Oracle Accelerate solutions stimulate manufacturers’ growth

Mark Johnson, vice president, Oracle Accelerate for Midsize Companies, describes these solutions as open and integrated, and says they have been designed to help manufacturers "leverage information, reduce complexity and mitigate risk". Since the original launch of Oracle Accelerate, 110 Oracle PartnerNetwork partners in 29 countries have created 199 applications for manufacturing companies, he reveals – and those include Oracle software, rapid implementation tools and the partners' own services and IP. Johnson believes the requirement for Accelerate solutions is growing, as manufactures struggle to handle highly competitive, increasingly global markets – and so require enterprise-class IT to streamline and manage their business processes. "To help midsize manufacturers continue their rapid growth trajectory, our valued partners have created hundreds of pre-configured solutions that fit the specific needs of the manufacturing industry," he insists. Johnson explains that what's different about Oracle Accelerate solutions is that they can significantly reduce the cost, time and complexity of implementation by delivering best-in-class business software tailored to meet manufacturers' industry- and geography-specific needs. Oracle Accelerate partners offer solutions that work with Oracle Applications for supply chain management (SCM), ERP, product lifecycle management (PLM), value chain planning and CRM.