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Oracle CapacityUser's GuideRelease 12Part No. B31560-02December 2006

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ContentsSend Us Your CommentsPreface1OverviewOverview of Capacity Planning . 1-1Routing–Based and Rate–Based Capacity Planning . 1-1Set Up Oracle Applications Technology .1-32Setting UpRelated Product Setup Steps . 2-1Setting Up Underlying Oracle Applications Technology . 2-2Oracle Inventory . 2-2Oracle Bills of Material . 2-2Oracle Master Scheduling/MRP and Oracle Supply Chain Planning . 2-3Setup Flowchart . 2-3Setup Checklist . 2-4Resource Groups . 2-5Defining Resource Groups . 2-6Capacity Modifications and Simulation . 2-8Creating Simulation Sets .2-10Multi-Department Resources . 2-11Horizontal Plan Display Options . 2-11Defining CRP Display Options . 2-13Profile Options . 2-13Implementing Profile Options Summary . 2-14iii

3Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP)Overview . 3-1Routing-Based RCCP . 3-2Rate-Based RCCP . 3-5Generating RCCP. 3-11Viewing RCCP. 3-11Overview of Bills of Resources . 3-16Bill of Resources Example . 3-17Usage Rate . 3-17Setback Days . 3-18Source Item . 3-20Entering Items On a Bill of Resources . 3-20Creating a Bill of Resources . 3-21Defining Bill of Resource Requirements . 3-22Loading a Bill of Resources . 3-25Viewing a Bill of Resources . 3-27Viewing Bill of Resource Items . 3-28Viewing Bill of Resource Requirements . 3-28Viewing RCCP Resources . 3-294Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP)Overview of Capacity Requirements Planning . 4-2Routing-Based CRP . 4-2Required Hours Calculation . 4-2Required Hours for Planned Orders and Repetitive Schedules . 4-3Required Hours for Discrete and Non-Standard Jobs .4-4Available Hours Calculation . 4-4Load Ratio Calculation . 4-5Rate-Based CRP . 4-6Required Rate Calculation . 4-6Maximum Hourly Rate. 4-7Load Factor . 4-9Load Rate . 4-9Available Rate Calculation . 4-10Load Ratio Calculation. 4-11Generating CRP. 4-11Viewing CRP . 4-12Resource Requirements Snapshot. 4-13Resource Requirements Snapshot Example . 4-14iv

Resource Requirements from Oracle Bills of Material . 4-15Runtime Quantity . 4-15Basis . 4-15Resource Offset . 4-16Resource Requirements from Oracle Work in Process .4-16Operation Hours Required . 4-17Operation Hours Expended . 4-17Operation Start Date . 4-175Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP)Overview of Reports. 5-1Bill of Resources Report . 5-1CRP Rate-Based Report . 5-2CRP Routing-Based Report . 5-3RCCP Rate-Based Report . 5-6RCCP Routing-Based Report . 5-7ATools MenuTools Menu. A-1BWindows and Navigator PathsWindows and Navigator Paths. B-1CCharacter Mode Forms and Corresponding GUI WindowsCharacter Mode Forms and Corresponding GUI Windows. C-1GlossaryIndexv

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PrefaceIntended AudienceWelcome to Release 12 of the Oracle Capacity User's Guide.This guide is intended for implementers, administrators, and users of Oracle CapacitySee Related Information Sources on page x for more Oracle Applications productinformation.TTY Access to Oracle Support ServicesOracle provides dedicated Text Telephone (TTY) access to Oracle Support Serviceswithin the United States of America 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For TTYsupport, call 800.446.2398.Documentation AccessibilityOur goal is to make Oracle products, services, and supporting documentationaccessible, with good usability, to the disabled community. To that end, ourdocumentation includes features that make information available to users of assistivetechnology. This documentation is available in HTML format, and contains markup tofacilitate access by the disabled community. Accessibility standards will continue toevolve over time, and Oracle is actively engaged with other market-leading technologyvendors to address technical obstacles so that our documentation can be accessible to allof our customers. For more information, visit the Oracle Accessibility Program Web siteat http://www.oracle.com/accessibility/ .Accessibility of Code Examples in DocumentationScreen readers may not always correctly read the code examples in this document. Theconventions for writing code require that closing braces should appear on an otherwiseix

empty line; however, some screen readers may not always read a line of text thatconsists solely of a bracket or brace.Accessibility of Links to External Web Sites in DocumentationThis documentation may contain links to Web sites of other companies or organizationsthat Oracle does not own or control. Oracle neither evaluates nor makes anyrepresentations regarding the accessibility of these Web sites.Structure1 Overview2 Setting Up3 Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP)4 Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP)5 Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP)A Tools MenuB Windows and Navigator PathsC Character Mode Forms and Corresponding GUI WindowsGlossaryRelated Information SourcesOracle Capacity shares business and setup information with other Oracle Applicationsproducts. Therefore, refer to other user guides when you set up and use OracleCapacity.User Guides Related to All Products: Oracle Applications User Guide Oracle Applications Developer's Guide Oracle Applications User Interface StandardsUser Guides Related to Oracle Capacity:x Oracle Advanced Supply Chain Planning and Oracle Global ATP Server User's Guide Oracle Applications Flexfields Guide Oracle Bills of Material User's Guide Oracle Business Intelligence System Implementation Guide Oracle Flow Manufacturing User's Guide Oracle Inventory User's Guide