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Handling Evaluation and Demo Units in Oracle...
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June 15th, 2006
Handling Evaluation and Demo Units in Oracle Applications
Bill Pick, Greenbrier & Russel
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Agenda
◆ What are Evaluation & Demo Units?◆ Key Requirements◆ Alternatives◆ Two Solutions
■ Oracle Footprint■ Process Flow
◆ Q & A
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Definition of Evaluation & Demo Units
◆ Evaluation Units■ Product that is shipped from inventory to a customer or prospect at
little or no charge for them to evaluate over a defined time period■ At the end of the evaluation period, units are either kept by the
customer or returned to the manufacturer/distributor■ If units are kept by the customer, they are billed based on a
predetermined price
◆ Demo Units■ Product is expensed or capitalized to a department (i.e. Sales or
Marketing)■ Can be modified or tailored for specific purposes■ Sent to customers and received back in over time■ Quantity is tracked in Inventory
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Key Requirements
◆ Visibility to all evaluation & demo units at customer locations
◆ Visibility to what evaluation periods are expiring when
◆ Accurate inventory visibility◆ Accurate accounting visibility◆ Ability to ship and return units
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Alternatives – Option 1
◆ Keep in specific subinventory/locator combinations■ Subinventory: EVAL, Locator: Customer Name/Number
• Advantage: Visibility at all times to inventory balances• Advantage: Simple Solution• Disadvantage: Lack of visibility to expiring eval periods• Disadvantage: Transactions more dependent on process
■ Example: Van Stock
◆ Oracle Footprint: Inventory
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Alternatives - Option 2
◆ Eval Order/Line types■ Order Type: EVAL or DEMO■ Ship at $0 (Order type drives “CGS-EVAL” account)■ If they keep it, Bill only line for price
• Advantage: Can ship and return easily using standard Oracle• Advantage: Visibility via order organizer to outstanding evals• Disadvantage: Inventory is at customer (but can track in Installed Base)• Disadvantage: Complex Solution
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Minimum Oracle Footprint◆ Telesales◆ Teleservice◆ Quoting◆ Order Management◆ Inventory◆ Shipping◆ Install Base◆ Financials (specifically AR)