Overview of Inventory Management Integration with 3PL and Warehouse Management Systems
Oracle Fusion Cloud Inventory Management supports a central integration framework for working with third-party logistics (3PL) providers and warehouse management systems (WMS). The inventory management suite of products includes Oracle Receiving, Oracle Inventory Management, and Oracle Shipping.
The following figure illustrates how Inventory Management integrates with 3PL and WMS systems. The subsections following the figure provide more detail for this integration.
Receiving Integration
Receiving integration addresses the following points:
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Sends a receipt advice to the WMS for the various documents, such as purchase order (POs), advanced shipment notices (ASNs), and return material authorizations (RMAs).
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Receives and processes receipt confirmations to acknowledge the receipt of material, updates the source documents and on-hand details for quantities and other related information, such as lots, serials, and external packing units, and the return of rejected material. This includes reference to the WMS transactions for reconciliation.
Shipping Integration
Shipping integration addresses the following points:
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Sends the shipment requests to the WMS for the various documents, such as sales orders and transfer orders.
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Receives and processes shipment confirmations to acknowledge the shipment of material and updates the source documents. This includes reference to the WMS transactions for reconciliation.
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Updates the on-hand details for quantities and other related information, such as lots and serials and splitting of the unfulfilled portions.
Inventory Management Integration
Inventory Management integration addresses the following points:
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Receives and processes various inventory transactions that can happen within a WMS that might affect the material location and on-hand details. Such inventory transactions include adjustments, miscellaneous receipts and issues, and transfers. This includes reference to the WMS transactions for reconciliation.
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Receives and processes inventory balance updates for solving inventory reconciliation challenges.