Twin Cities Manufacturing Oracle Applications User
Group
Oracle Warehouse Management June 5, 2001
Patrick ElizondoOracle Sales Consultant
Oracle Warehouse Management June 5, 2001
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Oracle Warehouse Management
● Technology● Material Tracking and Control● Business Flows● Mobile Functions● Pick and Ship Drill Down
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Enabling Technologies
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Oracle Mobile Transaction Server
● A “Forms Server” for industrial (barcode) devices connected via an RF LAN
● Standards based - 802.11, Telnet over TCP/IP
● Device independent - Over 20 devices already certified from Intermec, Symbol and LXE
● Scalable - Multiple servers● Applications may run as Telnet
session on desktop and may be “mirrored”
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Oracle Mobile Applications Framework● A Java-based applications development framework designed to create UI’s suitable for these devices
– Simplified prompts & input– Field level online
validation– Forms build and adjust
based on prior input● Multiple language support
based on user login● Easy to extend
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Compliance Labeling Support through integration with 3rd Party Print Software
Multiple Label Formats registered with Oracle WMS
Compliance Labeling Rules built into Oracle Rules Engine
On Label Request, appropriate format
is selectedXML
XML Generated and passed to 3rd Party Printing Software
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Rules Engine Functions
● Based on user defined rules, the rules engine intelligently
– suggests material allocations for picking– suggests putaway locations for LPNs– assigns task types to tasks– assigns cost groups to transactions– formats labels for printing
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Advanced Material Tracking & Control
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Lot and serial attribute features
● Populating attributes at lot and serial creationPopulate attributes
Maintain attributes
Use attributes
● Enabling maintenance of attributes
● Querying by attribute● Pick and putaway Rules● Transfer attributes
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Sublot Control Scope
● Splitting starting lot into resulting lotsLot Split
Lot Merge
Lot Genealogy
● Merging starting lots into resulting lot
● Building and displaying Where-used (parent) and Lot source (child) relationships
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Item Status vs. Material Status
Concept Design Engineering Beta Production Maintain / Service Obsolete
Product Lifecycle(item master)
Hold Defective Rework
Exceptions
Received Quality Check Raw Immature Active Expired
Material Lifecycle(each individual inventory instance of an item)
Shipped
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Assign Status & Put Away
Assign Status at Receipt
Putaway to non-reservable sub
Receiver notices quality problems
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Workflow Based Exception Management
Corrective ActionWorkflow Started
Request Cycle Count
Place Location on Hold
Page Supervisor
Notify Customer Service
User Reports Task Error
User Indicates Reason for Error
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Cost Groups
Maintain different accounts for: • Raw Materials• MRB• Consigned Inventory (each Supplier)Store them in the same physical location!
HazMat - RMHazMat - MRBHazMat - Cons S1Refrigerated - RMRefrigerated - MRBRefrig - Cons S1High Value - RMHigh Value - MRB
Receiving Inspection Shipping
Bulk
Each
Case
Rules based cost group assignment allows material to be stored indifferent material valuation & holding accounts, even at different item costs even though the material is in the same physical warehouse zone.
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BusinessFlows
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Example Put Away Rules
Rule 2 : If material is Hazardous...
HazMat
Each Pick
Rejected
Bulk Pick
Rule 3 : If material has designated flow rack, and it has empty capacity...
Rule 4 : By default, based on available capacity...
Rule 1: If material was rejected during PO Inspection...
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Cross-Docking Put Away
Scan LPN Verify Drop Location
Cross Dockin
g Opportunity
OutboundStaging
Storage
Pick Release SO LinePut Away
directly to Outbound
Staging Lane
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Min-Max Subinventory Replenishment Process
Min-Max
Run Min-MaxReport Set
CreateAllocations
Assign Task Type
Split/Merge Tasks
Dispatch Task
Accept Next Task
Load Material Drop Material
Syst
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Use
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WMS Material Picking Process
SO
Pick Release
CreateAllocations
Assign Task Type
Cartonize
Split/Merge Tasks
Dispatch Task
Accept Next Task
Load Material Drop Material
Syst
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sses
Use
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Cartonization Advantages● Suggest optimal packing configuration based on
– packing requirements– carton weight capacity and volume– item dimensions
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Pallet Large Box Small Box
Drum Bucket Rhino Bag
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Material Allocation ExampleStart
What customer isthe order for?
Business World Jam Mfg.
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Other
1) Excellent Grade2) Good Grade
1) Average Grade2) Any Grade
1) Any Grade
This order will use a Strategy based on Customer, others could use one based on Item class, etc.
This Strategy defines that the “Avg” Rule is applied first, then then the “Any” Rule
The associated Rule defines what is a “Good” grade for the item
Strategy Search Order
Strategies
Rules
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Task Management● Rules Based Task Type Determination● Group Tasks by Pick Methodology● Merge Tasks for Bulk Picking● Split tasks to meet equipment capacity● Order Tasks by Locator Picking Order (Pick Path)● Dispatch Task based on user & equipment
qualifications
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Task Detail
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Mobile Function Summary
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Mobile Functions● Receiving
– Receiving transactions– Quality inspections– Return material
authorizations● Inventory
– Miscellaneous transactions– Subinventory transfers– Inter-organization transfers– On hand/availability inquiries– Cycle count entry– Physical inventory
● Outbound– Material picking– Consolidation/Deconsolidatio
n– Shipping
● Manufacturing– Move Assembly– Scrap/Reject assembly– View job details– Complete assembly– Return assembly– Charge resource– Component issue & return– Create by-products– Complete & Scrap work
orderless completions– Flow manufacturing
completion & scrap– collect quality data during
transactions
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WMS Mobile Functions● Inquiries
– On hand/availability inquiries
– LPN inquiries– Cost group inquiry– Material status inquiry– Lot/Serial attribute inquiry
● Updates– Update LPN attributes– Update Lot/Serial attribute– Update material status– Update cost group
● LPN Functions– Pack & Merge– Unpack – Split
● LPN Triggered Transactions
– Perform all material transactions via LPN
● Task Dispatching● Print Labels on demand● ASN-based Receiving● Opportunistic Cross
Docking