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Oracle WMS Directions

OAUG WMS SIGOracle AppsWorld

San Diego, Jan 2004

Jon S. ChorleySr. Director, Oracle Inventory and WMS

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Disclaimer

The following is intended to outline our The following is intended to outline our general product direction and is intended general product direction and is intended for information purposes only. for information purposes only.

The development, release and timing of The development, release and timing of any features or functionality remains at any features or functionality remains at the sole discretion of Oracle.the sole discretion of Oracle.

This presentation is not a commitment to This presentation is not a commitment to deliver any material, code or deliver any material, code or functionality.functionality.

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Features

Oracle WMS Feature Release History

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WMS 1.0

11.5.6

11.5.7

11.5.8

11.5.9

Oracle WMS 11.5.9Oracle WMS 11.5.9

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Oracle WMS 11.5.9Available since July 2003

Part of Integrated Logistics solution– WIP Picking Methodologies

Improved Operational Efficiency– Cluster Picking– Common UI for Receiving– Consolidation– Drop by LPN– Material Handling API Enhancements (e.g. ASRS support)– Reuse of Empty LPN’s (e.g. Picking Totes)– Rules Definition Simplification & Rules Examples– Smart Barcode Support– Task & Labor Planning Control Board

Industry / Compliance Support– Consignment-In and VMI Support– Smart Barcode Support (GTIN, User Defined)

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Task & Labor Planning Control BoardManage and Monitor Warehouse Work

Define Selection Criteria …

… then review and manage work ...

… and summarize data ...

… then release wave to the warehouse.

11.5.9

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Cluster PickingBatch order picking for increased productivity

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Pick Path

Push Cartwith Totesor Boxes

• Simultaneously "order pick" a set of orders (a “cluster”) in one pass through the warehouse

• Configurable number of orders per cluster

• Interleave picks from each cluster to minimize travel path

• Picker can Skip or Cancel task within clusters

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11.5.9

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ConsolidationManage Assembly of Delivery by Location and/or LPN

Delivery LineDelivery Line

Delivery Line

Delivery Line

Delivery Line

Delivery Line

Consolidation Area

Staging Lane

LPNALPNA

Express ASN Receipt

Cross-Docking

Express Picks & Load

Accelerate receiving process

Reduce handling & inventory

Increase operator efficiency

Loc 2Loc 1

Loc 4

Loc 6Loc 5

Loc 3

11.5.9

Oracle WMS 11.5.10Oracle WMS 11.5.10

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Oracle WMS 11.5.10Planned for Summer 2004

Part of Integrated Logistics solution– Strengthened Transportation Execution– New Transportation Planning

Improved Operational Efficiency– Advanced, Configurable Picking UI– Enhanced Inbound Processes– Bulk Picking & Overpicking– Packing & Kitting Workbench– Built-in RFID Initiated Transactions– DBI Analytics for Logistics

Industry / Compliance Support– Built-in RFID Support (Wal-Mart, DoD)– UCC14/UCC128 (CPG, Retail)– Catchweight (Grocery, Metals, …)– PAR Replenishment Counts (Healthcare)

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Advanced Pick LoadHighly Configurable, Redesigned Mobile Picking UI Picking

Define profiles that controls whether to:– Make fields non-confirmable– Turn LOVs on or off, Decide if data defaults automatically– Show or hide fields, change order of buttons– Single scan auto determines if locator or LPN

Control mode of handling LPN at Pick– Move LPN to cart– Next LPN inside existing LPN on cart– Empty contents of LPN into existing LPN on cart

Improved Overall flow– Context Sensitive Exception handling– Lot or Serial handling moved to second, nested page– Improved Menu Structure

Different Configurations per user, responsibility, or org

11.5.10

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Minimal Confirmation

Medium Confirmation

High Confirmation

Advanced Pick LoadHighly Configurable, Redesigned Mobile Picking UI Picking

11.5.10

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Packing & Kitting WorkbenchHigh Volume, Efficient Packing of Material

Designed for high volume efficient packing– Desktop User Interface – Use of Desktop Wedge Scanners and Touch Screens– Perform Serial Triggered and Each Pack Transaction

Packing of Outbound– Packing of picked items before ship confirm– Initiate packing on delivery consolidation – Perform Pack Verification prior to ship confirm

Packing of Inbound Material– Received material can be repackaged prior to putaway– Possible to palletize similar items for Bulk storage

11.5.10

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Packing & Kitting WorkbenchHigh Volume, Efficient Packing of Material

What is already packed

What is eligible for packing

Current Transaction

11.5.10

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Enhanced Inbound ProcessesIncrease the Efficiency of Receiving & Put Away

Subs & Locators in Receiving– Allows tracking of material in receiving area– Full visibility via Material Workbench– Supports multi-step putaway (doc -> p&d -> putaway)

