Simmons Mattress Company: Upgrade and Support

SERVICES PROVIDED

Upgrade support – World to EnterpriseOne and key project roles, including development lead, EDI lead and project management support and audit.

“Kenai provided ongoing support through our upgrade and helped our own team ensure a successful upgrade that met our unique requirements.” – Simmons Mattress Company
CHALLENGES

Heavily modified World software due to no finished goods inventory, truck load order requirements, and the need for M&D workbenches to accommodate direct from production line to delivery truck. And a rapid procurement process meant more modifications to JD Edwards. Non-standard EDI transactions for big-box retailers.

KENAI’S CONTRIBUTION

Managing development efforts was a critical path in the success of this project.  Simmons turned to Kenai development resources not only for JD Edwards development but also for managing a team of development resources.  Kenai EDI development resources also helped to identify required modifications to the JD Edwards EDI processes, make the necessary modifications and thoroughly test the new processes.  In addition, Kenai resources performed full project audits and also assisted Simmons resources in project management.

RESULTS

  • Fewer modifications
  • More modern platform that scaled for growth
  • Streamlined EDI
  • Solution that kept up with the pace of M&D

Atlantis Resorts: Upgrade & Managed Services

SERVICES PROVIDED

Engaged in the Project for the Upgrade of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.0 to 9.2, Tools Release Update and Consolidation of two JDE Instances.

“Solid support is so critical to creating exceptional service. With help from Kenai, our solutions provide a platform that allows that.” – Atlantis Resorts
CHALLENGES

Atlantis Properties was running an outdated version of JD Edwards, which meant a less agile environment to adapt to changes quickly.

The company was also running two instances of JD Edwards so communication and reporting was disjointed, making it challenging to distribute critical information to leadership most efficiently. Multiple instances also meant a less stable operational spending model because they were paying dual maintenance and had dedicated headcount to manage each instance.

KENAI’S CONTRIBUTION

If your business is code current, you can be flexible, proactive, and adapt to the latest trends more easily. Kenai successfully consolidated the 2 instances in a prototype environment and are in the process of rolling out the consolidations to the production environment.

RESULTS

  • Improved utilization
  • Code Current
  • One instance across the enterprise
  • On-time delivery