Alpha Natural Resourses Automates Email Delivery & Work Order Printing from R12

With the implementation of Oracle EBS R12 and Oracle’s Enterprise Asset Management (eAM) module at Alpha Natural Resources, two distinct document delivery challenges emerged. Alpha Natural Resources desired a means to email purchase orders, invoices, custom reports and admittance advices directly from Oracle EBS. In addition, to fully utilize the eAM module, a solution for printing work orders with supporting database attachments was required. Alpha Natural Resources found that STR Software’s AventX products could provide the solution to both document delivery issues. The AventX Oracle Connector allows for seamless integration with Oracle EBS and employs native Oracle functionality to automate email delivery while the AventX Attachment Printer will automatically print and collate work orders with supporting database attachments.

Alpha Natural Resources, located in Abingdon, VA, produces steam and metallurgical coal at some 100 mines and numerous preparation plants, primarily in central and northern Appalachia and the Powder River Basin. Alpha became one of the largest coal producers in the US in 2011 when it acquired Massey Energy.