What is Oracle's SCM Solution for Customer
Oracle Supply Chain Management (SCM) basically integrates and automates all key supply chain activities starting from design, planning, and procurement to manufacturing and fulfillment.It depends upon how the company or Line managers planning to use these application module in there business line. For better understanding from Product point, lets understood on eight key area as per figure:
Here are the details with underline Product which is potentially used.
1.Develop : SCM start with developing new products where Product specifications are created.
- Oracle Product Life cycle Management(PLM)
- Oracle Advanced product Catalog (EGO )
2.Market :Marketing and Sales generates demand for the Product by publicizing its features and how it would address customer priorities. In the process, Marketing also gets customer feedback and communicates to Product development group. These are application potentially can be used.
- Telesales (AST)
- Trade Management (OZF)
- Incentive Compensation (CN)
- Order Capture (ASO)
- Partners Online (POL) *
* Oracle Partners Online (POL) is also known as Oracle Partners Online (PRM).
3. Plan :Planning is the strategic portion of SCM. You need a strategy for managing all the resources that go toward meeting customer demand for your product or service.
- Advanced Supply Chain Planning (MSC)
- Global Order Promising (GOP )
4.Sell & Manage Orders :Maintain and manage the customer orders, order holds, notes and release the orders to warehouse for fulfillment based on requested date, product availability and customer credit limit.
- Order management (OM)
- Advanced Pricing (QP)
- Configurator (CZ)
- iStore (IBE)
5.Procure :Here you normally choose the suppliers that will deliver the goods and services you need to create your product. Develop a set of pricing, delivery and payment processes with suppliers and create metrics for monitoring and improving the relationships.
- Purchasing (PUR)
- iProcurement(iPROC)
6.Manufacture :Schedule the manufacturing activities necessary for production, testing, packaging and preparation for delivery.
- Cost Management (CST)
- Process Manufacturing (GMA)
- Project Manufacturing (PJM)
- Quality (QA)
- Work in Process(WIP )
7.Fulfill & Release Management :Coordinate the receipt of orders from customers, develop a network of warehouses, pick carriers to get products to customers and set up an invoicing system to receive payments.
- Shipping Execution (WSH)
- Inventory Management (INV)
- WareHouse Management System (WMS)
- Transportation Execution (FTE )
8.Service & Maintain :Create a network for receiving defective and excess products back from customers and supporting customers who have problems with delivered products.
- Depot Repair (CSD)
- Field Service (CSF)
- Install Base (CSI)
- Service Contracts (OKS)
- Service Fulfillment Manager (XDP)
- Spares Management(CSP )
Oracle Product Acronym Listing can be re-validated from Robert's Blog.This does not cover the Financial flow with SCM.Will take a detail discussion in some other post.
SCM Oracle Solutions
SCM Of Oracle E-Business Suite does covers each area of SCM as discussed in other post. Here is how best can describe as involvement of all five key participant.
Within SCM these are the business Process that can be fit with these application Module.
1)Procure to Pay
Here is flow that can be best understood with Oracle Modules Involvement.Under this Business Process Oracle module can be potentially used as
- Oracle Purchasing(PUR)
- iProcurement(iProc)
- iSupplier Portal(isupplier)
- Payables(AP)
- Purchasing Intelligence(for BI)
Check out earlier Post for P2P details.
2) Order to Cash
Here is flow that can be best understood with Oracle Modules Involvement.Under this Business Process Oracle module can be potentially used as
- Oracle Order Management (OM)
- Oracle Inventory (INV)
- Shipping Execution (WSH)
- Advanced Pricing (QP)
- Oracle Configurator (CZ)
- Warehouse Management (WMS)
- Receivables(AR)
3) Lead to Service
Under this Business Process Oracle module can be potentially used as
- CRM Foundation (JTF)
- Sales Online (ASF)
- Marketing Online (AMS)
- Customer Care (CSC)
- Install Base (CSI)
- Depot Repair (CST)
- Service Contracts (OKS)
- iStore (IBE)
- iSupport (IBU)
- Field Service (CSF )
4) Forecast to Plan
Under this Business Process Oracle module can be potentially used as
- Material Planning (MRP)
- Advanced Supply Chain Planning (ASCP)
- Collaborative Planning
5) Demand to Build
Under this Business Process Oracle module can be potentially used as
- Demand Planning (MSD)
- Bills of Material (BOM)
- Work in Process (WIP)
- Cost Management (CST)
- Flow Manufacturing (FLM )
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