Demo Series: Move Your Supply Chain Forward
More than ever, supply chain leaders need speed and flexibility to make faster decisions and respond to change. They need visibility and control across their value chains—from planning to execution—and advanced technology to drive process efficiencies and deliver an effortless customer experience.
In these 30-minute demos, you’ll get an up-close look at the Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM solutions that are powering performance.
Excel with Digitally Connected Manufacturing
October 27, 2021
Start time: 11:00 a.m. PT
Overview
Title: Excel with Digitally Connected Manufacturing
Date: October 27, 2021
Start Time: 1:00 p.m. CT
Description
Manufacturers face changing customer needs, accelerated delivery times, a faster pace of innovation, and demands for product excellence. While automation addresses some of these issues, visibility and collaboration across business functions are foundational to success. With this live demo, see how factory automation integrated with Oracle supply chain applications and extended with Industry 4.0 technologies (such as cloud, IoT, Big Data, and AI) provide agility and continuous innovation.
Speakers
Joel De Guzman
Senior Product Marketing Manager
Prior to Oracle, Joel spent a few years as product marketing manager for supply chain management and ecommerce applications for another ERP company. He was also the product launch manager for their distribution ERP solutions and implemented sales content management applications. Before that, he spent more than two decades with Intel Corporation as an industrial engineer in manufacturing, program manager for supply chain management (SAP) implementations, and marketing manager for software developer relations and partner programs. Joel has a BS in Industrial Engineering, an MBA from the University of California – Davis, and a PMP (Project Management Professional) certification.
Surya Kommareddy
Director of Manufacturing Industry Strategy at Oracle
Surya Kommareddy is a Director of Manufacturing Industry Strategy at Oracle. Surya has over 20 years of experience in developing and promoting digital transformation solutions for discrete manufacturing. At Oracle, Surya leads Smart Manufacturing solution development, thought leadership, partner ecosystems, and manufacturing innovation lab showcases. Before joining Oracle, Surya worked for DMG MORI, where he contributed to various technologies such as CAD/CAM, enterprise applications, automation, asset monitoring, and Industry 4.0. He also has diverse leadership experience in software engineering, product management, business strategy, and partnerships. He has a master’s in Mechanical Engineering from University of California, Davis, and an MBA from University of California, Berkeley. Surya’s current focus at Oracle is on smart manufacturing, AI for manufacturing, and connected digital innovation.
Build a Successful Service-Oriented Business
November 17, 2021
Start time: 11:00 a.m. PT
Overview
Title: Build a Successful Service-Oriented Business
Date: November 17, 2021
Start Time: 1:00 p.m. CT
Description
Many companies have introduced service-oriented business models to maximize revenue. In today’s competitive environment, you need to capture, diagnose, and resolve your customers’ issues quickly and effectively. Unique challenges occur when an issue requires the right spare parts and a qualified field service technician. See a demo of how Oracle’s comprehensive solution schedules, routes, and optimizes your workforce—together with spare parts, returns, and repairs management—to ensure a positive experience for your customers.
Speakers
Joel De Guzman
Senior Product Marketing Manager
Prior to Oracle, Joel spent a few years as product marketing manager for supply chain management and ecommerce applications for another ERP company. He was also the product launch manager for their distribution ERP solutions and implemented sales content management applications. Before that, he spent more than two decades with Intel Corporation as an industrial engineer in manufacturing, program manager for supply chain management (SAP) implementations, and marketing manager for software developer relations and partner programs. Joel has a BS in Industrial Engineering, an MBA from the University of California – Davis, and a PMP (Project Management Professional) certification.
Prasanna Venkatesan
Director Advanced Technology Industry Solutions
C. Prasanna Venkatesan is currently Director of AI and Digital Transformation in Oracle’s Industry Solutions Group. He brings a wealth of experience in building Internet of Things (IoT) solutions across multiple industries for the better part of a decade.
Prasanna has 15+ years of experience from Engineering to Management Consulting and Business Development. Prior to Oracle, Prasanna led solution management and business development for Cisco's IoT industry vertical solutions group, focusing on Energy, Process and Manufacturing Industry customers. He was among the early members of Cisco’s IoT business unit, where he helped plan and execute the GTM for its first set of products and solutions.
Prior to Cisco, Prasanna was with Management Consulting firm A.T. Kearney in Chicago, where he consulted for clients in the Telecom, Manufacturing and Energy sectors. Among his other roles, he has worked for Cummins Engine Company, Citigroup and The Asian Development Bank.
