Oracle Outsourced Manufacturing Command Center

This chapter covers the following topics:

• Outsourced Manufacturing Command Center Overview
• Order Status Dashboard
• Financials Dashboard
• Track and Trace Dashboard

Outsourced Manufacturing Command Center

Outsourced Manufacturing Command Center Overview

The Outsourced Manufacturing Command Center enables you to efficiently manage outsourcing businesses across manufacturing partners. Subcontracting supervisors, managers and buyers can analyze key metrics, drillable graphs, tag clouds, and network diagrams to proactively manage subcontract orders and monitor inventory at manufacturing partner sites. Based on your role, you can use the Outsourced Manufacturing Command Center to:

• View subcontracting status and product quality.

• View inventory balances and financial positions.

• Monitor material replenishments using replenishment status insights.

• Identify material allocation issues.

• Track delays and take corrective actions to resolve delays.

• Track and trace the complete lifecycle of the outsourcing process for a subcontract purchase order.

Before you load data from Oracle E-Business Suite into the Outsourced Manufacturing Command Center, ensure that your EBS data is accurate and current by running concurrent programs that impact attributes used in the command center. Concurrent programs to run include:

• Interlock Manager

• Auto Receive Subcontract Orders

• Process Receiving Transactions

• Reconciliation Manager

In Oracle Subcontracting, the following Outsourced Manufacturing Command Center dashboards enable search functions using Enterprise Command Center integration:

• Order Status dashboard - Use this dashboard to quickly assess the state of the outsourcing process by identifying where component shortages occur, identifying assemblies and Manufacturing Partners (MPs) with the most frequent scraps and production rejects with the most frequent reasons, and identifying the top exception causes and top corrective actions to take. Top exceptions include delays in subcontract order schedules, identifying unallocated material requirements, and delayed component shipments to manufacturing partners. You can monitor on-hand inventory of manufacturing partners and take appropriate actions for better inventory and working capital management.

• Financials dashboard - Use this dashboard to track component value at the manufacturing partner and reconcile inventory balances. Quickly identify components or assemblies related to specific manufacturing partners that have quality issues or excess consumption, and negotiate with manufacturing partners to improve their manufacturing efficiency.

• Track and Trace dashboard - Use this dashboard to track and track the complete genealogy of a subcontract purchase order and all its associated documents and details using the network diagram. The Subcontract Purchase Order, Replenishment Sales Order, Replenishment Purchase Order, Work Order, and the Subcontract Sales Order nodes in the network diagram provide quick visual indicators to show delays. The Subcontract Purchase Order node also uses visual indicators to alert you to the unallocated status of a purchase order.

Note: You can use the Outsourced Manufacturing Command Center only after the installation and common configurations are completed as described in My Oracle Support Knowledge Document 2495053.1, Installing Oracle Enterprise Command Center Framework, Release 12.2. For additional ECC Overview information, see Overview of Oracle Enterprise Command Center Framework, Oracle E-Business Suite User's Guide.

Searching Enterprise Command Center Dashboards

Use the dashboard sidebars to refine (filter) the data on each dashboard. You can select a value or record from the Available Refinements component, or use Search to find a keyword, a value, or a specific record. The type-ahead feature suggests matches for your entry that correspond to the available refinements. When you submit a search, the search term is added to the Selected Refinements list, and the dashboard data is refined to include only records that match the search. You can add multiple refinements and remove any of them at any time. Use Saved Search to create and save your search. You can edit, delete, or refer to this saved search.

Use an asterisk (*) or percent sign (%) to perform a partial keyword or record search that matches any string of zero or more characters. You can also use a question mark (?) to perform a partial search that matches any single character.

Additional Information: For more information about searching for and refining data in enterprise command centers, see Search in Highlights of an Enterprise Command Center, Oracle E-Business Suite User's Guide.

Order Status Dashboard

The Order Status dashboard enables subcontracting managers, supervisors, and buyers to monitor the health of the outsourcing process by searching for and displaying outsourced manufacturing information. You can also open and view the network diagram for selected subcontract orders from the Subcontract Orders Details tab in the Order Status dashboard. Based on your role, you can use this dashboard to:

• Track subcontract order status and monitor delays and receipts.

