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- Symantec Implements Oracle Incentive Compensation (OIC) to Dramatically Improve Service to Sales Force (MP3, 19:17 min.)
Date: March 12, 2008
Host: Lisa Sion
In this SuccessCast you will hear from Kelly Stobaugh, Symantec's Finance Director of Systems and Reporting, as she provides an overview of the positive changes seen through their use of Oracle Incentive Compensation (OIC). Headquartered in Cupertino California, Symantec has operations in more than 40 countries and more than 17,000 employees worldwide. Symantec selected OIC to manage their incentive compensation plans for its data flexibility and accessibility as well as cost. Kelly Stobaugh shares the impact of OIC at Symantec and the trust it has built between sales and finance through improved data quality, enhanced visibility into compensation, self service and more.
- Breg / Orthofix Builds Foundation for Global Growth (MP3, 10:03 min.)
Date: March 11, 2008
Host: Kim O'Connor
Breg / Orthofix is a Life Sciences - Medical Device company that pioneers orthopedic, reconstructive and postoperative products. Growing from $365M in sales to $500M in one year, Breg / Orthofix leverages Oracle solutions (Oracle eBusiness Suite, Siebel CRM On-Demand and Agile) to achieve their growth strategy. Hear, Steve Romeo, Director of IT, discuss why they chose Oracle over SAP and how they have overcome global supply chain challenges to deliver the best service to both doctors and patients.
- D.D. Williamson Adds More Color to their Business by Upgrading to JD Edwards EnterpriseOne (MP3, 11:45 min.)
Date: February 21, 2008
Host: Kim O'Connor
D.D. Williamson, a manufacturer of caramel color for the Food and Beverage industry, generates over $7M in revenue with 150 employees. As an established business for over 150 years, D.D. Williamson needed a technology and applications solution that would help them grow and expand the need of food color in the food industry. Hear Edie Nixon, SVP and CIO for D.D. Williamson, discuss their upgrade from JD Edwards World to JD Edwards EnterpriseOne. By upgrading to JD Edwards Enterprise One, D.D. Williamson has all locations (including China) consolidated onto one system giving them enhanced visibility into their business and improved decision making. The three-month upgrade included a technology change from AS400 to Dell Windows servers running Oracle database.
- GENBAND Achieves Rapid Implementation with Oracle Business Accelerators (MP3, 9:10 min.)
Date: February 19, 2008
Host: Kim O'Connor
GENBAND Inc., a High Tech company with 500 employees, is a leading supplier of IP infrastructure and application solutions to fixed wireline, cable, and mobile service providers. Brad Bush, CIO for GENBAND, discusses the business challenges of being a fast growing company, and why it was business critical to use Oracle Business Accelerators for a rapid implementation. After a quick 4-month implementation, GENBAND consolidated multiple systems from acquisitions and automated the Order to Cash process to help accelerate their business.
- Pella Improves Productivity in an Increasingly Complex Supply Chain by Implementing Oracle Transportation Management (MP3, 11:54 min.)
Date: February 14, 2008
Host: Jim Haskell
Since implementing Oracle's Transportation Management (OTM) solution, Pella, an innovative leader in the window and door manufacturing industry, has realized 25% labor productivity and 50% processing time improvement, significantly streamlining their overall operations. Previous to implementing OTM, Pella operated a legacy transportation management system but their internal operations grew rapidly in size and complexity, rendering the solution obsolete as most shipment planning was manual. In this interview, hear Peter Genheimer, Senior Manager of Supply Chain Systems at Pella discuss their recent deployment of Oracle's OTM solution to improve the planning automation and to have a transportation platform they could be confident in as they roll out further value added capability. Peter also discusses Pella's experiences with Oracle's implementation and development organizations.
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- GENBAND Achieves Rapid Implementation with Oracle Business Accelerators (MP3, 9:10 min.)
Date: February 19, 2008
Host: Kim O'Connor
GENBAND Inc., a High Tech company with 500 employees, is a leading supplier of IP infrastructure and application solutions to fixed wireline, cable, and mobile service providers. Brad Bush, CIO for GENBAND, discusses the business challenges of being a fast growing company, and why it was business critical to use Oracle Business Accelerators for a rapid implementation. After a quick 4-month implementation, GENBAND consolidated multiple systems from acquisitions and automated the Order to Cash process to help accelerate their business.
