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Oracle Warehouse ManagementUser's GuideRelease 12Part No. B31545-02April 2007

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ContentsSend Us Your CommentsPreface1Oracle Warehouse Management OverviewOverview of the Oracle Warehouse Management System.1-1Inbound Logistics. 1-4Inventory, Storage, and Facility Management. 1-4Oracle Warehouse Management Value Added Services. 1-6Outbound Logistics. 1-6Reverse Logistics. 1-7Warehouse Configuration. 1-8Container and License Plate Management. 1-8Oracle Warehouse Management Rules Engine. 1-92Oracle Warehouse Management Rules EngineOverview of the Rules Engine. 2-1Components of the Rules Engine.2-5Overview of Rules Setup. 2-7The Rules Window. 2-8Task Type, Label Format, and Operation Plan Selection Rules.2-13Picking Rule Allocation. 2-13Process Allocation Logic. 2-17Picking Rules for Oracle Warehouse Management Enabled Project ManufacturingOrganizations. 2-18Setting Up Pick Wave Rules. 2-20iii

Oracle Warehouse Management Strategies Window. 2-22Rules Workbench. 2-23Explaining the Oracle Warehouse Management Rules Engine Simulator. 2-27Summary of Rule Properties. 2-353Material ManagementExplaining License Plate Management. 3-1Explaining Multi-level Nesting Support. 3-2Viewing LPNs. 3-2Generating License Plate Numbers. 3-5Maintaining LPNs. 3-8Performing Inventory Transactions with LPNs. 3-10Lot Transactions. 3-15How to Split a Lot. 3-18How to Merge a Lot. 3-21How to Translate a Lot. 3-23Viewing Lots. 3-25Explaining How to Use Oracle Warehouse Management Kanban Management Features. 3-26Explaining LPN Based WIP Completions and Put Away. 3-27Describing WIP Completions within Oracle Warehouse Management. 3-27Explaining Prepacking LPNs for WIP Completions. 3-29Describing Oracle Warehouse Management Inquiry Windows. 3-31Mobile Inquiries . 3-32Locator Alias. 3-38Consigned Stock and Vendor Managed Inventory in Oracle Warehouse Management. 3-414Task ManagementOverview of Task Planning. 4-2Set up Operation Plans. 4-2Setup Task Filters. 4-7Explaining Task Dispatch and Assignment. 4-7Explaining Task Unloading. 4-12Explaining Task Skipping. 4-13Task Exceptions. 4-14Explaining the Warehouse Control Board. 4-15Navigating the Warehouse Control Board. 4-16Managing Tasks. 4-25Using the Oracle Warehouse Management Control Board for Task Planning.4-28Using the Oracle Warehouse Management Control Board for Outbound Operations. 4-29Using the Oracle Warehouse Management Control Board for Inbound Operations.4-32iv

Using the Oracle Warehouse Management Control Board for Manufacturing Operations. 4-33Using the Oracle Warehouse Management Control Board for Warehousing Operations. 4-34Performing Rough Cut Planning. 4-34Using the Warehouse Control Board as a Monitoring Tool. 4-36How to Perform Task Dispatched Cycle Counts. 4-365Oracle Warehouse Management Inbound LogisticsInbound Logistics Overview. 5-2Oracle Warehouse Management Inbound Features. 5-4Describing Receiving Documents.5-5Describing Receiving Methods. 5-6Explaining the Standard Receipt Process. 5-8Explaining the Direct Receipt Process. 5-10Explaining the Confirm Receipt Process. 5-11Explaining the Express Receipt Process Using ASNs.5-13Explaining the Inspection Process. 5-14How to Perform Receiving Transactions Using the Oracle Warehouse Management MobileUser Interface. 5-15How to Perform an ASN Receipt. 5-25How to Print the ASN Discrepancy Report. 5-26Explaining the Express Receipt Process Using Internal Requisitions. 5-28Explaining the Express Receipt Process Using Internal Shipments. 5-29Receiving Common User Interface. 5-30Receiving for Different Routings. 5-30Receiving Material Sent for Outside Processing. 5-30Displaying Country Of Origin. 5-31Displaying Routing Message. 5-31How to Perform Receipts Using the Receiving Common Interface.5-32Document Initiated Receipts.5-33Item Initiated Receipts. 5-35Cross References for Vendor Items. 5-35Describing the LPN Put Away Process. 5-36Multi-Step Putaway and Replenishment. 5-41Explaining LPN Based Returns. 5-42LPN Transactions. 5-45Explaining Pre-Generated Putaways. 5-606Oracle Warehouse Management CrossdockingOverview of Crossdocking. 6-1v