• Ensure that the subcontracting orders are allocated along with the replenishment sales orders, and components are shipped to the manufacturing partner in a timely manner.

• Identify the component usage variations (adjustments) for assemblies, and analyze the adjustment reasons.

• Monitor the quality of outsourced assemblies received from the manufacturing partners.

Using refinements, you can search on organization details, subcontract order details, replenishment details, component details, consumption details, and quality details and view the subcontracting metrics, charts, and transaction results tables. You can refine the data that is displayed in the dashboard by clicking on the metrics, the data points on the charts, and the dimension and metric value for a data point. See the Outsourced Manufacturing Command Center Overview for more information.

From the Subcontracting Super User responsibility, navigate to the Order Status dashboard:

(N) Subcontracting > Outsourced Manufacturing Command Center > Order Status (tab)

Order Status Dashboard

The following table describes the Order Status dashboard components:

Component	Description
Subcontract Orders (tab)	The Subcontract Orders tab displays the following key metrics that summarize subcontract orders information: Manufacturing Partners This metric displays the number of manufacturing partners engaged to manufacture the assemblies. Open This metric displays the number of subcontract orders placed with manufacturing partners for assemblies that have not yet been fully received. Unallocated This metric displays the number of distinct subcontracting orders with one or more component requirements that are not yet fully allocated. Delayed This metric displays the number of subcontracting orders that are not yet fully received by the need-by dates. Customers Impacted This metric displays the number of customer shipments that may be impacted due to delays in subcontract orders. Rejections This metric displays the number of distinct subcontract orders with one or more assemblies rejected due to quality issues. Click a metric link to refine the dashboard data.
Replenishment Orders (tab)	The Replenishment Orders tab displays the following key metrics that summarize replenishment orders information: Subcontracting Organizations This metric displays the number of subcontract organizations that are outsourcing the assemblies. Open This metric displays the number of replenishment orders for the components that are not yet fully shipped to manufacturing partners. Delayed This metric displays the number of replenishment orders that have not yet been fully shipped by the shipment date. Click a metric link to refine the dashboard data.
Subcontract Orders (tab)	The Subcontract Orders tab displays the following charts: Subcontract Order Delays - This chart displays the number of delayed subcontract orders. Click the Options icon to select Subcontracting Organization Code, Manufacturing Partner Organization Code, Assembly, or Customer from the Dimension menu. Subcontract Order Schedule is the available option from the Group Dimensions menu. Subcontract Order Allocations - This chart displays the number of allocated and unallocated subcontract orders. Click the Options icon to select Subcontracting Organization Code, Manufacturing Partner Organization Code, Assembly, or Customer from the Dimension menu. Allocation Status is the available option from the Group Dimensions menu.
Replenishment Orders (tab)	The Replenishment Orders tab displays the following charts: Replenishment Order Delays - This chart displays the number of delayed replenishment orders. Click the Options icon to select Subcontracting Organization Code, Manufacturing Partner Organization Code, or Component from the Dimension menu. Replenishment Order Schedule is the available option from the Group Dimensions menu. Replenishment Order Allocations - This chart displays the number of allocated and unallocated replenishment orders. Click the Options icon to select Subcontracting Organization Code, Manufacturing Partner Organization Code, Component, or Assembly from the Dimension menu. Sales Order Allocation is the available option from the Group Dimensions menu.
Adjustments (tab)	The Adjustments tab displays the following chart and results table: Component Consumption Adjustments - This chart displays the number of subcontract orders with component consumption adjustments and reasons. Click the Options icon to select Subcontract Adjustment Reason, Subcontracting Organization Code, Manufacturing Partner Organization Code, or Assembly from the Dimension menu. Component is the available option from the Group Dimensions menu. The Adjustment Details - This results table displays attributes pertaining to component consumption adjustments.
Quality (tab)	The Quality tab displays the following chart and results table: Subcontract Order Rejections - This chart displays the number of rejected subcontract orders and rejected assemblies. Click the Options icon to select, Rejection Reason, Subcontracting Organization Code, or Manufacturing Partner Organization Code from the Dimension menu. Assembly is the available option from the Group Dimensions menu. Quality Details - This results table displays attributes pertaining to quality inspections.
Results Tables (tab layout)	The Order Status dashboard results tables display subcontracting information in the following tabs: Subcontract Order Details Use this tab to select and view subcontract order details based on the following options available from the drop-down list: Subcontract Order Details Work Order Details Customer Sales Order Details Assembly Details Organization Details Subcontract Quantity and Price Select a subcontract order and click the Actions icon to: Notify Supplier - Click this link to navigate to the Suppliers page. View Network - Click this link to view the Outsourced Manufacturing Track and Trace diagram for a subcontract order in the Track & Trace dashboard. You can also select multiple subcontract orders in the Subcontract Order Details tab and then select View Network from the Actions menu to view the multiple orders in the Track & Trace dashboard. Replenishment Details Use this tab to select and view replenishment details based on the following options available from the drop-down list: Replenishment Sales Order Details Replenishment Sales Order Quantity and Price Organization Details Drop-Ship Details You can view information in the Replenishment Details tab using the default Table View or the Timeline View. To view key events for subcontract orders, replenishment sales orders, and work orders, click the Timeline View icon in the Replenishment Details tab. In the Timeline View, you can see the following events for: Subcontract Orders – View the Required Date, Inspection Date, and Receipt Date. Replenishment Sales Orders – View the Schedule Ship Date, Actual Ship Date, and Expected Receipt Date. Work Orders – View the Scheduled Start Date, Scheduled Completion Date, Actual Start Date, and Actual Completion date. Click Timeline View Option to enable the overview display and the maximum number of events of up to 500. Component Details Use this tab to select and view component details based on the following options available from the drop-down list: Component Details Component Quantities and Price Click the links in the table columns to refine the information available on the dashboard. The following actions are available from the Options icon in the Order Status dashboard tables: Compare - Select multiple rows to compare information. Export - Export the search results in a comma-separated values (CSV) file format.

