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PODCASTS ABOUT ORACLE CUSTOMERS

MOST RECENT SUCCESSCASTS

  • Tweddle Group Optimizes Demand Scheduling Execution with Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne (MP3, 9:54 min.)
    Date: April 1, 2009
    Host: Gary Grieshaber
    Hear Gerry Chapman, Vice President IT, discuss how JD Edwards EnterpriseOne helps Tweddle Group forecast and manage inventory for a diverse group of customers. By using the Demand Scheduling Execution solution, this printing company is able to quickly react to the changing needs of the automotive industry and deliver on-time shipments.
  • Starwood Mitigates Risk During Business-Critical Application Upgrade Using Oracle Real Application Testing (MP3, 06:08 min.)
    Date: January 22, 2009
    Host: Scott McNeil
    Listen to this Oracle Database podcast and learn how Starwood lowered risk during a recent application upgrade with Oracle Real Application Testing.
  • Motorola's Printrak Biometric Identification Solution Runs on Oracle Database 11g (MP3, 8:20 min.)
    Date: November 19, 2008
    Host: Willie Hardie, VP Database Product Marketing
    Motorola's Biometrics Solutions division, a global leader in biometrics identification, chose Oracle Database 11g for its Motorola Printrak Biometric Identification Solution (Printrak BIS) for criminal investigations, background checking, biometric visas and passports, and more. Printrak relies on the Oracle SecureFiles feature of Oracle Database 11g to manage content such as images, audio, video, PDFs and spreadsheets in the database, delivering high performance, availability and security.
  • Legend Valve Relies on JD Edwards EnterpriseOne to Stay Competitive in a Challenging Business Environment (MP3, 10:17 min.)
    Date: October 7, 2008
    Host: Kim O'Connor
    Hear Walter Jann, Executive Vice President and Owner of Legend Hydronics, a division of Legend Valve, tell how JD Edwards EnterpriseOne gave Legend Valve the ability to model the application to work the way they want their business to operate. Learn what it's like to look into the future of a growing company and plan for new and changing business processes knowing your software will scale to your needs.
  • Symantec Implements Oracle Incentive Compensation (OIC) to Dramatically Improve Service to Sales Force (MP3, 19:17 min.)
    Date: March 12, 2008
    Host: Lisa Sion
    Hear Kelly Stobaugh, Symantec's Finance Director of Systems and Reporting, provide an overview of the positive changes seen through their use of Oracle Incentive Compensation (OIC). With over 17,000 employees in more than 40 countries, OIC has helped Symantec build stonger trust between sales and finance through improved data quality, enhanced visibility into compensation, self service and more.

E-BUSINESS SUITE SUCCESSCASTS

  • GENBAND Achieves Rapid Implementation with Oracle Business Accelerators (MP3, 9:10 min.)
    Date: February 19, 2008
    Host: Kim O'Connor
    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. In this interview, hear Peter Genheimer, Senior Manager of Supply Chain Systems at Pella discuss their 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.
  • Symantec Implements Oracle Incentive Compensation (OIC) to Dramatically Improve Service to Sales Force (MP3, 19:17 min.)
    Host: Lisa Sion
    Hear Kelly Stobaugh, Symantec's Finance Director of Systems and Reporting, provide an overview of the positive changes seen through their use of Oracle Incentive Compensation (OIC). With over 17,000 employees in more than 40 countries, OIC has helped Symantec build stonger trust 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
    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 deployment of Oracle's Transportation Management. 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. 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 (e.g., global foundation, configuration options, self service) and how it helps CH2M Hill better manage its global workforce.
  • 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 with strong business intelligence in an on-demand environment that delivered best practices to support CRM, Supply Chain, Financials, and HR.
  • 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. 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
    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 Business 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
    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.

HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT SUCCESSCASTS

  • Symantec Implements Oracle Incentive Compensation (OIC) to Dramatically Improve Service to Sales Force (MP3, 19:17 min.)
    Host: Lisa Sion
    Hear Kelly Stobaugh, Symantec's Finance Director of Systems and Reporting, provide an overview of the positive changes seen through their use of Oracle Incentive Compensation (OIC). With over 17,000 employees in more than 40 countries, OIC has helped Symantec build stonger trust 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 upgrade to HCM, Campus Solutions and Enterprise Portal 9.0. MICA rolled out self-service functionality to students, faculty and staff for the first time through the Enterprise Portal and shares 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. 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.
  • 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 (e.g., global foundation, configuration options, self service) and how it helps CH2M Hill better manage its global workforce.
  • 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. Medders also discusses Higher Education trends and how the university is using PeopleSoft Talent Management applications to become a "University of Choice."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 by developing in-classroom training, training documentation, in-application help, and post-go-live support. With the Oracle User Productivity Kit, UMB dramatically increased productivity, reduced costs, and rolled out effective end user training in record time.
  • A Learning Management Success Story at Terracon (MP3, 10 min.)
    Host: Kim O'Connor
    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.
  • Weitz Company Saves and Grows with On Demand (MP3, 24 min.)
    Host: Lisa Sion
    Mark Federle, Chief Information Officer of Weitz, describes its use of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne through Oracle On Demand and how the solution supports 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.

