oracle wms
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Oracle Warehouse ManagementDave Herring Lion Apparel, Inc. [email protected] Brian Pellot Pelley Consulting, LLC [email protected]
Overview
Project Status and Background WMS Basics LPN Concepts and Processing Task Processing Rules Engine Key Learnings Wrap-up
Background and Project Status
100 years plus World s largest maker of protective clothing Turn-out gear, helmets, boots ...
Background and Project Status
Implementing OM, Configurator, Inventory, Quality, BOM, WIP, Cost, AR and WMS Starting second round of system testing Planning to go-live March, 2004
WMS Basics
WMS augments other modules functionality (Inv, Shipping, WIP, Quality) Additional responsibility and set of forms plus forms from the other modules Rules engine Core of WMS functionality Mobile Web Applications(MWA), Mobile Supply Chain Apps (MSCA) Handheld/RF ready interface
WMS Basics - MWAMobile Web Applications Intended for handheld, RF devices Device Evaluation and Selection Many are portable PCs with other capabilities Easily integrated with flexible setups in the application
WMS Basics - MWATransactions entered through a Telnet session Receiving/Putaway Shipping LPN transactions Physical/Cycle Counting Standard inventory transactions WIP Moves and Material Transactions Inquiry Screens
WMS Basics - MWAData can be entered, scanned or selected.
Think about the amount of information to be entered(keyed) through the handheld. Subinventory Transfer
LPN Concepts and Processing
License Plate Number unique identifier for a group of items/instances Like a box, crate, truck, basket, pallet, vat, tank, etc. LPNs can contain other LPNs, boxes in boxes, boxes in trucks Pack, consolidate, unpack Herring s law of packing (with regards to Newton)
LPN Concepts and ProcessingItems Pack Consolidate Transfer the Truck LPN (one transaction)
LPN Concepts and ProcessingReceive the Truck LPN (one transaction) Un-Pack Un-Pack
Task Processing
Tasks are actions performed in the warehouse. Putaway, pick Tasks assigned to WH resources (people and machines) Rules engine assigns correct task to correct resources
Task ProcessingTask List Pick 2 smiles Pick 3 circles Putaway LPN X Pick 4 bolts Resources Joe in a Forklift Rules Engine Alice on Foot Betty in Crane
Task assignment, progress and efficiency can be directed and monitored through a control board.
Task Processing
Control Board used to monitor and manager tasks on the floor.
Rules Engine
Core of WMS is the Rules Engine Drives the functionality
Rules EngineDave s first thoughts Rules, we don t need no stinking rules
Rules Engine
Uses Rules, Strategies and Assignments to:
Assign Tasks Allocate Material to Move Order (pick waves) Assign Cost Groups (inventory accounting) Direct Putaways Drive label printing
Rules Engine
Example Rules
If item to be putaway has a category of Frozen Goods and is larger than 200lbs, place in subinventory Bulk Frozen Goods Pick material for customer X from a Grade A lot Put internal order receipts in FG subinventories
Rules Engine
This is very flexible but can be difficult to achieve the desired result Some programming experience is necessary
Rules Engine
Example Rule: These quickly get complex and technical.
Key Learnings
WMS is fairly immature
Bugs Seemingly logical functionality is not available
Much of the functionality only available in MWA
LPNs Pick confirmation by tasks
Key Learnings
Once you go WMS, you have to use the WMS methods.
Cost groups they have to be used as assigned through the engine. Locator Control must be turned on Pick confirm must be manual and use tasks. Receiving must be done in MWA Cartonization Directed putaway by weight or volume
A Lot of Setup
Key Learnings
Rules Engine requires functional and technical help Open interfaces do support much of the functionality for extensions. However, only briefly documented. Some features are difficult to implement since all information must be entered through MWA
Questions
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