Private Construction Company Builds Integration from JDE to EPBCS
Overview
A leading supplier of construction aggregates and building materials operating as a private company based on the was using state of the art JD Edwards EnterpriseOne for their ERP solution; however, their budgeting process was all in a dated system. They needed a solution that could be used not only as a forecasting tool, but could also integrate with JDE for their forecast. StratAlyze Solutions implemented EPBCS to streamline the company’s integration and budgeting solution.
Business Challenge
- Used an antiquated and unsupported budgeting tool
- Supplemented budgeting tool with hundreds of spreadsheets that were manually maintained
- Spreadsheets provided limited usability and reporting across the enterprise
- Integrated with JDE via uploads and downloads in spreadsheets
Solutions
- Implemented Oracle’s EPBCS for an integrated P&L and Balance Sheet budgeting and reporting process
- Detailed statistical metric/unit planning and reporting by Business Unit
- Directly connected EPBCS to JDE enabling drill down and drill through back to JDE details
- Automated complete financial reporting for Corporate and Business Units
Results
- Provided insights to key financial details with ad hoc reporting and formal dashboards
- Reduced inefficiencies of manual administrative efforts
- Removed antiquated on-premises budgeting tool avoiding further IT spend
- Eliminated manual upkeep in spreadsheets