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Planning for a Shorter Year-End Close
by Introducing New Technology into the Process
A guide for helping JD Edwards users proactively prepare for the year-end financial close and the HR paperwork scramble.
There's no denying it: Using JD Edwards and Oracle's E-Business Suite (EBS) to help close the books at year-end is no picnic. It can get complicated, quickly - especially when it involves complying with government-required standards. Members of both financial and human resources teams realize the oncoming deadlines and paperwork requirements. Of course, this usually happens as the third quarter ends and the fourth quarter begins (maybe later if procrastination persists). Download Now
Reconcile in Real-Time
Rewriting the Rules of JD Edwards Reconciliations
Creating a proactive reconciliation method to solve dilemmas and missed revenue opportunities within JD Edwards.
For many accountants and controllers, the activities leading up to the published month-end results are never pretty. Usually, the finance department is neck-deep in issues, new and old. There is a struggle to develop reports on-time for ever-shortening deadlines. Success depends on accurate financial reporting. Nowadays, such situations boil down to quick resolution to problems and delivering good results. Download Now
Creating a Shipping Agenda, Meeting Shipping Commitments
An Order-to-Ship strategy for JD Edwards users to monitor productivity gains and reduce customer complaints.
The forecasting is in place. The orders have arrived. Customers are demanding the completed product. Speedy distribution depends on an efficient system. It's time to implement a robust Order-to-Ship solution that provides real-time visibility to help monitor and improve key performance indicators - across each sales order process within JD Edwards. The priority is to keep customers happy. Otherwise, company operations will suffer. Download Now
Forecast-to-Make
A guide to managing the importance of controlling labor resources and materials to win productivity gains.
Optimizing production means reducing costs, improving productivity, maximizing material and labor resources, and maintaining on-time customer deliveries. Driving this optimization begins with high-quality forecasting and planning. As the amount of visibility to forecast demand reduces, and as product mixes continue to be more complex, it becomes increasingly difficult to ensure that the correct materials and labor resources are available at the right time to meet customer orders. Download Now
The Art of Controlling Costs:
Today's Capital Asset Management Business Environment
A Strategy for Improving Equipment Up-time and Lowering the Cost of Equipment Maintenance Operations.
Capital asset management (CAM) is a modern-day term embedded in a capital intensive industry's business processes. It's also a term that doesn't mean what it did yesterday. CAM is a moving target and can produce unforeseen problems if not properly controlled. The true test of preserving precise asset management isn't about producing more products for more customers; it's primarily about improving maintenance efficiencies and lowering costs. Download Now
The Power of People:
Employee Lifecycle
Reporting that saves time, money and frustration in the Employee Lifecycle process.
The role of a human resources department has changed dramatically over the years: From an administrative team that traditionally manages the hiring process to the business that wants their HR team to strategize for the entire organization. To help manage the flow of HR data within a large organization, ERP systems are now typically handling the day-to-day operations - time and labor, payroll, benefits and more. Download Now
Managing the Supply, Managing the Supplier
A strategy to drive higher quality, improve delivery performance and reduce costs in purchasing processes.
An ERP system stores heaps of data that is necessary for inventory operations. This includes purchasing, delivery and supplier performance. However, the information that could enable improved performance and efficiencies is often difficult to identify or access. Sometimes, life just isn't fair - especially if implementing cost-saving measures and improving profits. Download Now
The FSG Quagmire
vol. 1 - Minding a Cumbersome Process
Dissecting the process, understanding its eccentricities and managing the challenges.
Often, when a product has a "built-in" feature, it's usually viewed as a value-added addition and becomes a frequently used element. Having built-in features add convenience and are typically complementary to making life more livable. Such is Oracle's Financial Statement Generator (FSG) as a report writer for its E-Business Suite. This built-in feature produces the essential financial statements that characteristically become the supportive materials for a company's financial and management reporting. Download Now
The FSG Quagmire
vol. 2 - Breaking the FSG Chains
Experiencing the end to intolerable reporting and the start of convenient data management.
The white flag of surrender is up, the bottle of antacid tablets is empty and the office tempers have flared. These are sometimes classic indicators of the typical aftermath experience due to the limitations of Oracle's built-in Financial Statement Generator (FSG). It's considered by some users to be a complicated system to set up and use. Continuing to manage the chaos could further frustrate the situation. Download Now