Prasanna holds a bachelors in engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology & Science, India, a masters, also in engineering, from Purdue University and an MBA from the University of Chicago. While not enjoying the outdoors with his family and friends, Prasannacan usually be found with his head buried in his next Arduino and Raspberry Pi project.
Overcome Disruption with Integrated Planning
December 8, 2021
Start time: 11:00 a.m. PT
Overview
Title: Overcome Disruption with Integrated Planning
Date: December 8, 2021
Start Time: 1:00 p.m. CT
Description
Business planners are under pressure to adapt to modern challenges such as supply chain disruption or the launch of new services and products. To meet these challenges, they need to connect their planning across finance and supply chain operations. See how Oracle Fusion Cloud’s common user interface and data model enables faster, connected, more accurate planning across the business.
Speakers
Tom McDonough
Senior Director of Supply Chain Planning, Collaboration and Visibility Product Marketing
Tom has worked in supply chain management for over 25 years, leading supply chain functions in the high-tech industry at Technicolor and Intel and supply chain consulting services in media & communications, consumer goods and retail industries.
Colton Bretschneider
EPM Solution Engineer
Colton Bretschneider has been an EPM Solutions Engineer specializing in the Higher Education & Healthcare industries for over 2 years. Before working at Oracle, he worked in reimbursement consulting at Plante Moran, and he is a graduate from Michigan State University with a degree in accounting.
Overview
Title: Leverage Suppliers to Accelerate Product Innovation
Date: October 6, 2021
Start Time: Available on-demand
Duration: 30 mins
Description
As procurement continues to play a strategic role in product innovation, supplier collaboration is key to your ability to drive cost savings, reduce risk, identify new opportunities, and accelerate time to market. But how can you source the best partners? How can you collaborate and integrate them within your product lifecycle? With an end-to-end procurement solution that automates and standardizes your sourcing activities, enables collaboration, and integrates suppliers within your innovation processes. See ours in action.
Speaker
Ana Galindo
Senior SCM Product Marketing Manager
Ana Galindo is a SCM Product Marketing Manager with over 4 years of experience in the Supply Chain space. She is currently responsible for the marketing of the Cloud Procurement solutions at Oracle. Prior to her time at Oracle, Ana worked at Elementum, a supply chain software company, as part of their demand generation team. Ana holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration, with a concentration in Marketing from San Jose State University.
Overview
Title: Planning for Product Innovation Success
Date: September 15, 2021
Start Time: Available on-demand
Duration: 30 mins
Description
Responding quickly and accurately to demand fluctuations is a must. Supply chain planning systems not only help navigate future uncertainty, but they also serve as systems of record for key details of your products’ sales, distribution, manufacturing, and sourcing. Join this demo to see how you can tap into planning data to support key decisions in your product innovation strategy.
Speakers
Tom McDonough
Senior Director of Product Marketing
Tom has worked in supply chain management for over 25 years, leading supply chain functions in the high tech industry at Technicolor and Intel and supply chain consulting services in media & communications, consumer goods and retail industries.
Warren Basch
Distinguished Sales Consultant at Oracle
Darren is a SCM professional with over 10 years of experience helping companies with their new product introduction and product development processes. He has a background in mechanical engineering and focuses on helping companies drive transformation through analytics and emerging technology.
Overview
Title: Turn Your Best Ideas Into Valuable Product Innovations
Date: September 1, 2021
Start Time: Available on-demand
Duration: 30 mins
Description
There’s no shortage of product ideas these days. How can you feed your innovation pipeline with only the best ideas—ideas that are achievable, exceed customer expectations, and align to your growth strategy? With a unified cloud solution, you can leverage analytics and IoT data to turn your ideas and customer requirements into profitable new products and services. See ours in action.
Speakers
Kirk Carlsen
Director, PLM Product Marketing
Kirk Carlsen is a Product Marketing Director for Product Lifecycle Management applications at Oracle. Kirk helps customers understand how they can successfully meet customer expectations with digitally transformative technologies that help drive product innovation and streamline commercialization.
Darren Conrad
Master Principal Solution Consultant
Darren is a SCM professional with over 10 years of experience helping companies with their new product introduction and product development processes. He has a background in mechanical engineering and focuses on helping companies drive transformation through analytics and emerging technology.
