Functional Overview

Oracle Warehouse
Management System
&
Oracle Mobile Supply Chain
Application

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Agenda

 Traditional Warehousing & Challenges

 Required solution to overcome challenges
 What is Warehouse Management System (WMS)
 Introduction & Advantages of Mobile Supply Chain Applications (MSCA)
 Oracle MSCA Architecture
 WMS Rules Driven Processes
 Bar Code & License Plate No (LPN) Support
 Advanced Material Management
 Advanced Compliance Labeling
 Cross Docking
 Performance Management Tools
 WMS Integration Point
 Video Clips of Trxns

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What is Warehousing?
ØWarehouse is a commercial building for storage of goods
ØWarehouses are used by most manufacturers, wholesalers, distribution centers, 3PL
operators etc.
ØWarehousing is the methodology employed to maintain a warehouse

Internal
Inbound Outbound
Processing • Customer Shipments
• Purchases • Vendor Returns
• Customer Returns • Transfers
• Transfers • Outside Processing
• Outside Processing
• Pick • Assembly
• Pack • Storage
• Inspection • Move
• Count • Replenish

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Challenges in Traditional Warehousing Activities
• Stockroom congestion

• Inefficient data transfer

• Misplaced Inventory

• Difficulty with receiving

• Inaccurate performance reporting

•Poor inventory records

•Cumbersome Inventory Transactions

•Tracking of Serialized Components

•Stock Count & Inventory Adjustments

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What is required?
•A solution to optimize operations at warehouse facilities
•A system to manage space, equipment, people & inventory efficiently
•A flexible real time solution to manage complex & ever changing challenges in
warehouse operations.
•A system by which customers receive what they want, when and where they want it

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Definition of WMS?
•A Software to integrate mechanical & human performed activities
•An information systems to manage warehouse business processes &
activities
•WMS packages generally support RF communications, real-time data
transfer, and ID technologies (bar codes, RFID, etc)

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Oracle WMS

•Accomplishes all the stated purposes of WMS

•Integrated with EBS
•Enables real time transactions in the enabled system
•Enables automation in
•Task Dispatch
•Compliance Labeling
•Cross Docking
•Advance Material Status
•Control of Material movement in the warehouse
•MSCA implementation is a prerequisite for WMS (besides base modules)

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Oracle Mobile Supply Chain Applications

•One of the Advanced Modules in EBS

•Prerequisite for Oracle WMS implementation
•Enables ID Technology based tracking of material like
•Bar code Scanning
•RFID Technology
•Truck Mounted RFID
•Mobile transactions
•Real time transactions in all aspects of the system
• Mandates all transactions thro the mobile application only

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Enabler: Mobile ID Scanner
vAll WMS transactions needs to be carried out using RFID Device
vOnly source orders like PO,SO & MO entered through desktop application
vAll Receipts to be done in LPN

Characteristics of RFID Device

 Small screen size
 Bar code scanning capabilities
 An alpha-numeric keypad
 Runs a Telnet client
 Communications: TCP/IP, radio frequency, and
communicates with an access point

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Mobile Supply Chain Mgmt

1. Enables users to perform common warehouse & shop

floor transactions through Radio frequency (RF)
devices
2. Transactions can be carried out on these wireless
devices at the point of use

Advantages of MSCA
• Real time transaction processing
• Improved data accuracy
• Increased mobility and convenience

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Oracle MSCA Enables
Enables following transactions across any supply chain:
Receiving ØCycle Counting
Quality Assurance ØPhysical Counting
Inspections ØDirected Picking
Directed Put-away ØShipment Confirmation
On-Hand Inventory Inquiry ØWIP Movements

Mobile Manufacturing Mobile Quality

Moves, Issues, Returns, Quality Collections,
Scrap, Completions Specifications

Mobile Receiving Mobile Inventory Mobile Shipping

Direct, Std, Inspect, Misc. Transactions, Pick, Confirm, Ship,

Cross-Dock, Print Transfers, Physical, Confirm, Print
Cycle Counts

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Warehouse Management

Existing: Oracle Manufacturing Applications

Order Mgt. Purchasing

WIP Quality Inventory
Shipping Receiving

Oracle Mobile (RF) Technology

Oracle WMS - New functionality

Task Rules
LPNs Mobile Supply
Mgt. Engine
Chain Applications
Material Directed
Mgt. Pick/Put

