A business action or task which uses a resource or incurs a cost.
alternate bill of material
An alternate list of component items you can use to produce an assembly.
alternate routing
An alternate manufacturing process you can use to produce an assembly.
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.
assembly
An item that has a bill of material. You can purchase or manufacture an assembly item.
See also: assemble-to-order, bill of material
assigned units
The number of resource units assigned to work at an operation in a routing. For example, if you have 10 units of machine resource available at a department, you can assign up to 10 of these units to an operation in a routing. The more units you assign, the less elapsed time Work in Process schedules for the operation.
autocharge
A method of charging a discrete job or repetitive schedule for the resources consumed at an operation.
B
backflush operation
A routing operation where you backflush component items.
base model
The model item from which a configuration item was created.
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.
bill revision
A specific version of an item which specifies the components that are active for a date range.
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.
by-product
Material produced as a residual of a production process. Represented by negative usage in the bill of material for an assembly.
C
calendar type
The period pattern used to define a manufacturing calendar.
capacity modification
Deviation to available resources for a specific department shift.
capacity units
The number of units of a resource available in a department. For example, the number of machines.
charge type
See: autocharge
common bill of material
An assembly that uses the bill of material of another assembly as its bill. This enables you to reduce your maintenance effort by sharing the same bill structure among two or more assemblies. For example, if you have identical bills of material that produce the same product in two different organizations, you can define common bills of material for the identical structures.
common routing
A routing that uses the routing of another assembly as its routing. This enables you to reduce your maintenance effort by sharing the same routing and operations for two or more assemblies.
component demand
Demand passed down from a parent assembly to a component.
component item
An item associated with a parent item on a bill of material.
component yield
The percent of the amount of a component you want to issue to build an assembly that actually becomes part of that assembly. Or, the amount of a component you require to build plus the amount of the component you lose or waste while building an assembly. For example, a yield factor of 0.90 means that only 90% of the usage quantity of the component on a bill actually becomes part of the finished assembly.
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.
count point operation
A default operation to move to and from where you record move and charge resource transactions. Also known as pay point.
cumulative manufacturing lead time
The total time required to make an item if you had all raw materials in stock but had to make all subassemblies level by level. Bills of Material automatically calculates this value. Purchased items have no cumulative manufacturing lead time.
cumulative total lead time
The total time required to make an item if no inventory existed and you had to order all the raw materials and make all subassemblies level by level. Bills of Material automatically calculates this value.
D
days off
The number of consecutive days off a shift has before a day on.
days on
The number of consecutive days that a shift works before a day off.
delete entity
An item, bill of material or routing you choose to delete.
delete group
A set of items, bills, and routings you choose to delete.
delete subentity
A component or operation you choose to delete.
deletion constraint
A business rule that restricts the entities you can delete. A deletion constraint is a test that must succeed before an item, bill, or routing can be deleted.
department
An area within your organization that consists of one or more people, machines, or suppliers. You can also assign and update resources to a department.
department class
A group of departments.
detailed scheduling
A method of scheduling production that considers minute to minute resource availability information as well as exact resource requirements from routings.
disable date
A date when an Oracle Manufacturing function is no longer available for use. For example, this could be the date on which a bill of material component or routing operation is no longer active, or the date a forecast or master schedule is no longer valid.
dynamic lead time offsetting
A scheduling method that quickly estimates the start date of an order, operation, or resource. Dynamic lead time offsetting schedules using the organization workday calendar.
E
effective date
Date when an Oracle Manufacturing function is available for use. For example, this could be the date a bill of material component or routing operation becomes effective, or the date you anticipate revised item changes become part of a bill of material and can no longer be controlled by an ECO.
elapsed time
The clock time between start and completion. For example, if the build time of a resource is 10 hours, but you only schedule 5 hours of work a day, the elapsed time is 29 hours.
engineer-to-order
An environment where customers order unique configurations for which engineering must define and release custom bills for material and routings. Oracle Manufacturing does not provide special support for this environment beyond the support it provides for assemble-to-order manufacturing.
engineering change order (ECO)
A record of revisions to one or more items usually released by engineering.
engineering item
A prototype part, material, subassembly, assembly, or product you have not yet released to production. You can order, stock, and build engineering items.
F
fixed lead time
The portion of the time required to make an assembly independent of order quantity, such as time for setup or teardown.
flow manufacturing
Manufacturing philosophy utilizing production lines and schedules instead of work orders to drive production. Mixed models are grouped into families and produced on lines balanced to the TAKT time.
