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R12.x Oracle Warehouse Management

Warehousing Features

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Objectives

After completing this module you should be able to:

• Describe Warehouse Management versus partner label printing responsibilities

• Define printers

• Know what to print

• Describe task types

• Describe resources

• Explain the warehouse control board

• Describe Distributed Warehouse Management


Agenda

• Defining Compliance Label Printing

• Explaining Task Management

• Describing Distributed Warehouse Management

• Describing Mobile Personalization

• Explaining Labor Management

• Implementation Considerations

• Summary


Agenda







• Summary


Compliance Labeling

Label printing

Customer Labeling

Supplier Labeling

Flow Manufacturing


Warehouse Management versus Partner Label Printing Responsibilities

Step Responsibility

1. Design label format Third party vendor

2. WMS labeling setup Warehouse Management

3. Label print request Warehouse Management

4. Determine printer format Warehouse Management

5. Create XML label request Warehouse Management

6. Print label Third party vendor


Label Printing Components

Business Flow

Label Type

Label Format

LPNContents

SN: 123478

Item Desc: AS100 Desktop

UOM: Each

LPNContents

Cartonization


Label Formats

Label Formats define the fields that appear on a label.

SN: 123478


UOM: Each


Material

Label Types

SN123678

Serial Number

Location WIP ContentsFlow Content


Label Types

LPN1247

LPN LPNContents LPN

Summary

Shipping ShippingContents


Setup

• Register label formats– Associate label formats to label type– Specify list of used fields

• Assign label types to business flows

• Build labeling rules

• Define printers

• Assign printers to label types


Registering Label Formats

SN: 123478


UOM: Each

SN123678

Serial Number

1. Create the label format.

2. Associate the label format with label type


Assigning Label Types to Business Flows

Assigning label types to business flows enables you to do the following:

• Print labels automatically as part of the business flow

• Associate a label type to more than one flow

LPNContents

Cartonization

Label type Business flow


Label Format Assignment Rules

Hazardous Item LPN Contents

Serial Number:

Item Description:

LPN Volume:

Hazardous item

If hazardous class equals HZ, then

generate the hazardous item LPN contents label

Run the label formatassignment rule


Defining and Assigning Printers

Define printers in the system

Assign printers to document types


Printing Modes

• Asynchronous

• Synchronous generic

• Synchronous TCP / IP


Warehouse

Management

Third Party Software

Supported by several label printing partners

• Loftware, FormScape, JetForms, Optio

XML file created Target directory monitored

Asynchronous Mode



Packages must reside in an Oracle instance

XML string created

& API called

PL/SQL package

implementedvoid printRequest (XML)

