By: Stephanie Foster, Senior Director,

Cross-SaaS & Industry Product Marketing, Oracle |

Have you ever held data in your hands? You may think, “touch data?” You can’t. Data isn’t tangible. It exists in spreadsheets, inside machines, in your mind.

I thought the same until last Fall when I had a unique opportunity to hold an actual physical manifestation of data produced by a Carbon 3D printer — an Adidas sneaker. Yes, a sneaker! Custom-made with no prototyping required– forever transforming the customer experience, the production cycle and supply chain.

Holding that printed sneaker was a personal “aha moment” signifying pivotal technological advancements – proof of how tomorrow’s innovations are happening today. And, proof of how Carbon is not only disrupting the manufacturing industry but is igniting a business model revolution that will impact other industries like never before.

So, what is driving Carbon’s transformation? Here is what Chris Hutton, Carbon’s Head of Business Operations & International Expansion, says,

“…the great thing is that Oracle Modern Best Practices are really the blueprint as to how we designed all of our processes.” Oracle Modern Best Practices are flexible, connected, trusted and next-generation business processes that are built into Oracle’s complete SaaS Suite. They pull the future forward by harnessing emerging technologies such as AI, social, mobile, analytics, Big Data, and the Internet of Things.

Oracle Modern Best Practice enables you to create a connected, intelligent business, gaining faster time to value (because you get up and running quickly on the latest modern processes), and easily scales, as your business grows into new markets, with new products and services – all without having to reinvent the process wheel.

In Carbon’s case, they wanted to quickly move to a future-proof cloud suite built with connected business processes that could scale globally and offer complete visibility across their entire business. Using Oracle Modern Best Practice, Carbon has been able to capitalize on the following benefits across organizational development, manufacturing, finance and service functions:

Fast Deployment:

• Completed first Cloud implementation in just three months.

Streamlined Processes:

• Cut the close cycle by 75 percent in just six months, and improved business processes in almost every function.

Competitive Differentiation:

• 3D printers are screening over 1 Million data points a day – IoT drives predictive service that avoids down time and adds value to the customer.

Global Supply Chain Expansion:

• With a fluid and digital supply chain, next-generation flexible best practices can be easily replicated to any new organization anywhere in the world.

Real-Time Business Snapshot:

• A connected business drives data seamlessly through end-to-end transactions, allowing for better visibility into all facets of the company and intelligence-driven outcomes.

Oracle Modern Best Practice equips Carbon for the future, supporting their visions for creating their tomorrow, today…

• as a real-time provider withinventory management,
• with machine datathreaded through the entire business,
• as a proactive supplier with forecasting and inventory control.

Learn more about Carbon’s use of Oracle Modern Best Practice here.

How will you start creating your tomorrow, today?

1.Take a Closer Look

Pick a LOB or a process to innovate. Examine Modern Best Practices. Understand solutions other customers have found most valuable.

2.Business Case Dev

Modernize using Best Practice. Understand Preliminary pricing and business case for cloud.

3.Path to Go Live.

Discuss options for implementation and go-live. Apply True Cloud Method.

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