I
implementation date
The date a component becomes part of a bill of material and is no longer controlled through an ECO. Implementation date does not necessarily equal the effective date.
included item
A standard mandatory component in a bill, indicating that it ships (if shippable) whenever its parent item is shipped. Included items are components of models, kits, and option classes.
item
Anything you make, purchase, or sell, including components, subassemblies, finished products, or supplies. Oracle Manufacturing also uses items to represent planning items that you can forecast, standard lines that you can include on invoices, and option classes you can use to group options in model and option class bills.
item-based resource
A resource whose usage quantity is the amount required per assembly unit you make.
item sequence
The sequence of the component item on the bill of material used to sort components on reports.
K
kit
An item that has a standard list of components (or included items) you ship when you process an order for that item. A kit is similar to a pick-to-order model because it has shippable components, but it has no options and you order it directly by its item number, not using the configuration selection screen.
L
lead time lot size
The item quantity used to compute the fixed and variable portions of manufacturing lead time. For manufactured items, the processing lead time represents the time required to build this quantity.
lead time rollup
A Bill of Material program that computes cumulative lead times for items.
locator
Physical area within a subinventory where you store material, such as a row, aisle, bin, or shelf.
lot based resource
A resource whose usage quantity is the amount required per job or schedule.
M
make-to-order
An environment where customers order unique configurations that must be manufactured using multiple discrete jobs and/or final assembly orders where the product from one discrete job is required as a component on another discrete job. Oracle Manufacturing does not provide special support for this environment beyond the support it provides for assemble-to-order manufacturing.
mandatory component
A component in a bill that is not optional. Bills of Material distinguishes required components from options in model and option class bills of material. Mandatory components in pick-to-order model bills are often referred to as included items, especially if they are shippable.
manufacturing lead time
The total time required to manufacture an assembly.
mass change order
A record of a plan to replace, delete, or update one or more component items in many bills of material at the same time.
minimum transfer quantity
The minimum number of assemblies to move from your current operation to the next. Work in Process warns you when you move less than the minimum transfer quantity.
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.
multi-department resource
A resource whose capacity can be shared with other departments.
O
occurrence
An individual quality result. For example, a measurement that falls in or out of a specified tolerance. Occurrences can be charted using Oracle Quality.
offset percent
An operation resource field that holds the percent of total manufacturing lead time required for previous operations. For example, if all operations require a total of ten hours to perform and the offset percent for a resource is 40%, then the resource is used four hours after the start of the first operation.
operation
A step in a manufacturing process where you perform work on, add value to, and consume department resources for an assembly.
operation code
A label that identifies a standard operation.
operation instructions
Directions that describe how to perform an operation.
operation offset
Elapsed days from the start of your first operation until the beginning of your current operation.
operation sequence
A number that orders operations in a routing relative to each other.
option
An optional item component in an option class or model bill of material.
option class
A group of related option items. An option class is orderable only within a model. An option class can also contain included items.
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.
option dependent operation
An operation in a model or option class item's routing that appears in a configuration item routing only if the configuration contains an option that references that operation.
option item
A non-mandatory item component in an option class or model bill of material.
outside operation
An operation that contains outside resources and possibly internal resources as well.
outside processing
Performing work on a discrete job or repetitive schedule using resources provided by a supplier.
outside processing operation
Any operation that has an outside processing resource.
See also: outside processing
outside processing item
An item you include on a purchase order line to purchase supplier services as part of your assembly build process. This item can be the assembly itself or a non-stocked item which represents the service performed on the assembly.
over-completions
Completing an assembly quantity into inventory that is greater than the Discrete job or Repetitive schedule start quantity, whether or not the assemblies have a routing.
over-completion quantity
The transaction quantity minus the available quantity.
over-moves
Moving a quantity from one interoperation step to another that is greater than the quantity at the interoperation step, whether or not the assemblies have a routing.
overhead
The indirect expenses allocated in your budgeting process and assigned to your resources or departments. You charge overhead costs based on resource value, resource units, or operation completions. You typically include administration, facility, depreciation activity, and other costs you cannot directly charge to your manufactured items. Does not include material overhead.
P
phantom assembly
An assembly Work in Process explodes through when it creates the bill of material for a job or schedule. A particular assembly can be a phantom assembly on one bill and a subassembly on another.
