Top 3 Reasons why you should consider shipping software while implementing Oracle ERP Cloud

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3 Reasons Why You Should Consider Shipping
Software While implementing Oracle ERP Cloud
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Overview
Organizations are showing increased interest in
using cloud applications and according to
Gartner, Oracle is already a long way ahead of
the competition. Oracle is considered the leader
in Cloud ERPs, and the gap between Oracle and
the rest will likely widen. Some organizations
are taking small steps by moving a single process
or one application at a time to the cloud.
However, at the other end of the spectrum are
organizations doing end-to-end migrations, moving
all enterprise applications and processes to the
cloud. Lets look at the benefits of adding an
integrated shipping software to your Oracle ERP
Cloud implementation.
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• 1. Faster and more efficient shipping. Standard
  Oracle does not provide integration to carriers
  (like UPS/FedEx/DHL and LTLs) but a Shipping
  Software can
• Standard Oracle does not have all the functions
  you need to carry out a multi-carrier shipping
  strategy.
• In standard Oracle, users need to deal with
  multiple carriers using individual shipping
  systems. This makes shipping, tracking
  deliveries, and notifying customers difficult and
  time consuming.
• When the shipping process is not well integrated
  with Oracle, it results in redundant data entry
  that increases errors
• Having shipping software is a huge advantage
  because you have access to all your shipping
  carriers within the Oracle system and this helps
  streamline your shipping process.
• With a centralized shipping software, you can
  perform address validation, calculate shipping
  costs, compare carrier rates based on your
  contracts with carriers, print labels, and
  documents all from one platform
• Features of Shipping Softwares for Oracle ERP
  Cloud, Oracle EBS or JD Edwards systems include
• Native integration to Oracle
• Multi-carrier shipping from one platform
• Rate shopping/quoting
• Shipment track and trace capabilities
• Label printing/customs document generation
• Mobile interface for BOL signatures, driver check
  in-checkout
• Shipping analytics/dashboards

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• 2. More awareness and insight into your shipping
  requirements due to concurrent ERP Cloud
  implementation
• Implementing a shipping software along with an
  Oracle ERP Cloud implementation gives the
  organization the opportunity to look at the
  systems currently in place, and determine what
  pieces are missing and configure the shipping
  process exactly the way the business needs to
  drive maximum benefits
• Have the flexibility to make configuration
  changes to your shipping software and align with
  your oracle processes as quickly and easily as
  possible and thoroughly plan your testing cycles
  along with your oracle implementation
• 3. Access to real-time shipping data for better
  decision making Implementing a shipping software
  along with an Shipping can be streamlined by
  analyzing historical data to make more informed
  decisions for the future. Organizations that use
  carrier-provided shipping systems are left with
  fragmented views of shipping data in separate
  silos. Using an Oracle certified shipping
  software to ship orders from all locations can
  provide a valuable data repository that can help
  identify issues and offer insights to develop
  future strategies.
• Users can get complete visibility on their
  shipping data from reports such as
• Shipments per carrier/service level
• Transportation spends per carrier/service level
• Cost center reporting
• Carrier SLA reports
• Exception reports
• Manifest summary reports

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Summary
Oracle validated shipping software such as
ShipConsole, offers a multi-carrier shipping
experience for Oracle ERP Cloud users that is
embedded within the Oracle framework. It provides
a common interface for all ship- ping carriers.
This makes it easy to compare rates, generate
carrier-specific shipping labels, track
shipments, and keep your customers informed with
real-time tracking and delivery notifications.
These benefits along with the other benefits
discussed above cannot be achieved with standard
Oracle shipping or without having any shipping
software.
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