Overview of Project-Driven Supply Chain Management

Project-Driven Supply Chain is an end-to-end, integrated solution across the Oracle Supply Chain and Project Management Cloud applications. This solution is designed to support various business processes of manufacturing and asset-intensive companies.

You can use the Project-Driven Supply Chain solution to manage your supply chain processes in the context of projects without creating separate organizations for each project. You can also capture supply chain costs as project expenditures.

The integrated supply chain and project management cloud solution enables you to:

• Plan project-specific supply

• Segregate and manage project-specific inventory

• Receive project-specific supply

• Pick project-specific inventory

• Ship project-specific inventory

• Transfer project-specific inventory

• Purchase project-specific inventory

• Accept project-specific customer returns

• Execute project-specific manufacturing

• Perform project-specific maintenance

• Execute project-striped supply chain without Oracle Project Financials

Project-Driven Supply Chain for Manufacturing Companies

Manufacturing companies use project-driven processes to provide turn-key solutions, or bundle sale of products with an on-going service, or execute contract manufacturing services on multiple contracts from one plant. In turn-key and service-based supply chain, one or more services such as product design and development, installation, and ongoing service are bundled with the sale of a product.

Here is an illustration that explains the project-driven supply chain process for manufacturing companies.

Project-Driven Supply Chain for Asset-Intensive Companies

Asset-intensive companies build assets for internal use. These assets are typically capitalized when put in service.

Projects to build assets usually start with a corporate plan that outlines what assets will be built, their location and schedule, and a budget. The corporate plan is converted into an engineering and construction plan that contains a bill of materials. Based on these plans, project tasks and their budgets are defined. Materials and services are procured and the asset is constructed. Upon construction, the asset is capitalized for financial management and also interfaced with the installed base for maintenance.

Here is an illustration that explains the project-driven supply chain process for asset-intensive companies, such as utilities and communications.