Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 and 12.1

“It used to take between 15 and 30 minutes to enter claims data, such as serial numbers,
and more than three hours to validate them,” said Sridhar. “Now, we can enter serial
numbers instantly and validate them in a few minutes. It has saved us a lot of time and
effort in processing warranty claims.”
Challenges
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Replace disparate business systems used by 22 branch offices and two factories with an
integrated ERP system
Eliminate the need to manually consolidate sales, manufacturing, and other business data
to compile month-end and other financial reports
Enhance knowledge of the company’s financial position, by enabling users to generate
reports on their own without assistance from the IT department
Prevent battery orders from being lost
Facilitate manufacturing batteries to customer requirements
Avoid wasting inventory by better tracking the receipt of raw materials
Standardize and improve control over procurement processes
Improve vendor relationships by reducing the payment cycle time
Complete the monthly sales cycle 10 days sooner than previously, by the end of the month
Speed up the battery warranty validation process to ensure end customers receive
replacements in a timely manner
Install system security procedures to protect data from possible breaches
Solutions
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AMCO BATTERIES
Closed month-end reports in one week, instead of 20 days, by eliminating the need to
manually consolidate data from branch offices and factories
Reduced the monthly sales-close cycle by 10 days, ensuring the previous month’s sales
figures are available on the first working day of the following month
Shortened the vendor payment cycle from 90 days to around 30 to 45 days, by eliminating
having to enter vendor invoices and inspection documents twice
Increased inventory turnover and reduced inventory costs by better tracking the movement
of raw materials at all locations
Empowered users without the help of the IT team to create their own financial reports and
present them to management
Gained knowledge of and control over cash positions by monitoring branch office receipts
in real time
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