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Union Coop


Union Coop, (Union Cooperative Society), is the largest cooperative society in the United Arab Emirates. Opened in 1984, the core business is to establish and manage hypermarkets in Dubai.


Customer:
Union Coop Hypermarkets
Dubai, UAE
www.ucs.ae

Industry:
Retail

Annual Revenue:
895 Million AED

Employees:
3,100


Oracle Products & Services:
Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 8.9
  • Address Book
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Accounts Payable
  • General Ledger
  • Fixed Assets
  • Inventory
  • Procurement
  • Sales Management
  • Pricing/Advance Pricing
  • Bar Coding


Client Reference Letter:



Union Coop Increases Order Data Accuracy by 10%, Implements Bar Coding Solution, Improves Inventory Accuracy by 30% and Increases Enterprise Data Visibility. 

The Challenge:
The establishment of a consumer Union Coop in Dubai was nothing but an idea that came to the minds of a small group of enthusiastic citizens who were keen on developing and serving their Community and country in the early 1980s. They all have one thing in common: they were committed to the common good and they shared the cooperative ideas as the solution to the shopping problems, namely the disparity between prices and the low service quality provided by retail commercial centers back then, along with the absence of national institutions in this field. Since those humble beginnings, Union Coop has grown into the largest cooperative society in the United Arab Emirates .

Union Coop wanted to avoid the limitations of conventional business management systems, like those used by other electronics distributors, so it resolved to implement an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that would improve its employees’ capabilities and enhance the customer experience. The company deployed Oracle’s JD Edwards EnterpriseOne to build an integrated and intuitive system, increase work efficiency, flexibility, and maximize customer satisfaction.

The Services:
JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 8.9 - Business Optimization Services 

The Vision:
Enable smooth communications and collaboration between staff at retail stores and head office management

Integrate order and delivery systems to improve order accuracy and shorten transport time for food products and electronic goods, to customers by increasing inventory accuracy.

Deploy a more intuitive and user-friendly ERP system to reduce the amount of training required and ensure staff can learn to use the system quickly

Incorporate frequent product pricing changes due to marketing promotions run by external business partners and allies, such as a credit card provider offering cardholders special discounts if they purchase a TV that requires Union Coop Retail Corporation’s related services.
 
The Solution:
Increased inventory status accuracy with bar coding solution and increased the logistics management accuracy by 30%. 

Enabled faster, more efficient customer service, as retail store employees can enter and query order details for electronic goods without the help of management staff

Improved the flow of information across the company by moving to a single system to store customer orders and manage the delivery of food products and electronic goods

Minimized disruptions to process workflows by allowing staff to access historical order data logs for products other than food purchases, such as TV's and game consoles, and to correct errors in a timely manner

Enhanced staff satisfaction with the new system by providing an intuitive, convenient new scanning interface, which is easier to use than the previous interface.

Boosted efficiency and minimized confusion by providing special work menus tailored to the users’ responsibilities, such as granting store staff access to functions, like order entry and recording delivery instructions, that help them to improve customer service

Customer Comment:
"Over the years I have had the opportunity to work with several JD Edwards solution providers, and none possess the same level of proficiency and organizational skills as Mitchell & Associates FZ-LLC." -  Mohamed Al Wahedi - Manager, Information Technology

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