Reebok of Mexico Reduces IT Costs with Oracle On Demand

Challenges
Athletic shoe and equipment manufacturer Reebok is famous for giving professional athletes and sports enthusiasts around the world their competitive edge. But when its Mexico-based division, Reebok of Mexico, needed to bolster its own competitive edge by reevaluating its IT needs, it turned to Oracle.

The company’s Mexico operations were suffering under disparate legacy systems, which generated inaccurate, out-of-date information and lacked the ability to consolidate data across the enterprise. For starters, Reebok of Mexico’s old system could not handle changes in inventory between its two storage warehouses. And because the system was unable to provide daily reporting, the company's inventory information was unreliable. Beyond these challenges, the company was burdened by the cost and technical expertise needed to maintain its system. It also sought cost-effective protection against unplanned outages and catastrophic data loss.

Solution
Reebok of Mexico updated its financial system with Oracle Financials 11.5.3 powered by Oracle Database. By centralizing all its financial data into an Oracle infrastructure, the company was able to standardize its business processes and provide much-needed visibility across its various business units. And with a single source of information based on only one database to maintain, the company significantly reduced its IT administration costs.

“Our billing capacity increased by 30%. We've seen excellent systemic improvements in the way we process invoices from providers and clients, without being hampered by delays. This is something we weren't able to achieve prior to using Oracle Financials,” said Luis Vicente Becerra Aguilar, systems manager at Reebok of Mexico. “Oracle also gives us more efficient performance over our previous system, so management has visibility into the entire business at its fingertips.”

Using Oracle On Demand outsourcing, Reebok of Mexico is saving more than 50% on its total IT spend, while gaining the confidence that its business data and applications are secure 24/7 and are maintained by Oracle experts. Reebok of Mexico has the added confidence the system will scale as the company grows.

Benefits • Reduced IT costs by 50% through Oracle on Demand outsourcing • Integrated data across various business systems • Gained real-time access to inventory data, generate more accurate reports • Increased billing capacity by 30% • Cut time required to close books from eight days to one Copyright © 2004 Oracle Corporation. All Rights Reserved.