CH&CO chose Redfaire to upgrade and modernize their ERP and IT infrastructure. The project was undertaken during lockdown. Delivering this ambitious project on time and on budget with no on-site or face-to-face meetings demanded flexibility, resilience, and ingenuity.
Thanks to strong teamwork, collaboration, and a shared vision, the project was successfully delivered despite the challenging context of a global pandemic.
“What set the Redfaire solution apart was its seamless integration into Oracle JD Edwards. Customer experience and value for money are at the heart of what we do, and the AP Automation solution from Redfaire helps us to achieve both these objectives. It is a cost-effective way to improve the day-to-day experience of our Finance team.”
Headquartered in Reading, UK, CH&CO offers premium contract and hospitality catering services throughout the UK and Ireland. The company has a prestigious client portfolio and has held a Royal Warrant for the provision of catering services to the monarchy since 2013. The company is growing organically and through acquisitions. IT is key to facilitating this growth and delivering strong ROI.
A modern, robust, scalable IT system is a key pillar of CH&CO's strategy.
The question was, how to deliver this complex, strategic project when everyone had to work remotely because of Covid-19?
From January to June 2020, in the middle of a global pandemic, Redfaire and CH&CO:
Successfully completing a transformative project like this on time and on budget is quite an achievement. That the teams were able to do this despite the challenges of the Covid-19 lockdown is testimony to the strong partnership and skills of Redfaire’s consultants and CH&CO’s internal team.
CH&CO chose Redfaire International thanks to their skills and extensive experience in bringing JD Edwards customers onto Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
Redfaire’s Cloud 9 methodology and the team’s keen understanding of the strategic objectives of the upgrade and move to the Cloud ensured that the project was delivered on time and on-budget, despite the challenges of remote working.
“Redfaire not only delivered but exceeded expectations. It was a pleasure to work with the Redfaire team. They combined technical excellence with a deep understanding of how this project fits with our strategic business objectives.”
The goal of the 2020 project was to lay a solid foundation to support future business growth and to ensure that the company is well positioned to exploit opportunities offered by Cloud, Mobile and AI.
JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.2
Upgrading to EnterpriseOne 9.2 enables the team to take full advantage of new functionalities like orchestrations.
Many key, time-consuming processes such as bank reconciliation have been automated, delivering considerable time and cost-savings.
End-users have also gained in efficiency thanks to features such as watchlists, the ability to personalize their dashboards and to set up relevant notifications.
Finally, by being on the latest version of JD Edwards, CH&CO can benefit from JD Edwards’ continuous delivery model.
Moving to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
CH&CO Group selected Redfaire’s Cloud 9 service, which facilitates a fast, hassle-free move to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Cloud 9 includes a fully managed service.
Moving the ERP to Oracle Cloud has delivered:
Oracle Database
As part of the Upgrade process, Redfaire also implemented Oracle’s Virtual Database (Extreme Performance) on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Benefits delivered included:
Automating Accounts Payable
As CH&CO has adopted a continuous adoption model, they needed a solution that wouldn’t
break as they implement the latest features and functionalities delivered by JDE. Redfaire’s
solution is built using native Oracle & JDE technology so there are no compatibility issues with
future releases.
Benefits delivered included:
For IT managers and CIOs running Oracle JD Edwards across multiple countries, finding the right regional partner is one of the most consequential decisions in an ERP programme. You need a team with deep product knowledge, proven delivery methodology, and the reach to support operations wherever your business operates.
There are so many great sessions to choose from at Blueprint 4D Dallas. There really is something for everyone, customer stories, technical deep dives, strategy, customer presentations and so much more. To help you create your agenda, we've picked out all the exciting sessions from the Oracle JDE Team.
There are so many great sessions to choose from at Blueprint 4D Dallas. Here is our list of JDE customer stories at this year's Blueprint 4D.
We are pleased to announce that Redfaire has acquired eKal solutions, a UK-based specialist in Oracle Fusion consulting with a strong reputation for delivering successful HCM, Finance, and Supply Chain transformation projects.
For IT managers and CIOs running Oracle JD Edwards across multiple countries, finding the right regional partner is one of the most consequential decisions in an ERP programme. You need a team with deep product knowledge, proven delivery methodology, and the reach to support operations wherever your business operates.
There are so many great sessions to choose from at Blueprint 4D Dallas. There really is something for everyone, customer stories, technical deep dives, strategy, customer presentations and so much more. To help you create your agenda, we've picked out all the exciting sessions from the Oracle JDE Team.
There are so many great sessions to choose from at Blueprint 4D Dallas. Here is our list of JDE customer stories at this year's Blueprint 4D.
We are excited, as always, to be attending BLUEPRINT 4D. Come and see us on booth 310 to talk to our team about all things JD Edwards. Our international team is 100% focused on JDE. JD Edwards is in our DNA, so whatever your JDE needs, we can help you.
Join us at INFOCUS '26 in Denver, September 21st-23rd. We are proud to support this event and the US JD Edwards Community.
We are excited, as always, to be attending BLUEPRINT 4D. Come and see us to talk to our team about all things JD Edwards. Our international team is 100% focused on JDE. JD Edwards is in our DNA, so whatever your JDE needs, we can help you.
Take 45 minutes to learn about this game-changing insights and analysis tool for JD Edwards. Just ask a question or describe a challenge and the eyko reporting tool will scan all your systems, analyze the data and generate your game plan, including risks, recommendations, and KPIs.
Join Senior Consultants from Redfaire International as they take you through two powerful tools that enable Enterprise Automation - Process Modeler and Stateful Orchestrations.
Join our CTO, Barry Yelverton, and Snr. JD Edwards Consultant, Vincent Casagrande on February 27th to discover how we developed our fully integrated, real-time JD Edwards A/P Automation solution by leveraging the 9.2 toolset and AI-based OCR technology.
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