Plan Multiple Outputs from a Discrete Manufacturing Work Definition
In discrete manufacturing, consider a scenario where multiple products (co-products or by-products) are being produced along with the primary one, each having its own potential value. For example, several standard-sized metal pieces cut from a single large metal sheet. Oracle Supply Planning and Oracle Production Scheduling now support discrete manufacturing work definitions or work orders that generate multiple output products in addition to the primary one. This update enables discrete manufacturers using Supply Planning and Production Scheduling to efficiently plan and schedule within an environment where manufacturing processes generate items of value with their own demand in addition to the primary product.
In Production Scheduling, the schedule refresh retrieves the co-product and by-product information from the work definitions and work orders as specified in Oracle Fusion Cloud Manufacturing. The subsequent solve process considers this information and the supplies and demands for these items get pegged accordingly. You can view the upstream and downstream pegging links for such items in the Gantt chart as shown in the figure given below. In this example, you can see that the injection molding work order produces two different component items, that are then used in different downstream assembly operations.
Co-product and By-product Supplies and Demands Get Pegged just as Regular Items
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: Supply Chain Planning
Tips And Considerations
If you want to use the Plan Multiple Outputs from a Discrete Manufacturing Work Definition feature, then you must opt in to its parent feature: Production Scheduling. If you’ve already opted in to this parent feature, then you don’t have to opt in again
Key Resources
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Access Requirements
Users who are assigned a configured job role that contains this privilege can access this feature:
- Edit Production Schedule (MSC_EDIT_PRODUCTION_SCHEDULE_PRIV)
This privilege was available prior to this update.