Overview of Resource Requirements
Resources can be assigned to routing operations. Resources are used to cost and schedule jobs and repetitive schedules.
Resources
A resource is anything of value, except material and cash, required to manufacture, cost, and schedule products. People, tools, machines, outside processing services, machines, and physical space are commonly used resources. See: Defining a Resource.
Standard versus Non-Standard
You can specify whether to charge resources at a standard or non-standard rate. Non-standard resources can be charged manually in Work in Process. If the resource is a non-standard, outside processing resource, its costs are derived from the purchase order it is associated with.
Outside Processing Resources
You can define a resource as an outside processing resource. Outside processing resources must be associated with the item that they are used to produce.
Charge Types
You must assign a charge type to each resource. Charge types determine how resources are charged in Work in Process.
Resource Activities
You can assign the activities you define in Oracle Cost Management to resources. Activities are processes or procedures that consume costs and time. The can be used to assign indirect costs.
Resource Basis
You can assign a resource basis type of Item to a resource if its per unit usage rate is dependent on the number of assembly items being produced. If the per unit usage rate is fixed, for example labor to setup a machine for a job, you can assign a resource basis of Lot. See: Resource Usage.
Departmental Resources
You can identify which resources are available to a department when you define departments. Departments can have multiple resources.
Operation Resources
You can define routing operations as you create routings in Oracle Bills of Material. You can also add and update job and schedule routing operations in Work in Process. When you define a routing operation you must identify the department at which the operation is performed. You can assign any resource that is defined for that department to the routing operation. See: Assigning Operation Resources.
Multiple Resources
You can assign multiple resources to routing operations. You can sequence these resources as required. If you assign multiple resources, they are scheduled sequentially based on their resource sequence number, or in parallel, based on their scheduled attribute
Costing Multiple Resources
You can assign multiple resources to charge labor, machine usage, and other activities performed within the operation. For example, if you have costs associated with running a machine and costs associated with the machine operator, you can define them as two resources at the same operation. For each resource you can specify the sequence number of the resource, the usage rate, and the number of resources assigned to the operation working in parallel.
Scheduling Multiple Resources
Resource requirements are used for detailed scheduling. When multiple resources are assigned to an operation, operation start and end dates and times are scheduled based upon the sum of the times required for each resource. Job and repetitive schedule start and end dates and times are scheduled based upon sum of the time required for each operation.
You can assign but not schedule resources at an operation. You can also assign resources used solely for scheduling, even though these resources do not actually provide value added work. See: Detailed Scheduling.
See Also
Charging Resources Manually
Defining a Resource
