LeapFrog Implements Oracle Supply Chain and Procurement Applications

Filed in archive Implementation on March 28, 2007

LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. has successfully implemented Oracle Supply Chain Management applications to lower inventory, increase visibility across global operations, better plan for spikes in demand and improve procurement practices. A leading designer, developer and marketer of innovative, technology-based educational products and proprietary content, LeapFrog enhanced its supply chain management practices with Oracle Advanced Supply Chain Planning, Oracle Global Order Promising, Oracle Demand Planning and Oracle Advanced Procurement.

Prior to implementing Oracle, LeapFrog relied on a customized point solution and homegrown applications to manage its forecasting, demand management and procurement processes. To support its high-volume business and complex supply chain, LeapFrog needed to move to an integrated system. Based on the success of its previous Oracle implementation, the company retired its legacy environment and implemented oracle supply chain management applications.

"We complete 80 percent of our business within a six-month period to help ensure that our learning products and games are on the shelves of Wal-Mart, Target and Toys "R" Us for the Christmas shopping season," said LeapFrog CIO Robert Moon. "With Oracle, we now have the scalability and visibility we need to support the dramatic fluctuations in our supply chain and ensure that we meet our customer demand while reducing inventory levels."

According to PRNews Wire, with Oracle Advanced Supply Chain Planning, LeapFrog now has an accurate view of the entire planning process to create comprehensive supply chain plans that combine long-term forecasts and short-term scheduling. Oracle Demand Planning collects data across sales, marketing, finance and production and then uses workflow capabilities to route information, manage processes and monitor performance. Forecasts are checked against actual results allowing LeapFrog to continually improve plans. Additionally, Oracle's Global Order Promising enhances the company's ability to make real-time, reliable delivery commitments to customers and helps determine the best supply location based on product and order request date.