- Pella Improves Productivity in an Increasingly Complex Supply Chain by Implementing Oracle Transportation Management (MP3, 11:54 min.)
Date: February 14, 2008
Host: Jim Haskell
Since implementing Oracle's Transportation Management (OTM) solution, Pella, an innovative leader in the window and door manufacturing industry, has realized 25% labor productivity and 50% processing time improvement, significantly streamlining their overall operations. Previous to implementing OTM, Pella operated a legacy transportation management system but their internal operations grew rapidly in size and complexity, rendering the solution obsolete as most shipment planning was manual. In this interview, hear Peter Genheimer, Senior Manager of Supply Chain Systems at Pella discuss their recent deployment of Oracle's OTM solution to improve the planning automation and to have a transportation platform they could be confident in as they roll out further value added capability. Peter also discusses Pella's experiences with Oracle's implementation and development organizations.
- Symantec Implements Oracle Incentive Compensation (OIC) to Dramatically Improve Service to Sales Force (MP3, 19:17 min.)
Host: Lisa Sion
In this SuccessCast you will hear from Kelly Stobaugh, Symantec's Finance Director of Systems and Reporting, as she provides an overview of the positive changes seen through their use of Oracle Incentive Compensation (OIC). Headquartered in Cupertino California, Symantec has operations in more than 40 countries and more than 17,000 employees worldwide. Symantec selected OIC to manage their incentive compensation plans for its data flexibility and accessibility as well as cost. Kelly Stobaugh shares the impact of OIC at Symantec and the trust it has built between sales and finance through improved data quality, enhanced visibility into compensation, self service and more.
- Breg / Orthofix Builds Foundation for Global Growth (MP3, 10:03 min.)
Host: Kim O'Connor
Breg / Orthofix is a Life Sciences - Medical Device company that pioneers orthopedic, reconstructive and postoperative products. Growing from $365M in sales to $500M in one year, Breg / Orthofix leverages Oracle solutions (Oracle eBusiness Suite, Siebel CRM On-Demand and Agile) to achieve their growth strategy. Hear, Steve Romeo, Director of IT, discuss why they chose Oracle over SAP and how they have overcome global supply chain challenges to deliver the best service to both doctors and patients.
- Doskocil Pet Products Cuts Costs with Oracle Transportation Management (MP3, 11:58 min.)
Host: Jay Bonds
Roy Gallagher, VP of IT and CIO of Doskocil Pet Products talks about their recent deployment of Oracle's Transportation Management. Doskocil, a 45 year old company, started out with the classic story of a man starting in his garage to solve a problem. Today, Doskocil is a $220 million company selling pet products, primarily kennels and shelters for dogs, and feeding and watering systems for cats. Looking for ways to cut costs, and having tried several things in the way they manufactured their projects, Doskocil started looking for alternative solutions. With the rising costs of fuel, a TMS system seemed to be a new area to look for cost reductions. Doskocil turned to Oracle to help with consolidation and mode shifting taking LTL shipments and transferring those into truckload shipments. With OTM, Doskocil was able to better manage their orders and create multi stop shipments out of LTL shipments as well as achieve better utilization of transportation assets. As a result, they derived savings that exceeded their expectations.
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Answerthink Maximizes Efficiencies of Projects and People with Oracle Applications (MP3, 12:32 min.)
Host: Jim Lein
Hear Alan Primeaux, Managing Director at Answerthink, Inc., explain how they implemented both Oracle E-Business Suite and PeopleSoft Enterprise. Answerthink is an enterprise applications consulting firm with approximately $180M revenue and 800 employees. They implement Oracle applications and run their business on them. As a publicly traded company, Answerthink has benefited from the financial controls featured in Oracle applications. Also, as a consultancy, Answerthink runs their project and people-oriented business more efficiently with Oracle's Project Management and HCM applications.
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LeapFrog Saves Hard Dollars and Advances Its Supply Chain Management (MP3, 18:07 min.)
