INFOCUS Power Hour:Supercharging JDE with AI

Presented by: Stephen Kassay & Bud Shaw, GSI

Tuesday, October 1 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm  |  Plaza Ballroom BCEF

Unlock the transformative power of AI within JD Edwards to elevate your organization’s performance and streamline processes. Join GSI’s experts, Bud Shaw, Sr. Solution Consultant, and Steve Kassay, Director of Integrations, as they unveil how AI can drive unparalleled efficiency and effectiveness across the critical areas of your operations, driving unprecedented efficiency and effectiveness in the following areas.

Enhance Predictive Maintenance (includes demonstration): Harness the power of an AI Bot integrated with the JDE CAM module to leverage IoT data for predicting equipment failures, optimizing maintenance, and making timely asset retirement decisions, all while reducing downtime and boosting operational efficiency.

• Optimize Product and Customer Profitability (includes demonstration): Optimize your product and customer profitability with our AI Bot, which integrates data from sales, accounts receivable, and other sources to deliver precise, actionable insights on a per-product and per-customer basis, enhancing pricing strategies and customer relations.
• Improve System Performance Monitoring: Leverage AI for continuous JDE system performance monitoring to pinpoint inefficiencies and recommend optimizations.
• Elevate Supply Chain Management: Optimize your supply chain with AI and JD Edwards to enhance inventory management, supplier performance, and purchasing decisions.
• Automate Routine Tasks: Boost productivity and accuracy by implementing AI-powered bots with JD Edwards to automate repetitive tasks such as data entry and invoice processing.
• Enhance Financial Operations: AI can transform financial operations in JDE by streamlining account reconciliation and forecasting, leading to greater accuracy and more informed decision-making.
• Improve Customer Service: Enhance customer service by integrating AI-driven chatbots to manage routine inquiries, boosting response times and user satisfaction.
• Refine Data-Driven Decision Making: Leverage AI to analyze historical and real-time data in JDE, revealing trends that refine strategic planning.

Capital Asset Management:Is Your Indirect Inventory Spending “Out of Control?” Why Policy, Security, and Approvals Aren’t Solving the Problem

Presented by: Scott Hollowell, Asset Management Solutions & Martin Couturier, Agnico Eagle Mines

Indirect inventories are comprised of stock items that are necessary for the manufacturing of goods but are not a direct component of such goods. And whether you capitalize these items and carry them on the Balance Sheet, or expense them at purchase, most Companies struggle with the financial impact of how their management of Indirect inventory purchases impacts their profitability, and nearly every function of their business.

Overcoming your challenges with Indirect Inventories requires a thorough understanding of the inherent challenges with these materials and the constraints that limit the effectiveness of solutions reliant on business policy, security, and spend approvals.

Join Asset Management Solutions as we explore this topic in depth and discuss our experience working with customers who saw indirect spending increasing from $100M to over $250M per year even with policy and security controls in place.

Financial Management:AP Invoice Automation: JDE A/P Automation Utilizing AWS Textract for our OCR-as-a-Service Platform

Presented by: Benjamin Tyrell, K-Rise Systems

AP Automation is a way to reduce the manual tasks related to your Accounts Payable Processes. Our A/P Invoice Automation is based on our low-code platform, EASYProcess. AWS Textract AI-Based Query Document API is used to intelligently get invoice information without needing position-based templates.

AP Automation will eliminate time-consuming and error-prone manual processes with a fully automated system that includes all these features:

• No Mapping, No Template, OCR AI Does All the Work
• Uses EASYProcess Robust Workflow Engine to Handle Approvals & Exceptions
• Automated Voucher Entry, 2-Way & 3-Way Matching that Auto-Detects PO Receipt
• Handling Tolerance & Miscellaneous Supplier Charges such as Freight & Handling Etc.
• Vendors to Submit Invoices, Track Invoice Status & Payments, Flip a PO
• Scanned Invoices Added to Vouchers as Media Attachments and Saved to the Cloud
• Support of PDFs, JPEGs, Tiffs, Paper/Handwritten Invoices
• Taking Pictures of Physical Invoices Using a Built-In Native App
• Using a Low-Code Cloud as Oracle Recommends While Keeping JDE Vanilla

Our acclaimed JDE OVI Certified (32 & 64 bits) EASYProcess Low-Code Platform provides JDE companies with an easy-to-use AP Automation web & mobile app which is pre-integrated with JDE data & logic.

Manufacturing & Distribution:Digital Transformation and AI with JD Edwards-Centric Customer Portals and B2B Ecommerce

Presented by: Fermin Rodriguez, SmarterCommerce

In today’s digital landscape, the full potential of JD Edwards is often underutilized. While Customer Service, Sales and Finance teams rely on JD Edwards to support customer interactions, routine inquiries often lead to manual work and inefficiencies. Many manufacturers and distributors are overcoming these challenges by implementing JD Edwards-centric portals and B2B Ecommerce. These self-service digital platforms enable customers to easily find products and information with AI powered search, check inventory and pricing, place orders with many options including AI-driven PO importing, view and pay invoices, obtain warranty service, and more —all in one place on a 24/7 basis. This approach not only boosts operational efficiency and customer satisfaction but also ensures JD Edwards remains the single source of truth for all processes. Discover how a JD Edwards-integrated portal and B2B Ecommerce can transform your operations, drive down costs and make your job easier.

Tools & Technology:Securing the Future: JDE Data Encryption with Syntax Encrypto

Presented by: Heidi Criswell-Hace, Syntax Systems USA

In an era where data breaches and cyber threats are becoming increasingly sophisticated, ensuring the security of sensitive business data has never been more critical. Join us as we delve into the successful implementation of an innovative encryption tool designed to protect JDE EnterpriseOne data. This presentation will explore how our development team worked closely with a customer to seamlessly integrate this cutting-edge encryption solution into their JDE environment.

Fueling Your Functional Expertise at INFOCUS 25

INFOCUS delivers enhanced programming, with expanded options for 2025 crafted especially for JD Edwards functional users across all key areas.

Discover targeted sessions designed to empower your daily tasks and strategic goals for industries including…

• Finance
• Supply Chain/Logistics
• Manufacturing & Distribution
• Sales/Customer Service
• Project Management
• Human Resources
• Construction and Engineering
• Consumer Packaged Goods
• Food and Beverage
• Real Estate
• Service Industries

Gain Actionable Insights to:

• Optimize Your System: Improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Master New Features: Understand the latest JDE enhancements.
• Adopt Best Practices: Learn industry-specific strategies.
• Unlock Your Data: Generate meaningful reports and analytics.
• Seamlessly Integrate: Connect JDE with other critical systems.
• Automate Processes: Eliminate manual bottlenecks.
• Ensure Compliance: Navigate regulations and standards.
• Strengthen Security: Protect your valuable data.
• Simplify Upgrades: Plan for smooth system updates.

With dedicated tracks and expanded breakout sessions, INFOCUS empowers you to elevate your functional expertise within the JD Edwards ecosystem.