Synchronous Mode - Generic

Warehouse

Management



XML string created

& sent to pre-specified

IP address

XML Printer, Listener or print server

Monitoring TCP/IP port

WMS XML

Synchronous Mode TCP / IP

Warehouse

Management


Viewing Label Requests


Label Printing Implementation Considerations


Agenda

• Defining Label Printing






• Summary


Task Management

Dispatches tasks to qualified userswith the right equipment

Minimizes the distance traveled


Task Types

Pick

Move order

Put away

Cycle count

Replenishment

Staging move


Setting Up Task Type Rules

Task Type Rule: EAPICK

Return Value: EAPK

Weight: 200

If restrictions are met,

then return the value EAPK


Task Dispatch Engine

Assigns task based on rules

Evaluates skill sets

Splits and merges tasks on equipment

capacity

Identifies resource and equipmentrequirements

Filters tasks to appropriate resources

Task Dispatch Engine


Resource Skills

Pallet pick

Case pick

HAZMAT

Each

Robert

Randy

Mike

Each


Available Equipment and Resources

Robert

Randy

Mike


WMS Control Board


Queued

Pending

Dispatched

Active

Loaded

Completed

Unreleased

Task Status


WMS Control Board


Exception Management

Predefinedexceptions

Triggered automatically


Task Setup Steps

Verify / setup employees and equipment

Set up resources and equipment types

Assign employees and equipment to resources

Set up or verify departments

Assign resources to departments

Set up warehouse task types

Set up task type assignment rules

5

6

7

1

2

3

4


Task Type Implementation Considerations

Robert

Randy


Agenda

• Defining Label Printing






• Summary


Distributed Warehouse Management

• Distributed deployment of WMS

• Warehouses run autonomously from corporate ERP

• Complex warehousing solution supported by a unified integration architecture

Center B

Center A

Solution

• The need to control costs within the supply chain

• Inability to perform mobile transactions

• Distribution centers affected by ERP downtimes

• Lack of agility to respond to changing business demands

• Distribution centers need a complex warehouse solution not available within the corporate ERP.

Challenges

Corporate Fin / ERP


Distributed Warehouse Management Architecture

Distributed WMS Instance

Oracle Data Integrator

WMS Inventory ShippingReceiving

PO, Sales Orders, ASN, RMA, Internal Orders

Shipment Request, PO Master Data Sync

Shipment Advice, Receipt Confirmation, Inventory

adjustments, on-hand balances

Shipment Advice Receipt Confirmation, Inventory

adjustments, on-hand balances

OM PO CST GL AR AP

ERP Instance

Mapping

Validation

Routing

Transformation


How the Integration Works

7. Receive Material

from Supplier

Distributed WMS

ERP

3. Create & update PO

6. Create ASN on top

of PO (Optional)

8. Send Receipt Confirmation to

ERP

1. Create & update PO

9. Update Inv, Close PO, and initiate payment and

journal entries

2. Send PO Information to

Distributed Instance

4. Receive ASN Information from

Supplier (Optional)

5. Forward ASN Information to

Distributed Instance


How the Integration Works

5. Warehouse Task Execution

2. Send Shipment Request to

distributed Instance

Distributed WMS

ERP

3. Create & updateOrders

4. Release orders for Picking

7. Send Shipment Advice to ERP

1. Create & update Sales Order (Internal

Sales Orders)

6. Ship Goods to Hospitals and Clinics

8. Update Inv, Close SO and finish invoicing


Agenda







• Summary


Mobile Personalization

You can personalize Warehouse Management mobile transaction pages based on customer requirements.

New fields to capture additional information

Hide fields not relevant for business needs

Default field values based on user defined logic

Make fields mandatory based on business context

No Code Changes Required


Mobile Personalization Setup

Personalization can be controlled at multiple levels

Organization

Across Organizations

Responsibility


Agenda







• Summary


Labor Management

7 Minutes

5 Minutes

6 Minutes

3 Minutes

8 Minutes

4 Minutes

6 Minutes


Resource Planning

Resource planning is the ability to predict expected times or the amount of staff required to complete a set of tasks.

ResourcesWorkload


Labor Productivity

• Inbound

• Warehousing

• Outbound

• Manufacturing


Definitions

Labor Management

Labor Standards Non-Standardized Transactions

Travel Time

Transaction Time

Idle Time Ratings Algorithm


Setting Up Labor Management

When setting up Labor Management, you must enable Labor Management on the organization parameters window, and set up parameters within Labor Management.

Perform Time / Motion Study

(optional)

Set Labor Management Parameters

Define Labor Standards

Refine Labor Standards


Labor Management Process

Run Expected Resource Requirements Analysis

Determine Time Required for Outstanding Work

Determine Resources Required for Outstanding Work

Run Labor Productivity Analysis

Evaluate Employee and Warehouse Productivity

Make Decisions Based on Productivity

Refine Labor Standards

Execute Warehouse Tasks Normally


Agenda







• Summary


Summary

In this module, you should have learned how to:

• Describe Warehouse Management versus partner responsibilities

• Define printers

• Describe task types

• Describe resources

• Explain the warehouse control board

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