Define a Minimum Transfer Quantity When Modeling Overlapping Operations or Work Orders

Today, production scheduling assumes all units of the the prior operation in a work order must be completed before the next operation can be scheduled to begin. This may result in longer than necessary operation durations and lead times.

In certain industries, manufacturers leverage a common strategy for reducing the lead time for an operation by overlapping the time when an operation starts before the previous operation completes. They identify a minimum quantity to transfer between operations based on the capacity of their production line or bottleneck resource to avoid gaps in scheduling.

Now you can optionally define a minimum transfer quantity for an item to model overlapping, sequential operations or work orders. In the Edit Work Definition page, you can specify the minimum transfer quantity in the same unit of measure as the primary product, which is identified in the work definition header. When a work order is created using a work definition, the minimum transfer quantity is applied across all operations.

Minimum Transfer Quantity in Work Definition

Minimum Transfer Quantity in Work Definition Using Redwood User Experience

Minimum Transfer Quantity in Work Definition Report

File-Based Data Import (FBDI) changes:

You can specify minimum transfer quantity when creating a work definition using file-based data import. A new column called Minimum Transfer Quantity has been added to Work Definition Headers sheet. Its an optional attribute available in discrete and process work definition templates.

ADFdi changes:

You can manage the Minimum Transfer Quantity attribute using the ADFdi (Application Development Framework desktop integration) spreadsheet.

REST API changes:

You can manage the Minimum Transfer Quantity attribute for the work definition using a REST service, specify minimum transfer quantity during create and update actions in the work definition POST request.

OTBI changes:

You can use minimum transfer quantity in the OTBI (Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence) reports. The Minimum Transfer Quantity attribute is included the Work Definition dimension for the following Manufacturing Subject Areas

• Work Order Performance Real Time
• Material Usage Real Time
• Resource Usage Real Time
• Actual Production Real Time

By specifying a minimum transfer quantity for a work definition, you can enable more accurate modeling of factory operations and more effective scheduling with compressed manufacturing lead times. As a result, operational efficiency is increased and overall equipment effectiveness is maximized.

Steps to Enable

Use the Opt In UI to enable this feature. For instructions, refer to the Optional Uptake of New Features section of this document.

Offering: Manufacturing and Supply Chain Materials Management  No Longer Optional From: Update 24D

Tips And Considerations

• You can define a minimum transfer quantity for all work definition types and work order types in Manufacturing. It doesn't apply to supplier operations.

• You can't define additional relationships between the start and completion of operations at this time, except for sequential operations.

• You can't define a minimum transfer quantity for a standard operation.

• Minimum transfer quantity isn't considered by the unconstrained work order scheduler and lead time calculations for an item at this time.

• In update 24B, the Plan and Schedule Supplies Respecting Minimum Transfer Quantity Between Operations feature in Oracle Fusion Production Scheduling is on controlled availability and is available only to customers who were provided a promotion code to access it. To inquire about a promotion code for this feature, contact your Oracle account representative. 

• You can integrate work definitions having the minimum transfer quantity defined with an external planning or scheduling application.

Key Resources

• Watch the Define a Minimum Transfer Quantity When Modeling Overlapping Operations or Work Orders Demo.

• Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Planning Update 24B What's New - Plan and Schedule Supplies Respecting Minimum Transfer Quantity Between Operations.

• Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM: Refer to the Using Manufacturing guide, available on the Oracle Help Center.

• Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM: Refer to the Implementing Manufacturing and Supply Chain Materials Management guide, available on the Oracle Help Center.

Access Requirements

Users who are assigned a configured job role that contains this privilege can access this feature:

• Manage Work Definitions (WIS_MANAGE_WORK_DEFINITIONS_PRIV)

The privilege was available prior to this update.