Overview
Title: Accelerate Product and Service Innovation
Date: April 28, 2021
Description
Are you able innovate and launch new products and services fast? Can you shift your business model to deliver new experiences that customers want? In this demo, you'll learn how Oracle Cloud PLM provides a unified cloud platform and digital thread needed to support the velocity and resiliency your new business models and innovations require.
Speakers
Kirk Carlsen
Director PLM Product Marketing
Kirk Carlsen is a Product Marketing Director for Product Lifecycle Management applications at Oracle. Kirk helps customers understand how they can successfully meet customer expectations with digitally transformative technologies that help drive product innovation and streamline commercialization.
Linda Mitchell
Master Principal Solution Consultant
Linda is a SCM professional with over 20 years of experience helping companies reach their supply chain goals through leveraging technology. She has spent significant time focusing on improvements relating to new product introduction and development process.
Overview
Title: Enhance the Perfect Delivery with IoT
Date: March 24, 2021
Start Time: Available on-demand
Duration: 30 mins
Description
IoT applications can enhance and strengthen the perfect delivery. They capture sensor data so you can monitor shipments for unforeseen issues or delays, gain real-time visibility into shipment locations and the condition of goods, and even predict the time of arrival for shipments. See how IoT works with supply chain logistics in this live demo.
Speakers
Simon Nicholson
Senior Director, Blockchain and IoT Applications Product Development
Simon Nicholson is Senior Director, Product Management for the Oracle Applications Development organization, focusing on Innovation including Internet of Things, AI/ML and Blockchain. He is responsible, globally, for go-to-market planning and execution. Prior to joining Oracle in 2010, Simon has worked on both sides of the Atlantic in leadership roles in the enterprise and mobile segments for Sun Microsystems and Xerox, including in executive roles for industry standards organizations including ebXML, the Liberty Alliance (now Kantara Initiative) and OASIS.
Nick Pesce
Lead Solution Engineer, Logistics and SCM Emerging Technologies
Nick Pesce is a lifelong Logistician. For the past 18+ years he has served in the United States Marine Corps. In 2015, Nick joined Oracle’s Logistics Cloud Team with expertise in Transportation and Global Trade Management, Logistics Network Modeling, Blockchain and IoT SaaS applications. He holds a certificate from MIT in Blockchain Technologies and a bachelor’s of science from Texas A&M University.
Overview
Title: Take the Uncertainty out of Global Trade Compliance
Date: March 3, 2021
Start Time: Available on-demand
Duration: 30 mins
Description
Navigating changes in cross-border trade can get complicated—but the inability to adapt can lead to dire consequences. USMCA, Brexit, and COVID-19 are just a few developments impacting global trade. See how to keep goods moving and remain compliant with an integrated global trade and transportation platform.
Speakers
Joan Lim
Senior Manager, Product Marketing
Joan Lim leads product marketing for Oracle Cloud Logistics solutions, covering transportation, global trade, and warehouse management. Prior to Oracle, Joan held product marketing and strategy positions at Unilever, Qualcomm, Amadeus IT Group and various start-ups focusing on cloud applications and supply chain. Joan has a master’s degree in digital marketing strategy from Georgetown University, and a master’s degree in business from ESSCA Business School in France.
Harry Cao
Master Principal Solution Engineer, Oracle Cloud Logistics
Harry Cao joined Oracle through G-Log acquisition and has been successful in helping companies adopt modern logistics technologies for 18 years. When Oracle introduced Global Trade Management in 2010, Harry was the first solution engineer worldwide supporting the product launch. Since then, he has become the ambassador of Oracle’s Integrated Trade & Transportation platform and has always been on the forefront of new capabilities that helps companies solve supply chain challenges. Harry holds a degree in MBA in Logistics & Transportation from the University of Tennessee.
Overview
Title: Adapt and Compete with a Data-First Strategy
Date: February 24, 2021
Start Time: Available on-demand
Duration: 30 mins
Description
Today’s competitive companies have a data-first strategy that permeates their organizations. They’ve connected their business applications and synchronized enterprise data, such as product hierarchies, to create trust in the numbers. See firsthand how cloud enterprise data management capabilities such as data governance, change data visualization, and hierarchy management give supply chains the agility to adapt to change, faster.
