DENVER — New production and distribution planning software helps companies detect and resolve operational issues in real-time before they hurt the bottom line.

J.D. Edwards & Co. added new supply chain event management capabilities for its PDP solution. That means offering multi-dimensional communication between suppliers, customers and trade partners and instantaneous response tools that allow managers to modify production and distribution plans as necessary to accommodate changing business conditions.

The PDP solution is part of the J.D. Edwards 5 product family, which creates optimal supply chain plans based simultaneously on distribution, manufacturing, sourcing constraints and costs.