Host: Kim O'Connor
LeapFrog Enterprises, a US$600 million consumer products company, was faced with maintaining several best-of-breed, non-integrated systems that greatly hindered its supply chain process. Hear Robert Moon, senior vice president and CIO, discuss why LeapFrog selected Oracle E-Business Suite and the results achieved, including reducing inventory by 50% (a US$90 million reduction) and saving US$8 million in hard costs each year. Moon also shares why he values the Oracle partnership and the importance of building a relationship with Oracle.
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CH2M Hill Globalizes Workforce Management with Oracle HRMS (MP3, 15:33 min.)
Host: Kim O'Connor
Hear Jean Christenson, HRMS Manager at CH2M Hill, describe the HCM challenges her company faced while expanding globally. She discusses key reasons Oracle E-Business Suite HRMS was chosen (for example, its global foundation) and how it helps CH2M Hill better manage its global workforce. Christenson also highlights how Oracle HRMS enables her team to better serve employees and HR Managers around the globe through self service, with direct access to key metrics, information, and robust configuration options.
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Central Plastics Company Enhances Customer Service and Gains Deeper Business Insight (MP3, 15 min.)
Host: Kim O'Connor
Hear Wade Lewis, CIO at Central Plastics discuss why his company chose Oracle over SAP. With US$78 million in revenue and 500 employees, Central Plastics needed a complete ERP solution in an on-demand environment that delivered best practices to support CRM, Supply Chain, Financials, and HR. Using Oracle's business intelligence, Central Plastics now has a clear view of information across all its business areas.
- KBACE Technologies Establishes Foundation for Service Delivery (MP3, 15:30 min.)
Host: Kim O'Connor
Hear Steve Huebner, senior vice president at KBACE Technologies discuss how his company implemented Oracle E-Business Suite in 10 weeks. For a professional services company generating US$60 million in revenue, KBACE could not afford a lengthy implementation and needed to quickly replace several disjointed back office systems and manual processes. Using Oracle Business Accelerators, KBACE achieved professional services industry best practices and automated business processes. Oracle's integration and industry-specific processes have given KBACE greater control and flexibility.
- Powis Gets the Power from Oracle E-Business Suite to Grow (MP3, 15 min.)
Host: Kim O'Connor
Powis, a US$30 million Industrial Manufacturing company, was crippled by its IT infrastructure and needed to change to grow the business. Hear Powis' CEO, Ted Christianson share why his company selected Oracle and the benefits achieved from using Oracle E-Business Suite Supply Chain and Financials applications. With a low risk implementation in only 75 days, using Oracle Accelerators, Powis established a powerful applications foundation to grow its business to US$100 million in the next few years.
- Tektronix Realizes Recruiting Success and Supports Business Growth with Oracle E-Business-Suite HRMS (MP3, 9 min.)
Host: Kim O'Connor
Growing a business globally and acquiring a highly skilled workforce is not easy. Kathy Galaway from Tektronix shares how automated recruiting helped expand the company's talent pool and deliver better service to both applicants and hiring managers.
- A Learning Management Success Story at Terracon (MP3, 15 min.)
Host: Kim O'Connor
Terracon is a growing midsize company that performs several consulting and engineering services throughout North America. With more than 2,000 employees and 80 offices nationwide, Terracon needed a learning management solution that would deliver online learning, track traditional instructor-led training, and manage self-paced study to develop highly skilled employees. Hear Sue Maden, employee development manager, and Craig Fischer, IT manager, discuss Terracon's key learning challenges, why it selected Oracle over 14 other niche vendors, and the success obtained with Oracle's integrated talent management solution.
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- Symantec Implements Oracle Incentive Compensation (OIC) to Dramatically Improve Service to Sales Force (MP3, 19:17 min.)
Host: Lisa Sion
In this SuccessCast you will hear from Kelly Stobaugh, Symantec's Finance Director of Systems and Reporting, as she provides an overview of the positive changes seen through their use of Oracle Incentive Compensation (OIC). Headquartered in Cupertino California, Symantec has operations in more than 40 countries and more than 17,000 employees worldwide. Symantec selected OIC to manage their incentive compensation plans for its data flexibility and accessibility as well as cost. Kelly Stobaugh shares the impact of OIC at Symantec and the trust it has built between sales and finance through improved data quality, enhanced visibility into compensation, self service and more.
- Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) Upgrades to HCM and Campus Solutions 9.0 (MP3, 17:38 min.)
Host: Lisa Sion
Listen to Ted Simpson, Director of Administrative Systems for the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), in Baltimore, Maryland as he talks about their recent upgrade to HCM, Campus Solutions and Enterprise Portal 9.0. MICA has been a PeopleSoft Enterprise customer since 1999 and eagerly anticipated the upgrade to 9.0 and rolling out self-service functionality to students, faculty and staff for the first time through the Enterprise Portal. Ted Simpson provides many examples of cost savings and strong user feedback for the HCM 9.0 product.
- Answerthink Maximizes Efficiencies of Projects and People with Oracle Applications (MP3, 12:32 min.)
Host: Jim Lein
Hear Alan Primeaux, Managing Director at Answerthink, Inc., explain how they implemented both Oracle E-Business Suite and PeopleSoft Enterprise. Answerthink is an enterprise applications consulting firm with approximately $180M revenue and 800 employees. They implement Oracle applications and run their business on them. As a publicly traded company, Answerthink has benefited from the financial controls featured in Oracle applications. Also, as a consultancy, Answerthink runs their project and people-oriented business more efficiently with Oracle's Project Management and HCM applications.
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CH2M Hill Globalizes Workforce Management with Oracle HRMS (MP3, 15:33 min.)
Host: Kim O'Connor
Hear Jean Christenson, HRMS Manager at CH2M Hill, describe the HCM challenges her company faced while expanding globally. She discusses key reasons Oracle E-Business Suite HRMS was chosen (for example, its global foundation) and how it helps CH2M Hill better manage its global workforce. Christenson also highlights how Oracle HRMS enables her team to better serve employees and HR Managers around the globe through self service, with direct access to key metrics, information, and robust configuration options.
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San Jose State Becoming University of Choice with Improved HCM (MP3, 16:26 min.)
Host: Kim O'Connor
Hear Carrie Medders, HR and training project manager, San Jose State University, discuss how the university overcame non-integrated systems, manual processes, and reporting difficulties. Using PeopleSoft Enterprise 8.9, San Jose State University lowered costs by automating human capital management processes and replacing an outdated absence management system. In addition, the university's HR team gained tighter control over time and benefits with PeopleSoft Enterprise' HCMs refined policies and procedures and automated processes. Medders also discusses Higher Education trends and how the university is using PeopleSoft Talent Management applications to become a "University of Choice."
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State of Kansas Uses PeopleSoft HCM to Consolidate Payroll, Adapt to Federal Initiatives and Enable Self Service for Employees (MP3, 16 min.)
Host: Lisa Sion
Hear Connie Guerrero, manager of information services, department of administration, State of Kansas talk about how the State of Kansas used a PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM solution to consolidate five pay cycles into one bi-weekly cycle, allowing the redeployment of several HR employees to more important tasks. Also discussed are benefits the state realized through the deployment of Self-Service and savings that resulted from no longer having to print pay advices. In addition, Ms. Guerrero praises Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Human Capital Management for its ability to pull together information easily, allowing the State to respond quickly to requests from legislators, reporters, and the public.
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Tektronix Realizes Recruiting Success and Supports Business Growth with Oracle HRMS (MP3, 9 min.)
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Growing a business globally and acquiring a highly skilled workforce is not easy. Kathy Galaway from Tektronix shares how automated recruiting helped expand the company's talent pool and deliver better service to both applicants and hiring managers.
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University of Maryland, Baltimore (MP3, 18 min.)
Host: Lisa Sion
Listen to Robin Reid, Manager of IT Training for the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB)as she discusses how the Oracle User Productivity Kit (UPK) was instrumental in the University's recent upgrade. UMB developed UPK for in-classroom training, training documentation , in-application help, and post-go-live support. In using UPK, UMB was able to eliminate a separate training database for huge cost savings. With the Oracle User Productivity Kit, UMB dramatically increased productivity, reduced costs, and rolled out effective end user training in record time. Six courses, eight classrooms, 226 sessions, 750 users in seven-and-one-half weeks. With UPK they didn't miss a beat.
