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Flexible Products Company

Flexible Products Company. Small Company BIG System. Flexible Products Company. Largest Independent Polyurethane Systems House in North America Revenue 100+ Million- Growing 15%/yr Sell Similar Products Into Different Markets Consumer, Construction, Industrial, Packaging

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Flexible Products Company

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  1. Flexible Products Company Small Company BIG System

  2. Flexible Products Company • Largest Independent Polyurethane Systems House in North America • Revenue 100+ Million- Growing 15%/yr • Sell Similar Products Into Different Markets • Consumer, Construction, Industrial, Packaging • Multi-Site, Multi-National • Marietta, GA, Joliet, IL, Austin TX • Toronto, CAN • London, UK

  3. Reasons for Running Oracle Applications • Open System- Ability to Use Data With MS Office Applications • Enterprise Install • Centralize IS, G&A, Customer Service, and Technical Support Functions • NCA/Internet Architecture • Minimal WAN bandwidth (56k is OK) • Future Development (11i and beyond)

  4. Implemented Oracle Modules • Accounting Applications • General Ledger • Accounts Payable • Accounts Receivable • Manufacturing/Customer Service Applications • Inventory Control • Order Entry • Purchasing • Bills Of Material • Cost Management • Engineering • EDI Gateway

  5. Ancillary Programs • Scope (now part of PeopleSoft) • Forecasting • MRP • Capacity Planning • Gentran • EDI Translator • Jetform Central • Plain Paper Forms Server

  6. Computer Infrastructure • Dec Alpha 2100 Database Server • 3 Processor (300mhz), 1Gb Memory • True64 Unix • Dec Alpha 2100 Standby/Development Server • 1 Processor (300mhz), 512Mb Memory • Dell 6350 NT Middle Tier • 2 Processor (500mhz), 1Gb Memory • Dell 6100 NT Backup for Middle Tier • 2 Processor (Pro 200mhz), 1.5 Gb Memory • Dell Pentium Workstations 150mhz to 600mhz

  7. Network Infrastructure • MCI Frame Relay (512K Marietta & Joliet, 56K Austin, 56k Toronto, 64k England) • 1Mb Internet • Domestic Locations-Global Crossing • International Locations- UUNet • ISDN/Cable Modem/DSL Backup • Cisco and Ascend Routers • SonicWall Routers for VPN • SMC and DLINK Switches and Hubs

  8. 10.7 Implementation • Divisional Approach • Corporate ( Mar-May 1997) • GL, AP • Marietta Manufacturing (May-Aug 1997) • AR, OE, IC, PO, Interface To Cimpro Process Mfg • FPC Custom Process MFG (Dec 1997) • Joliet Division (Sept ‘97-Feb 1998) • BOM, Cost, Eng, EDI, Tank Tracking (FPC App) • NCA Upgrade (May-June 1998) • Market Conversion/Centralization/Calendar Year (Nov-Jan 1998) • London Distribution (Dec 1998) • OE, IC, Manual Interface to Sage • Austin Manufacturing (Nov-Dec 1998) • FPC Process Mfg, BOM, IC • Toronto Manufacturing (Nov-Dec 1999) • Chart of Account Conversion (Dec-Jan 1999) • London Accounting (Feb 2000)

  9. EDI- Lessons LearnedBill Drozda- MIS Director • Twenty Five Major Trading Partners • Inbound Data • Purchase Orders (850) • Freight Invoices (210/980) • Invoice Discrepancies (864) • Payment Order / Remittance Advice (820) via Bank • Functional Acknowledgments (997) • Outbound Data • Invoices (810) • Advanced Shipping Notices (856) • Functional Acknowledgments (997)

  10. EDI X12 Transactions Currently In Use • 810 Invoice (Outbound) • 820 Payment Order / Remittance Advice (Inbound) • 850 Purchase Order (Inbound) • 856 Ship Notice / Manifest (Outbound) • 210 Motor Carrier Freight Details & Inv. (Inbound) • 864 Text Message (Invoice Discrepancy) (Inbound) • 997 Functional Acknowledgment (In & Out)

  11. Future EDI Transactions Required • 810 Invoice (Out) • 812 (Debit / Credit Advice) (In & Out) • 816 Organizational Relationships (In) • 820 Payment Order / Remittance Advice (Out) • 830 Planning Schedule with Release Capability (In) • 832 Item Synchronization (In & Out) • 850 Purchase Orders (Out) • 856 Ship Notice / Manifest with SCC 128 Bar Code (In & Out) • 857 Shipment & Billing Advice (Out) • 940 Warehouse Shipment Order (Out) • 945 Warehouse Shipment Advice (In)

  12. EDI LESSONS LEARNEDOracle EDI Gateway is Only One Piece of the EDI Puzzle • Translating Data - Gentran NT Server • EDI to Printed Output • EDI to Flat Files • Flat Files to EDI • Communications • VAN - Sterling Commerce • Direct Connect - Some Customers • Oracle EDI Gateway • Transaction Set Up • Trading Partner Set Up • Import & Export of Oracle Application Data

  13. EDI LESSONS LEARNEDOracle EDI Gateway is Only One Piece of the EDI Puzzle • Customizations • Programming & Testing Translator Maps Takes Time (Customer\Version Specific) • Required Data May Not Be In Oracle Applications (Flexfields) • Oracle EDI Gateway May Not Extract Required Data (Extension tables) • Need to Warehouse Inbound Data or Build XREF for Outbound Data • Customer Part / Our Part • Our Part / UPC • Oracle Address / Customer - Supplier SiteCode • Edit / Update Programs to Ensure EDI Data Integrity • Print / EDI Routines (Oracle Does Not Support Both) • Address Maintenance (AR & EDI Gateway Trading Partners) • Redundant • Synchronization Problems

  14. EDI LESSONS LEARNEDOracle EDI Gateway is Only One Piece of the EDI Puzzle • Customizations (Continued) • Control Reports to Monitor Errors & Data Flow Status • VAN / Direct to Translator & Vice Versa • Translator to Oracle & Vice Versa • VAN / Direct to & from Trading Partner

  15. DevelopmentDan Crowley- Director of MIS • We do not modify Oracle Code • Use Oracle Interface Tables • Oracle PL/SQL • MS Visual Basic Development Tools • Less expensive • Easier to use • ODBC fast enough

  16. Custom Applications • Custom Forms (Jetform Central™) • PO, Invoice, Statement, Check, • Packing Slip and Bill of Lading • EDI Edit and Update processing • Tank Tracking • Batch Ticket Processing • Quality Assurance Testing • Quick Order Entry

  17. The Future • WEB Interface to the Data Warehouse • Internet WAN- VPN • Eliminate Frame Relay Private Lines • Lower cost, higher bandwidth, better performance • Convert VB Apps to Internet Interface • 11i • Scanned Attachments • WEB Procurement • E-Commerce • Oracle Front Office Modules

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