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Oracle Work in Process User’s GuideThis guide describes how Oracle Work in Process provides a completeproduction management system. Specifically this guide describes howdiscrete, repetitive, assemble–to–order, project, flow, and mixedmanufacturing environments are supported.Oracle HRMS User’s GuideThis manual explains how to enter your employees. It also explainshow to set up organizations and site locations. Even if you do notinstall Oracle HRMS, you can set up your employees, site locations,and organization using Oracle HRMS forms.Reference ManualsOracle Automotive Implementation ManualThis manual describes the setup and implementation of the OracleApplications used for the Oracle Automotive solution.Oracle Manufacturing, Distribution, Sales and Service OpenInterfaces ManualThis manual contains up–to–date information about integrating withother Oracle Manufacturing applications and with your other systems.This documentation includes open interfaces found in OracleManufacturing.Oracle Applications Message Reference ManualThis manual describes all Oracle Applications messages. This manualis available in HTML format on the documentation CD–ROM forRelease 11.Oracle Project Manufacturing Implementation ManualThis manual describes the setup steps and implementation for OracleProject Manufacturing.Oracle Self–Service Web Applications Implementation ManualThis manual describes the setup steps for Oracle Self–Service WebApplications and the Web Applications dictionary.xOracle Capacity User’s Guide

Installation and System AdministrationOracle Alert User’s GuideThis guide explains how to define periodic and event alerts to monitorthe status of your Oracle Applications data.Multiple Reporting Currencies in Oracle ApplicationsIf you use the Multiple Reporting Currencies feature to recordtransactions in more than one currency, use this manual beforeimplementing Oracle Capacity. This manual details additional stepsand setup considerations for implementing Oracle Capacity with thisfeature.Multiple Organizations in Oracle ApplicationsIf you use the Oracle Applications Multiple Organization Supportfeature to use multiple sets of books for one Oracle Capacityinstallation, this guide describes all you need to know about setting upand using Oracle Capacity with this feature.Oracle Applications Implementation Wizard User’s GuideIf you are implementing more than one Oracle product, you can use theOracle Applications Implementation Wizard to coordinate your setupactivities. This guide describes how to use the wizard.Oracle Applications Developer’s GuideThis guide contains the coding standards followed by the OracleApplications development staff. It describes the Oracle ApplicationObject Library components needed to implement the OracleApplications user interface described in the Oracle Applications UserInterface Standards. It also provides information to help you build yourcustom Developer/2000 forms so that they integrate with OracleApplications.Oracle Applications Flexfields GuideThis guide provides flexfields planning, setup and referenceinformation for the Oracle Capacity implementation team, as well asfor users responsible for the ongoing maintenance of OracleApplications product data. This manual also provides information oncreating custom reports on flexfields data.Prefacexi

Oracle Applications Installation Manual for Windows ClientsThis guide provides information you need to successfully install OracleFinancials, Oracle Public Sector Financials, Oracle Manufacturing, orOracle Human Resources in your specific hardware and operatingsystem software environment.Oracle Applications Product Update NotesIf you are upgrading your Oracle Applications, refer to the productupdate notes appropriate to your update and product(s) to seesummaries of new features as well as changes to database objects,profile options and seed data added for each new release.Oracle Applications Upgrade Preparation ManualThis guide explains how to prepare your Oracle Applications productsfor an upgrade. It also contains information on completing theupgrade procedure for each product. Refer to this manual and theOracle Applications Installation Manual when you plan to upgrade yourproducts.Oracle Applications System Administrator’s GuideThis manual provides planning and reference information for theOracle Capacity System Administrator.Other SourcesTrainingWe offer a complete set of formal training courses to help you and yourstaff master Oracle Capacity and reach full productivity quickly. Weorganize these courses into functional learning paths, so you take onlythose courses appropriate to your job or area of responsibility.You have a choice of educational environments. You can attendcourses offered by Oracle Education Services at any one of our manyEducation Centers, or you can arrange for our trainers to teach at yourfacility. In addition, Oracle training professionals can tailor standardcourses or develop custom courses to meet your needs. For example,you may want to use your organization structure, terminology, anddata as examples in a customized training session delivered at yourown facility.xiiOracle Capacity User’s Guide

SupportFrom on–site support to central support, our team of experiencedprofessionals provides the help and information you need to keepOracle Capacity working for you. This team includes your TechnicalRepresentative, Account Manager, and Oracle’s large staff ofconsultants and support specialists with expertise in your businessarea, managing an Oracle8 server, and your hardware and softwareenvironment.About OracleOracle Corporation develops and markets an integrated line ofsoftware products for database management, applicationsdevelopment, decision support, and office automation, as well asOracle Applications, an integrated suite of more than 45 softwaremodules for financial management, supply chain management,manufacturing, project systems, human resources and sales and servicemanagement.Oracle products are available for mainframes, minicomputers, personalcomputers, network computers and personal digital assistants,allowing organizations to integrate different computers, differentoperating systems, different networks, and even different databasemanagement systems, into a single, unified computing and informationresource.Oracle is the world’s leading supplier of software for informationmanagement, and the world’s second largest software company.Oracle offers its database, tools, and applications products, along withrelated consulting, education, and support services, in over 140countries around the world.Thank YouThank you for using Oracle Capacity and this user’s guide.We value your comments and feedback. At the end of this guide is aReader ’s Comment Form you can use to explain what you like ordislike about Oracle Capacity or this user’s guide. Mail yourPrefacexiii

comments to the following address or call us directly at (650) 506–7000.Oracle Applications Documentation ManagerOracle Corporation500 Oracle ParkwayRedwood Shores, CA 94065U.S.A.Or, send electronic mail to appsdoc@us.oracle.com .xivOracle Capacity User’s Guide