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.
planning bill of material
A bill of material for a planning item that contains a list of items and planning percentages. You can use a planning bill to facilitate master scheduling and/or material planning. The total output of a planning bill of material is not limited to 100% (it can exceed this number by any amount).
planning item
A type of item representing a product family or demand channel whose bill of material contains a list of items and planning percentages.
planning percent
A component usage percentage that facilitates planning for optional components on model and option class bills, and all components on planning bills.
PO move resource
An outside resource that is automatically charged upon receipt of a purchase order. PO move resources also automatically initiate shop floor move transactions upon receipt.
PO receipt resource
An outside resource that is automatically charged upon receipt of a purchase order.
postprocessing lead time
The time required to receive a purchased item into inventory from the initial supplier receipt, such as the time required to deliver an order from the receiving dock to its final destination.
preprocessing lead time
The time required to place a purchase order or create a discrete job or repetitive schedule that you must add to purchasing or manufacturing lead time to determine total lead time. If you define this time for a repetitive item, the planning process ignores it.
primary bill of material
A list of the components you most frequently use to build a product. The primary bill is the default bill for rolling up costs, defining a job, and calculating cumulative item lead times. Master Scheduling/MRP uses this bill to plan your material.
primary routing
A list of the operations you most frequently perform to build a product. The primary routing is the default routing for defining a job and calculating manufacturing lead times.
processing lead time
The time required to procure or manufacture an item. For manufactured assemblies, processing lead time equals the manufacturing lead time.
R
reference designator
An optional identifier you can assign to a component on a bill. For example, when the bill requires four of a component, you can assign four reference designators to that component, one for each usage.
related item
An acceptable substitute you define for an item so that you may receive the item if your supplier cannot ship the original item on the purchase order.
resource
Anything of value, except material and cash, required to manufacture, cost, and schedule products. Resources include people, tools, machines, labor purchased from a supplier, and physical space.
resource basis
The basis for resource usage quantity that indicates whether that quantity is required per item or per lot.
resource sequence
The number that indicates the order of a resource in an operation relative to other resources.
revision
A particular version of an item, bill of material, or routing.
routing
A sequence of manufacturing operations that you perform to manufacture an assembly. A routing consists of an item, a series of operations, an operation sequence, and operation effective dates.
routing revision
A specific version of a routing that specifies the operations that are active for a date range.
S
scheduled resource
A resource on a routing that is scheduled by Work in Process.
setup time
The time required to for a machine or work center to convert from the production of one item to another.
shift
A scheduled period of work for a department within an organization.
shrinkage rate
The percentage on a parent assembly expected to be scrapped in work in process.
simulation schedule
Unofficial schedules for personal use that contain the most current scheduled item information. You can print Simulation schedules, but you cannot confirm or send them via EDI.
simulation set
A group of capacity modifications for resource shifts to simulate, plan, or schedule capacity.
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.
standard operation
A commonly used operation you can define as a template for use in defining future routing operations.
standard rate
The frozen standard unit cost for a resource.
subinventory
Subdivision of an organization, representing either a physical area or a logical grouping of items, such as a storeroom or receiving dock.
substitute item
An item that can be used in place of a component. Master Scheduling/MRP suggests substitutes items on some reports.
supply
A quantity of materials available for use. Supply is replenished in response to demand or anticipated demand.
supply type
A bill of material component field that controls issue transactions from inventory to work in process. Supply types supported by Work in Process include: Push, Assembly pull, Operation pull, Bulk, Supplier, Phantom, and Based on bill.
T
teardown time
The time required to clean up or restore a machine or work center after operation.
total lead time
An item's fixed lead time plus the variable lead time multiplied by the order quantity. For lead time calculations, Bills of Material sets the order quantity to the item's standard or lead time lot size. The planning process uses the total lead time for an item in its scheduling logic to calculate order start dates from order due dates.
U
usage rate
The amount of a resource consumed at an operation.
V
variable lead time
The time required to produce one additional unit of an assembly. To compute an item's total lead time multiply variable lead time by order quantity, and add an item's fixed lead time.
W
workday calendar
A calendar that identifies available workdays for one or more organizations. Master Scheduling/MRP, Inventory, Work in Process, and Capacity plan and schedule activities based on a calendar's available workdays.
workday exception set
An entity that defines mutually exclusive sets of workday exceptions. For each organization, you can specify a workday calendar and exception set.
workday exceptions
Dates that define plant or shift workday variations, including holidays, scheduled maintenance, or extended downtime.