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A Learning Management Success Story at Terracon (MP3, 10 min.)
Host: Kim O'Connor
Terracon is a growing midsize company that performs several consulting and engineering services throughout North America. With more than 2,000 employees and 80 offices nationwide, Terracon needed a learning management solution that would deliver online learning, track traditional instructor-led training, and manage self-paced study to develop highly skilled employees. Hear Sue Maden, employee development manager, and Craig Fischer, IT manager, discuss Terracon's key learning challenges, why it selected Oracle over 14 other niche vendors, and the success obtained with Oracle's integrated talent management solution.
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Weitz Company Saves and Grows with On Demand (MP3, 24 min.)
Host: Lisa Sion
Mark Federle, chief information officer of Weitz, provides an overview of the Weitz Company and its use of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne through Oracle On Demand. As a long-time EnterpriseOne customer, Weitz has grown significantly, and Federle discusses how Oracle products support the needs of its growing business. Highlighted in this discussion is Weitz's use of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne HCM modules, including HR Payroll, Employee and Manager Self Service, and Portal. Federle describes his company's decision to adopt the On Demand model and the resulting savings.
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- D.D. Williamson Adds More Color to their Business by Upgrading to JD Edwards EnterpriseOne (MP3, 11:45 min.)
Date: February 21, 2008
Host: Kim O'Connor
D.D. Williamson, a manufacturer of caramel color for the Food and Beverage industry, generates over $7M in revenue with 150 employees. As an established business for over 150 years, D.D. Williamson needed a technology and applications solution that would help them grow and expand the need of food color in the food industry. Hear Edie Nixon, SVP and CIO for D.D. Williamson, discuss their upgrade from JD Edwards World to JD Edwards EnterpriseOne. By upgrading to JD Edwards Enterprise One, D.D. Williamson has all locations (including China) consolidated onto one system giving them enhanced visibility into their business and improved decision making. The three-month upgrade included a technology change from AS400 to Dell Windows servers running Oracle database.
- Symmons Industries, Inc. Achieves Manufacturing Success and Grows Profits with Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne (MP3, 14:53 min.)
Host: Kim O'Connor
Hear Al Romanowicz, Information Systems Manager for Symmons Industries, talk about how JD Edwards EnterpriseOne helps optimize manufacturing processes. After using JD Edwards OneWorld, Symmons re-evaluated software applications, including SAP and Lawson, and chose to move to Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne to meet their demand flow requirements. Mr. Romanowicz emphasizes that midsize organizations should not overlook Oracle to deliver the TCO and functionality they are looking to obtain. Generating over $85M in revenue with 285 employees, Symmons has experienced double-digit growth and expanded into new markets.
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Weitz Company Saves and Grows with On Demand (MP3, 24 min.)
Host: Lisa Sion
Mark Federle, chief information officer of Weitz, provides an overview of the Weitz Company and its use of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne through Oracle On Demand. As a long-time EnterpriseOne customer, Weitz has grown significantly, and Federle discusses how Oracle products support the needs of its growing business. Highlighted in this discussion is Weitz's use of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne HCM modules, including HR Payroll, Employee and Manager Self Service, and Portal. Federle describes his company's decision to adopt the On Demand model and the resulting savings.
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- D.D. Williamson Adds More Color to their Business by Upgrading to JD Edwards EnterpriseOne (MP3, 11:45 min.)
Date: February 21, 2008
Host: Kim O'Connor
D.D. Williamson, a manufacturer of caramel color for the Food and Beverage industry, generates over $7M in revenue with 150 employees. As an established business for over 150 years, D.D. Williamson needed a technology and applications solution that would help them grow and expand the need of food color in the food industry. Hear Edie Nixon, SVP and CIO for D.D. Williamson, discuss their upgrade from JD Edwards World to JD Edwards EnterpriseOne. By upgrading to JD Edwards Enterprise One, D.D. Williamson has all locations (including China) consolidated onto one system giving them enhanced visibility into their business and improved decision making. The three-month upgrade included a technology change from AS400 to Dell Windows servers running Oracle database.
