Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) is considered the most extensive offering of amalgamated worldwide business applications available. Oracle EBS helps facilitate medium to large business enterprise organizations with the ability to enhance critical decision-making processes, streamline business procedures, minimize costs, and improve overall performance and productivity.
Oracle EBS runs as a complement to Oracle Database software. The applications serve to automate such processes as supply chain management (SCM), human resource management (HRM), customer relations management (CRM), project portfolio management (PPM), financial management, service management, and more.
Oracle EBS runs best in the cloud. It is a cost-saving option that offers greater productivity and can immediately and easily respond to changing dynamic business needs with an intuitive, automated scalable cloud infrastructure.
Below are some of the valuable features of popular application offerings available within Oracle EBS:
Supply Chain Management (SCM): Every possible supply chain process can be fully automated, from planning, creation, and appropriation to development and fulfillment, delivering a comprehensive solution application to ensure organizations have robust, intelligent-driven, value-added chains. Some applications include:
- Manufacturing
- Value Chain Planning and Execution
- Procurement and Fulfillment
- Lifecycle Management
- Business Intelligence and Analytics
Human Resource Management (HRM): The solution offers a sturdy group of outstanding human resource processes that enable users to improve productivity, enhance overall business performance, and lower TCO. Some processes include:
- Workforce Management
- Talent Management
- Global Personnel Policy Management
- Human Resource Analytics
Customer Relations Management (CRM): This application provides for a streamlined, unique global gathering of information that will ensure all selling channels are continually following the organization's objectives and protocols. Some features include:
- Oracle Service
- Oracle Marketing
- Oracle Order Management
- Oracle Channel Revenue Management
Project Portfolio Management (PPM): Oracle EBS provides a comprehensive, full lifecycle offering of project and portfolio management. Users get a single fully transparent view of all project-related ventures coupled with a superb performance process that grants users the ability to choose the best, most dynamic portfolio ventures.
- Project Collaboration
- Project Management
- Project Analytics
- Project Cost
- Project Billing
Financial Management: Users are able to perform more effectively, improve productivity and efficiency, develop productivity tools and integrated performance management, and develop processes for shared services to reduce overall operating costs. Some features include:
- Asset Lifecycle Management
- Financial Control and Reporting
- Travel and Expense Management
- Lease and Finance Management
- Risk Management and Compliance
Service Management: This application allows users access to the best data necessary to provide correct, precise, reliable information to their clients to ensure that every expectation is exceeded and consistently satisfied.
- Inbound and outbound telephony
- Project Collaboration
- Project Cost
- Billing
- Project Management
Reviews from Real Users:
Kopano R., Freelancer at a tech services company, says, “What I found most valuable in Oracle E-Business Suite is the patching because it is straightforward. As long as you follow Oracle's best practices, you are able to finish the task of patching without a problem. I like that it's also easy to add products, e.g. if you want to add on financials, you can, or if you don't have financials, you can expand on that. I like that Oracle E-Business Suite is really scalable.”
Mohammed G., Senior Oracle Application Consultant at a comms service provider, writes, “Oracle E-Business Suite consists of a lot of streams, such as financial and HR processes of the enterprise companies. We are using most of the Oracle financial modules, and we have an Oracle stream, FI procurement stream, and HR streams, which have a lot of applications. Oracle E-Business Suite has over 20 different modules to choose from, it is comprehensive. Additionally, the integration is very good. “
PeopleSoft is an ERP solution that provides businesses with tools for managing their entire workforce including human resources and financial operations, such as payroll, benefits, talent management, and supply chain management. Originally developed by PeopleSoft, Inc., and later acquired by Oracle Corporation, the software helps address talent management needs and maximize employee productivity and efficiency.
PeopleSoft Features
PeopleSoft has many valuable key features. Some of the most useful ones include:
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Simple and intuitive: PeopleSoft HCM delivers a clean, consistent, and user-friendly design, resulting in greater user satisfaction that leads to higher adoption without the high cost of training employees.
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Anywhere, anytime mobility: With mobile devices being such an integral part of today’s modern work life, PeopleSoft offers today’s mobile and wireless managers and employees an effective and secure method for accessing the information they need, with the ability to effectively execute HR transactions from anywhere, at any time.
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Flexible and configurable: PeopleSoft enables you to leverage a single application optimized for all form factors that works on any mobile device – no need for separate applications for mobile and desktop.
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Robust: Because the solution is robust, you can use it to increase retention and improve employee engagement.
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Powerful and actionable, embedded analytics: PeopleSoft’s actionable, embedded analytics help you spend less time gathering data and more time analyzing and executing employee data.
PeopleSoft Benefits
There are many benefits to implementing PeopleSoft. Some of the biggest advantages the solution offers include:
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Greater employee satisfaction: Users will find PeopleSoft’s software easy to use, leading to better productivity levels and also increased employee satisfaction.