Financials Dashboard

The Financials dashboard enables cost managers and buyers to monitor inventory at the manufacturing partner site and track adjustments and financial transactions to ensure proper costing and accounting for a seamless outsourcing process. Based on your role, you can use the this dashboard to:

• Track the value of open subcontracting order quantity that has not been received.

• Track the value of component inventory at the manufacturing partner site. Use this for standard cost update in the OEM organization.

• Monitor assemblies and components that are not yet invoiced.

• Track the cost of component adjustments and assembly rejections.

Using refinements, you can search on organization details, subcontract order details, subcontract order quantities, subcontract order dates, replenishment details, replenishment quantities, replenishment dates, and component details and view the subcontracting metrics, charts, and transaction results tables. You can refine the data that is displayed in the dashboard by clicking on the metrics, the data points on the charts, and the dimension and metric value for a data point. See the Outsourced Manufacturing Command Center Overview for more information.

From the Subcontracting Super User responsibility, navigate to the Financials dashboard:

(N) Subcontracting > Outsourced Manufacturing Command Center > Financials (tab)

Financials Dashboard

The following table describes the Financials dashboard components:

Component	Description
Inventory Summary (tab)	The Inventory Summary tab displays the following key inventory metrics: Manufacturing Partners This metric displays the number of manufacturing partners engaged to manufacture the assemblies. Subcontracting Organizations This metric displays the number of subcontract organizations that are outsourcing the assemblies. Components This metric displays the number of components that are replenished to manufacturing partners. Assemblies This metric displays the number of assemblies that are outsourced to manufacturing partners. Click a metric to refine the information in the dashboard.
Financial Summary (tab)	The Financial Summary tab displays the following key metrics that summarize financial information: Currency This metric displays the functional currency. In-Transit Inventory Value This metric displays the value of in-transit inventory. On-Hand Inventory Value This metric displays the on-hand inventory value at the manufacturing partner. Uninvoiced Assemblies Value This metric displays the value of assemblies received but not invoiced. Uninvoiced Component Value This metric displays the value of component shipments sent to the manufacturing partner but not currently billed. Component Adjustment Value This metric displays the value of components that are over-consumed and adjusted. Click a metric to refine the information in the dashboard.
Inventory (tab)	The Inventory tab displays the following charts: On-Hand Component Inventory - This chart displays the value of components that are on hand and in inventory. Click the Options icon to select Manufacturing Partner Organization Code, or Subcontracting Organization Code from the Dimension menu. Component is the available option from the Group Dimensions menu. In-Transit Component Inventory - This chart displays the value of components that are in transit. Click the Options icon to select Manufacturing Partner Organization, Code, or Subcontracting Organization Code from the Dimension menu. Component is the available option from the Group Dimensions menu.
Uninvoiced Value (tab)	The Uninvoiced Value tab displays the following charts: Uninvoiced Assemblies - This chart displays the value of assemblies that have not been invoiced. Click the Options icon to select Manufacturing Partner Organization Code, or Subcontracting Organization Code from the Dimension menu. Assembly is the available option from the Group Dimensions menu. Uninvoiced Components - This chart displays the value of components that have not been invoiced. Click the Options icon to select Manufacturing Partner Organization Code, or Subcontracting Organization Code from the Dimension menu. Component is the available option from the Group Dimensions menu.
