1. Implementing Manufacturing and Supply Chain Materials Management
  2. Classifications in Min-Max Planning

Classifications in Min-Max Planning

When setting up min-max planning for Oracle Inventory Management, create classifications to categorize items. You associate categories with similar item attributes with a classification. Categorizing items with similar attributes enables you to specify the policies for computing the min-max quantities efficiently.

For example, based on item cost, you can define classifications as high cost, medium cost, or low cost. You can then associate all of the categories that contain high cost items to a classification called high cost.

You define all of the classifications under the Default classification group, which acts as a placeholder for all of the classifications. After creating classifications, you associate them with policy profiles at the organization and subinventory levels using the Manage Min-Max Planning Policy Profile Assignments task

Note: You cannot create a classification group. You can only define classifications under the Default classification group.

Classification Criteria

After you create a classification, specify the category that you want to add to the classification. You associate the classification to a classification criterion called Category. You then define the criterion value for the Category by using one of the following conditions:

  • Starts with: Group multiple categories with a single classification

  • Equals: Specify the exact category

  • Contains: Specify a criteria value the category may contain

  • Among: Specify a range of categories

Create a classification and associate it with a classification criterion.

  1. In the Setup and Maintenance work area, go to the following:

    • Offering: Manufacturing and Supply Chain Materials Management

    • Functional Area: Inventory Management

    • Task: Manage Min-Max Planning Classification Groups

  2. On the Manage Min-Max Planning Classifications Groups page, in the Specify Classification section, click the + button to add a new row and specify a classification name and description.

  3. In the Specify Classification Criteria section, click the + button, and do the following:

    1. In the Condition column, select a condition.

    2. In the Criteria Values column, click the Edit icon to specify the criteria.

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