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Manage dynamic workforce: The solution provides secure access to employee information so users can manage essential HR functions effectively.
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Increased administrator productivity: PeopleSoft empowers employees and managers by enabling them to execute common HR tasks so administrators can focus on other top priorities.
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Quickly make informed decisions: By using PeopleSoft’s embedded, real-time, multidimensional analysis capabilities, users can make more informed business decisions.
Reviews from Real Users
PeopleSoft is a solution that stands out when compared to many of its competitors. Some of its major advantages are that it has a lot of functionality and is customizable.
A Regional Director at a tech services company mentions, “The most valuable feature is that it's wide and broad and it does about everything anybody needs in a major organization from a back-office systems point of view.”
"PeopleSoft is a good core system. It has a lot of functionality. "They frequently update the solution and recently they have added some good enhancement features for higher education. We just switched to the new fluid interface and that is working very well for us. It is very good," says another reviewer who is an HR/Pay Systems Administrator/Director at a university.
A Senior Manager for DevOps Infrastructure at a financial services firm, explains why he finds the solution so beneficial: "It is a customizable product. We can customize it based on our needs, which is one of the features that I like about PeopleSoft. As far as financial accounting is concerned, the user interface is very good. You can also configure a Chart of Accounts for all performance insights."
SAP HCM is a benefits administration solution that has a comprehensive set of tools and features for managing and optimizing all aspects of human resources. SAP HCM covers various HR functions including payroll, time and attendance management, talent management, succession planning, and employee performance evaluation.
The goal of SAP HCM is to help organizations streamline HR processes, improve workforce productivity and efficiency, and support strategic HR decision-making. With SAP HCM, HR departments can manage employee data, track and analyze key HR metrics, and automate various HR processes to save time and resources. It is widely used by large organizations across various industries.
SAP HCM Features
SAP HCM has many valuable key features. Some of the most useful ones include:
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Personnel administration: With SAP HCM, users can manage employee master data, such as personal details, employment contracts, and job information.
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Payroll: The solution provides automation of payroll processes, including tax calculation, payment generation, and reporting.
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Time and attendance management: Automated tracking and management of employee time and attendance help users streamline HR processes.
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Talent management: SAP HCM includes tools for recruiting, onboarding, training, and development of employees.
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Succession planning: With this feature, users can plan and manage employee career development and succession within the organization.
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Performance and goal management: SAP HCM is designed with performance evaluation, goal setting, and development planning for employees.
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Compliance management: SAP HCM offers management of legal and regulatory requirements related to HR processes.
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Reporting and analytics: Generation of reports and analysis of key HR metrics help support decision-making.
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Integrations: The solution has integration with other SAP modules, such as SAP Finance and SAP Supply Chain, that provide a comprehensive solution for HR management.
SAP HCM Benefits
There are many benefits to implementing SAP HCM. Some of the biggest advantages the solution offers include:
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Improved HR processes: The solution’s automation of HR processes, helps reduce manual effort and increases efficiency.
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Better data management: SAP HCM provides centralized management of employee data, improving data accuracy and reducing the risk of errors.
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Increased productivity: Because the solution streamlines HR processes, it frees up HR staff to focus on other strategic tasks.
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Improved compliance: SAP HCM helps businesses reduce the risk of non-compliance by making legal and regulatory requirements related to HR processes easy and manageable.
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Better decision-making: Access to real-time HR data and analytics enables data-driven decision-making.
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Increased transparency: SAP HCM improves visibility into HR processes, enabling HR departments to monitor performance and identify areas for improvement.
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Better employee engagement: The solution’s provision of self-service options for employees improves employee satisfaction and engagement.
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Cost control: SAP HCM’s automation of HR processes reduces costs associated with manual HR processes.
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Talent management: The solution’s tools for attracting, retaining, and developing employees increase overall workforce productivity and effectiveness.
Reviews from Real Users
SAP HCM is a solution that stands out when compared to many of its competitors. Some of its major advantages are that it has good payroll and personnel administration, it’s a powerful tool for maintaining company data, and has valuable SuccessFactors talent modules.
According to Dave D., Project Manager at Telecom Namibia, “[SAP HCM] allows us to do all of our HR management processes, including payroll and personnel administration.” He also adds, “Technical support is excellent."
“I think that it's a very powerful tool for maintaining your company data. When you maintain your data in SAP, you can generate any kind of HR report with one click,” says Sameer Y., Team Leader at Fauji Meat Limited.
Another PeerSpot reviewer, Arsala A., SAP HCM / SF Consultant at a computer software company, explains what she likes most about SAP HCM: "Payroll processing is my favorite HCM feature, and I like all the SuccessFactors talent modules also. SAP is making good progress on enhancements to the features in the SF modules."
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