September 1997, Volume 3, No. 9 Oracle Debuts Project Manufacturing

Oracle Corp. (Redwood Shores, Calif.; http://www.oracle.com), a supplier of information management software, has introduced Oracle Project Manufacturing, a focused application solution designed to satisfy the requirements of project-based, engineer-to-order, and aerospace and defense companies. Oracle Project Manufacturing provides organizations with an integrated solution for planning, tracking and managing the project definition, management, execution, and analysis activities associated with complex manufacturing environments. Oracle Project Manufacturing is a globalized product set that spans the full lifecycle of each project, from bid and proposal management to project management, advanced supply chain planning and scheduling, manufacturing, contract management and aftermarket services. This beginning-to-end feature set is supported by a full work breakdown structure framework and comprehensive project accounting that provides the ability to measure and report on performance against plan. This solution can be deployed concurrently with Oracle's discrete, assemble-to-order, make-to-order, and repetitive, flow manufacturing solutions within a single business environment. Major functionality incorporated into Oracle Project Manufacturing includes: average actual costing by product; project MRP/Seiban manufacturing support; graphical full pegging to projects; project management system integration; project manufacturing Web flows; supply chain project planning; multi-plant support; project references on all key transactions. To ensure smooth corporate-wide operations, Oracle Project manufacturing also integrates with core enterprise financial systems.

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