CHAPTER1Capacity PlanningT his chapter is an overview of Oracle Capacity.Capacity Planning1–1

Overview of Capacity PlanningOracle Capacity lets you calculate your capacity utilization by resourceor production line. It ensures that you have sufficient capacity to meetyour production requirements.Oracle Capacity provides you with two levels of capacity planning: rough cut capacity planning (RCCP) to validate your masterschedules detailed capacity requirements planning (CRP) to validate yourMRP plansRouting–Based and Rate–Based Capacity PlanningYou can plan capacity for individual resources assigned to operationson routings, or you can plan capacity by production line. Required andavailable capacity for routing–based plans are stated in hours per weekper resource, and for rate–based plans by production rate per week perline.Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP)You can use rough cut requirements planning to verify that you havesufficient capacity available to meet the capacity requirements for yourmaster schedules. In this way, you can monitor long–term plan trendsin required and available capacity.RCCP is typically restricted to key or critical resources. You shouldonly generate an MRP plan using a master schedule that you haveproved to be realistic and attainable.Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP)You can use CRP to verify that you have sufficient capacity available tomeet the capacity requirements for your MRP plans. In this way, youcan identify short term discrepancies between required and availablecapacity.CRP typically verifies capacity for all the resources required to meetyour material plan.Bills of ResourcesYou can automatically generate or manually enter bills of resources.You can manually change any automatically generated bill of resourceto simulate changes in available capacity. You can choose to roll upmanual changes when loading a bill of resources. You can alsosimulate different manufacturing methods, as well as long–term plan1–2Oracle Capacity User’s Guide

resource requirements, by manually defining multiple bills of resourcesfor the same item.Resource GroupsYou can define resource groups, assign key or critical resources to thegroup, and then generate bills of resources for individual resourcegroups. You can then use the bill of resources to generate RCCP plansthat are limited to those resources assigned to your resource group.You can also specify a resource group when using many of the OracleCapacity inquiries and reports.SimulationYou can modify the availability of individual resources, group togetheryour modifications in a simulation set, and generate RCCP and CRPplans for individual simulation sets.Multi–Department ResourcesYou can define resources that are shared across multiple departments,and generate RCCP and CRP plans that show individual (bydepartment) or aggregate capacity utilization for the shared resource.Capacity UtilizationThe output of both RCCP and CRP is a statement of your capacityutilization—by resource or by production line. Oracle Capacitycalculates capacity utilization using the following formula:capacity utilization required capacity / available capacityAnalysis of your capacity utilization can reveal one of three situations: Overload Underload BalanceOverloadOverload exists when your required capacity is greater than youravailable capacity.UnderloadUnderload exists when your required capacity is less than youravailable capacity.Capacity Planning1–3

BalanceBalance exists when your required capacity equals your availablecapacity.See AlsoOverview of Rough Cut Capacity Planning: page 3 – 3Overview of Capacity Requirements Planning: page 4 – 2Overview of Bills of Resources: page 3 – 17Oracle Applications Implementation WizardIf you are implementing more than one Oracle Applications product,you may want to use the Oracle Applications Implementation Wizardto coordinate your setup activities. The Implementation Wizard guidesyou through the setup steps for the applications you have installed,suggesting a logical sequence that satisfies cross–productimplementation dependencies and reduces redundant setup steps. TheWizard also identifies steps that can be completed independently––byseveral teams working in parallel––to help you manage yourimplementation process most efficiently.You can use the Implementation Wizard as a resource center to see agraphical overview of setup steps, read online help for a setup activity,and open the appropriate setup window. You can also document yourimplementation, for further reference and review, by using the Wizardto record comments for each step.Set Up Oracle Applications TechnologyThe setup steps in this chapter tell you how to implement the parts ofOracle Applications specific to Oracle Capacity.The Implementation Wizard guides you through the entire OracleApplications setup, including system administration. However, if youdo not use the Wizard, you need to complete several other setup steps,including: performing system–wide setup tasks such as configuringconcurrent managers and printers managing data security, which includes setting upresponsibilities to allow access to a specific set of business data1–4Oracle Capacity User’s Guide

and complete a specific set of transactions, and assigningindividual users to one or more of these responsibilitiesAlso, if your product uses Oracle Workflow to, for example, managethe approval of business documents or to derive Accounting Flexfieldvalues via the Account Generator, you need to set up Oracle Workflow.See AlsoOracle Applications Implementation Wizard User’s GuideOracle Applications System Administrator’s GuideOracle Workflow GuideCapacity Planning1–5

