Segmentation in Oracle Supply Planning
Segmentation is the process of grouping combinations into segments on the basis of user-defined, static, or dynamic attributes. Through segmentation, you can better manage the supply for many combinations by grouping them into a few segments.
In Oracle Supply Planning, these combinations can include items, organizations, customers, and demand classes.
You can use segments in supply planning to do any of the following:
- Apply policy assignment sets by segment groups.
- View data and perform drills in tables and graphs by segments.
- Define segment groups for use in attribute-based netting sequences.
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Filter data in analysis sets by using segments as filters.
For example, you can perform segmentation by defining segment groups that are based
on:
- Intermittency and volatility
- Demand volume and cost
- Item attributes
- User-defined attributes
Segmentation is available and functions in a similar way in the following work areas,
except for some minor differences, which are noted in specific segmentation topics.
- Supply Planning
- Planning Central
- Demand Management
- Demand and Supply Planning
- Replenishment Planning
- Sales and Operations
- Plan Inputs
How You Perform Segmentation
Here's what you do during the segmentation process:
- Set up a segment group and its segments. The segment group has a specific granularity that's applicable to the segments. You specify dimension-based or measure-based criteria for each segment on the basis of which combinations are assigned to the segment.
- Run the segmentation job for the segment group from the Manage Segment Groups and Criteria page ( ). The combinations are grouped into the segments.
- View the results of segmentation, and optionally override the assignment of combinations to segments to better meet your business requirements.
This flow chart summarizes the segmentation process:
When the segments are used as members for tables and graphs, for combinations that aren't associated with a segment in the segment group, the segment information is shown as "Not available."
What You Do After Segmentation
Here's what you do after the segmentation process:
- If you’re using policy assignment sets, create a policy assignment set, and then attach the segment group to the policy assignment set.
- Attach the segment group to a supply plan.
- Run the supply plan to calculate the unique plan requirements for the item-org combinations in each segment.