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Increase Efficiency of Freight Shipping from Oracle
E-Business Suite: A Case Study for Elkay
Manufacturing Co.
Presented By:
Vic Kalidindi, Business Systems Manager of
SCP & Operations, Elkay Manufacturing
Ajay Kapur, Vice President - Products &
Technologies, Apps Associates
• Introduction and overview of Elkay & Apps Associates
• Elkay’s Requirements: New R12 implementation, Needed integrated shipping
solution
• Overview of ShipConsole solution
• Case Study of various ShipConsole features implemented for Elkay
• Summary
• Q&A
Kevin O'Brien
Sr. Director, ISV and SaaS Strategy, Oracle Corporation
“Apps Associates ShipConsole 5 delivers value during the critical last-mile of the parcel shipping
process through the direct integration with the Oracle E-Business Suite. The Oracle Validated
Integration of ShipConsole to the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1 validates that the products
work together as designed. This can help reduce risk, improve system implementation cycles, and
provide for smoother upgrades and simpler maintenance for customers.”
Agenda
Elkay Manufacturing Company
• Started in business January 26, 1920
• Still owned by founding family
• Currently employs over 3,000 employees
• Primary manufacturing takes place in USA
• Facilities in Mexico and China for those markets
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Largely trade brands Consumer brands
Our Domestic Brands
Ebing bran
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5
Oak Brook, IL [HQ]
Lanark, IL
Broadview, IL
Savanna, IL
Ogden, UT
Lumberton, NC
San Luis Potosi, Mex
Zhuhai, China
Waconia, MN
New Ulm, MN
Independence, OR
Culver, IN
Mifflinburg, PA
Danville, VA
Aurora, CO
Spokane, WA
Locations
Core Product Lines
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Plumbing Products
Core Product Lines
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Food Service
Commercial
Steamer
Work Table
Core Product Lines
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Wood Products Cabinets &
Vanities
Elkay Requirements
• New R12 implementation with integrated shipping
solution for parcel and freight shipments • Wanted Oracle-certified shipping solution
• Easy to Implement (started implementation during CRP2)
• Easy to Use (Didn’t want to do extensive training of shippers)
• 6 DCs shipping approx 650 packages / day
• Main carriers: UPS (parcel), FedEx (parcel), LTL
• Rate shopping with Echo Logistics & Connectship for
carrier selection
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Global provider of business & technology consulting services and solutions
Founded in 2002 – Consistent Growth Chicago, NY, Acton, Atlanta
Germany, Netherlands, India, Oman
500+ employees across 3 continents
Recognized as one of the fastest growing private US companies by Inc 500/5000 (2011)
Centers of Excellence
E-Business Suite Consulting
Business Intelligence
EPM (Hyperion)
Fusion Middleware
Infrastructure Managed Services
Product Development
Apps Associates. Celebrating 10 Years…
ShipConsole**
• E-Business Suite Integrated Solution
** Oracle Validated Solution
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Integrated Delivery Across Engagements
Govern Plan Standardize Measure Quality
Focus on Oracle
Centers of Excellence
EBS BI EPM Fusion
Middleware Microsoft
Infrastructure Services
BI EPM ERP Products Enterprise Architecture
FMW
Lifecycle of Services
Advise Implement Train Support Upgrade/ Optimize
Cloud / Hosting
The Premier Shipping Solution for Oracle E-Business Suite
• Developed by Oracle E-Business
Suite Experts
• Oracle-Validated Integration
with EBS 11i and R12
• Proven track record of improving
shipping efficiency and
productivity
• Easy to implement and use
ShipConsole is Oracle-Validated
Shipping Execution Process at Elkay
Pick Release
• Rate shopping for parcel (UPS, FedEx) /LTL (Echo Logistics) carriers.
• Update ship method on Oracle delivery
Manifest
• Query delivery information in ShipConsole
• Ship via carrier of choice, print shipping docs/labels and update freight cost and waybill# information in Oracle
Ship Confirm
• Close out deliveries in Oracle via batch ship confirm process from ShipConsole
• Print EOD documents
Single user interface for shipping, label printing, printing of Oracle
shipping documents, ship confirmation.
Rate shopping from Oracle at time of pick release
Pulling LPN data from Oracle and “exploding” LPNs in ShipConsole
Integration with UPS Connectship, FedEx and Echo Logistics
Integration with Oracle WMS/Loftware for printing customer labels
Batch ship confirm process at end of day to close deliveries in Oracle
Major ShipConsole Features Used by Elkay
Rate Shopping from EBS during pick release
Rate Shopping Log
Login to ShipConsole
ShipConsole Home Page
Single UI for shipping, label printing and
printing of Oracle shipping documents
Single UI for shipping, label printing and
printing of Oracle shipping documents
Integration with UPS Connectship / FedEx
Integration with Echo Logistics for LTL rates
Pulling LPN data from Oracle
‘Exploding’ LPNs in ShipConsole
Print Shipping Documents from Oracle
Print Customer Labels from Oracle
Batch ship confirm process
Elkay Manufacturing was able to implement ShipConsole quickly within
time and budget for their ERP go-live
Shippers happy with ease of use of ShipConsole – single user interface
for shipping, label printing, printing Oracle shipping documents, and ship
confirmation.
Integrated with multiple systems used by Elkay – UPS Connectship,
Echo Logistics, FedEx
Apps Associates worked with Elkay to add some new features required
by Elkay – Explode LPN functionality, Oracle WMS / Loftware integration
Key benefits of ShipConsole for Elkay Manufacturing:
Ease of Implementation
Ease of Use
Ease of Maintenance
Summary & Benefits
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AppsCares
Apps Associates is pleased to donate $2 to the
Make-A-Wish Foundation for every participant
Thank You!
Bill Stuebner, Global Director of Supply Chain
Elkay Manufacturing Co.
“The ease of use has been the greatest benefit to our organization. We have become more efficient
in our outbound preparation and execution due to ShipConsole. Their implementation team was
readily available and brought effective solutions to the table . They truly are a valued partner.”
Contacts Ajay Kapur Vic Kalidindi Apps Associates Elkay Manufacturing [email protected] [email protected]
www.ShipConsole.com
