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DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Envision your supply chain enabled with the speed of Google®, the agility of TiVo®, and the collective wisdom of Wikipedia®. Global supply chains require speed and innovation, the proven processes and methodologies of the past, and the best tools and talent of today. Faced with an increasingly complex business environment and rapid macroeconomic changes, global supply chain managers require a new approach to take on dynamic business challenges.

As a result, i2 Technologies, Inc., (NASDAQ:ITWO) the supply chain results company, is embracing, and further defining, the concept of Supply Chain Management 2.0 (SCM 2.0) to deliver supply chain expertise and results at the speed of business. Built on a comprehensive combination of expertise, process innovation, tools and services to achieve results across business functions, i2 approaches SCM 2.0 with Total Supply Chain Management.

Why SCM 2.0?

As the business environment becomes more complex and macroeconomic changes occur more rapidly and dramatically, the supply chain has become the fulcrum for business success or failure, requiring greater flexibility than ever before. This convergence of intense market pressures and manufacturing and distribution challenges is driving the industry to seek a new approach to increasingly dynamic business problems. The single most critical variable in this new paradigm is speed; increased speed of product and service innovation, speed to market, speed to issue resolution and speed to adapt to changing market conditions. Variability is nothing new, but the speed and volume in which it occurs today has amplified exponentially as a result of the extended supply chain.

Powering SCM 2.0 with Total Supply Chain Management

i2’s holistic approach to SCM 2.0 has several core elements as its foundation. These include:

• Total Supply Chain Management solutions operating in a fast plan-do-check-act (PDCA) paradigm
• Process playbooks that incorporate alternate plays to combat competition and react to unexpected business situations
• Libraries of workflows that can be installed on-demand to institutionalize the process playbooks
• A supply chain wisdom network of experienced executives and first-principle experts to coach and call the plays needed to win
• Delivery flexibility so that solutions can be delivered and operated by supply chain practitioners as a managed service or in the traditional software deployment model

“SCM 2.0 delivers results as your business changes. The business environment is dynamic, and with that, the supply chain must be as well,” said i2 Interim Chief Executive Officer Pallab Chatterjee. “SCM 2.0 refers to the change in how end users must leverage supply chain solutions. Businesses are seeking adaptability, flexibility and supply chain results – fast. Built on PDCA principles derived from Total Quality Management, i2 is defining Total Supply Chain Management as its approach to SCM 2.0. Total Supply Chain Management delivers solutions to make your plans happen in the face of global sourcing, short product lifecycles, rapid price commoditization, and inflated logistics costs, while adapting to supply chain adjustments in accordance with market conditions. With this shift, the amount of value that could be extracted from supply chain operations is staggering.”

SCM 2.0 Highlighted at i2 Planet 2008

i2 executives will discuss SCM 2.0 and the direction of the supply chain industry at i2 Planet 2008 in Phoenix April 30 – May 2. Also during the event, i2 customers across all industries and geographies will present success stories and case studies during general session, targeted industry sessions and more than 40 breakout presentations. Learn more and register at www.planet.i2.com.

About i2

Throughout its 20-year history of innovation and value delivery, i2 has dedicated itself to building successful customer partnerships. As a full-service supply chain company, i2 is uniquely positioned to help its clients achieve world-class business results through a combination of consulting, technology, and managed services. i2 solutions are pervasive in a wide cross section of industries; 20 of the AMR Research Top 25 Global Supply Chains belong to i2 customers. Learn more at www.i2.com.

i2 Cautionary Language

This press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including forward-looking statements regarding i2’s solutions, a customer's ability to implement or integrate those solutions successfully and in a timely fashion, receive expected functionality and performance, or achieve benefits attributable to i2 solutions. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ from those projected. For a discussion of factors which could impact actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements, please refer to i2's recent filings with the SEC, particularly the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 17, 2008.

(Source: businesswire.com)