Oracle’s roast beef, yes sir

Speaking of Oracle (and aren’t we so often speaking of Oracle?), Oracle PR has announced that Arby’s, slinger of roast beef sandwiches, has selected the Oracle E-Business Suite for financial reporting, workforce management, new store construction and procurement. Arby’s is on a roll (tee hee) as of late, having recently acquired RTM, its largest franchisee. Today, Arby’s has plans to massively expand, perhaps even further overseas. Arby’s, like many making the jump to streamlining CRM these days, needed to lose its archaic legacy information systems and to streamline its financial reporting.

The Oracle applications are scheduled to be implemented in multiple phases, with the first phase of completion expected by year’s end. Oracle financial management will comprise the first phase. A main selling point of the Oracle system for Arby’s with their current grandiose ambitions was the Oracle open standards employment, theoretically providing Arby’s with an easier path to future expansion and upgrades. "Arby’s is a cornerstone in American culture,” said Oracle Senior Industry Director for Retail Gladys Lau, giving way to a bit of hyperbole, “and we are pleased to play a strategic role in the company’s business expansion.”