29 Oracle Flow Manufacturing

Oracle Flow Manufacturing is a comprehensive manufacturing software solution that supports demand driven flow and lean manufacturing techniques designed to reduce product cycle times, minimize inventories, simplify production, and improve product quality. These techniques provide manufacturing operations with the ability to quickly respond to changing customer needs in an E-Business environment. Oracle Flow Manufacturing is part of the Oracle E-Business Suite, an integrated set of applications that are engineered to work together.

This chapter describes the following test flows in Oracle Flow Manufacturing:

• Define Setup for Flow Routing

• Flow Schedule Completion in Workstation

Prerequisites

None.

Profile Options

Not applicable.

Predefined Data

Table 29-1 Predefined Data for Oracle Flow Manufacturing

OA Page Name	Field Name	Field Value
User	User name /password	MFG/welcome
Responsibility	Responsibility Name	Manufacturing and Distribution Manager

Setup Data

Table 29-2 Setup Data for Oracle Flow Manufacturing

OA Page Name	Field Name	Field Value	Comments
Organization	Organization Name	V1	V1 master organization
	Organization Name	S1	S1 child organization

29.1 Define Setup for Flow Routing

Defines new flow line, standard line operations, standard processes and flow events. Creates new flow assembly and defines the flow routing.

Prerequisites

None.

Profile Options

Not applicable.

Predefined Data

Not applicable.

Setup Data

Table 29-3 Setup Data for Define Setup for Flow Routing Flow

Window Name	Field Name	Field Value
Department	Department	skr-dept1
Resource	Resource	skr-res1

29.2 Flow Schedule Completion in Workstation

Creates flow schedule for lot and serial controlled assembly in line schedule workbench, opens and updates workstation parameters Schedule Selection Mode in HTML flow workstation. Performs flow schedule and completes with back flush items.

Prerequisites

• Finished assembly is lot and serial controlled.

• BOM, flow routing.

• All dependent components have on-hand inventory.

• Flow routing for the assembly with three standard operations or events and processes.

• Network routing for the assembly and line is defined in graphical line work designer.

• Flow schedule defined for the line and assembly combination on the given date.

Profile Options

Not applicable.

Predefined Data

Table 29-4 Predefined Data for Flow Schedule Completion in Workstation Flow

Window Name	Field Name	Field Value
Line Scheduling Work bench	Scheduling Rule	NEW RULE
WIP Parameters	Class	Flow
Define Schedule Rules	Leveling	Mixed Model

Setup Data

Table 29-5 Setup Data for Flow Schedule Completion in Workstation Flow

Window Name	Field Name	Field Value	Comments
Line Scheduling Work bench	Assembly	CHA_FLM_LSR_ASSY
Bill of Material	Components	CHA_LOT_SR_CMP1	Lot and serial controlled component with supply type Operation Pull
	Components	CHA_SR1	Serial controlled component with supply type Operation Pull
	Components	CHA_CMP1	Plain component with supply type Assembly Pull
Flow Routing	Standard Operation	op10	Attach standard operations to the event
	Standard Operation	Op20	Attach standard operations to the event
	Standard Operation	Op30	Attach standard operations to the event
	Standard Events	e1	Attach standard events to the resource
	Standard Events	e2	Attach standard events to the resource
	Standard Events	e3	Attach standard events to the resource
	Standard Processes	pr10	Attach standard processes to the events
	Standard Processes	Pr20	Attach standard processes to the events
	Standard Processes	Pr30	Attach standard processes to the events