JD EDWARDS ENTERPRISEONE SUCCESSCASTS

  • Tweddle Group Optimizes Demand Scheduling Execution with Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne (MP3, 9:54 min.)
    Date: April 1, 2009
    Host: Gary Grieshaber
    Hear Gerry Chapman, Vice President IT, discuss how JD Edwards EnterpriseOne helps Tweddle Group forecast and manage inventory for a diverse group of customers. By using the Demand Scheduling Execution solution, this printing company is able to quickly react to the changing needs of the automotive industry and deliver on-time shipments.
  • Legend Valve Relies on JD Edwards EnterpriseOne to Stay Competitive in a Challenging Business Environment (MP3, 10:17 min.)
    Date: October 7, 2008
    Host: Kim O'Connor
    Hear Walter Jann, Executive Vice President and Owner of Legend Hydronics, a division of Legend Valve, tell how JD Edwards EnterpriseOne gave Legend Valve the ability to model the application to work the way they want their business to operate. Learn what it's like to look into the future of a growing company and plan for new and changing business processes knowing your software will scale to your needs.
  • 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
    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, giving enhanced visibility into their business and improved decision making.
  • 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 and has been instrumental in helping Symmons expand into new markets. 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.
  • Weitz Company Saves and Grows with On Demand (MP3, 24 min.)
    Host: Lisa Sion
    Mark Federle, Chief Information Officer of Weitz, describes its use of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne through Oracle On Demand and how the solution supports 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.

MIDSIZE CUSTOMERS SUCCESSCASTS

  • Tweddle Group Optimizes Demand Scheduling Execution with Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne (MP3, 9:54 min.)
    Date: April 1, 2009
    Host: Gary Grieshaber
    Hear Gerry Chapman, Vice President IT, discuss how JD Edwards EnterpriseOne helps Tweddle Group forecast and manage inventory for a diverse group of customers. By using the Demand Scheduling Execution solution, this printing company is able to quickly react to the changing needs of the automotive industry and deliver on-time shipments.
  • GENBAND Achieves Rapid Implementation with Oracle Business Accelerators (MP3, 9:10 min.)
    Date: February 19, 2008
    Host: Kim O'Connor
    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.
  • Legend Valve Relies on JD Edwards EnterpriseOne to Stay Competitive in a Challenging Business Environment (MP3, 10:17 min.)
    Date: October 7, 2008
    Host: Kim O'Connor
    Hear Walter Jann, Executive Vice President and Owner of Legend Hydronics, a division of Legend Valve, tell how JD Edwards EnterpriseOne gave Legend Valve the ability to model the application to work the way they want their business to operate. Learn what it's like to look into the future of a growing company and plan for new and changing business processes knowing your software will scale to your needs.
  • 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
    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, giving enhanced visibility into their business and improved decision making.
  • Breg / Orthofix Builds Foundation for Global Growth (MP3, 10:03 min.)
    Host: Kim O'Connor
    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 upgrade to HCM, Campus Solutions and Enterprise Portal 9.0. MICA rolled out self-service functionality to students, faculty and staff for the first time through the Enterprise Portal and shares 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 and has been instrumental in helping Symmons expand into new markets. 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.
  • 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 deployment of Oracle's Transportation Management. 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. 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.
  • 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 with strong business intelligence in an on-demand environment that delivered best practices to support CRM, Supply Chain, Financials, and HR.
  • 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. 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.
  • 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.
  • Powis Gets the Power from Oracle E-Business Suite to Grow (MP3, 15 min.)
    Host: Kim O'Connor
    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 Business Accelerators, Powis established a powerful applications foundation to grow its business to US$100 million in the next few years.
  • A Learning Management Success Story at Terracon (MP3, 10 min.)
    Host: Kim O'Connor
    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.

ORACLE DATABASE SUCCESSCASTS

  • Motorola's Printrak Biometric Identification Solution Runs on Oracle Database 11g (MP3, 8:20 min.)
    Date: November 19, 2008
    Host: Willie Hardie, VP Database Product Marketing
    Motorola's Biometrics Solutions division, a global leader in biometrics identification, chose Oracle Database 11g for its Motorola Printrak Biometric Identification Solution (Printrak BIS) for criminal investigations, background checking, biometric visas and passports, and more. Printrak relies on the Oracle SecureFiles feature of Oracle Database 11g to manage content such as images, audio, video, PDFs and spreadsheets in the database, delivering high performance, availability and security.

PEOPLESOFT ENTERPRISE SUCCESSCASTS

  • 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. 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.
  • 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. Medders also discusses Higher Education trends and how the university is using PeopleSoft Talent Management applications to become a "University of Choice."
  • 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.
  • 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 by developing in-classroom training, training documentation, in-application help, and post-go-live support. With the Oracle User Productivity Kit, UMB dramatically increased productivity, reduced costs, and rolled out effective end user training in record time.

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SUCCESSCASTS

  • 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. In this interview, hear Peter Genheimer, Senior Manager of Supply Chain Systems at Pella discuss their 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.
  • Breg / Orthofix Builds Foundation for Global Growth (MP3, 10:03 min.)
    Host: Kim O'Connor
    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 deployment of Oracle's Transportation Management. 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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