Integrating with Warehouse Management Systems and 3PLs

Oracle Fusion Cloud Inventory Management supports a central integration framework for working with warehouse management systems (WMS) and third-party logistics (3PL) providers.

The Oracle Inventory Management suite of products includes Oracle Receiving, Oracle Inventory Management, and Oracle Shipping.

Image showing the Oracle Inventory Management suite of products.

What You Should Do:

Review documentation carefully.
Plan for reconciliation and error scenarios.
Keep subinventories and material statuses simple:
- Set up minimum number of subinventories.
- Set up subinventories for:
  - Receiving
  - Staging
  - Each material status
- No locator-level tracking.

What You Shouldn't Do:

Don't assume it works the same as your legacy systems (including Oracle E-Business Suite).
Don't execute transactions in Oracle Inventory Management outside of exception scenarios.
Don't use pick release or form shipments in Oracle Inventory Management outside of exception scenarios.
Don't use intraorganization transactions, such as movement requests, in Oracle Inventory Management.
Use interorganizational transfers in Oracle Inventory Management.