In This Issue

• 2016 Board of Directors
• Europe Conference
• Americas Quarterly Webinar
• EMEA/APAC January Webinar
• 2015 OTM Conference APAC
• Oracle’s Modern Supply Chain Experience
• Important Dates

2016 Board of Directors

The 2015 OTM SIG Board of Directors elections have been completed. OAUG served as the independent firm for the receipt and count of all votes. Thank you to those who participated in the election and congratulations to the 2016 Board of Directors.

Members of the Board effective January 1, 2016, are as follows:

Americas

• Tim Riley, Dell (Term expiring Dec. 2016)
• Karla Fuchs, Kraft Heinz Company (Term expiring Dec. 2016)
• Chirag Patel, Penske Logistics (Term expiring Dec. 2016)
• Kevin Franklin, Cisco (Term expiring Dec. 2016)
• Daniel Rose, Parker Hannifin (elected)
• Brian Grabowicz, Knoll, Inc. (elected)
• Malcolm Goodfellow, RUAN (elected)
• Terrell Winfree, CSC (Term expiring Dec. 2016)
• Samuel Levin, Mavenwire LLC (elected)
• Wendy Judge, Inspirage (elected)

APAC/EMEA

• Marcus Lim, BlueScope Steel (Term expiring Dec. 2016)
• Ming Hou Tang, APL Logistics (Term expiring Dec. 2016)
• Srihari Thalli, Schneider Electric (Term expiring Dec. 2016)
• Evgeniy Pospelov, Mondelez Russia (appointed)
• Asta Lukosiene, IKEA (elected)
• Lourens Andriesse, Flo Group (Term expiring Dec. 2016)
• Giovanni Lovo, Oracle (elected)

Europe Conference

February 3-5, 2016
St Gertrud, Malmö, Sweden

The OTM SIG Board proudly presents the fourth OTM User Conference in Europe on 3-5 February 2016, to better serve the region. Key representatives from OTM Strategy and Development will attend this conference, and various partners in OTM’s ecosystem will sponsor this event. This conference is an addition to the yearly OTM conferences in the U.S. and APAC.

Register by December 18, 2015, to secure the early bird rate!

Visit the conference website to learn more about the upcoming conference.

Americas Quarterly Webinar: OTM 6.4 and 6.4.1 Overview

Please join us on January 13, 2016, for the first quarterly webinar of the year. Gregg Lanyard, Oracle’s Sr. Principal Product Strategy Manager, will present an overview of the key features and functionality offered in the latest releases of OTM. Topics will include user experience, sourcing, fleet, FTI, and mobility. Information on finding and using key release artifacts will also be provided.

EMEA/APAC January Webinar: Collaboration with Service Providers

The presentation will discuss how features of the SERVPROV domain have been used in implementations for effective communication with service providers. Apart for the standard features it will discuss how to use SERVPROV domain to pre-book the shipment even before the actual tendering. It will discuss how service providers can create their invoice or provide approval management if the invoice is created by OTM.

2015 OTM Conference APAC

Representatives from nine countries attended the annual OTM User APAC Conference which was held in Singapore on December 10-11, 2015. In its second year, the conference brought together more than 84 attendees to share their knowledge, experiences, implementation, and best practices on OTM.

Key representatives from Oracle provided an overview of the roadmap for OTM/Global Trade Management (GTM) product development update. In addition, conference attendees took the opportunity to meet with Oracle representatives to deliberate on ideas for future application upgrades. Topics that were discussed included the latest advances and key considerations in OTM cloud implementation, rates maintenance, OTM 6.4 overview, etc.

The presentations will be made available on the conference website within the next two weeks.

Oracle’s Modern Supply Chain Experience

The premier supply chain event of the year is coming!

The Modern Supply Chain Experience, presented by Oracle (formerly Oracle Value Chain Summit) is the event where you can learn about all things supply chain — strategy, best practices, the latest trends and products including new cloud offerings, your organization’s path to the supply chain cloud, social capabilities, mobile applications, and analytics. At this event, you’ll receive the information and expert advice to help you transform and modernize your supply chain.

At the Modern Supply Chain Experience choose from a large variety of supply-chain solution subject areas, covering: Cross-Supply Chain, Logistics, Maintenance, Manufacturing, Procurement, Product Lifecycle Management, and Supply Chain Planning.

Participate in Oracle and partner hands-on demos. Enjoy networking with your peers as well as technology and solution experts, and industry thought leaders.

It all starts January 25, 2016. Get more information.

Calendar of Events

• January 12, 2016, 11:00 a.m. EST
  Americas Quarterly Call
• January 20, 2016, 8:00 a.m. GMT / 4:00 p.m. Singapore
  EMEA/APAC January Webinar: Collaboration with Service Providers through the OTM portal by Anirban Roy (Infosys)
• January 25-27, 2016
  Modern Supply Chain Experience
  San Jose, CA
• February 3-5, 2016
  2016 OTM SIG Conference Europe
  Malmö, Sweden
• August 14-17, 2016
  2016 OTM SIG Users Conference
  Loews Philadelphia

