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Development Update: Oracle Transportation Management & Global Trade Management Jim Mooney Vice President, Logistics Development August 2012


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• Opening Comments • Release Information • 6.2.x Enhancements • 6.3 Rollups • Curriculum • Q & A


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Release 2.5

Release 1.0

Release 2.0

Release 2.1 Release 2.6

Release 3.0

Global data model and

Java code to provide the

Web-designed infrastructure.

Application integration to the web infrastructure

(industry standard XML).

Provided enhanced

functionality related to early

adopter implementation requirements.

Settlement and content that close the loop on the full

business cycle.

Reporting and status

enhancements based on

operational feedback.

Planning and optimization for multi-tier distribution networks.

Release 3.1 Reporting, Order

Management, and Visibility.

Release 3.5 SCEM, Reporting,

and Order Management

functionality, and security.

Release 3.7 Enhancements

to Inventory Visibility, and Optimization functionality.

Release 4.0 Expand

breadth and depth of the

product footprint.

Enhanced usability

Release 4.5 Freight Forwarding

and Brokerage, Automotive Vertical

enhancements, and Touring Optimization

Founded

Release 5.0 Transportation Sourcing

Load configuration, ITL APIs and workflow, Document

Management, Claims, Appt Scheduling

August 2000

October 2000

March 2001

August 2001

July 2000

March 2000

November 2001

June 2002

October 2002

May 1999

June 2003

June 2004

March 2005

Release 5.5 First release as

Oracle.

May 2006

Nov 2005

Oracle Acquisition

of G-Log

OTM Timeline Foundation built for success


May 2006

Release 5.5 Cooperative Routing, Product Name Change

& Re-Branding, Integration with eBS, Consolidated Tender,

Enhanced UI, Scalability &

Performance, Carrier Commitment ,

FF Enhancements, RIQ with Show Routing.

August 2006

Release 5.5 CU1 Container/Equipment

Visibility, Integration

enhancements, Enhanced Help including

“Show-me” & Custom Help

Merge-In-Transit ID

December 2006

Release 5.5 CU2 Cooperative Route

Execution, Enhanced Air Processing,

Simplified UI for mid-tier,

UI & Dock Scheduling Enhancements.

Release 5.5 CU3 Fusion Transportation

Intelligence, Dock Scheduling Enhancements,

Container Optimization, Shipment Cost

Adjustment, Customer Management

Cooperative Route Execution Enhancements.

May 2007

Release 6.0 Fleet Management,

Multi-Tier Network Execution,

Siebel Order Capture Integration,

eBS Integration Phase II,

Small Parcel System Integration. Sourcing

FTI

April 2009

Release History Timeline Track Record of Innovation…

Release 5.5 CU4 Fusion Transportation

Intelligence, Dock Scheduling Enhancements,

Sourcing Enhancements,

Parcel CWT Rating, Rail Enhancements,

Optimization Enhancements.

January 2008

Release 5.5 CU5 Dock Scheduling,

Cumulative Broadcast Tenders, Sourcing

Enhancements, Optimization

Enhancements, Service Provider

Assignment Record Management.

June 2008


September 2009

Release 5.5 CU6

Dim Rate Factors Dock Scheduling

Ground Schedules UI / Usability

Configurable Auto-Tendering

Service Provider Assignment

Settlement and Financial Management

Allocation FTI

Cooperative Routing

January 2010

Release 6.1

Global Trade Management

Fleet Management Mobile Communications

Load Configuration Freight Payment

FTI Ocean Sourcing

Usability Planning Diagnostics

...and more

Release History Timeline Track Record of Innovation

Release 6.2

December 2010

• Commitment to Innovation • 6.2 is the 10th release since G-Log acquisition in Nov

2005

• Oracle’s Innovation Investments • Fleet Management • Global Trade Management • Transportation Business Intelligence • Cooperative Routing • Transportation Sourcing • Dock Scheduling • Small Parcel • Carrier/Trading Partner Connectivity • Load Configuration • TMS Core – planning, execution, settlement

Fleet Mgmt Global Trade LTL Sourcing

Business Intelligence Small Parcel

Load Configuration Rail Transportation

Operational Reporting & Document Mgmt User Interface Configuration

GTM – E-Business Suite Integration

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Oracle Transportation Management 10+ Years of Evolution into a Broad and Deep Platform

Transportation Management

Transportation Operational Planning

Freight Payment, Billing & Claims

Forwarding & Brokerage Operations

Fleet Management

Transportation Cooperative Routing

Transportation Sourcing

Fusion Transportation Intelligence

Logistics Inventory Visibility

Global Trade Management


OTM/GTM Lifetime Support Policy

Release End Premier End Extended End Sustaining 5.5 Nov 2010 Nov 2013 Indefinite 6.0 May 2014 Not Available Indefinite 6.1 Dec 2014 Dec 2017 Indefinite 6.2 Dec 2015 Dec 2018 Indefinite 6.3 Dec 2017 Dec 2020 Indefinite

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Presentation Notes

2011 LVC 1 event, 9 students, APAC 2010 - Agents – 22 users, 10 employees, 10 partners, 2 free trial, zero paid Financials 13 users, 4 employees, 9 partners Sourcing 11 users, 1 employee, 9 partners, 1 free trial Sys Int – 1 event, 2 students Core ILT – 6 events, 37 students, 34 external, $73,588 NA Core LVC – 2 events, 8 students, 5 external, $7688 NA Core 5.5.02 RWC – 50 users, 15 employees, 33 partners, 1 free trial


