Oracle Mobile Supply Chain UnPlugged

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• Oracle Mobile Supply Chain- UnPlugged
• August 15, 2008
• Venetian 2 300 PM 340 PM

Presented By Ashok Kowdle PMP akowdle_at_astcorporati
on.com
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Agenda
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MSCA Overview

• Oracle Mobile Supply Chain Applications (MSCA)
  enables automated mobile user operations. This is
  performed using hand held radio frequency (RF)
  devices, PDAs, and lift truck mounted RF
  scanners.
• Oracle MSCA is part of the Oracle Supply Chain
  Management solution, the integrated suite that
  streamlines design, planning, manufacturing and
  fulfillment.

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MSCA Overview
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MWA Architecture

• Main Server Components
• MWA Server
• Telnet Listeners
• Presentation Manager
• Connection Manager

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MWA Architecture
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Mobile Apps Structure

• Mobile Application Components
• Menu Item Java Bean
• Page Java Bean
• Field Java Bean
• Field Listener Java Bean

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Modules Supported in MSCA

• Mobile Manufacturing
• Mobile Quality
• Mobile Materials Management
• Warehouse Management

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Manufacturing Transactions

• Moving assemblies
• Completing assemblies
• Scrapping and rejecting items and assemblies
• Issuing, returning, and scrapping material
• Work order-less completions and returns
• Flow completion, return, and scrap transactions
• Charging resources

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Quality Transactions

• Collect quality data
• View specifications
• Work in Process transactions
• WIP Work Order less completions
• Flow Manufacturing completions

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Material Management Transactions

• Receiving RMA
• Inventory transactions and inquiries
• Kanban transactions and inquiries
• Cycle Counting and Physical Inventory
• Pick Confirm
• Ship Confirm
• Intra-organization replenishment

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WMS Transactions

• Inbound Logistics
• Receiving, Cross Docking, Directed Putaways
  Inspections
• Inventory Controls
• Lot, sub lot, serial and revision control,
  Material Attribute Tracking Flexible Material
  status and holds
• Task Management
• Rules based task dispatching, Guided
  consolidation, Cartonization Configurable
  Exception Management Workflow
• Outbound Logistics
• Rule Based Product Allocation, Directed Picking,
  Consolidation ASN Generation
• Mobility
• Mobile RF Based user interfaces, Material
  Handling Systems Integration

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Key Benefits

• Improve Inventory Accuracy
• Reduce Data Entry Errors with Bar-Code scanning
• Improve Transaction Accuracy with Real-Time Data
  Validation
• Reduce Latency using Mobile Devices
• Improve Worker Productivity
• Accelerate Data Entry using Mobile Devices
• Simplify Transaction Entry with Mobile User
  Interface
• Reduce Latency using Mobile Device
• Adapt to Rapidly Changing Mobile Technology
• Support Existing Manufacturing Distribution
  Processes out of the box
• Increase customer satisfaction by improving
  inventory accuracy, shipment confirmation and
  quality tracking

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Personalization Customization

• Personalization
• Supports all Personalizations
• Customizations
• Ability to change List of Values
• Ability to add new fields to the existing pages
• Adding new custom pages to the flow
• Adding new validations to fields using field
  listeners
• Customization for Batch Mode Processing
• Create new pages using MCL Designer
• Save transactions either on Scanner Memory or
  Memory card as a comma separated file
• Process records by calling corresponding APIs

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Personalization
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Customization
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Customization
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Available Listeners

• Field Entered- Called when a Particular field is
  entered
• Field Exited- Called when a Particular field is
  exited
• Page Entered- Called when a Particular page is
  entered
• Page Exited- Called when a Particular page is
  exited
• App Entered- Called when a Particular App is
  entered
• App Exited- Called when a Particular App is
  exited
• Special Listeners for Hiding fields, showing
  fields, Additional Validations, etc

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Batch Mode Processing
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Process Flows and Data Flows

• Process Flows for Online Warehouses using Oracle
  MSCA
• Process Flows for Offline Warehouses using Oracle
  MSCA

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Online Warehouses
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Offline Warehouses
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MWA Testing Error Logging

• Configuration Files
• mwa.cfg This file has information about the DBC
  file location, Log Dir Location, Telnet Port no
  Location. This info will be used by Mobile
  Applications on runtime.
• default_key.ini This file is used to map the
  keys of the mobile device to some specific
  functionality. Use the default file if you dont
  want to customize anything.
• deviceIP.ini This file maps the configuration
  files and host name with the mobile device
• MWA Server Startup and Shutdown
• mwactl.sh This file is used to start/stop the
  MWA listener on specific port.
• mwactl.sh start ltport nogt to Start the services
  on the Listener
• mwactl.sh -login ltuserid/pwdgt stop_force ltport
  nogt to stop the services on the Listener
• File Location
• MWA_TOP/bin
• MWA_TOP/secure
• INST_TOP/admin/scripts
• INST_TOP/admin/install
• In R12, INST_TOP may look like
  /u01/appldev/DEV/inst/apps/DEV_w-oraap01
• Log Files
• The log files are located under INST_TOP/logs
• The Logging Levels are Fatal, Error, Warning,
  Debug Trace
• All the log files start with Telnet_port_no as a
  prefix
• -rw-r--r-- 1 appldev dba 255626 Feb 8 1328
  10240.INV.log

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Questions and Answers

• Questions and Open Discussions

Contact Information Ashok Kowdle PMP Email
akowdle_at_astcorporation.com Phone [phone]
Presentation Copy www.astcorporation.com/papers/nc
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