Increase Efficiency of Freight Shipping from Oracle E-Business Suite: A Case Study for Elkay Manufacturing Co.
Presented By:
Vic Kalidindi, Business Systems Manager of SCP & Operations, Elkay Manufacturing
Ajay Kapur , Vice President - Products & Technologies, Apps Associates
Agenda •
Introduction and overview of Elkay & Apps Associates
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Elkay’s Requirements: New R12 implementation, Needed integrated shipping solution
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Overview of ShipConsole solution
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Case Study of various ShipConsole features implemented for Elkay
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Summary
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Q&A Kevin O'Brien Sr. Director, ISV and SaaS Strategy, Oracle Corporation “ Apps Apps Associates ShipConsole ShipConsole 5 delivers delivers value during the critical last-mile of the the parcel shipping process through the direct integration with the Oracle Oracle E-Business Suite. Suite. The Oracle Validated Validated Integration of ShipConsole to the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1 validates that the products work together as designed. This can help reduce risk, improve system implementation cycles, and provide for smoother upgrades and simpler maintenance for customers.”
Agenda •
Introduction and overview of Elkay & Apps Associates
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Elkay’s Requirements: New R12 implementation, Needed integrated shipping solution
•
Overview of ShipConsole solution
•
Case Study of various ShipConsole features implemented for Elkay
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Summary
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Q&A Kevin O'Brien Sr. Director, ISV and SaaS Strategy, Oracle Corporation “ Apps Apps Associates ShipConsole ShipConsole 5 delivers delivers value during the critical last-mile of the the parcel shipping process through the direct integration with the Oracle Oracle E-Business Suite. Suite. The Oracle Validated Validated Integration of ShipConsole to the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1 validates that the products work together as designed. This can help reduce risk, improve system implementation cycles, and provide for smoother upgrades and simpler maintenance for customers.”
Elkay Manufacturing Company •
Started in business January 26, 1920
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Still owned by founding family
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Currently employs over 3,000 employees
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Primary manufacturing takes place in USA
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Facilities in Mexico and China for those markets
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Our Domestic Brands
Ebing bran
Consumer brands
Largely trade brands
Locations Oak Brook, IL [HQ] Lanark, IL Broadview, IL Savanna, IL Ogden, UT Lumberton, NC San Luis Potosi, Mex Zhuhai, China Waconia, MN New Ulm, MN Independence, OR Culver, IN Mifflinburg, PA Danville, VA Aurora, CO Spokane, WA
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Core Product Lines Plumbing Products
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Core Product Lines Food Service
Work Table
Commercial Steamer
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Core Product Lines Wood Products
Cabinets & Vanities
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Elkay Requirements • New R12 implementation with integrated shipping solution for parcel and freight shipments • • •
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Wanted Oracle-certified shipping solution Easy to Implement (started implementation during CRP2) Easy to Use (Didn’t want to do extensive training of shippers)
6 DCs shipping approx 650 packages / day Main carriers: UPS (parcel), FedEx (parcel), LTL Rate shopping with Echo Logistics & Connectship for carrier selection
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Apps Associates. Celebrating 10 Years…
Global provider of business & technology consulting services and solutions
Founded in 2002 – Consistent Growth
Chicago, NY, Acton, Atlanta Germany, Netherlands, India, Oman 500+ employees across 3 continents
Recognized as one of the fastest growing private US companies by Inc 500/5000 (2011)
Centers of Excellence E-Business Suite Consulting Business Intelligence EPM (Hyperion) Fusion Middleware Infrastructure Managed Services Product Development
ShipConsole**
• E-Business Suite Integrated Solution ** Oracle Validated Solution
Focus on Oracle Lifecycle of Services Advise
Implement
Train
Upgrade/ Optimize
Support
Cloud / Hosting
Centers of Excellence
EBS BI
Enterprise EPM Architecture
EPM BI
Fusion ERP Middleware
FMW Microsoft
Infrastructure Products Services
Integrated Delivery Across Engagements
Govern
Plan
Standardize
Measure
Quality
• Developed by Oracle E-Business Suite Experts • Oracle-Validated Integration
with EBS 11i and R12 • Proven track record of improving shipping efficiency and productivity
• Easy to implement and use
ShipConsole is Oracle-Validated
Shipping Execution Process at Elkay
Pick Release
• Rate shopping for parcel (UPS, FedEx) /LTL (Echo Logistics) carriers. • Update ship method on Oracle delivery
Manifest
• Query delivery information in ShipConsole • Ship via carrier of choice, print shipping docs/labels and update freight cost and waybill# information in Oracle
Ship Confirm
• Close out deliveries in Oracle via batch ship confirm process from ShipConsole • Print EOD documents
Major ShipConsole Features Used by Elkay
Single user interface for shipping, label printing, printing of Oracle shipping documents, ship confirmation.
Rate shopping from Oracle at time of pick release
Pulling LPN data from Oracle and “exploding” LPNs in ShipConsole
Integration with UPS Connectship, FedEx and Echo Logistics
Integration with Oracle WMS/Loftware for printing customer labels
Batch ship confirm process at end of day to close deliveries in Oracle
Rate Shopping from EBS during pick release
Rate Shopping Log
Login to ShipConsole
ShipConsole Home Page
Single UI for shipping, label printing and printing of Oracle shipping documents
Single UI for shipping, label printing and printing of Oracle shipping documents
Integration with UPS Connectship / FedEx
Integration with Echo Logistics for LTL rates
Pulling LPN data from Oracle
‘Exploding’ LPNs in ShipConsole
Print Shipping Documents from Oracle
Print Customer Labels from Oracle
Batch ship confirm process
Summary & Benefits
Elkay Manufacturing was able to implement ShipConsole quickly within time and budget for their ERP go-live
Shippers happy with ease of use of ShipConsole – single user interface for shipping, label printing, printing Oracle shipping documents, and ship confirmation.
Integrated with multiple systems used by Elkay – UPS Connectship, Echo Logistics, FedEx
Apps Associates worked with Elkay to add some new features required by Elkay – Explode LPN functionality, Oracle WMS / Loftware integration
Key benefits of ShipConsole for Elkay Manufacturing:
Ease of Implementation
Ease of Use
Ease of Maintenance
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