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Release 6.2 Rollup Counts

Rollup Date Enhancements Corrections 6.2.1 Mar-2011 16 382

6.2.2 Jun-2011 16 258

6.2.3 Sep-2011 10 223

6.2.4 Dec-2011 5 197

6.2.5 Feb-2012 6 116

6.2.6 Jun-2012 15 175

6.2.7 Aug-2012 6 103

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Presentation Notes

Counts are from Release Notes R6.2.7 is still draft so may change slightly


Release 6.2.x Enhancements Rollup Area Enhancement

6.2.7 GTM Added new concatenated fields to restricted party screening.

6.2.7 OTM Base Added support for Turkish Language

6.2.7 OTM Fleet Added the ability to assign and unassign drivers to shipments that are in the past.

6.2.6 OTM Base Enhanced service provider assignment to allocated based on % FEU/TEU.

6.2.6 OTM Base Added configurable SQL query optimization for all Finders based on domain

configuration. 6.2.6 OTM Base Added eText support to Documents and CSV

format to Reports.

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Release 6.2.x Enhancements – more! Rollup Area Enhancement

6.2.6 OTM Planning Added weight and volume padding factors to accommodate space needed between

stops when loading trailers. 6.2.6 OTM Planning Added ability for Continuous Moves to work

with orders that are split onto multiple shipments.

6.2.6 OTM Base Add configurable setting to allow OTM to not sync shipment actuals with order

counts. 6.2.5 OTM Base Added configurable parameter to control

the maximum number of itineraries allowed in RIQ.

6.2.5 GTM Added new lifetime event for GTM Transaction Line.

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We continue action to improve our software quality.

Automation Test Framework

Iterative development with greater collaboration

Expanded manual regression

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Iterative Development --– Collaboration - PM, QA, Doc & Dev work together on functionality from start to completion, daily meetings, team planning ---- Getting to working/testable software more quickly ---- Provide mechanism (monthly planning/reprioritization) for changing priorities ---- Monthly retrospective for continuous improvement Automation Test Framework JETF framework which allows developer to create fixture and then QA to create series of tests that can be checked in & run nightly - Added over 500 tests during past FY. Over 1300 tests now run nightly LoadRunner for performance / benchmark testing OATS – focus on scenario simulate UI. Focused resource (Umar). Expanded Regression tests - close to 500 manual regression tests each release (465 exact number)

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6.3 Rollups – improvements over 6.2 Rollups

• Released every 4 months • Will be able to patch against specific Rollups • Can include more robust enhancements:

– Incremental DB additions – Incremental XML additions – Property / Parameter controlled enhanced functionality

• Improved upgrade experience – Due to more focus on incremental controls – if current – Working on reducing downtime for Rollups – if current

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6.3 Rollups – similarities to 6.2 Rollups

• While we will have the ability to patch back: – Backports of bugs will still be on an exception basis – No backports of enhancements

• Same advice from Development: Stay Current! – No official line on Rollup age, but similar to current approach

we will not be able to patch back too many Rollups – they age!

• 6.3.1 will still be largely a bug fix Rollup for forward porting and critical bugs.

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6.3 Rollups – Enhancement Areas

• Fleet • GTM • Multi-tier Planning • Load Configuration • More ‘Cloud’ enablement features

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Curriculum focus: Transfers of Information (TOIs)

TOI Number 2012 FY Enroll

Automation Agents 6 388 Fleet 5 933 FTI 2 128 GTM 7 610 6.2 11 911

Available

TOI Project

Fleet Upgrade to 6.3 Financials Convert from RWC to TOI Sourcing Convert from RWC to TOI 6.3 Create delta TOIs

In Development 796594.1

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Why is this our focus – Easier and faster to produce for clients. Free to clients with maintenance agreement. Being used Automation Agents – new this year, converted from RWC Access curriculum & documentation via Oracle Support note 796594.1

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We welcome your doc / help comments.

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Comments Goal is to provide comprehensive online help & doc. Welcome suggestions / communication of issues – specific to help & doc. - Note that the ability to send comments is also available at the bottom of each help topic

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Question #1 • Why is no one answering my phone calls to

KOP? – We (OTM US Development) have moved. Our phone numbers

have changed. They were forwarded for about 20 minutes, then new numbers took over. Our new (BALA) address is:

3 Bala Plaza West Suite 700 Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 Phone numbers are: 610-538-xxxx


Question #2 • Is OTM ‘Cloud Compatible’? Is Oracle going to

provide a Cloud version of OTM?

– To answer the first part, yes, OTM is cloud compatible today. – For the second part, Oracle already offers many applications in the

cloud, and is providing the infrastructure (Exadata, Exalogic, Fusion Middleware) for Cloud Development. OTM in the cloud is coming and is a question of when, not if, and the when has yet to be determined.


Question #3 • Is OTM a Fusion App? Going to be a Fusion

App? Or not really part of Fusion?

– Fusion Apps have many great technical and functional benefits – We are currently working on co-existence features – OTM will be included in a Fusion release in the future – Our intention is to make this as incremental and seamless for our

customers – I can’t reveal anything about Fusion Release Dates


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