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

Presentation by Edgen Presentation by Edgen

for thefor the

Baton Rouge Oracle Users Group Baton Rouge Oracle Users Group

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

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

Acquisitions in 1997 (Arrow), 1998 (Bartow), Acquisitions in 1997 (Arrow), 1998 (Bartow), 1999 (Radnor), 2000 (Resource), 2001 1999 (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 companies Number 7 in Top 100 privately held companies in Baton Rouge (2005 revenue)in Baton Rouge (2005 revenue)

Where is Edgen?Where is Edgen?

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

Formed in 1996 through purchase of Thomas Formed in 1996 through purchase of Thomas Pipe and Steel – $45MM sales; one location; 30 Pipe and Steel – $45MM sales; one location; 30 employeesemployeesAcquisitions in 1997 (Arrow), 1998 (Bartow), Acquisitions in 1997 (Arrow), 1998 (Bartow), 1999 (Radnor), 2000 (Resource), 2001 1999 (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 companies Number 7 in Top 100 privately held companies in 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

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 installable in 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??

AcceleratedClose

Process

Oracle Delivers EfficiencyOracle Delivers EfficiencyAccelerate the Close ProcessAccelerate the Close Process

Achieve Performance Scalability

Streamline Inter-Company Accountingand Reconciliation

Automate Labor Intensive Processes

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

• Drill down from General Ledgerto sub-ledgers

• Display accounting impact of transactions in General Ledgerand in sub-ledgers

– T-account format– Trial balance formatPayables Assets

ProjectsWork inProcess

Receivables

Purchasing Inventory

Sub-LedgersSub-Ledgers

GeneralLedgerGeneralLedger

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

ProcessProcess

Oracle Financial ManagementOracle Financial Management

VISIBILITY

Deliver Better Business Information

CONTROL

Attain Sustainable Compliance

EFFICIENCY

Improve Business Processes at the Lowest Cost

Oracle Apps HistoryOracle Apps HistorySpring 2001 – Negotiation and purchase Spring 2001 – Negotiation and purchase

of softwareof software

Late fall 2001 – Begin implementation Late fall 2001 – Begin implementation process with vendorprocess with vendor

Summer 2002 – Kick vendor outSummer 2002 – Kick vendor out

Fall 2002 – Restart implementation Fall 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

E-Business Suite – E-Business Suite – what’s in it?what’s in it?

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

Order ManagementOrder Management

Inventory ManagementInventory Management

PurchasingPurchasing

Human ResourcesHuman Resources

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

WorkflowWorkflow

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

Oracle Technology StackOracle Technology Stack

2-tier Architecture2-tier Architecture

Apps and database both run on RS6000 Apps 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; 1.45GHz Apps server – IBM630; 4-way; 1.45GHz Power 4+ processors; 8GB RAMPower 4+ processors; 8GB RAM

DB server – IBM570; 4-way; 1.9GHz DB server – IBM570; 4-way; 1.9GHz Power 5+ processors; 16GB RAMPower 5+ processors; 16GB RAM

Storage – IBM FAStT700; approx. 400Gb Storage – IBM FAStT700; approx. 400Gb (three environments - PROD & 2 test)(three environments - PROD & 2 test)

Oracle Technology StackOracle Technology Stack

Enterprise Edition Database – V9.2.0.6.0Enterprise Edition Database – V9.2.0.6.0Oracle Forms – V6.0Oracle Forms – V6.0Discoverer – V4.1.48Discoverer – V4.1.48FormScape – V3.3FormScape – V3.3FileNet - VP8 3.5.2 FileNet - VP8 3.5.2 TOAD – V8.06TOAD – V8.06STAT – V5.22STAT – V5.22

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

Oracle applications)Oracle applications)

Oracle Technology StackOracle Technology Stack

Oracle Enterprise Edition databaseOracle Enterprise Edition database

134 schemas134 schemas

7,442 tables7,442 tables

23,183 views23,183 views

405 tablespaces405 tablespaces

35,450 objects (triggers, packages, etc.)35,450 objects (triggers, packages, etc.)

1378 Oracle “responsibilities”1378 Oracle “responsibilities”

ArchitectureArchitecture

Java Server Pages (JSP)

Forms

Reports

Discoverer

Concurrent Manager

Servlet Engine

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Data Server Tier

TNS (Net8)

JDBC (Thin)

PL/SQL Gateway

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Application Tier

Clients

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Edgen Support Staff:Edgen Support Staff:

Chris, Shannon, and Chris, Shannon, and Miranda!!!Miranda!!!

Edgen staff is augmented as needed through relationships with third-party

vendors such as DCC.

QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?