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Building a multi-milliondollar business in less than a year with IBM and Oracle

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Technology Category	Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms
Applicable Industries	Chemicals Oil & Gas
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing Logistics & Transportation
Use Cases	Manufacturing System Automation Supply Chain Visibility
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services Software Design & Engineering Services
Challenge	Epic Piping, a startup company, saw the opportunity to build a multi-million-dollar business. However, the challenge was to create an enterprise-scale operation in a matter of 12 to 18 months. The company needed to focus on its core business – winning customers and establishing its manufacturing credentials – as well as removing administrative barriers. Selecting, implementing and configuring business management solutions, such as financial and logistics systems, threatened to drain valuable time and energy. Epic Piping looked for a business partner that could address business management issues and allow the team to devote itself to building the company. Additionally, Epic Piping was keen to avoid the capital outlay of implementing an ERP solution on fixed server hardware, and to avoid the ongoing costs of hiring an IT team to administer and maintain the system. Read More
About Customer	Headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Epic Piping is one of the fastest growing turn-key industrial pipe fabrication organizations in the world. The company has total fabrication capacity of around 360,000 sq ft, expanding to 500,000 sq ft by 2016, and growing production to 12,000 spools/month at multiple facilities. Capabilities include carbon steel, chrome moly, stainless steels, duplex steels, nickel based alloys, and jacketed piping. Epic Piping intends to become a premier global pipe fabrication company from scratch, with over one million square feet of shop space. Epic aims to focus on the oil and gas, chemical, and power markets to achieve this goal. To accomplish this the need is for a state-of-the-art seamless system for all global locations to manage all fabrication functions, from material control to pricing and billing. Read More
Solution	Epic Piping chose Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne solutions, run entirely using IBM Cloud Managed Services for JD Edwards, enabling a hugely scalable, fully integrated business platform. The IBM Cloud Managed Services for JD Edwards platform provides scalable, flexible, fast, reliable and highly secure Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and Oracle database operating environments, backed by IBM’s experience as a trusted Oracle Diamond Partner. This enterprise-class infrastructure delivers fast provisioning, cloning and system refreshes, offering improved service delivery quality and speed of operation. Epic Piping has deployed Oracle JDE Cloud applications, including Record to Report, Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Logistics, Project Manufacturing with One View Reporting and Mobility, supported by Oracle database technologies. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms

Applicable Industries

Chemicals

Oil & Gas

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Logistics & Transportation

Use Cases

Manufacturing System Automation

Supply Chain Visibility

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

Challenge

Epic Piping, a startup company, saw the opportunity to build a multi-million-dollar business. However, the challenge was to create an enterprise-scale operation in a matter of 12 to 18 months. The company needed to focus on its core business – winning customers and establishing its manufacturing credentials – as well as removing administrative barriers. Selecting, implementing and configuring business management solutions, such as financial and logistics systems, threatened to drain valuable time and energy. Epic Piping looked for a business partner that could address business management issues and allow the team to devote itself to building the company. Additionally, Epic Piping was keen to avoid the capital outlay of implementing an ERP solution on fixed server hardware, and to avoid the ongoing costs of hiring an IT team to administer and maintain the system.

About Customer

Headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Epic Piping is one of the fastest growing turn-key industrial pipe fabrication organizations in the world. The company has total fabrication capacity of around 360,000 sq ft, expanding to 500,000 sq ft by 2016, and growing production to 12,000 spools/month at multiple facilities. Capabilities include carbon steel, chrome moly, stainless steels, duplex steels, nickel based alloys, and jacketed piping. Epic Piping intends to become a premier global pipe fabrication company from scratch, with over one million square feet of shop space. Epic aims to focus on the oil and gas, chemical, and power markets to achieve this goal. To accomplish this the need is for a state-of-the-art seamless system for all global locations to manage all fabrication functions, from material control to pricing and billing.

Solution

Epic Piping chose Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne solutions, run entirely using IBM Cloud Managed Services for JD Edwards, enabling a hugely scalable, fully integrated business platform. The IBM Cloud Managed Services for JD Edwards platform provides scalable, flexible, fast, reliable and highly secure Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and Oracle database operating environments, backed by IBM’s experience as a trusted Oracle Diamond Partner. This enterprise-class infrastructure delivers fast provisioning, cloning and system refreshes, offering improved service delivery quality and speed of operation. Epic Piping has deployed Oracle JDE Cloud applications, including Record to Report, Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Logistics, Project Manufacturing with One View Reporting and Mobility, supported by Oracle database technologies.

Impact #1	Standardized ERP platform will support both organic growth and acquisition growth
Impact #2	Leading business processes leverage software-driven systems
Impact #3	Operational efficiencies and lower TCO

Impact #1

Standardized ERP platform will support both organic growth and acquisition growth

Impact #2

Leading business processes leverage software-driven systems

Impact #3

Operational efficiencies and lower TCO

Benefit #1	Scaling the business for $500+ million within the first 5 years

Benefit #1

Scaling the business for $500+ million within the first 5 years

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Building a multi-milliondollar business in less than a year with IBM and Oracle

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