Return on Investment

Upon Upgrading to
Oracle E-Business Release R12
Abstract
As the world tries to overcome the tough economic times, globaliation has become the
inevitable issue that each organiation must !ace and charter success!ull"# $lobaliation
ma" involve reacting to a new group o! global competitors or entertaining new mar%ets to
pursue# An" organiation has the possibilit" !or tremendous growth when choosing to
operate at a more global level# &his is no eas" tas% because there are man" !actors that
have the possibilit" to go wrong and become ma'or problems !or companies#
One o! the most essential goals !or ever" organiation is to wor% more e(cientl"# ER)
s"stems allow that, but are comple* b" their intent and design# ER) s"stems must be
routinel" upgraded in order !or companies to ta%e advantage o! the latest applications or
maintain basic supportabilit"# &he release o! Oracle E- Business +uite R12 mar%s a
signi,cant step !orward !or all Oracle ER) users as the new version o! Oracle Applications
!acilitate global decisions b" allowing organiations to become more compatible and
operate e(cientl" at a global level#
&he release o! R12 permits organiation to-
Regulate Globally Implement, regulate, and scale global applications easier and at
decreased cost#
Think Globally .onsummate a global view o! suppliers and partners, customers, and
operations to ma%e the best decisions#
Operate Globally Operate better using applications in order to become more
competitive regionall" and globall"#
&his white paper with the purpose o! anal"ing the advantages o! upgrading to the latest
version o! Oracle E-Business +uite Release 12# &his white paper will provide guidance so
that organiations can review their internal operations !or realiing productivit" gains and
,nancial advantages o! upgrading# &hough we tried to ta%e into account all ma'or bene,ts
o! upgrading, this white paper does not include ever" advantage o! upgrading, and
organiations ma" have to do !urther anal"sis depending on their uni/ue situation#
&he bene,ts o! upgrading are tremendous and besides eliminating the need !or costl"
e*tensions and customiations, upgrading to Oracle E-Business +uite R12 o0ers
signi,cantl" e*panded !unctionalit", improved user e*perience, and reduced total cost o!
ownership# )rior to the process o! upgrading, organiations must determine the status o!
their current applications in terms o! readiness !or the upgrade# )lanning !or upgrading to
R12 is a critical component !or success!ul upgrading# )lanning process involves e*ploring,
assessing, and understanding the new !eatures and !unctionall" o! the new so!tware#
Release R12 contains some large modi,cations to %e" areas o! the applications that will
re/uire signi,cant changes to end users#
I&here are ,ve stages o! customer readiness# &hese are as !ollows-
1. Not Interested in Upgrading: - 1ot satis,ed with Oracle ,t
2. May upgrade - no clear strategy - Unclear o! upgrade bene,ts, needs upgrade
strateg", needs roadmap including timing and cost estimates#
3. Ready for Upgrade - Tiing undecided - Aware o! upgrade bene,ts, needs upgrade
strateg", needs roadmap including timing and cost estimates#
!. Ready for Upgrade - Need "elp - Upgrade strateg" to be de,ned or validated,
upgrade path to be de,ned, cost estimates to be prepared
#. Ready for Upgrade No$ - Upgrade strateg" de,ned, budget de,ned and approved
2e hope that upon reading this white paper, organiations will get a better understanding
on the di0erent bene,ts o! upgrading and operating using Oracle E-Business +uite R12#
Introduction
Oracle E-Business +uite Release R12 has outstanding bene,ts and !acilitates
organiations3 operations# Oracle designed the upgrade so!tware so that the applications
assist organiations ma%e better smarter decisions, become much more competitive b"
increasing per!ormance# .ompanies manage better on a global scale b" lowering costs in
man" di0erent processes#
Oracle E-Business
+uite Release R12
was launched in
2445 and includes
the !ollowing main
product categories
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