Built for the IBM iSeries platform, Oracle's JD Edwards World Distribution Management offers midsize businesses a world-class solution to streamline distribution functions and realize operational excellence. Designed to support complex business operations with minimal operational costs, JD Edwards World Distribution Management features tightly integrated, pre-bundled applications. Comprehensive, integrated logistic capabilities enable you to cut response time for a very low total cost of ownership, with no hidden costs over time.

Oracle differentiators enable customers to realize tangible benefits:

• Only Oracle enables you to retain lot characteristics throughout the manufacturing and distribution processes for increased flexibility and control.
• Only Oracle offers more efficient and cost-effective management of service and warranty contracts.
• Only Oracle enables better communication with supply chain partners with an automated "pull"-based process.
• Only Oracle supports procure-to-pay and order-to-cash business processes, enabling compliance with constantly evolving regulatory requirements.

Oracle is the leader in distribution management on the IBM iSeries.

• Built on a 30-year JD Edwards-IBM partnership: JD Edwards has the largest installed base on the IBM iSeries.
• Extreme reliability, with a greater than 99% software quality and 99.7 system availability.
• A single data source ensures that sales, shipping, delivery, and after-sales service access the same customer and product data.
• A streamlined upgrade process and data analysis tools save valuable resources while minimizing disruptions to daily work.

• 25% savings in operational expenses (Source: customer case story, Brigham's Ice Cream, United Kingdom)
• Cut month-end inventory holding by 15% (Source: customer case story, Leroy Somer and Controls, India)
• Reduced purchasing, inventory, and distribution costs through strengthened supply chain management (Source: customer case story: Shenzhen Sundan, Chin