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Enable Integrated Enterprise

Built-In, Not Bolt-On Functionality

• Eliminate
Integration efforts
Procurement Manufacturing Fulfillment
• Reduce Cost and
Complexity

MSCA & • Reduce Risk and

Warehouse Upgrade Issues
Management
• Eliminate Problems
with Reconciliation
Service Finance Planning • Simplify Support

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Oracle Mobile Applications Architecture

Application /
Data Base

SQL
Net

Mobile
Transaction
Server
RF Base
Station
RF Device (Router) LAN or WAN
Telnet over TCP/IP

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Improve Warehouse Mgmt Functions

Warehouse Efficiency

Worker Productivity Resource Utilization Inventory Utilization

• Automate Warehouse • Optimize Total • Reduce Inventory
Processes Warehouse Space Carrying Costs
• Optimize Task • Maximize Use of • Streamline
Assignments Equipment Material Flow
• Reduce Inventory
• Reduce Worker • Optimally Locate Obsolescence
Travel Time Inventory to Reduce
Travel Time • Automate
Replenishment

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Rules-Driven Processes

Flexibly Meet Needs without Customization

User Defined Suggestions

Transaction
(e.g. Pick) Strategies & Rules (e.g. LPNs
(e.g. > 30 Days Shelf Life) or Locators)

Support for: Directed Picking, Directed Put-away,

Tasks Assignment, Costing, Labeling

• Eliminates customizations • Improves ROI and

ongoing support
• Supports common tool
• Accelerates implementation
with examples
• Increases long-term flexibility
• Easily changed and evolved

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Barcode & License Plate # Support

Multiple Packages Single Unique Number

and Products for All Information

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Barcode Support Container and LPN* Support
• Automatically Track All • Supports Infinite Nesting Levels
Related Product Information • Perform Complex Moves via a Single Scan
• Capture All Information • Fully Integrated with ASNs
with a Single Scan

Reduces Cycle Time & Improves Efficiency,

Improves Accuracy Accuracy, and Tracking
*License Plate Number

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Automated Task Dispatching

•Assign tasks to the optimal, qualified resource and send them

directly to that users RF device.
•Eliminates manual, parallel systems
•Correctly matches skills and equipment to tasks
•Minimizes travel time

Move Task
Orders Queue
Line 1 Task 1
Line 2 Task 2
Line 3 Task 3
... ...

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Advanced Materials Management

•Material Status
Lifecycle status of an Item instance (Serial) or Item lot
• e.g. Raw, Immature, Rework, Used, ...
Can control which transactions are valid
Additional to “Item Type” which is for whole “product”

•Sub-lot support (split and merge)

•Lot and Serial Genealogy
•Lot and Serial Attributes

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Automated Compliance Labeling
Meet Customer Specific Requirements

• Support Numerous Types and Variations of Labels

- LPN, LPN content, LPN summary, material, serial, location,
shipping, shipping contents, WIP contents
• Flexible to Meet Your Business Needs
- Design and rendering choices
- Highly flexible configuration
- Adapts to changing
requirements
• Data Transmitted via XML
directly to printer or via
middleware of choice

Print at the Right Time in the Correct Format

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Cross-Dock and Direct Ship

Selectively Accelerate Warehouse Material Flow

Cross-Dock

Pick
Receive Inspect Deliver Put-Away Inventory Pick Drop Ship
Release

Direct Receipt Direct Ship

• Configurable flows • Adjust implementation to

• Express ASN receipt business
• Cross-docking • Accelerate receiving process
• Express picks & load • Reduce handling and inventory
• Direct ship • Increase operator efficiency
• Support lean mfg processes

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Performance Management Tools

Proactively Manage Warehouse Performance

• View current status, perform transactions and calculate
availability via Materials Workbench
• Monitor and refine facility activity via Control Board
• Provide real-time status
with active alerts and
notification messaging
• Handle last minute
changes with
workflow exceptions
• Keep key personnel
informed with multiple
reporting options

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WMS Integration Points

Receiving Order Mgt Manuf.

Pick Issues
Receipts Completions
Release

Quality Inventory Costing

Putaway

Returns Shipments
Oracle
WMS
Shipping

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Mobile User Interface (Character Based / GUI)

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Video Clips

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