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CHAPTER2Setting UpThis chapter tells you everything you need to know about settingup Oracle Capacity, including these topics: Resource Groups: page 2 – 2 Defining Resource Groups: page 2 – 2 Capacity Modifications and Simulation: page 2 – 5 Creating Simulation Sets: page 2 – 7 Multi–Department Resources: page 2 – 9 Defining RCCP Display Options: page 2 – 10 Defining CRP Display Options: page 2 – 12 Profile Options: page 2 – 14 Special Menu: page 2 – 15Setting Up2–1

Resource GroupsYou can define multiple resource groups. You can then assign selectedresources to a resource group in Oracle Bills of Material. You mightcreate a resource group, for example, to group together your key orcritical resources.You can choose a specific resource group when using the bill ofresources load to generate a bill of resources. You can then use the billof resources to generate a RCCP plan that only considers the resourcescontained in your resource group.You can limit reports and inquiries to a specific resource group whenviewing or reporting your RCCP and CRP plans.See AlsoDefining a Department, Oracle Bills of Material User’s GuideDefining a Resource, Oracle Bills of Material User’s GuideDefining Resource Groups: page 2 – 2Assigning Operation Resources, Oracle Bills of Material User’s GuideDefining Resource GroupsYou can define and update resource groups to group similar resourcesthat help you plan capacity and easily generate bill of resourceinformation."To define resource groups:1.2–2Oracle Capacity User’s GuideNavigate to the CRP RESOURCE GROUPS QuickCodes windowfrom Setup in the Navigator.

2.Enter a unique resource group Code.You can define a maximum of 250 resource groups, and you cannotchange the values in this field after you commit a resource group.To remove an obsolete resource group you can either disable thecode, enter an end date, or change the meaning and description tomatch a replacement code.3.Enter a descriptive Meaning of the resource group.4.Enter an extended Description of the resource group.You can display the description along with the meaning to givemore information about your resource group.5.Enter the effective date From which the resource group becomesactive.You cannot use the resource group before this date. If you do notenter a start date, your resource group is valid immediately.6.Enter the date on which this resource group expires.Note: You cannot use the resource group after this date. Once aresource group expires, you cannot assign this resource group toresources, but can query records that already use the resourcegroup. If you do not enter an end date, your resource group isvalid indefinitely.7.Check Enabled to indicate whether the resource group is enabled.Setting Up2–3

If you do not check Enabled, you cannot assign any resources toyour resource group, but can query records that already use thisresource group.8.Save your work.See AlsoResource Groups: page 2 – 22–4Oracle Capacity User’s Guide

Capacity Modifications and SimulationYou can simulate different shop floor conditions by modifying therouting–based available capacity for a resource using simulation sets.You can specify a simulation set when reviewing RCCP and CRP plans,and review the effects of the resource modifications on your masterschedules and MRP plans.Note: Rate–based items are not included in simulation sets.You can use a simulation set to group multiple capacity modificationsfor a specific department, resource, and shift combination. Whenmaking a capacity modification, you can add a workday, delete aworkday or modify the number of capacity units available to the shift.The following table illustrates how you could use capacitymodifications to simulate a ramp–up schedule for a new resource, D1,R4, due to be installed on 07–MAR. In this example, Production canestimate that it will be six weeks before the resource is fullyoperational. One unit of D1, R4 is assigned to Shift 1 which is available6 hours/day, 5 days/week.Capacity modifications are always added to existing capacity. With nocapacity modifications the available hours for D1, R4 is 1 x 6 x 5 30hours/week. The capacity modification for 01–JAN to 04–MAR createsadditional available hours of –1 x 6 x 5 –30. The net available hoursfor the period is 30 – 30 0 hours/week. The capacity modification for07–MAR to 11–MAR creates additional available hours of –1 x 5 x 5 –25 hours/week. The net available hours for the period is 30 – 25 5hours/week.Setting Up2–5

ModificationDateFromDate ToTimeFromTime ToCapacityChangeSimulationSetModify capacity01–JAN04–MAR06:0012:00–1Set 1Modify capacity07–MAR11–MAR07:0012:00–1Set 1Modify capacity14–MAR18–MAR08:0012:00–1Set 1Modify capacity21–MAR25–MAR09:0012:00–1Set 1Modify capacity28–MAR01–APR10:0012:00–1Set 1Modify capacity04–APR08–APR11:0012:00–1Set 1Table 2 – 1 Ramp–up Schedule for D1, R4 (Page 1 of 1)The following table illustrates the impact of the capacity modificationson the net available hours for D1, R4 for the entire ramp–up period.Date FromDate ToAvailableHoursCapacityModificationNet APR30–52511–APR3030Table 2 – 2 Ramp–up Schedule for D1, R4 (Page 1 of 1)

(RCCP). This is a long-term capacity planning tool that both marketing and production use to meet ross production requirments. Chapter 4.explains Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP). This is a shorter term capacity planning tool that is routing-based and more detailed than rough cut capacity planning.