Receipt of Nested LPN's– Express receipt of nested LPNs– Receipt of LPN at any level in the hierarchy– Put away of entire LPN structure in storage

Putaway Enhancements– Item-based putaway– One Step Pack and Put away– Flexible LPN handling on putaway

… more– Lots, Serials & LPNs in iSP & Receiving Open Interface– Receive on desktop (or in interface) and put away in mobile

11.5.10

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RFID-Initiated Shipping & ReceivingBuilt-in support for this emerging technology

(1)(1) Load of pallets and / Load of pallets and / or cartons with RFID or cartons with RFID tags on eachtags on each

(2)(2) Drive load Drive load through RFID through RFID Reader in Reader in Receiving DockReceiving Dock

(3)(3) Interface to readers, Interface to readers, clean and filter data, clean and filter data, then pass IDs to then pass IDs to applicationapplication

(4)(4) Access objects Access objects associated with the ID's associated with the ID's (e.g. LPN's on ASN) then (e.g. LPN's on ASN) then raise correct Business raise correct Business EventEvent

RFID RFID MiddlewareMiddleware(Oracle AS) (Oracle AS)

RFID Event RFID Event ProcessorProcessor

(6) Process the (6) Process the Business Event, Business Event, e.g. Receipt of e.g. Receipt of pallet or cartonpallet or carton

(5)(5) Access associated Access associated source document, source document, e.g. the PO’s ASNe.g. the PO’s ASN

Application Application APIsAPIs

(7)(7) Confirm success or Confirm success or failure, e.g. trigger failure, e.g. trigger green light or sound green light or sound buzzerbuzzer

(8)(8) Putaway, rescan Putaway, rescan or divert or divert materialmaterial

ResponseResponse& Exception & Exception

HandlingHandling

11.5.10

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Enhanced Shipping ProcessesHighlights in 11i.10

Delivery Consolidation

Simplified UIs

International Trade Management

Rate, Route consolidated shipments *

New Quickship Form Enhanced Shipping Transaction form

Standard integration to 3rd party packages

Screening for orders, shipments

Merge Released Lines into Deliveries

Consolidate at Backorder Merge lines for single order line At pick release, cycle count, ship

confirm

11.5.10

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Quick Ship User InterfaceUser Configurable, Single Window

11.5.10

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DBI for the Warehouse Manager

•Inventory Value•Inventory Turns•Hit/Miss Accuracy•Cycle Count Adjustment Rate•Cycle Count Exact Match Rate

•Inventory Value•Inventory Turns•Hit/Miss Accuracy•Cycle Count Adjustment Rate•Cycle Count Exact Match Rate

11.5.10

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DBI for the Shipping Manager

•Lines Shipped•Lines Late to Schedule•Lines Late to Promise•Book to Ship Days•Past Due Scheduled Lines

•Lines Shipped•Lines Late to Schedule•Lines Late to Promise•Book to Ship Days•Past Due Scheduled Lines

11.5.10

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Post 11.5.10Post 11.5.10

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General WMS Directions

Build Strong Reference Base Continue to Enhance Operational Efficiency Expand Integrated Logistics Capabilities Expand Markets into Retail, Process, 3PL, …

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Oracle WMS – Post 11i.10 Candidates

Process Manufacturing Support

Enhanced UoM Support

Pick Release Re-Architecture

Wave Planning and Planned X-Docking

Labeling Enhancements

Dock Scheduling & Yard Management

Detailed Labor Management

Load & Pallet Building

3PL Support

Configuration Wizards

Future

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Process Manufacturing Support

Purpose– Unify the Inventory model between OPM and ODM– Support WMS in OPM

Enhancements– Add OPM & WMS features into core Inventory

Material Status Grade Sub-Lots Dual Unit of Measure

– Provide Dual Costing Options– Convert OPM Mfg to use new model

Future

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Enhanced UoM Support

Purpose– To better determine how inventory is held and the

work required to handle that inventory

Enhancements– Default UoM of Location– Defined hierarchy of UoM (Each, Inner, Case, Pallet)– Defined dimensions & measures by UoM– Dispatch tasks in inferred UoM

Future

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Pick Release Re-architecture, Wave Planning and Planned Cross-Docking

Purpose– To increase scalability– To facilitate cross-docking based on pre-reservations– To estimate and plan waves prior to allocation

Enhancements– Re-architecture

Configurable Pick Release Flow Parallel processing through “AQ Service” approach

– Planned Cross-Docking Honor reservation any Supply to any Demand APS Integration & Workbench to suggest and manage process

– Wave Planning Define Supply and Demand pools and match Estimate workload Integrate with Planned Cross-Docking Workbench

Future

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