Increase Efficiency of Freight Shipping from Oracle

E-Business Suite: A Case Study for Elkay

Manufacturing Co.

Presented By:

Vic Kalidindi, Business Systems Manager of

SCP & Operations, Elkay Manufacturing
Ajay Kapur, Vice President - Products &
Technologies, Apps Associates

Copyright 2012. Apps Associates LLC.

Agenda

Introduction and overview of Elkay & Apps Associates

Elkays Requirements: New R12 implementation, Needed integrated shipping

solution

Overview of ShipConsole solution

Case Study of various ShipConsole features implemented for Elkay

Summary

Q&A
Kevin O'Brien
Sr. Director, ISV and SaaS Strategy, Oracle Corporation
Apps Associates ShipConsole 5 delivers value during the critical last-mile of the parcel shipping
process through the direct integration with the Oracle E-Business Suite. The Oracle Validated
Integration of ShipConsole to the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1 validates that the products
work together as designed. This can help reduce risk, improve system implementation cycles, and
provide for smoother upgrades and simpler maintenance for customers.

Elkay Manufacturing Company

Started in business January 26, 1920

Still owned by founding family

Currently employs over 3,000 employees

Primary manufacturing takes place in USA

Facilities in Mexico and China for those markets

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Our Domestic Brands

Ebing bran

Consumer brands

Largely trade brands

Locations

Oak Brook, IL [HQ]

Lanark, IL
Broadview, IL
Savanna, IL
Ogden, UT
Lumberton, NC
San Luis Potosi, Mex
Zhuhai, China
Waconia, MN
New Ulm, MN
Independence, OR
Culver, IN
Mifflinburg, PA
Danville, VA
Aurora, CO
Spokane, WA

Core Product Lines

Plumbing Products

Core Product Lines

Food Service

Work Table

Commercial
Steamer

Core Product Lines

Wood Products

Cabinets &
Vanities

Elkay Requirements
New R12 implementation with integrated shipping
solution for parcel and freight shipments

Wanted Oracle-certified shipping solution

Easy to Implement (started implementation during CRP2)
Easy to Use (Didnt want to do extensive training of shippers)

6 DCs shipping approx 650 packages / day

Main carriers: UPS (parcel), FedEx (parcel), LTL
Rate shopping with Echo Logistics & Connectship for
carrier selection

Apps Associates. Celebrating 10 Years

Global provider of business & technology consulting services and

solutions

Founded in 2002 Consistent Growth

Chicago, NY, Acton, Atlanta

Germany, Netherlands, India, Oman
500+ employees across 3 continents

Recognized as one of the fastest growing private US companies by

Inc 500/5000 (2011)

Centers of Excellence
E-Business Suite Consulting
Business Intelligence
EPM (Hyperion)
Fusion Middleware
Infrastructure Managed Services
Product Development

ShipConsole**

E-Business Suite Integrated Solution

** Oracle Validated Solution

Focus on Oracle
Lifecycle of Services
Advise

Implement

Train

Upgrade/
Optimize

Support

Cloud /
Hosting

Centers of Excellence
EBS
BI

Enterprise
EPM
Architecture

EPM
BI

Fusion
ERP
Middleware

Infrastructure
Products
Services

FMW
Microsoft

Integrated Delivery Across Engagements

Govern

Plan

Standardize

Measure

Quality

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The Premier Shipping Solution for Oracle E-Business Suite

Developed by Oracle E-Business

Suite Experts
Oracle-Validated Integration
with EBS 11i and R12
Proven track record of improving
shipping efficiency and
productivity
Easy to implement and use

ShipConsole is Oracle-Validated

Shipping Execution Process at Elkay

Pick
Release

Rate shopping for parcel (UPS, FedEx) /LTL (Echo

Logistics) carriers.
Update ship method on Oracle delivery

Manifest

Query delivery information in ShipConsole

Ship via carrier of choice, print shipping docs/labels and
update freight cost and waybill# information in Oracle

Ship
Confirm

Close out deliveries in Oracle via batch ship confirm

process from ShipConsole
Print EOD documents

Major ShipConsole Features Used by Elkay

Single user interface for shipping, label printing, printing of Oracle

shipping documents, ship confirmation.

Rate shopping from Oracle at time of pick release
Pulling LPN data from Oracle and exploding LPNs in ShipConsole

Integration with UPS Connectship, FedEx and Echo Logistics

Integration with Oracle WMS/Loftware for printing customer labels
Batch ship confirm process at end of day to close deliveries in Oracle

Rate Shopping from EBS during pick release

Rate Shopping Log

Login to ShipConsole

ShipConsole Home Page

Single UI for shipping, label printing and

printing of Oracle shipping documents

Single UI for shipping, label printing and

printing of Oracle shipping documents

Integration with UPS Connectship / FedEx

Integration with Echo Logistics for LTL rates

Pulling LPN data from Oracle

Exploding LPNs in ShipConsole

Print Shipping Documents from Oracle

Print Customer Labels from Oracle

Batch ship confirm process

Summary & Benefits

Elkay Manufacturing was able to implement ShipConsole quickly within

time and budget for their ERP go-live

Shippers happy with ease of use of ShipConsole single user interface

for shipping, label printing, printing Oracle shipping documents, and ship
confirmation.
Integrated with multiple systems used by Elkay UPS Connectship,

Echo Logistics, FedEx

Apps Associates worked with Elkay to add some new features required

by Elkay Explode LPN functionality, Oracle WMS / Loftware integration

Key benefits of ShipConsole for Elkay Manufacturing:
Ease of Implementation
Ease of Use
Ease of Maintenance

AppsCares

Apps Associates is pleased to donate $2 to the

Make-A-Wish Foundation for every participant

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Thank You!
Contacts
Ajay Kapur
Apps Associates
Ajay.Kapur@AppsAssociates.com
www.ShipConsole.com

Vic Kalidindi
Elkay Manufacturing
Vic.Kalidindi@Elkay.com

Bill Stuebner, Global Director of Supply Chain

Elkay Manufacturing Co.
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.