GLOSSARY
- assemble-to-order (ATO)
- An environment where you open a final assembly order to assemble items that customers order. Assemble-to-order is also an item attribute that you can apply to standard, model, and option class items.
- bill of material
- A list of component items associated with a parent item and information about how each item relates to the parent item. Oracle Manufacturing supports standard, model, option class, and planning bills. The item information on a bill depends on the item type and bill type. The most common type of bill is a standard bill of material. A standard bill of material lists the components associated with a product or subassembly. It specifies the required quantity for each component plus other information to control work in process, material planning, and other Oracle Manufacturing functions. Also known as product structures.
- BOM item type
- An item classification that determines the items you can use as components in a bill of material. BOM Item types include standard, model, option class, and planning items.
- component item
- An item associated with a parent item on a bill of material.
- configuration
- A product a customer orders by choosing a base model and a list of options. It can be shipped as individual pieces as a set (kit) or as an assembly (configuration item).
- configuration bill of material
- The bill of material for a configuration item.
- configuration item
- The item that corresponds to a base model and a specific list of options. Bills of Material creates a configuration item for assemble-to-order models.
- configurator
- A form that allows you to choose options available for a particular model, thus defining a particular configuration for the model.
- configure-to-order
- An environment where you enter customer orders by choosing a base model and then selecting options from a list of choices.
- engineering change order (ECO)
- A record of revisions to one or more items usually released by engineering.
- model bill of material
- A bill of material for a model item. A model bill lists option classes and options available when you place an order for the model item.
- model item
- An item whose bill of material lists options and option classes available when you place an order for the model item.
- option
- An optional item component in an option class or model bill of material.
- option class bill of material
- A bill of material for an option class item that contains a list of related options.
- option class item
- An item whose bill of material contains a list of related options.
- pick-to-order
- A configure-to-order environment where the options and included items in a model appear on pick slips and order pickers gather the options when they ship the order. Alternative to manufacturing the parent item on a work order and then shipping it. Pick-to-order is also an item attribute that you can apply to standard, model, and option class items.
- standard bill of material
- A bill of material for a standard item, such as a manufactured product or assembly.
- standard item
- Any item that can have a bill or be a component on a bill except planning items, option classes, or models. Standard items include purchased items, subassemblies, and finished products.
