Implement FEFO on inventory

ferry asked May 25, 2007 | Replies (6)

friends.. 

I'm implementing e-biz 11.5.10.2 on chemical material company with lots of 
fragile on Expired date, 
how to implement FEFO (First Expired First Out),within material issue? any 
recommended solution? 

btw, any field that i could use to record expired date material when 
receiving material, and have impact on issuing material from warehouse. 

thank you 

ferry
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rahul.bhojwani replied May 25, 2007

i guess this(FEFO) functionality is avaliable within OPM.

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ferry replied May 25, 2007

Bro Rahul, 

thank you for quick respond. 

my client main business are on distribution chemical, 
which they only keep their material buffer stock 
for customer. So, i guess this is not related with Manufacturing module i 
guess? CMIIW. 
any other recommendation? 
regards 

ferry 
> i guess this(FEFO) functionality is avaliable within OPM. 
>
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Ravi Hiriyur replied May 25, 2007

Ferry, 

OPM is not just related to the manufacturing modules. OPM Inventory has the 
capability of storing expiry dates for lots and allocating material for 
shipment and consumption on a FEFO basis. 

Thanks, 
- Ravi
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ferry replied May 26, 2007

hi.. 
Thank for you respond.. 
I never implement on OPM module yet, so could I implement on those field 
without impacting any unuse model of OPM if i'm not use any formula's? 

Ferry. 
>Ferry, 
> 
>OPM is not just related to the manufacturing modules. OPM Inventory has 
the 
>capability of storing expiry dates for lots and allocating material for 
>shipment and consumption on a FEFO basis. 
>
https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E18727_01/doc.121/e13433/T211976T317866.htm

Picking Rules

Directed picking creates material allocations and directs operators to pick material from
specific locations. To ensure proper stock rotation, you can set up picking rules to
allocate material using FIFO (First In, First Out) or FEFO (First Expired, First Out). You
can also set up the rules engine to meet customer requirements, such as stock
condition or quality. Furthermore, you can set up different rules to deplete a locator to
free up additional warehouse space, or to pick by cost group ownership for particular
customers.

https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E18727_01/doc.121/e13450/T291651T291798.htm

Defining Picking Rules

You can create picking rules that enable you to sort picks based on criteria that you
define for sales orders, process manufacturing batches, or work in process jobs. Oracle
Inventory reviews the picking criteria order and the options for each criterion.

After you create a picking rule, you use the rules workbench to assign the rule to a
particular item.

To define a picking rule:

1. Navigate to the Picking Rules window.

2. Enter a unique name and description for the rule.

3. Select the picking restriction. The available choices are sales order, process
manufacturing, and work in process.

4. Enter the shelf life days if applicable. If you enter a value in this field, then the
system allocates the material the number of days that you enter in the Shelf Life
Days Item Master window field before the lot expires. For example, if an item is
set to expire in ten days, and you enter four days in the Shelf Life Days field,
then the system allocates the material at least four days before the material
expires.

5. Select Single Lot Allocation, to allocate only a single lot for this rule. If you do
not select this check box, the system may use this rule to allocate more than one
lot.

6. Select Partial Allocation Allowed to accept a partial allocation of a lot. If you do

not select this check box, then the system allocates only one lot when using this
rule.

Note: Single lot allocation controls whether the system can allocate multiple lots
for a particular demand. Partial lot allocation controls whether the system can
allocate quantities of a lot less than the total lot quantity available.

7. Click Customer Spec Match to require quality specification matching.

8. Select the sort criteria for the rule. You can rank sort criteria to determine the
importance level for that criterion. For example a criterion ranked 1 is higher in
value than a criterion that is ranked 3. The sort criteria are:

o Lot: You can sort by lot based on the following criteria:

 Lot Number Asc: Sorts the lot by number in ascending order.

 Lot Number Desc: Sorts the lot by number in descending order.

 FIFO: Sorts the lot by first in first out.

 FEFO: Sorts the lot by first expired first out.

o Revision: You can sort by revision based on the following criteria:

 Revision Asc: Sorts by revision in ascending order.

 Revision Asc: Sorts by revision in descending order.

 Effective Date Asc: Sorts by revision effective date in ascending

order.

 Effect Date Desc: Sorts by revision effective date in descending

order.

o Subinventory: You can sort by subinventory based on the following

criteria:

 Subinventory Asc: Sorts by subinventory in ascending order.

 Subinventory: Desc: Sorts by subinventory in descending order.

 Receipt Date Asc: Sorts by receipt date in ascending order.

 Receipt Date: Desc: Sorts by receipt date in descending order.

o Locator: You can choose to sort by locator based on the following criteria:

 Locator Asc: Sorts by locator in ascending order.

 Locator Desc: Sort by locator in descending order.

 Receipt Date Asc: Sorts by receipt date in ascending order.

  Receipt Date: Desc: Sorts by receipt date in descending order.

9. Save your work.

10.Click Enable to enable the rule.

11.Click Assignment to open the rules workbench.

To assign a picking rule:

You use the Rules Workbench to assign your picking rule. The rule that you created on
the Inventory Picking Rules page appears on the Rules Workbench. The system
automatically assigns a sequence number and return type to the rule. You can modify
the sequence number, but you cannot modify the return type. You can assign your rule
to any combination of criteria the Rules Workbench displays. For example, if you create
a picking rule that allocates material by lot number in ascending order followed by
locator in ascending order, you can assign it to an item in the Rules Workbench. This
means for picking, the system allocates the lowest lot number of the item in the lowest
locator number where the item resides.
1. Enter values in any combination of the following fields. These values determine
how the system allocates the material according to the rule that you created. For
example if you created a rule that allocates lots based on FIFO, you can assign
that rule to a particular customer, so that material you pick for that customer is
allocated based on FIFO.

o Customer

o Item

o Item Category

o Item Type

o Assignment Group

o Source Subinventory
 o Supplier

o Order Type

o Freight Code

o Project

o Task

o Transaction Action

o Destination Subinventory

o Transaction Reason

o Transaction Source

o Transaction Type

o UOM Class

o Date Type

o Date From

o Date To

2. Click Enabled to enable the rule for the given set of criteria.

Note: You can only modify disabled rules.

3. Save your work.