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Harley-Davidson Inc. Selects Oracle(R) E-Business Solution

9 August 1999

Harley-Davidson Inc. Selects Oracle(R) E-Business Solution To Rev Up Internet Procurement

     Leading Motorcycle Manufacturer Will Use Oracle Internet Procurement
         To Streamline All Production and Non-Production Procurement

    REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Aug. 9 -- Oracle Corp.
, the number one choice for e-business, today announced that
Harley-Davidson Inc. has selected Oracle(R) Internet Procurement,
a premier Oracle e-business solution, to streamline and support its
procurement function across all domestic manufacturing sites for its original
equipment manufacturing, maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO), parts and
accessories and general merchandise divisions.  Oracle Internet Procurement
was chosen after a detailed selection process led by a user-driven team over
other competitive solutions.
    Harley-Davidson Inc., the leading producer of heavyweight motorcycles
based in Milwaukee, WI, is consolidating all U.S. manufacturing production and
non-production related procurement across its eight domestic sites into a
single automated procurement system, in order to streamline processes, reduce
costs, and consolidate demand across the enterprise.  The need for process
commonality arose as a result of the prior establishment of essentially
separate procurement systems at each of its domestic manufacturing sites.
This led to disparate systems, fragmentation of procurement data, and manual
process integration across sites.
    "Our focus is on forming deep and long-lasting relationships with our
strategic suppliers," said David Cotteleer, manager of planning & control,
Materials Management Group for Harley-Davidson Inc.  "We are striving for
optimal seventy-thirty ratio for buyer time spent on strategic versus
administrative functions.  Internet-enabled e-business applications are
critical in increasing the process efficiencies that allow our buyers to
concentrate on these important relationship attributes."
    Oracle Internet Procurement will be rolled out at Harley-Davidson Inc. in
a phased approach that, when complete, will allow 5,000 domestic employees to
perform web requisitioning through a streamlined process from a standard
desktop browser to a single, consolidated system.  More than 180 procurement
professionals will access the complete internet procurement system, managing
nearly a billion dollars of materials and services purchases.
    "We are pleased to have Harley-Davidson, a true American success story,
join the family of Oracle Internet Procurement users," said Ron Wohl, senior
vice president, Oracle Applications Development.  "This competitive win is
further validation that Oracle is the leader in providing Internet enabled
applications that help companies transition to e-business."
    Oracle Corporation is the world's leading supplier of software for
information management, and the world's second largest independent software
company.  With annual revenues of more than $8.8 billion, the company offers
its database, tools and application products, along with related consulting,
education, and support services, in more than 145 countries around the world.
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