasonality and the need to produce both fast shift and carry-over products,” said Enrico Mistron, supply chain director, Luxottica Group. “As a fast-moving global business, it is imperative that we have a highly-responsive supply chain. In addition, the technical architecture consultancy and solution-quality assurance provided by JDA’s services team ensured this project was completed on time and within budget.”