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JDA MMS: Maximizing ROI and Getting More from the Same
If you are a retailer using JDA MMS, you are likely to benefit from some of the features discussed in this paper. You need to work with a partner that can help identify critical functions and make a feasibility study of implementing them end-toend. This white paper will help realize that you can do lot more with JDA MMS and explore unchartered possibilities and revenue opportunities.

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Process Automation for the Procurement of Direct Materials
This paper will present an analysis of a plan-driven procurement process for direct materials. This analysis includes not only the activities and steps in such a process, but also the data sets associated with each activity. Automation of this process will be explored to highlight where an organization can find process improvements that lead to positive impact on the bottom line. Several recent studies are referenced to identify the benefits companies have obtained by automating the plan-driven direct procurement process. Purchasing executives can use this information to analyze their own direct material procurement processes to determine what benefits might be obtained.

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Turning Brown into Green: Achieving Effective Business Process Improvement Using CIBER’s Brown Paper Methodology
Businesses do not launch software and business improvement projects because they have nothing better to do. They undertake them with the objective of creating incremental business value. The objective may be increasing productivity, improving customer service, gaining competitive advantage, reducing costs, or all of the above. Improve and align business processes with the organization’s vision, goals, and objectives and the desired results will follow.

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RFID: An Introduction and Analysis of Gen 2 and SAP Auto ID Infrastructure
Implementing RFID systems presents many challenges and requires careful planning and understanding of several different technologies. This white paper introduces RFID systems, RFID components, and the new EPC™ Class 1 Gen 2 specification, and discusses advantages of Gen 2 over Gen 1 protocols. The final part of the paper discusses implementing RFID using SAP Auto ID Infrastructure (AII) and integrating RFID to the SAP R/3 back end.

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Using a Consultant in Warehouse Management Systems Software Selection: Prudent Choice or Waste of Money?
This white paper provides the business rationale for considering a consultant to help you with your WMS software selection. It also provides practical and tangible steps to develop a beneficial relationship with a consultant—from building a framework of responsibilities, to defining your costs, timelines, and deliverables to negotiating a contract and measuring results.

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Best-of-breed Warehouse Management Systems vs. ERP Applications: Is the Gap Narrowing?
This paper describes the strengths and weaknesses of best-of-breed and ERP providers and potential future trends in the WMS space. This paper provides the specific functionality, technology, and risk criteria you should consider to help you select the best WMS solution for your organization.

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An All-Domino Application for SQL-Like Querying of Notes Data
Can you query a Notes database the same way you can an Access --- or Oracle, or DB/2 or Informix --- database? Can users choose a database, pick a "table," select fields, construct criteria, and get back a results set ready for analysis? For Notes as it comes out of the box, the answer is no. However, using an application created by Keith Nolen --- AllDomino Query --- the answer is yes.

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Oracle ERP Implementation - A Story of Learning and Success
CIBER presents a webinar about the Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) ERP implementation.

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14 Dec 2009
CIBER Achieves Platinum Status in Oracle PartnerNetwork Specialized Program
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01 Jul 2009
CIBER Wins Contract With Ohio University For New Student Information System
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CIBER has won a $1.3 million contract with Metro, the St. Louis Metropolitan Region’s Transportation Agency to implement Oracle Human Resources, Advanced Benefits and Payroll.

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Apio, Inc.
Apio Chooses CIBER's Grower Management Solution and Selects CIBER for Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Implementation
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CIBER Selected for Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Implementation and CIBER's Grower Management Solution
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“We are excited about working with CIBER on this project. Metro is expecting to see real improvements in our Human Resources and Payroll processes and, as a result, garner substantial savings. ”

Debbie Erickson — Chief Information Officer , Metro St. Louis

“Lee County School District is trying to maintain customer responsiveness with our current computer system - a 30-year-old legacy system. In today's demanding environment, our system is challenged trying to help us meet our customers' expectations. Our vision for the district is to have world class schools; we are calling this the Navigator Project. So this new ERP system supports our District vision - it will provide world class business tools for world class schools.”

Lee Legutko — Chief Business Officer, Lee County Public Schools

“We had not worked with CIBER before, but met with them at a trade show in April. We were impressed with CIBER's superior business and industry knowledge, their leadership in business intelligence, and the flexibility of their approach, as well as their relationship with Oracle and their extensive expertise with Oracle products.”

Dana Witthar — Enterprise Applications Programming Manager, Burns & McDonnell

“The CIBER team worked extremely well with our internal functional and technical team members. CIBER knew exactly what needed to be done and came in and accomplished it. The project was well-managed and organized. What is truly amazing is that they came in and figured out how to configure Absence Management with very little assistance from Oracle.”

