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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