Planned Crossdocking. 6-2Opportunistic Crossdocking. 6-5Opportunistic Crossdock Receipt Validations. 6-7Crossdocking and Change Management. 6-7Crossdocking Exceptions. 6-11Crossdocking Criteria. 6-13Crossdock Execution. 6-187Oracle Warehouse Management Outbound LogisticsOverview of the Material Picking Process.7-1Explaining Pick Release. 7-2Explaining the Pick Allocation Process. 7-2Explaining the Picking Process. 7-2Explaining Pick Task Grouping. 7-4Describing Pick Methodologies. 7-4Performing Picks. 7-8Bulk Picking. 7-12Explaining Over Picking. 7-17Under Picking Without Exception. 7-19Describing Task Loading and Dropping. 7-19Pick Load Setup. 7-20Explaining Express Load. 7-28Explaining Express Picking. 7-30How to Perform Move Order Transactions. 7-33Explaining Oracle Warehouse Management Picking for Manufacturing. 7-358Label Printing and Material Handling EquipmentLabeling Overview. 8-1Customer Labeling Requirements. 8-3Defining Label Formats and Sets. 8-4Defining Custom Label Fields. 8-9Setting Up Label Format Assignment Rules. 8-10Associating Label Types to Business Flows. 8-12Defining Printer IP. 8-20Viewing Label Requests.8-21Explaining Material Handling Devices. 8-25Explaining Radio Frequency Identification Device Integration. 8-26Material Handling Devices and Business Events.8-27Defining Devices. 8-30Explaining Device History Requests. 8-33vi

Warehouse Control System. 8-34Searching for Tasks Within the Directive Queue. 8-37Carousel Configuration. 8-40Defining Device Response Messages. 8-439Cartonization, Consolidation, and PackingDescribing Cartonization Features. 9-1Describing Carton Groups. 9-2Describing Container-Load Relationships. 9-4Using Cartonization. 9-6Consolidation. 9-10Consolidation Inquiry. 9-13Staging Moves. 9-18LPN Mass Moves. 9-19Mass Consolidate. 9-20Describing the Consolidation Report. 9-21Describing User-Initiated Consolidation. 9-23Explaining Oracle Warehouse Management Packing Options. 9-25Using the Desktop Application to Pack Material. 9-26Performing Packing Processes. 9-32Performing Unpacking Processes. 9-34Performing Splitting Processes. 9-35Performing Consolidation Processes. 9-38Capturing Catch Weight Information. 9-39Mobile Bulk Packing. 9-4110ShippingDescribing Shipment Planning. 10-1Overview of Shipping Confirmation Transactions.10-3Explaining Shipment Transaction Integration. 10-4Describing Mobile User Interface Shipping Methods. 10-6Explaining Direct Shipping Without Picking. 10-10How to Perform Direct Shipping With LPN Reservations. 10-13Setting Up Dock Door Appointments. 10-1511Labor ManagementOverview of Labor Management. 11-1Resource Planning. 11-2Labor Productivity. 11-2Labor Management Definitions. 11-2vii

Labor Management Setup. 11-3Labor Management Process. 11-4Labor Management Summary. 11-6Resource Requirements.11-6Warehouse Productivity. 11-8Work Outstanding. 11-9Graphical Analysis. 11-10Warehouse Productivity Details. 11-12Labor Management Analysis. 11-13Viewing Expected Resources Requirements. 11-13Labor Productivity Analysis. 11-14Standardize Nonstandard Lines. 11-15Viewing Labor Standards. 11-17Labor Standard History. 11-19Concurrent Requests. 11-2012Oracle Warehouse Management ReportsOverview of Reports. 12-1Material Status Change History Report. 12-2Material Status Where Used Report. 12-2Cycle Count Reports. 12-3ASN Discrepancy Report. 12-5Consolidation Report. 12-7Space Utilization Report. 12-8Scheduled Shipment Report (Without Barcodes).12-10Concurrent Requests. 12-12How to Purge Tables. 12-12Archiving Tasks. 12-13Un-archive Oracle Warehouse Management Tasks. 12-13Oracle Warehouse Management Bulk Task Generation. 12-14AWindows and Navigation PathsWindows and Navigation Paths. A-1BMobile User Interface and Oracle Warehouse ManagementOracle Mobile Supply Chain Applications Overview.B-1Using Oracle Mobile Supply Chain Applications with Oracle Warehouse Management. B-3How the Oracle Warehouse Management System Builds on Oracle Mobile Supply ChainApplications. B-5viii

Manually Printing Labels in the Mobile User Interface. B-7Mobile Support for Attachments.B-9Mobile List of Values (LOV). B-9Mobile UOM List of Value (LOV) Conversions. B-11Configurable Barcode Delimiter. B-12Customized Barcode Scanning. B-13Global Trade Item Numbers (GTIN). B-14Oracle Warehouse Management and GTIN's. B-16How to Setup and Use GTINs. B-17Quality Integration. B-17GlossaryIndexix