10-11 DECEMBER 2015
NUSS – SUNTEC CITY MALL – SINGAPORE
otmsig.com/apac

Agenda 10 December 2015

08:45-09:30 Registration open
09:15-09:30 Welcome and opening address from OTM SIG Board
09:30-09:45 Sponsor Presentations
09:45-10:45 OTM/GTM Product Development update by Derek Gittoes (Oracle)
10:45-11:15 Coffee break & Networking
11:15-12:00 OTM-SAP Integration by Vivek Sharma (Unilever)
12:00-12:45 Complex rates configuration in OTM implementation by Shreenivasan Sukumar (Infosys)
12:45-14:00 Lunch & Networking
14:00-14:45 OTM 6.4 Overview by Srini Rajagopal (Oracle)
14:45-15:30 Change Management for OTM by Sam Woodcock (MavenWire)
15:30-16:00 Coffee break & Networking
16:00-16:45 Asian Paints Journey on OTM by Rajgopal Nayak (Asian Paints)
16:45-17:30 TBD
17:30-19:00 After event drinks & Networking

Agenda 11 December 1015

08:45-09:00 Registration open
09:00-09:45 Global Trade Management by Ashok Kalidindi (Oracle)
09:45-10:30 TBD
10:30-11:00 Coffee break & Networking
11:00-11:45 Planning Capability Overview in 6.4 by Vasantha Payyavula (Oracle)
11:45-12:15 TBD
12:15-12:30 Closing address from OTM SIG Board

Times and topics subject to change

CALL FOR PAPERS!

The OTM SIG Board invites you to submit your paper for the conference, as we still have some openings in the agenda. The presentation should take 45 minutes including a 10 minute Q&A session.

Topics of interest are 3D Container Load Plan, Cross Border Intermodal Shipments, Shipment Planning Capabilities, Freight Forwarding Rates, FTI, ADF, Global Trade Management, Integration & Middleware, OTM Upgrades, Implementation Challenges and Customer success stories

Submit your paper ASAP

In This Issue

• APAC Conference
• Europe Conference
• Board of Directors Elections
• US Conference Presentations
• Oracle’s Modern Supply Chain Experience
• Important Dates

APAC Conference: December 10-11, 2015

NUSS – Suntec City Mall – Singapore

The OTM SIG Board is proud to present an OTM User Conference in Singapore on December 10-11, 2015, which is the second OTM event in APAC to better serve the region. Key representatives from OTM Strategy and Development including Derek Gittoes and Srini Rajagopal will attend this conference, and various partners in OTM’s ecosystem will sponsor this event. This conference is an addition to the yearly OTM conferences in Philadelphia and Europe.

The event is designed to bring together users and potential users of the OTM software to share knowledge, ideas and experiences. With anticipated attendance of more than 80 people, this event is the perfect place to find answers to your questions, meet with Oracle representatives and collaborate on ideas for future upgrades.

Europe Conference: February 3-5, 2016

The OTM SIG Board is thrilled to offer the fourth OTM User Conference in Europe on February 3-5, 2016, in Malmö, Sweden. Key representatives from OTM Strategy and Development including Derek Gittoes (Oracle VP Logistics Product Strategy) will attend this conference, and various partners in OTM’s ecosystem will sponsor this event.

The event is designed to bring together users and potential users of the OTM software to share knowledge, ideas and experiences. With anticipated attendance of more than 100 people, this event is the perfect place to find answers to your questions, meet with Oracle representatives and collaborate on ideas for future upgrades.

Euro SIG call for papers is open.

Please take a few moments to complete this survey so that we can do our best to fill the conference agenda with interesting and educational topics that you most want to see!

Board of Directors Election

The OTM SIG invites you to join your colleagues and contemporaries to represent a collective membership of professionals dedicated to promoting, shaping and leading the future of Oracle Transportation Management. As an OTM SIG Board Member, you join a dedicated team of professionals working together to:

• Help promote the ideals and activities of the OAUG in the region
• Enable communication with Oracle on direction and strategy
• Share information and experiences among users, managers, and IT professionals
• Be a conduit for recommended enhancements to Oracle products or processes
• Provide feedback to Oracle from the user community
• Facilitate conferences, training and education among the user community
• Provide representation for the OTM SIG at national and local events

Interested in full details? Visit our election page!

U.S. Conference Presentations

Presentations from the 2015 OTM SIG U.S. Conference are now available!

Oracle’s Modern Supply Chain Experience

The premier supply chain event of the year is coming!

The Modern Supply Chain Experience, presented by Oracle (formerly Oracle Value Chain Summit) is the event where you can learn about all things supply chain — strategy, best practices, the latest trends and products including new cloud offerings, your organization’s path to the supply chain cloud, social capabilities, mobile applications, and analytics. At this event, you’ll receive the information and expert advice to help you transform and modernize your supply chain.

At the Modern Supply Chain Experience choose from a large variety of supply-chain solution subject areas, covering: Cross-Supply Chain, Logistics, Maintenance, Manufacturing, Procurement, Product Lifecycle Management, and Supply Chain Planning.

Participate in Oracle and partner hands-on demos. Enjoy networking with your peers as well as technology and solution experts, and industry thought leaders.

It all starts January 25, 2016. Get more information.

Calendar of Events

• December 10-11, 2015
  2015 OTM SIG Conference APAC
  Singapore
• January 25-27, 2016
  Modern Supply Chain Experience
  San Jose, CA
• February 3-5, 2016
  2016 OTM SIG Conference Europe
  Malmö, Sweden
• August 14-17, 2016
  2016 OTM SIG Users Conference
  Loews Philadelphia