Adjustments (tab)	The Adjustments tab displays the following chart and results table: Consumption Adjustments - This chart displays the value of component consumption adjustments and reasons. Click the Options icon to select, Subcontract Adjustment Reason, Manufacturing Partner Organization Code, or Subcontracting Organization Code from the Dimension menu. Component is the available option from the Group Dimensions menu. Adjustment Details - This results table displays attributes pertaining to component consumption adjustments.
Rejections (tab)	The Rejections tab displays the following chart and results table: Assembly Rejections - This chart displays the value of rejected assemblies. Click the Options icon to select Rejection Reason, Manufacturing Partner Organization Code, Subcontracting Organization Code, or Assembly from the Dimension menu. Assembly is the available option from the Group Dimensions menu. Rejection Details - This results table displays attributes pertaining to rejected assemblies.
Results Tables (tab layout)	The Financials dashboard results tables display subcontracting information under the following tabs: Subcontract Order Details Use this tab to select and view subcontract order details based on the following options available from the drop-down list: Subcontract Order Details Work Order Details Customer Sales Order Details Assembly Details Organization Details Subcontract Quantity and Price Select a subcontract order and click the Actions icon to: Notify Supplier - Click this link to navigate to the Suppliers page. View Network - Click this link to view the Outsourced Manufacturing Track and Trace diagram for a subcontract order in the Track & Trace dashboard. You can also select multiple subcontract orders in the Subcontract Order Details tab and then select View Network from the Actions menu to view the multiple orders in the Track & Trace dashboard. Replenishment Details Use this tab to select and view replenishment details based on the following options available from the drop-down list: Replenishment Sales Order Details Replenishment Sales Order Quantity and Price Organization Details Drop-Ship Details Component Details Use this tab to select and view component details based on the following options available from the drop-down list: Component Details Component Quantities and Price Click the links in the table columns to refine the information available on the dashboard. The following actions are available from the Options icon in the Financials dashboard tables: Compare - Select multiple rows to compare information. Export - Export the search results in a comma-separated values (CSV) file format.

Track and Trace Dashboard

The Track & Trace dashboard enables subcontracting managers to view the complete lifecycle of the outsourcing process for a subcontract purchase order in the Outsourced Manufacturing Track and Trace diagram. The network diagram provides a traceability solution to track and trace a subcontract purchase order using all the related documents. This dashboard provides visibility into delays in the outsourcing process using visual indicators for allocation status and delays in the network diagram nodes. You can use this dashboard to:

• Track any delays in shipment of subcontract components to the manufacturing partner (MP).

• Monitor delay alerts in the Replenishment Sales Order node and proactively collaborate with the raw material supplier to resolve shipment delays in of drop-ship subcontract components to the MP.

• Monitor delay alerts in the Work Order node and proactively collaborate with the MP to resolve these delays in the manufacturing of an outsourced assembly.

• Track unallocated subcontract purchase orders to avoid delays in planning of pre-positioned components.

• View and monitor outsourced assembly quality and rejections, if any.

• View and monitor component adjustments and their reasons.

You can query and search for a subcontract order to view or use the available refinements to filter the information displayed in the network diagram. You can view details by clicking on each network diagram node. See the Outsourced Manufacturing Command Center Overview for more information.

