Agile OU Operations

This case study highlights a project aimed at improving scalability and operational flexibility in Oracle EBS by enabling the management of multiple operating units under a single responsibility. The challenge stemmed from extensive hard coding and customizations that limited the system’s adaptability. A flexible, future-proof solution was developed and implemented to eliminate these limitations, significantly simplifying ongoing operational expansion.

Agile OU Operations

Problem

Statement

The project was initially started a year prior to the involvement of the current team and focused on integrating multiple operating units under a single responsibility within Oracle EBS. However, progress was hindered due to significant challenges:

  • Agile OU Operations Extensive hard coding and customizations in Oracle forms and PL/SQL packages.
  • Agile OU Operations Complexity in managing multiple operating units under a single responsibility, which is inherently supported by Oracle’s seeded functionality but restricted due to custom code.

A key requirement was to enable a new operating unit for one division without needing additional code modifications, which was not possible within the existing system architecture.

Agile OU Operations

Solution

Proposed

The primary objective was to remove all hard-coded logic in Oracle EBS to create a scalable, dynamic solution that supports future growth without repeated development efforts.

  • Agile OU Operations A collaborative evaluation process led to the proposal of three potential approaches.
  • Agile OU Operations The selected solution was developed and implemented by the team in close coordination between onsite and offshore resources.
  • Agile OU Operations The final solution enabled the use of multiple operating units under a single responsibility without requiring further code changes.

Despite a 3 to 4-month delay caused by internal priority shifts, the technical implementation was successfully completed and is now awaiting business testing.

Agile OU Operations

Business

Values

The delivered solution is expected to bring the following benefits post go-live:

01

Enables any operating unit or division to be activated without code changes.

02

Reduces IT dependency for future expansions.

03

Improves scalability and flexibility in Oracle EBS.

04

Simplifies multi-operating unit management under a single responsibility.

05

Supports efficient and cost-effective growth.