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The ShipConsole SolutionShipConsole is an Oracle-validated solution that provides multi-carrier online shipping, label printing, shipment tracking, instantaneous access to proof-of-delivery documentation, and ship confirmation in Oracle from a single, unified interface enhancing productivity and improving customer service

BenefitsElkay Mfg was able to streamline the shipping process at its warehouses and enhance productivity of its shippers by implementing ShipConsole. Here are some of the benefits that Elkay was able to achieve with ShipConsole:

• Enhance productivity in warehouse - single user interface for shipping, label printing, printing Oracle shipping documents, and ship confirmation

• Integration with multiple freight carrier systems used by Elkay – UPS Connectship, Echo Global Logistics, FedEx

• Eliminate having to maintain customer data in multiple systems. ShipConsole pulled data directly from Oracle EBS.

• Rate shopping from EBS

• Printing of customer labels in Oracle WMS from ShipConsole along with carrier labels

Testimonial"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."

Bill StuebnerGlobal Director of Supply Chain

Elkay Manufacturing Co.

ShipConsole Simplifies Oracle Shipping Execution for Elkay Manufacturing

Background• Elkay started in 1920 and is still owned

by founding family

• Currently employs over 3,000 employees

• Primary manufacturing takes place in USA with facilities in Mexico and China to serve regional markets

• Main product lines include plumbing products, wood products and food service products

• Elkay implemented ShipConsole in 6 distribution centers spread across the USA shipping approximately 1000 packages per day

• Elkay’s distribution centers ship finished goods to retailers and direct end users in both domestic and international markets

Key Challenges & Business Drivers• Off-the-Shelf Solution: Elkay needed a

market-proven solution for Oracle shipping execution that integrated

Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) R12 with freight carriers including UPS and FedEx

• Easy to Implement: Elkay was in the middle of CRP1 of their R12 implementation and needed to have a solution in place within 2 – 3 months in order to meet their go-live schedule.

• Easy to Use: Since their shippers were new to R12, Elkay wanted a simple user interface so the shippers could maximize productivity and minimize time navigating the shipping execution forms in Oracle

• Easy to Maintain: Elkay wanted a solution that was validated by Oracle, so that maintenance and compliance would be handled by the software vendor for future versions of EBS

• Rate Shopping from EBS: Elkay wanted to include rate shopping from EBS as part of the overall solution. The rate shopping engine would search for best rate amongst a variety of LTL and freight carriers, and automatically update the delivery in Oracle with the selected carrier and service level

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The ShipConsole SolutionShipConsole is an Oracle-validated solution that provides multi-carrier online shipping, label printing, shipment tracking, instantaneous access to proof-of-delivery documentation, and ship confirmation in Oracle from a single, unified interface enhancing productivity and improving customer service

BenefitsElkay Mfg was able to streamline the shipping process at its warehouses and enhance productivity of its shippers by implementing ShipConsole. Here are some of the benefits that Elkay was able to achieve with ShipConsole:

• Enhance productivity in warehouse - single user interface for shipping, label printing, printing Oracle shipping documents, and ship confirmation

• Integration with multiple freight carrier systems used by Elkay – UPS Connectship, Echo Global Logistics, FedEx

• Eliminate having to maintain customer data in multiple systems. ShipConsole pulled data directly from Oracle EBS.

• Rate shopping from EBS

• Printing of customer labels in Oracle WMS from ShipConsole along with carrier labels

Testimonial"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."

Bill StuebnerGlobal Director of Supply Chain

Elkay Manufacturing Co.

Background• Elkay started in 1920 and is still owned

by founding family

• Currently employs over 3,000 employees

• Primary manufacturing takes place in USA with facilities in Mexico and China to serve regional markets

• Main product lines include plumbing products, wood products and food service products

• Elkay implemented ShipConsole in 6 distribution centers spread across the USA shipping approximately 1000 packages per day

• Elkay’s distribution centers ship finished goods to retailers and direct end users in both domestic and international markets

Key Challenges & Business Drivers• Off-the-Shelf Solution: Elkay needed a

market-proven solution for Oracle shipping execution that integrated

Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) R12 with freight carriers including UPS and FedEx

• Easy to Implement: Elkay was in the middle of CRP1 of their R12 implementation and needed to have a solution in place within 2 – 3 months in order to meet their go-live schedule.

• Easy to Use: Since their shippers were new to R12, Elkay wanted a simple user interface so the shippers could maximize productivity and minimize time navigating the shipping execution forms in Oracle

• Easy to Maintain: Elkay wanted a solution that was validated by Oracle, so that maintenance and compliance would be handled by the software vendor for future versions of EBS

• Rate Shopping from EBS: Elkay wanted to include rate shopping from EBS as part of the overall solution. The rate shopping engine would search for best rate amongst a variety of LTL and freight carriers, and automatically update the delivery in Oracle with the selected carrier and service level

Shipping execution process implemented at Elkay using ShipConsole

Pick Release(EBS)

Manifest(ShipConsole)

Ship Confirm(ShipConsole)

Rate shopping from Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS)Update ship method on Oracle delivery

Query Oracle delivery in ShipconsoleShip via carrier of choice, print shipping docs/labels and update freight cost and waybill# information in EBS

Close out deliveries in EBS via batch ship confirm process from ShipConsolePrint EOD documents