- Breg / Orthofix Builds Foundation for Global Growth (MP3, 10:03 min.)
Host: Kim O'Connor
Breg / Orthofix is a Life Sciences - Medical Device company that pioneers orthopedic, reconstructive and postoperative products. Growing from $365M in sales to $500M in one year, Breg / Orthofix leverages Oracle solutions (Oracle eBusiness Suite, Siebel CRM On-Demand and Agile) to achieve their growth strategy. Hear, Steve Romeo, Director of IT, discuss why they chose Oracle over SAP and how they have overcome global supply chain challenges to deliver the best service to both doctors and patients.
- Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) Upgrades to HCM and Campus Solutions 9.0 (MP3, 17:38 min.)
Host: Lisa Sion
Listen to Ted Simpson, Director of Administrative Systems for the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), in Baltimore, Maryland as he talks about their recent upgrade to HCM, Campus Solutions and Enterprise Portal 9.0. MICA has been a PeopleSoft Enterprise customer since 1999 and eagerly anticipated the upgrade to 9.0 and rolling out self-service functionality to students, faculty and staff for the first time through the Enterprise Portal. Ted Simpson provides many examples of cost savings and strong user feedback for the HCM 9.0 product.
- Symmons Industries, Inc. Achieves Manufacturing Success and Grows Profits with Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne (MP3, 14:53 min.)
Host: Kim O'Connor
Hear Al Romanowicz, Information Systems Manager for Symmons Industries, talk about how JD Edwards EnterpriseOne helps optimize manufacturing processes. After using JD Edwards OneWorld, Symmons re-evaluated software applications, including SAP and Lawson, and chose to move to Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne to meet their demand flow requirements. Mr. Romanowicz emphasizes that midsize organizations should not overlook Oracle to deliver the TCO and functionality they are looking to obtain. Generating over $85M in revenue with 285 employees, Symmons has experienced double-digit growth and expanded into new markets.
- Doskocil Pet Products Cuts Costs with Oracle Transportation Management (MP3, 11:58 min.)
Host: Jay Bonds
Roy Gallagher, VP of IT and CIO of Doskocil Pet Products talks about their recent deployment of Oracle's Transportation Management. Doskocil, a 45 year old company, started out with the classic story of a man starting in his garage to solve a problem. Today, Doskocil is a $220 million company selling pet products, primarily kennels and shelters for dogs, and feeding and watering systems for cats. Looking for ways to cut costs, and having tried several things in the way they manufactured their projects, Doskocil started looking for alternative solutions. With the rising costs of fuel, a TMS system seemed to be a new area to look for cost reductions. Doskocil turned to Oracle to help with consolidation and mode shifting taking LTL shipments and transferring those into truckload shipments. With OTM, Doskocil was able to better manage their orders and create multi stop shipments out of LTL shipments as well as achieve better utilization of transportation assets. As a result, they derived savings that exceeded their expectations.
- Answerthink Maximizes Efficiencies of Projects and People with Oracle Applications (MP3, 12:32 min.)
Host: Jim Lein
Hear Alan Primeaux, Managing Director at Answerthink, Inc., explain how they implemented both Oracle E-Business Suite and PeopleSoft Enterprise. Answerthink is an enterprise applications consulting firm with approximately $180M revenue and 800 employees. They implement Oracle applications and run their business on them. As a publicly traded company, Answerthink has benefited from the financial controls featured in Oracle applications. Also, as a consultancy, Answerthink runs their project and people-oriented business more efficiently with Oracle's Project Management and HCM applications.
- The Advanced Group Automates Front to Back Office to Deliver Staffing Services (MP3, 14:40 min.)
Host: Kim O'Connor
The Advanced Group of Companies, a US$60 million business services company, provides specialty consulting and staffing solutions to the medical industry. Hear Tim Jackson, Chief Operating Officer, discuss the company's business challenges and how it integrated the front and back office using PeopleSoft Enterprise to provide better services to clients.