Speakers
Emma Yu
Director of ERP/EPM Cloud Product Marketing
Emma has over 15 years of experience working in the enterprise software industry and highly focused on helping companies be more data-driven and agile. Working for 3VR, Planful and most recently Oracle, Emma has had roles in marketing strategy, partner and business development, demand generation, and product marketing. With a passion for EPM and EDM, Emma often contributes to thought leadership articles and speaks in webcasts on these topics.
Drew Wilson
Master Principal Sales Engineer, Oracle EPM/EDM SaaS
Drew Wilson has been with Oracle since 2006. In that time, he has implemented Oracle Data Management solutions before moving to the SE role in 2007 where he has worked with some of the largest and most complex organizations successfully solving their data management and alignment challenges. Prior to his Oracle tenure, he spent 11 years managing Accounting, Finance and Financial Systems organizations developing his passion for the importance of data as a valuable asset.
Overview
Title: Overcome Disruption with an Adaptive Logistics Network
Date: February 17, 2021
Start Time: Available on-demand
Duration: 30 mins
Description
Faced with rapid, unpredictable change, supply chains need to be adaptive–pivoting quickly to tackle the next new challenge. Advanced modeling solutions analyze what-if scenarios across your transportation and logistics networks, so you can make better, faster decisions. See ours in action.
Speakers
Joan Lim
Senior Manager, Product Marketing
Joan Lim leads product marketing for Oracle Cloud Logistics solutions, covering transportation, global trade, and warehouse management. Prior to Oracle, Joan held product marketing and strategy positions at Unilever, Qualcomm, Amadeus IT Group and various start-ups focusing on cloud applications and supply chain. Joan has a master’s degree in digital marketing strategy from Georgetown University, and a master’s degree in business from ESSCA Business School in France.
Vicky Spurlock
Senior Solution Engineer
Vicky is a seasoned information technology and logistics professional having 20 years of experience implementing Oracle Transportation Management Software. Implementations have included both on-premise and cloud solutions for 3PL, retail, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and supplier clients. She has worked closely with our development team to build out scenarios for the Logistics Network Modeling tool and looks forward to demonstrating their powerful capabilities.
Overview
Title: Optimize Omnichannel Order Management and Fulfillment
Date: February 3, 2021
Start Time: Available on-demand
Duration: 30 mins
Description
How do you give customers an effortless buying experience and fulfill orders quickly? To manage behind-the-scenes order processing and delivery you need complex orchestration, connected front- and back-office applications, optimized order management, and efficient warehouse management. See the cloud solutions that can help you create and grow a modern omnichannel environment.
Speakers
Mark Carson
Senior Director of Product Strategy
Mark has 15 years managing product management/strategy teams for enterprise and startups with a focus on order-to-cash solutions, order management, ecommerce and factory automation domains.
Bill Eager
Pre-Sales Manager, Cloud SCM
Bill is an Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM expert with over 20 years of experience helping Oracle’s largest customers solve their order-to-cash and fulfillment challenges.
Overview
Title: Achieving Multitier Visibility in Supply Chains
Date: October 7, 2020
Start Time: Available on-demand
Duration: 30 mins
Description
Achieving multitier visibility and enabling trust between partners in supply chains is critical for the future. See how you can leverage blockchain technology with a prebuilt SaaS application for supply chains to help detect and resolve issues, operationalize trust between partners, track and trace transactions and bring together supply chain systems to drive product quality and improve operations. Join us to learn more.
Speakers
Michael Richter
Director of Product Marketing, IoT and Blockchain SaaS
Michael Richter joined Oracle in 2013 as a CX strategist in product management. In 2019, he moved to a product marketing role overseeing Oracle’s SaaS applications for blockchain and IoT. He has an MBA in International management from Thunderbird School of Global Management and has held digital media and technology roles at News Corporation, Turner Broadcasting and Yahoo! in the US and internationally.
Nick Pesce
Lead Solution Engineer, Logistics and SCM Emerging Technologies
Nick Pesce is a lifelong Logistician. For the past 18+ years he has served in the United States Marine Corps. In 2015, Nick joined Oracle’s Logistics Cloud Team with expertise in Transportation and Global Trade Management, Logistics Network Modeling, Blockchain and IoT SaaS applications. He holds a certificate from MIT in Blockchain Technologies and a bachelor’s of science from Texas A&M University.
