JDE Customer Success with MSS: Tribal Enterprise


Integrating Operations for a Global View

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, an American Indian Tribe consisting of 10.5 counties in Oklahoma, is governed by the Tribal Council which oversees a full range of programs and services for its members. The Choctaw Nation generates income to fund these programs through a variety of tribal managed enterprises and the profits generated are collectively pooled in the General Fund and redistributed to fund tribal programs and services.


Tribal Enterprise: Challenges

 

  • To effectively manage tribal enterprise resources and to develop a strong and sustainable economy.
  • Needed an enterprise solutionthat would better manageits tribal enterprises and provide an accurate view of operations.
  • The legacy solutionit was running lacked significant functionality and did not have away to extract reliable reporting data from the system.
  • The Tribal Council needed a solution that would provide the flexibility to manage numerous independent enterprises under one umbrella and support growth.
  • The software needed to be user-friendlyand contain arobust reporting functionality.

 

Tribal Enterprise: Solution

  • Implemented JD Edwards based on its reputation and extensive experience within the gaming industry and among Native American organizations.
  • Selected software because of its robust functionality and ability to support their organization as a whole, by integrating operations, while providing for the uniqueness of each entity's specialized requirements.

 

Tribal Enterprise: Results

  • The Tribal Council has access to reports they need to make sound business decisions.
  • The data is now managed in one integrated operations system ensuring the information is accurate and reliable.
  • Improved the efficiency of internal operations.
  • The average time to close the books has been reduced significantly, which frees up a great deal of time for the accounting department to focus on more strategic activities.
  • Choctaw Nation Tribal Council now has the toolsit needed to achieveits vision of a self-sustained, thriving tribal economy.

 

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