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Central Plastics Company Enhances Customer Service and Gains Deeper Business Insight (MP3, 15 min.)
Host: Kim O'Connor
Hear Wade Lewis, CIO at Central Plastics discuss why his company chose Oracle over SAP. With US$78 million in revenue and 500 employees, Central Plastics needed a complete ERP solution in an on-demand environment that delivered best practices to support CRM, Supply Chain, Financials, and HR. Using Oracle's business intelligence, Central Plastics now has a clear view of information across all its business areas.
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KBACE Technologies Establishes Foundation for Service Delivery (MP3, 15:30 min.)
Host: Kim O'Connor
Hear Steve Huebner, senior vice president at KBACE Technologies discuss how his company implemented Oracle E-Business Suite in 10 weeks. For a professional services company generating US$60 million in revenue, KBACE could not afford a lengthy implementation and needed to quickly replace several disjointed back office systems and manual processes. Using Oracle Business Accelerators, KBACE achieved professional services industry best practices and automated business processes. Oracle's integration and industry-specific processes have given KBACE greater control and flexibility.
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LeapFrog Saves Hard Dollars and Advances Its Supply Chain Management (MP3, 18:07 min.)
Host: Kim O'Connor
LeapFrog Enterprises, a US$600 million consumer products company, was faced with maintaining several best-of-breed, non-integrated systems that greatly hindered its supply chain process. Hear Robert Moon, senior vice president and CIO, discuss why LeapFrog selected Oracle E-Business Suite and the results achieved, including reducing inventory by 50% (a US$90 million reduction) and saving US$8 million in hard costs each year. Moon also shares why he values the Oracle partnership and the importance of building a relationship with Oracle.
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Powis Gets the Power from Oracle E-Business Suite to Grow (MP3, 15 min.)
Host: Kim O'Connor
Powis, a US$30 million Industrial Manufacturing company, was crippled by its IT infrastructure and needed to change to grow the business. Hear Powis' CEO, Ted Christianson share why his company selected Oracle and the benefits achieved from using Oracle E-Business Suite Supply Chain and Financials applications. With a low risk implementation in only 75 days, using Oracle Accelerators, Powis established a powerful applications foundation to grow its business to US$100 million in the next few years.
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A Learning Management Success Story at Terracon (MP3, 10 min.)
Host: Kim O'Connor
Terracon is a growing midsize company that performs several consulting and engineering services throughout North America. With more than 2,000 employees and 80 offices nationwide, Terracon needed a learning management solution that would deliver online learning, track traditional instructor-led training, and manage self-paced study to develop highly skilled employees. Hear Sue Maden, employee development manager, and Craig Fischer, IT manager, discuss Terracon's key learning challenges, why it selected Oracle over 14 other niche vendors, and the success obtained with Oracle's integrated talent management solution.
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Answerthink Maximizes Efficiencies of Projects and People with Oracle Applications (MP3, 12:32 min.)
Host: Jim Lein
Hear Alan Primeaux, Managing Director at Answerthink, Inc., explain how they implemented both Oracle E-Business Suite and PeopleSoft Enterprise. Answerthink is an enterprise applications consulting firm with approximately $180M revenue and 800 employees. They implement Oracle applications and run their business on them. As a publicly traded company, Answerthink has benefited from the financial controls featured in Oracle applications. Also, as a consultancy, Answerthink runs their project and people-oriented business more efficiently with Oracle's Project Management and HCM applications.
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The Advanced Group Automates Front to Back Office to Deliver Staffing Services (MP3, 14:40 min.)
Host: Kim O'Connor
The Advanced Group of Companies, a US$60 million business services company, provides specialty consulting and staffing solutions to the medical industry. Hear Tim Jackson, Chief Operating Officer, discuss the company's business challenges and how it integrated the front and back office using PeopleSoft Enterprise to provide better services to clients.
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San Jose State Becoming University of Choice with Improved HCM (MP3, 16:26 min.)
