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Oracle Network Logistics
August 17, 2001Atlanta OAUG
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Solution Overview
Key Messages
11i Features
Roadmap
Questions
Agenda
Objective: To Better understand Oracle’s Network Logistics Solution!
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Network Logistics Integration Pack
• Uses Messages and Workflow to integrate and synchronize Oracle Inventory, CRL Financials, Assets, Projects, Purchasing and Payables
• Messaging to Network Inventory
• Messages from Work Force Management Systems
Asset Life Cycle Tracking
• Uniquely define which items will be NL trackable items
• Network Asset Tracking System – tracks all physical movements in NL repository from “cradle to grave”
• NL Inquiry – 360 degree view of inventory, assets and projects
Solution Overview
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NL enhances Inventory Management, Asset Management, and integration to Financial Systems
• Capital Intensive Industries Need to Optimize utilization of their assets
• Industries Need a 360 Degree View of their Assets
• NL Provides Life-cycle History and Automation Between Physical and Financial Records
Solution Overview
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What is Inventory? New Equipment, Assets?
• Warehouses
• Deployed assets
• Project Sites
• Returned Assets
Network Logistics
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Linking Supply Chain Information to Financial Systems!
• Purchasing to Inventory
• Inventory to Projects
• Projects to Assets
• and Network Inventory
Network Logistics
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Process Flow- Network Logistics Financial Integration
3rd Party Work Order System
3rd Party Network Inventory
Oracle Payables
Oracle Inventory
Oracle Purchasing
Oracle Projects
Oracle Fixed Assets
Oracle NLIntegration Pack
1. Receipt to Inventory1. Receipt to InventoryA. Receipt to ProjectA. Receipt to Project
C. Invoice Adjustments
6. ItemInstalled
7. ItemIn Service
6. & 7. NI updated
10. Fixed Asset10. Fixed AssetID Passed to NLID Passed to NL
9. Asset9. AssetCreated in FACreated in FA
5. Expenditure5. Expenditureto NLto NL
2. Receipt 2. Receipt to Inventoryto Inventory
3. Inventory Issue to Projects3. Inventory Issue to ProjectsUpdate to PAUpdate to PA
G. Depreciable ItemG. Depreciable ItemInventory TransfersInventory Transfers
E. Asset Creation - Depreciable ItemE. Asset Creation - Depreciable ItemF. Invoice AdjustmentsF. Invoice AdjustmentsH. Asset Location for DepreciableH. Asset Location for DepreciableItem Update to FAItem Update to FA
4. Expenditures Created 4. Expenditures Created for Inventory Issuesfor Inventory IssuesB. Expenditures CreatedB. Expenditures Createdfor Project Receiptsfor Project ReceiptsD. Invoice AdjustmentsD. Invoice Adjustmentsfor Normal Itemsfor Normal Items8. CIP Assets Created8. CIP Assets Created
Flows 1-10 release 3Flows 1-10 release 3iiFlows A-H release 11Flows A-H release 11ii
Network LogisticsNetwork Logistics
CRLCRLFinancialsFinancials
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Business Scenario
Need for Network Part
Need for Network Part
Do we haveavailable?
Do we haveavailable?
Inventory Move Order
Inventory Move Order
Query ALL Inventory using NL!
Perform Move OrderYes
NoProcurement
Process
ProcurementProcess
Request Needed Material (Core Apps)
Warehouse InventoryMobile InventoryProject InventoryNetwork Inventory
Warehouse InventoryMobile InventoryProject InventoryNetwork Inventory
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“Wins” for the Customer
• Reduce Inventory without Sacrificing Service Levels with 360 Degree View of Assets/Inventory
• Automate Synchronization of Physical and Financial Records
• Optimize Purchasing Decisions
• Reduce Operational Costs
Competitive Advantages - why Oracle’s Solution? Advantages - why Oracle’s Solution?
• Oracle Offers the Premiere e-business Suite - The Total Solution
• Other ERP and CRM Vendors Cannot Match this Breadth of Integration. Requires Stitching Together Different Vendors
Key Sales Messages for Network Logistics
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Depreciating Inventory• Manage equipment in warehouse using Oracle
Inventory, financially accounted for in Oracle Assets
• Uniquely define depreciable inventory items• Automatic creation of depreciable items in assets
upon receipt
Receipt Direct to Projects• Tracking of material received directly to projects• Bypass of receiving into inventory
Features in R11i - R1
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Issue Inventory to Items• Allows for issues to projects without project
manufacturing• Defaults project clearing account• NL Bill of Lading of Documents
Manufacturer Equipment
Information• Vendor Serial Numbers• Predefined lot selection for vendor
equipment codes
Features in R11i - R1
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Physical Inventory/Cycle Count Adjustments• Automatic updates to NL for inventory PI & CC
adjustments including retirement notification and asset unit adjustment for depreciable items
Streamlined Asset Creation and Adjustments• Defaults asset category and location• Automatic asset creation upon receipt of depreciable
items• Invoice adjustments from accounts payable
automatically applied to assets• Reduces user input and errors
Features in R11i - R1
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Installed Base Integration
• The complete customer product and asset tracking repository
• Enables future Service for Comms Integration
• Linking customers, services, and network elements to trouble tickets
• Enables future Sales for Comms and Provisioning Integration
• Verify capacity availability/constraints and automatically provision order
Future Product Direction...
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Financial Integration Re-architecture
• Enable NL to update financials by scheduling concurrent process
Network Logistics Platform
• The NL Platform will enable customers to re-configure and enhance the NL integration pack more easily.
• Customers will be able to define their own messages and workflows to enhance existing NL business logic or to build completely new interfaces to other applications.
Future Product Direction...
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