From the Subcontracting Super User responsibility, navigate to the Track & Trace dashboard:

(N) Subcontracting > Outsourced Manufacturing Command Center > Track & Trace (tab)

Note: To navigate to the Track & Trace dashboard, you can also:

• Click the link icon in the Network column on the Subcontract Order Details tab in the Order Status and theFinancials dashboards for selected subcontract orders.

• Select multiple subcontract purchase orders in the Order Status and Financials dashboards, and then select View Network from the Actions menu.

Track and Trace Dashboard

The following table describes the Track & Trace dashboard components:

Component

Description

Outsourced Manufacturing Track and Trace (diagram)

This diagram displays the network details for the node you query or the refinements that you select. Right-click a node to select the following options available for the node: Make Anchor Node - Select this option to make a node the main node. Show Adjacent Nodes - Select this option to expand a node to see its related nodes. Highlight Path - Select this option to highlight the specific path of a node. You can right-click and select Unhighlight Path to remove highlighting a path. Explore Node - Depending on the node you select, click this option to explore that specific node. For example, for a subcontract order node, you can explore the subcontract order node further and for an OEM organization node, you can explore the OEM organization node. Compare - Select multiple nodes and click Compare for a side-by-side comparison of the records of each selected node. Show Details - Select this to view details for a node. On the Details window that opens, select multiple filters and then click Find Similar to apply these filters to the diagram. Based on your search and selected refinements, this diagram displays the following nodes: OEM Organization - Click Show Details to view the organization name and organization code for the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) organization. Subcontract Purchase Order - Click Show Details to view the subcontract purchase order number and the subcontracting type such as Full, Buy and Sell, or Chargeable subcontracting. This node also shows information on ordered quantity, received quantity, allocated quantity, unallocated quantity, and the order schedule status. Outsourced Assembly - Click Show Details to view the assembly name, assembly description, and assembly type. Subcontract Component - Click Show Details to view the component name, component description, component type, allocated quantity, and unallocated quantity. Dropship Information - Click Show Details to view the drop-ship requisition number, drop-ship purchase order number, and the drop-ship purchase order supplier. Replenishment Sales Order - Click Show Details to view the replenishment sales order number, ordered quantity, allocated quantity, unallocated quantity, schedule ship date, actual ship date, and shipment schedule status. Replenishment Purchase Order - Click Show Details to view the replenishment purchase order number, received quantity, and the expected receipt date. Work Order - Click Show Details to view the work order number, scheduled start date, scheduled completion date, and the actual completion date. MP Organization - Click Show Details to view the organization name and the organization code for the Manufacturing Partner (MP) organization. Subcontract Sales Order - Click Show Details to view the sales order number, schedule ship date, and actual ship date. Quality Inspection - Click Show Details to view the inspection result, inspection date, rejection reason, and the rejected quantity. Component Adjustment - Click Show Details to view the adjustment reason, adjustment quantity, and adjustment value. Click the View Timeline link from the Subcontract Order, Replenishment Sales Order, and Work Order nodes to view the following key events in the Timeline View: Required Date, Inspection Date, and Receipt Date for subcontract orders. Schedule Ship Date, Actual Ship Date, and Expected Receipt Date for replenishment sales orders. Scheduled Start Date, Scheduled Completion Date, Actual Start Date, and Actual Completion Date for work orders. Click Timeline View Option to enable the overview display and the maximum number of events of up to 500. The following nodes will display the Order Schedule Status icon, if any associated document is still open and is past its expected fulfillment date: Subcontract Purchase Order Subcontract Sales Order Dropship Information Replenishment Sales Order Replenishment Purchase Order Work Order As a subcontracting manager you can use the Order Schedule Status icon to monitor delays for a node and quickly take actions to resolve issues. The Subcontract Purchase Order node also displays the Allocation Status icon if the subcontract purchase order is unallocated. This visual indicator alerts you to the unallocated status and enables you to then plan the placement of prepositioned components at the MP organization. The following icons are available for the Outsourced Manufacturing Track and Trace diagram: Export to Image - Export the Outsourced Manufacturing Track and Trace image. Export to CSV - Download and export the information as a CSV file. Export to PDF - Download and export the information in the PDF format. Row Expander - View the outsourced manufacturing information for a subcontract order in rows instead of a diagram, at levels such as subcontract header, outsourced assembly, components level and so on. To go back to the diagram view, click the Network Diagram icon.