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T H E F I R S T A N N U A L E – B U S I N E S S A P P L I C A T I O N C O N F R E N C E
P A R I SFEBRUARY 1 1 – 1 5 , 2 0 0 1 N E W O R L E A N SF E B R U A R Y 1 9 – 2 3 , 2 0 0 1
Today’s Business Challenges
Midsize Enterprises
Complexity across the business Increased trading partner expectations Keeping costs low, improve profits Meeting customer commitments and service
The Name of the Game is Survival
Build the best software strategy Limited budget, limited time Be a midsize enterprise survivor
Midsize companies on a corporate island faced with the same challenge
Let’s Meet the Contestants
Let’s see how the 1st Let’s see how the 1st contestant is doing…contestant is doing…
What Went Wrong? Recreational Watercraft
BOUGHT BEST OF BREED
So many products, so many vendors Complex integration project Do the pieces work together? More complexity, higher costs
Let’s see how the 2nd Let’s see how the 2nd contestant is doing…contestant is doing…
What Went Wrong? Universal Motorcycle
COST Low price doesn’t mean low cost
Cheaper platform not good enough
Not scalable to support growth
Longer time to benefit
Universal
Motorcycle
Let’s see how the 3rd Let’s see how the 3rd contestant is doing…contestant is doing…
What Went Wrong? Elite Gourmet
COMPLEXITY Chose functionality over process simplification Processed lots of data, didn’t analyze it Complex installation = longer time to benefit
The Better Solution
Issue 1: Integrated Solution
Issue 2: Rapid ROI and Low TCO
Issue 3: Simplify Business Processes
Let’s meet our finalLet’s meet our finalcontestantcontestant
The Winning Combination!
High-end Fashion Retail £100M revenues Rapid expansion in UK & Europe
Paul ChinnProject Director
The Winning Combination!
Business Challenges Expand business beyond legacy systems Optimise business processes Manual purchasing / financial transactions Silos of information Limited IT resources
The Winning Combination!
Why We Chose Oracle Rich functionality of Tier 1 product Pre-packaged for midsize companies Competitive price Fit business and technology requirements Local reseller understood our business, Oracle
understood the midsize enterprise Beat out MS Great Plains and Agresso
The Winning Combination!
How We’ll Succeed Real time profitability information Faster response to opportunities Better cashflow forecasting Financial professionals focus on adding value
to the business
It’s Simply Business
Simplify Your Business
Know More Gain enterprise visibility to make better decisions faster Align business processes to function as one
Do More Easy to install, easy to use, easy to maintain, easy to expand Make your company “easy to do business with”
Spend Less Simplify your business to drive better performance Unify technology on a single, powerful business platform
Integrated SolutionOracle E-Business SuiteOracle E-Business SuiteBest of BreedBest of Breed
Business Process DrivenCosts Less
Creates Redundancy Costs More
FinancialsFinancials HRHR
MarketingMarketing SalesSales
ServiceService
ContractsContracts
OrdersOrders
SupplySupplyChainChain
DailyDailySummariesSummaries
BusinessBusinessTransactionsTransactions
PlanningPlanning& Budgeting& Budgeting
Rapid ROI and Low TCO
Clusters & LinuxClusters & LinuxCurrent Systems TodayCurrent Systems Today
Many Small,Inexpensive Servers
Big, ExpensiveEnterprise Servers
Simplify Business Processes
Gain Financial ConfidenceConsolidate on a single, integrated financial system
Automate Purchasing End to EndStreamline the procure-to-pay business process
Improve InventoryGain better visibility and reduce working capital
Meet Customer CommitmentsLeverage accurate, reliable order fulfillment
Manage Your Business By FactMake better decisions with business intelligence
Growing Companies Choose Oracle
Leading Partners Deliver Oracle
E-Business Suite
Develop
Market
Sell
OrderPlanSource
Procure
Make
Fulfill
ServiceHR
Finance Projects
Maintain
CustomersProducts Suppliers
Etc.
CustomersProducts Suppliers
Etc.
CustomersProducts Suppliers
Etc.
CustomersProducts Suppliers
Etc.
Develop
Market
Sell
OrderPlanSource
Procure
Make
Fulfill
ServiceHR
Finance Projects
MaintainKnow More. Do More.Know More. Do More.
Spend Less.Spend Less.
“It’s Simply Business”
Next StepsAt AppsWorld…
Oracle DEMOgrounds – Customized software
demonstration by OracleDirect
Midsize Enterprise Activities Guide
Oracle Partner Pavilion – Meet face to face
with Oracle Partners (Special Edition Stand)
Visit Oracle for the Midsize Enterprise website
www.oracle.com/solutions/mid