Oracle E-business Suite 11.5.10

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Oracle e-Business SuiteOracle e-Business SuiteV11.5.10V11.5.10

Presentation by EdgenPresentation by Edgenfor thefor the

Baton Rouge Oracle Users GroupBaton Rouge Oracle Users Group


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Who/What is Edgen?Who/What is Edgen?

Formed in 1996 through purchase of ThomasFormed in 1996 through purchase of Thomas

Pipe and Steel $45MM sales; one location; 30Pipe and Steel $45MM sales; one location; 30

employeesemployees

Acquisitions in 1997 (Arrow), 1998 (Bartow),Acquisitions in 1997 (Arrow), 1998 (Bartow),1999 (Radnor), 2000 (Resource), 20011999 (Radnor), 2000 (Resource), 2001(ProMetals), 2002 (SISCO), 2005 (Western(ProMetals), 2002 (SISCO), 2005 (Western

Flow)Flow)

$280MM+ sales; 15 locations; 235 employees$280MM+ sales; 15 locations; 235 employees

Number 7 in Top 100 privately held companiesNumber 7 in Top 100 privately held companiesin Baton Rouge (2005 revenue)in Baton Rouge (2005 revenue)


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Where is Edgen?Where is Edgen?


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Who/What is Edgen?Who/What is Edgen?

Formed in 1996 through purchase of ThomasFormed in 1996 through purchase of ThomasPipe and Steel $45MM sales; one location; 30Pipe and Steel $45MM sales; one location; 30employeesemployees

Acquisitions in 1997 (Arrow), 1998 (Bartow),Acquisitions in 1997 (Arrow), 1998 (Bartow),

1999 (Radnor), 2000 (Resource), 20011999 (Radnor), 2000 (Resource), 2001(ProMetals), 2002 (SISCO), 2005 (Western(ProMetals), 2002 (SISCO), 2005 (WesternFlow)Flow)

$280MM+ sales; 15 locations; 235 employees$280MM+ sales; 15 locations; 235 employees

Number 7 in Top 100 privately held companiesNumber 7 in Top 100 privately held companiesin Baton Rouge (2005 revenue)in Baton Rouge (2005 revenue)

MIM acquisition/merger in 2005 - $700MM+MIM acquisition/merger in 2005 - $700MM+sales; 20 locations; 375 employeessales; 20 locations; 375 employees


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Support for Global FunctionalitySupport for Global FunctionalityOperate in One World with One SolutionOperate in One World with One Solution

No Language Boundaries- Support for 30 languages

- Multi-lingual external documents

- All languages installablein same Unicode instance

No Currency Boundaries

No Legislative Boundaries- Customers operating in 100+ countries

- Support for statutory & customary local requirements

So:So: Why Oracle AppsWhy

Oracle Apps??


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AcceleratedClose

Process

Oracle Delivers EfficiencyOracle Delivers EfficiencyAccelerate the Close ProcessAccelerate the Close Process

Achieve Performance Scalability

Streamline Inter-Company Accounting

and Reconciliation

Automate Labor Intensive Processes

Rapidly Consolidate Financial InformationAcross Different Entities and for MultipleCurrencies, Charts of Accounts, Periods


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Drill down fromGeneral Ledgerto sub-ledgers

Display accountingimpact of transactionsin General Ledgerand in sub-ledgers

T-account format Trial balance format

Payables Assets

ProjectsWork inProcess

Receivables

Purchasing Inventory

Sub-LedgersSub-Ledgers

General

Ledger

General

Ledger

Ledger Drilldown and IntegrationLedger Drilldown and IntegrationEnhance the Reconciliation and AnalysisEnhance the Reconciliation and Analysis

ProcessProcess


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Oracle Financial ManagementOracle Financial Management

VISIBILITY

Deliver Better Business Information

CONTROLAttain Sustainable Compliance

EFFICIENCY

Improve Business Processes at the Lowest Cost


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Oracle Apps HistoryOracle Apps History

Spring 2001 Negotiation and purchaseSpring 2001 Negotiation and purchaseof softwareof software

Late fall 2001 Begin implementationLate fall 2001 Begin implementation

process with vendorprocess with vendorSummer 2002 Kick vendor outSummer 2002 Kick vendor out

Fall 2002 Restart implementationFall 2002 Restart implementation

process with Oracle Consulting Svcs.process with Oracle Consulting Svcs.Jan. 2003 Live with first Edgen DivisionJan. 2003 Live with first Edgen Division

Dec. 2003 Final Division convertedDec. 2003 Final Division converted


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E-Business Suite E-Business Suite

whats in it?whats in it?

Financials (AP,AR,GL,Financials (AP,AR,GL, FAFA))

Order ManagementOrder Management

Inventory ManagementInventory ManagementPurchasingPurchasing

Human ResourcesHuman Resources

Business Intelligence, Marketing,Business Intelligence, Marketing,Manufacturing, Projects, Service (contracts)Manufacturing, Projects, Service (contracts)

WorkflowWorkflow


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Activity at EdgenActivity at Edgen

(all numbers are 2005 monthly averages)(all numbers are 2005 monthly averages)

3300 Sales Orders3300 Sales Orders

3600 Invoices3600 Invoices

900 Purchase Orders900 Purchase Orders

3475 Shipments3475 Shipments

3100 A/P Checks3100 A/P Checks


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Oracle Technology StackOracle Technology Stack

2-tier Architecture2-tier Architecture

Apps and database both run on RS6000Apps and database both run on RS6000

(db AIX v5.3; apps AIX v5.2)(db AIX v5.3; apps AIX v5.2)Apps server IBM630; 4-way; 1.45GHzApps server IBM630; 4-way; 1.45GHz

Power 4+ processors; 8GB RAMPower 4+ processors; 8GB RAM

DB server IBM570; 4-way; 1.9GHzDB server IBM570; 4-way; 1.9GHzPower 5+ processors; 16GB RAMPower 5+ processors; 16GB RAM

Storage IBM FAStT700; approx. 400GbStorage IBM FAStT700; approx. 400Gb

(three environments - PROD & 2 test)(three environments - PROD & 2 test)


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Enterprise Edition Database V9.2.0.6.0Enterprise Edition Database V9.2.0.6.0Oracle Forms V6.0Oracle Forms V6.0

Discoverer V4.1.48Discoverer V4.1.48

FormScape V3.3FormScape V3.3FileNet - VP8 3.5.2FileNet - VP8 3.5.2

TOAD V8.06TOAD V8.06

STAT V5.22STAT V5.22

Oracle Enterprise Edition databaseOracle Enterprise Edition database(and other software used in support of the Oracle(and other software used in support of the Oracle

applications)applications)


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Oracle Enterprise Edition databaseOracle Enterprise Edition database

134 schemas134 schemas

7,442 tables7,442 tables23,183 views23,183 views

405 tablespaces405 tablespaces

35,450 objects (triggers, packages, etc.)35,450 objects (triggers, packages, etc.)1378 Oracle responsibilities1378 Oracle responsibilities


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ArchitectureArchitecture

Java Server Pages (JSP)

Forms

Reports

Discoverer

Concurrent Manager

Servlet Engine

WebListener

Portal

Data Server Tier

TNS

(Net8)

JDBC

(Thin)

PL/SQL Gateway

http

Application Tier

Clients

AOLJ


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Edgen Support Staff:Edgen Support Staff:

Chris, Shannon, andChris, Shannon, and

Miranda!!!Miranda!!!

Edgen staff is augmented as needed

through relationships with third-partyvendors such as DCC.


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QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?

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