Rhonda Ringer — Manager, Information Technology, Delaware Department of Transportation

“I had worked with CIBER on IT projects before when I was with the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. At AAU, CIBER helped us successfully implement Oracle’s PeopleSoft Enterprise Human Capital Management, PeopleSoft Financial Management, and PeopleSoft Enterprise Student Administration solutions, which are part of the PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solutions family. We were quite pleased with the results. CIBER is unique in that they are not tied to a specific vendor, and they have extensive higher education experience, so I knew they could deliver for us on our Oracle project here at UTPA.”

Bob Lim — Chief Information Officer, University of Texas – Pan American

“A crucial goal of RTD is to maximize our effectiveness. To provide the best service to our taxpayers at a competitive price, we must be efficient. CIBER’s experienced team, track record of successes, world-class software solutions, and proven implementation approach will help us achieve our objectives, reduce costs, and keep jobs in Colorado, all while keeping up with the Denver area’s population growth.”

Phil Washington — Assistant General Manager, Regional Transportation District (RTD) of Denver

“CIBER was able to work with our resources to maximize their contributions to the project to ensure timely completion of all tasks, and was able to bring in technical help as necessary to ensure that all timelines would be met.”

Keith Eckelkamp — Chief Financial Officer, Lutheran Social Services

For more information about our Oracle Food and Beverage Solutions, please contact:

303.267.3884
rbaughman@ciber.com

Robin Baughman
Manager, Marketing

Oracle Food and Beverage Solutions

Food and Beverage companies require an ERP solution that is flexible to respond to today’s demands and tomorrow’s changes, yet specifically tailored to their business needs. CIBER has the food and beverage industry knowledge with the ERP implementation, integration and support expertise to help achieve business and operational results.

Flexibility – To address changing business needs.

Regulatory Compliance – Reporting to support FDA, Bioterrorism Act, 702 and other legal requirements
Retailer Mandates – RFID, promotions, packaging requirements, private-label brands
Consumer Demands – Higher quality, more convenient products at lower prices

Traceability – From grapevine to bottle and field to store.

Grower Accounting – Contracts, pricing, settlement, payment
Grower Management – Harvest management, farming activities, receipts
Blend Management – Vessel management, trial blends, virtual lots, operations trace/track
Production – Process, value-added, discrete, and/or lean manufacturing

The Right Oracle Solution for Your Business

Regardless of which Oracle ERP solution you choose – JD Edwards, E-Business Suite, or PeopleSoft – CIBER is experienced with all three. We are one of the only consultancies with dedicated practices for all three Oracle product lines and we have more than 10 years experience in each line. If you’re in the process of selecting the right Oracle solution for your business, CIBER can help.

“A major focus of the development effort in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 8.12 release was adding functionality specific to the food and beverage industry. To develop three new vertically focused modules – Grower Management, Blend Management, and Grower Pricing and Payments – we looked outside our development organization to some of our existing customers and to our partner, CIBER. CIBER brought extensive food and beverage industry expertise and provided additional business requirements that needed to be addressed based upon their experiences with their other customers.”

Lenley Hensarling — VP and General Manager, Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne

Oracle JD Edwards for Food and Beverage

Do you manage grower contracts or your own harvests? Do you blend ingredients together in such a way that a standard bill of material isn’t adequate? Whether you’re a winery, fresh produce company or another type of business, JD Edwards may be the right solution for you.

CIBER has helped Food and Beverage companies implement JD Edwards for more than a decade. We developed a custom agribusiness solution with the EnterpriseOne toolset to help our customers address their Grower Management requirements.

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Leveraging our experience, we helped Oracle with the development of their three new Food and Beverage modules in the latest release of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne. Customers running JD Edwards now get the best of both worlds – a top-tier ERP solution, with vertical specialization to meet their unique needs. Here are a few features specifically designed for the Food and Beverage industry:

Grower Pricing and Payments – Manages the settlement process from contract to payment.
Grower Management - Helps you manage the harvest from planting to receipt. .
Blend Management - Provides end-to-end traceability for your Food and Beverage processing operations.

E-Business Suite for Food & Beverage

Do you use process manufacturing in your production facility? Do you need to track promotions and deductions to ensure that they are properly applied? Whether you are a baking mix manufacturer, nut processor or other type of Food and Beverage producer, Oracle E-Business Suite provides specific food and beverage feature and functionality such as:

Process Manufacturing – Enables traceability throughout the entire manufacturing cycle with recipe management, production scheduling, process execution and inventory management.
Trade Management – Organizes and tracks marketing and sales trade promotions, deductions, and budgets.
Food Safety and Compliance –Supports full accountability tracking at each step of the process.