Earlier this month, manufacturing and technology leaders gathered for Oracle Innovation Lab, a full-day event focused on the latest advancements in Oracle JD Edwards and Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications. Hosted by Oracle, the event brought together business and IT professionals for a collaborative look at how manufacturers are leveraging modern technology to innovate, grow, and streamline operations.

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Innovation with Purpose

Oracle kicked off the event by framing innovation, not as change for its own sake, but as a strategic initiative with measurable business impact. Whether the goal is agility, cost savings, or a better customer experience, modernizing your ERP system plays a critical role.

JD Edwards: Modern, Flexible, Connected

The JD Edwards team presented a clear vision for the future of JDE, emphasizing that it is not being left behind—it’s evolving. JD Edwards continues to advance with enhancements like low-code/no-code tools, process automation, and embedded analytics. It remains a powerful ERP foundation that enables manufacturers to integrate cloud capabilities and add new functionality without replacing their existing JD Edwards foundation.

Oracle Cloud Applications: Built for Manufacturers

Several sessions highlighted how Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications are purpose-built for the manufacturing industry. Attendees learned how tools like Cloud SCM, Manufacturing, and Maintenance deliver real-time visibility and connected operations across supply chain.

Extending and Enhancing JDE with Oracle Fusion Cloud

One of the most popular topics of the day was how companies can extend their existing JD Edwards investment using Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications. Rather than fully replace their JDE system, organizations can take a hybrid approach, enhancing JDE with best-in-class cloud solutions to drive targeted improvements. This JDE with Fusion Cloud strategy is especially appealing to manufacturers looking to incrementally modernize.

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One of the most valuable aspects of Oracle Innovation Day was hearing directly from organizations that have successfully navigated their own transformation journeys. These stories showcase real implementations, real results, and the strategic thinking behind ERP modernization.

Both Lighthouse for the Blind and Standard Textile shared how their teams approached the challenge of legacy systems and how Oracle solutions, delivered with help from Terillium, enabled new levels of efficiency, alignment, and growth.

Lighthouse for the Blind

Lighthouse for the Blind, a mission-driven manufacturer employing visually impaired individuals, faced the challenge of operating across two legacy ERP systems, JDE World and DDMS. With outdated infrastructure, limited accessibility, and manual processes bogging down operations, it was clear that change was overdue.

Their journey to Oracle Fusion on Gov Cloud brought:

• A single enterprise platform across all operations

• Enhanced accessibility through JAWS integration

• Improved reporting and transparency

• Optimized procurement and financial close

Standard Textile

Standard Textile operates an expansive, global manufacturing and distribution network. Despite its scale, it relied on disconnected spreadsheets and legacy demand planning tools, which created inefficiencies, planning delays, and limited production visibility.

Their transformation included:

• Migrating from JDE demand planning to Oracle Fusion SCM

• Implementing Fusion Demand, Supply Planning, and S&OP

• Enhancing forecasting accuracy and cross-functional collaboration

• Building real-time supply chain visibility through integrated architecture

Oracle Innovation Day was a reminder that manufacturers don’t need to choose between what they have and what’s next. JD Edwards and Oracle Fusion Cloud work better together, offering flexibility and functionality to meet your business goals today and tomorrow.