Overview
Title: Orchestrate Change, Incorporate Insights, and Move Toward Continuous Supply Chain Planning
Date: November 21, 2020
Start Time: Available on-demand
Duration: 30 mins
Description
Uniting planning across functions to move towards a continuous planning model with connected enterprise planning has never been more critical. Evolving business practices and technology are making it increasingly important to update and improve plans with new and relevant inputs. Monthly S&OP cycles are giving way to continuous planning, managed in tighter time frames and, driving improved performance throughout the material and financial supply chain.
In this session, you will get to see firsthand how new technologies like machine learning and big data management applications in both demand and supply planning are helping planners to proactively identify plan shortcomings and resolve gaps for better planning results, faster.
Speakers
Tom McDonough
Senior Director of Product Marketing
Tom has worked in supply chain management for over 25 years, leading supply chain functions in the high tech industry at Technicolor and Intel and supply chain consulting services in media & communications, consumer goods and retail industries.
Derek Rutherford
Principal Solution Engineer
Derek has worked in the supply chain space for over 25 years, including experience in High-Tech, Industrial Manufacturing, Oil & Gas and the Military. He has designed supply chain management processes and solutions, and implemented them at multiple Fortune 500 companies. He currently works with many of Oracle’s largest customers to help with their supply chain transformations.
Overview
Title: Drive Faster, Better Decision Making with Unified Machine, Product, Operational, and Customer Data
Date: November 4, 2020
Start Time: Available on-demand
Duration: 30 mins
Description
Making tactical and strategic decisions has never been more important. That’s why it’s essential to have a complete view of all the data you need to make informed decisions about everything from your product innovation to how much to make and where to do it. This session will focus on the importance of creating this unified digital thread and key considerations for speeding and improving decision quality.
Speakers
John Barcus
Group VP of Manufacturing Industries
John has been with Oracle for over 20 years, 8 of which were in consulting working with customers to manage large global ERP and advanced planning projects. John brings to companies a strong manufacturing, supply chain, and industry background. His implementation and business experiences help customers to use technology to solve business issues, gain competitive advantage, and to adapt to the rapidly evolving needs of the digital age. John has been a frequent speaker at industry events.
Dan Murphy
Principal Sales Engineer
Dan is a Solutions Engineer with the Strategic Services Team. He works with Oracle’s largest customers to modernize and automate their Supply Chain Management systems. For the past 5 years, Dan has had a laser focus on Cloud Manufacturing, Costing, Maintenance, IOT and AI applications. Prior to the Cloud Applications, he spent 10 years working with Oracle’s largest customers on EBS Manufacturing & PLM applications. Before joining the Technology space, he worked in four various manufacturing companies as a planner, scheduler, and materials manager implementing and using different ERP Software Applications.
Overview
Title: Integrate Financial and Operational Planning
Date: November 18, 2020
Start Time: 1:00 p.m. CT
Duration: 30 mins
Description
How do you put your plans into action? Connected business planning across finance and supply chain can help you be agile, act quickly, and pivot to new business models.
Let us show you how connecting Scenario and Supply Chain Planning in the Oracle Cloud can move your business forward.
Speakers
Marc Seewald
Vice President, EPM Product Management
Marc Seewald is a vice president of EPM Product Management at Oracle, and has 20+ years of experience in Enterprise Performance Management (EPM). He has in-depth experience across the financial close, FP&A, and tax reporting domains, and has worked with numerous Global 2000 companies. Marc joined Oracle 8+ years ago and leads multiple product lines within Oracle EPM. Prior to joining Oracle, he was vice president of product management at Longview Solutions – a North American-based EPM software company.
Enrique Lopez-Tello
VP of Manufacturing & Hi Tech Industries
Enrique has hold management positions in global companies that develop and commercialize high technology solutions and services during the last 25 years (software, hardware and networks). He developed his career in Asia, North America and Europe. During the last 13 years Enrique helped defining and implementing Oracle’s Global offering as Industry Solutions provider with a more recent focus on IoT, Big Data & AI emerging technologies used by G2000 organizations. Before Oracle, he held senior management positions in the area of Services, Supply Chain and Manufacturing at AT&T, Lucent Technologies, Telefonica, Agere and Indra.
Colton Bretschneider
EPM Solutions Engineer
Colton Bretschneider is an EPM Solutions Engineer specializing in the Higher Education & Healthcare industries. Before working at Oracle, he worked in reimbursement consulting at Plante Moran, and is a graduate from Michigan State University with a degree in Accounting.