Host: Kim O'Connor
Hear Carrie Medders, HR and training project manager, San Jose State University, discuss how the university overcame non-integrated systems, manual processes, and reporting difficulties. Using PeopleSoft Enterprise 8.9, San Jose State University lowered costs by automating human capital management processes and replacing an outdated absence management system. In addition, the university's HR team gained tighter control over time and benefits with PeopleSoft Enterprise' HCMs refined policies and procedures and automated processes. Medders also discusses Higher Education trends and how the university is using PeopleSoft Talent Management applications to become a "University of Choice."
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State of Kansas Uses PeopleSoft HCM to Consolidate Payroll, Adapt to Federal Initiatives and Enable Self-Service for Employees (MP3, 16 min.)
Host: Lisa Sion
Hear Connie Guerrero, manager of information services, department of administration, State of Kansas talk about how the State of Kansas used a PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM solution to consolidate five pay cycles into one bi-weekly cycle, allowing the redeployment of several HR employees to more important tasks. Also discussed are benefits the state realized through the deployment of Self-Service and savings that resulted from no longer having to print pay advices. In addition, Ms. Guerrero praises Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Human Capital Management for its ability to pull together information easily, allowing the State to respond quickly to requests from legislators, reporters, and the public.
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (MP3, 18 min.)
Host: Lisa Sion
Listen to Robin Reid, Manager of IT Training for the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB)as she discusses how the Oracle User Productivity Kit (UPK) was instrumental in the University's recent upgrade. UMB developed UPK for in-classroom training, training documentation , in-application help, and post-go-live support. In using UPK, UMB was able to eliminate a separate training database for huge cost savings. With the Oracle User Productivity Kit, UMB dramatically increased productivity, reduced costs, and rolled out effective end user training in record time. Six courses, eight classrooms, 226 sessions, 750 users in seven-and-one-half weeks. With UPK they didn't miss a beat.
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- Pella Improves Productivity in an Increasingly Complex Supply Chain by Implementing Oracle Transportation Management (MP3, 11:54 min.)
Date: February 14, 2008
Host: Jim Haskell
Since implementing Oracle's Transportation Management (OTM) solution, Pella, an innovative leader in the window and door manufacturing industry, has realized 25% labor productivity and 50% processing time improvement, significantly streamlining their overall operations. Previous to implementing OTM, Pella operated a legacy transportation management system but their internal operations grew rapidly in size and complexity, rendering the solution obsolete as most shipment planning was manual. In this interview, hear Peter Genheimer, Senior Manager of Supply Chain Systems at Pella discuss their recent deployment of Oracle's OTM solution to improve the planning automation and to have a transportation platform they could be confident in as they roll out further value added capability. Peter also discusses Pella's experiences with Oracle's implementation and development organizations.
- Breg / Orthofix Builds Foundation for Global Growth (MP3, 10:03 min.)
Host: Kim O'Connor
Breg / Orthofix is a Life Sciences - Medical Device company that pioneers orthopedic, reconstructive and postoperative products. Growing from $365M in sales to $500M in one year, Breg / Orthofix leverages Oracle solutions (Oracle eBusiness Suite, Siebel CRM On-Demand and Agile) to achieve their growth strategy. Hear, Steve Romeo, Director of IT, discuss why they chose Oracle over SAP and how they have overcome global supply chain challenges to deliver the best service to both doctors and patients.
- Doskocil Pet Products Cuts Costs with Oracle Transportation Management (MP3, 11:58 min.)
Host: Jay Bonds
Roy Gallagher, VP of IT and CIO of Doskocil Pet Products talks about their recent deployment of Oracle's Transportation Management. Doskocil, a 45 year old company, started out with the classic story of a man starting in his garage to solve a problem. Today, Doskocil is a $220 million company selling pet products, primarily kennels and shelters for dogs, and feeding and watering systems for cats. Looking for ways to cut costs, and having tried several things in the way they manufactured their projects, Doskocil started looking for alternative solutions. With the rising costs of fuel, a TMS system seemed to be a new area to look for cost reductions. Doskocil turned to Oracle to help with consolidation and mode shifting taking LTL shipments and transferring those into truckload shipments. With OTM, Doskocil was able to better manage their orders and create multi stop shipments out of LTL shipments as well as achieve better utilization of transportation assets. As a result, they derived savings that exceeded their expectations.
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