KBACE Industry Experience

BioTechnology & Pharmaceuticals

The Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical industries are growing at a rapid speed. U.S. spending on prescription drugs is projected to double by 2015. Companies are focused on increasing market share by developing new products, faster and better. KBACE consultants can optimize your Oracle® E-Business Suite implementation to improve business processes including accounting, manufacturing, human resources, and sales and marketing. By improving and automating key business processes, KBACE can help reduce operational costs and increase productivity.

Engineering & Manufacturing

Critical needs in the Manufacturing and Engineering Industries include reducing cycle time, increasing corporate governance efficiency, and allowing for flexible planning and billing. Companies are looking to technology to manage the production line, connect suppliers and enhance the quality of customer service by delivering visibility into critical information.

At one engineering firm, KBACE’s challenge involved implementing five Human Resources modules in an environment where Oracle® Financials and Oracle® Projects were already implemented. The scope of work included the implementation of Oracle® Core HR, Advanced Benefits, iRecruitment, Time and Labor, Employee and Manager Self-Service, and an ADP® interface with backfeed. The Company was able to improve its operational capabilities when the KBACE consultants implemented all modules on time and within budget.

Financial Services

Companies in the intensely competitive Financial Services industry work to build a more efficient organization, meet stringent regulatory deadlines, and manage data and communications seamlessly. KBACE has focused its product direction toward improving its clients’ information quality and advancing their operational efficiency.

At one Fortune 100 Financial Services company, KBACE consultants helped migrate their benefits data from PeopleSoft® to Oracle® Advanced Benefits. This project was a complex implementation for 50,000 employees in 34 countries. KBACE wrote detailed Administration Documentation and conducted training in multiple locations around the globe for both administrators and end-users. After the go-live, KBACE services were retained to support their first Open Enrollment. In the end, this project completed the Company’s transformation to a paperless Benefits environment.

Healthcare & Medical Devices

The Healthcare and Medical Device industries are facing challenges including rising costs, increased government legislation, and a rapidly aging population. To be competitive, companies must reduce costs while simultaneously improving the quality of services. Information Technology such as the Oracle® E-Business Suite and KBACE reporting software can streamline key information to achieve better business decisions. KBACE can facilitate more efficient business processes by providing a consolidated method to analyze clinical, administrative, and financial data.

Higher Education

As competition to attract students and resources rises, Colleges and Universities search for better ways to provide quality instruction and services. To increase operational efficiency in the Higher Education industry, it is beneficial to automate Human Resource processes and streamline accounting and other internal administration procedures.

At a leading medical University in the Northwest, a KBACE project team helped bring more than 11,000 employees through their first Open Enrollment on Oracle® Advanced Benefits. The University had previously gone live on Oracle® HR, but needed assistance in and around the Advanced Benefits module.

While KBACE brought the University through a successful open enrollment, KBACE resources also provided Year End Payroll Training and continues to be called upon for support and application expertise in the HCM modules.

For the timely balance and reconciliation of Oracle® Payroll, this same University chose KBACE’s proprietary reporting solution, KBX.  Additionally, the KBACE Business Intelligence Suite (KBI) was also chosen as a new standard within the organization for Budgeting and Variance Reporting.   

KBI increased accountability throughout the organization and eliminated the manual compilation of reports. Through a single KBI report, the University was able to save 500 man-hours per year in manual assembly time!  Through both software and professional services, KBACE is providing solutions to maximize the University’s investment in the Oracle® E-Business Suite.

Retail

To build and maintain profitable growth, companies in the Retail Industry strive to understand customer needs, meet capital market expectations, and differentiate against competition. Innovative, consumer-driven Retailers use Information Technology systems to build effective strategies with integrated solutions.

At one Fortune 100 Specialty Retailer, KBACE was engaged to assist in their Oracle® HRMS 11i implementation. The scope of this project included Oracle® Human Resources, Oracle® Advanced Benefits, and Self-Service for Employees and Managers. At the beginning of the project, resources included a number of consulting firms and a large contingent of in-house staff.

Realizing that KBACE was the leader in Oracle® Advanced Benefits Implementations, the organization called KBACE in to provide a "sanity check" and assist in the final implementation and conversion stages. Oracle® HR went live with 85,000 employees, and Oracle® Advanced Benefits went live with 35,000. With the assistance of KBACE, the company was able to complete their Annual Enrollment successfully with increased operational efficiency.