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philosophy Successfully Implements Oracle E-Business Suite

RJMC — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:17:37 +0000

Phoenix, AZ, June 2009: philosophy, a lifestyle skincare and cosmetic brand that develops and markets products across all categories of beauty, including skin care, bath & body care, fragrances and color cosmetics, completed a successful implementation of the Oracle E-Business Suite Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software.

philosophy engaged Rubenstein / Justman Management Consultants (RJMC) as its Project Manager for the system implementation effort. philosophy Chief Financial Officer Gretchen Price, executive sponsor of the effort, expressed her appreciation for RJMC’s counsel during this challenging implementation process that promises to provide more flexibility and better operational vision for the entire company.

With guidance from RJMC, philosophy evaluated software options from several providers. Gary Rubenstein, managing partner of RJMC said “We undertook our proven approach to evaluating philosophy’s needs in order to satisfy their unique requirements and support their strategic priorities. We worked with the entire project team to select and implement the system that could best support the complexity of philosophy’s operations and we recommended the Oracle E-Business Suite which has now been successfully implemented and is proving to be the right choice.

About philosophy:
philosophy is a lifestyle brand that celebrates feeling well and living joyously. Endorsed by doctors, celebrities, and most importantly its customers, philosophy wants to inspire you to live a better life by being better to yourself. philosophy offers you a lifestyle makeover that celebrates the idea that there is only one of you in this world and that you must honor your existence.

philosophy

RJMC — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:49:44 +0000

philosophy, a Carlyle Group company, is a high-growth multi-channel distributor. philosophy sells through its own stores, its own website, via a call center, and through retailers like Sephora, Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, and Macy’s.

RJMC’s assisted philosophy with a Technology Roadmap followed by a full ERP Evaluation and Selection process that included requirements, RFP, vendor demonstrations, and a final selection decision. RJMC continued on as implementation Project Management.

“In conjunction with our ERP system selection and implementation, we really appreciated your counsel over this journey.” - Gretchen Price, Chief Financial Officer

“RJMC played a key role in our ERP selection and implementation process. Without them we would not have achieved the same level of success.” - Chuck Morehead, Information Technology Manager

Pacific World

RJMC — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:10:38 +0000

Pacific World manufactures and markets nail and skin care products under the trade names of Nailene, Fingr’s, Revlon, and Bio Oil. The products are sold nationwide and Internationally to major mass merchandisers, chain drug stores, grocery stores, dollar stores, and other distributors.

RJMC participated in the company’s ERP Software Evaluation and Selection process and contract negotiations.