1. Enhanced Order Fulfillment using Oracle Global Order Promising
(GOP aka. ATP)
Navneet Goel Development Manager Oracle Corporation

2. Demand Planning Process Supply Planning Process
Traditional Approach
Customers
Suppliers
Multi-step planning processes, high latency, limited collaboration
Tier 2
Response 1: Maintain Excess Inventory
Response 2: Reserve Production Capacity
Response 3: Expedite Everything!
Tier 1
Marketing
Forecast
Distribution
Plans
Production
Plans
Manufacturing
Plans
Sales
Forecast
Lets start with a discussion of the current state of typical order promising processes. Despite the importance of accurate and timely commitments to customers, most companies have very disconnected and manual processes for scheduling and committing customer orders. Typically, the customer needs to send in an order, or have a customer call in to an order entry clerk. The order management system is typically disconnected from the planning system, which is further disconnected from suppliers and carriers. This leaves two choices:
Promise based on a standard lead time and hope products get delivered on time, or
Call a planner and ask him to investigate when an order can ship.
Implications of the traditional order promising model
Poor on-time delivery performance
Long manual scheduling processes
Dependency on standard lead-times
Excess inventory to buffer deliveries
Potential lost sales
Expediting ?
Mfg
Forecast
t = weeks
Demand Planning Process
Supply Planning Process
Supply Chain Built on Inventory

3. A Better Way
There is a better way.

4. Move to a More Competitive Model
Customers
Suppliers
Tier 2
Oracle’s APS: zero latency, real-time collaboration
Tier 1
Internet
Enable closed loop planning processes across your value chain
Provide total supply chain visibility
Make better decisions
React immediately to changes in supply chain
Portal
Portal
Collaborative Planning Process
Collaborative
supply plan
Collaborative
demand plan
Automated
exceptions
Automated
exceptions
Marketing
forecast
Single holistic
plan
Automated
exceptions
Sales
forecast
Oracle can provide you a collaborative, holistic, e-business planning processes that can streamline your planning process and drive value to your top and bottom line. Customers or sales people can get accurate availability information from anywhere via the web or mobile devices, and the entire process of configuring, pricing, credit checking, and scheduling the order can be automatic and real time. Commitments to customers are provided immediately, and take into account all of the capabilities of your extended supply chain, including your suppliers and carriers.
Specifically Oracle Global Order Promising enables you to:
Provide customers 24x7 order promising from anywhere
Improve reliability and accuracy of commitments to customers
Increase customer satisfaction and increase revenue
Consensus
forecast
Mfg
forecast
t = hours
Demand Planning Process
Supply Planning Process
Build your Supply Chain on Information not Inventory

5. Agenda APS Overview/ Architecture Oracle’s ATP flavors Set up
Profile Options
Key Concurrent Requests
Core GOP features
GOP Computation
Diagnostics
Q&A/ Feedback
Acronyms are listed at end, please refer for better clarity.

6. Order Promising Engine
APS Architecture
Advanced Planning
A P I S
Trading partners
Internal Users
Internet
Oracle ERP
Legacy Systems
XML
EDI
Flat file
Order Promising Engine
Portals
Analytical
Workspaces
KPIs
Workflows
Plans
Oracle ERP 10.7
Oracle ERP 11.0
Oracle ERP 11i

7. Oracle’s ATP Flavors Setup via profile “INV: Capable to Promise”
ATP based on Collected Data (ODS)
Single Level ATP
Supports simple supply chain
ATP/CTP based on Planning Data (PDS)
CTP across supply chain using Sourcing/BOM/Routings
Based on ASCP plan in APS
Supports complex supply chain model

8. Collection Based ATP (ODS)
Single Level ATP in requested org/ Global ATP
Need to run “Data Collection”
Complete
Net Change
ATP Rule determines:
Supply/Demand to be included
Infinite Supply Fence
May use a Supply Schedule, e.g., MPS
Item types supported are:
Standard items
Product Family
Pick-to-Order (PTO)/Assemble-to-Order (ATO) Models
ATO Items/ Pre-configured Items
Kits

9. Planning Based ATP (PDS)
Promise orders based on:
Material availability
Manufacturing capacity
Supplier capacity
End-Item/Component Substitution
Product Family
Infinite Supply Time Fence
Manage commitments to key customers
Re-schedule and re-sequence your backlog
Item types supported are:
Standard items
Product Family
Pick-to-Order (PTO)/Assemble-to-Order (ATO) Models
ATO Items/ Pre-configured Items
Kits

10. Planning Based ATP (PDS)
Global statement of availability
All facilities, material, resources, and suppliers
Region-Based Sourcing
Summary Based ATP
Allocate available supply
By channel, customer, or product
Priority and stealing rules
Time phased
Must have an ASCP plan set as ATPable
Resource Batching

11. GOP Setup Profile Options ATP Flag Setup Sourcing/ BOM/ Routings
ATP Rule
Time Fence
supply/demand sources (ODS)
Plan Options
Request Date Type
Ship/Arrival Sets
ATP Flag may be set at various levels:
Item (ATP & Components flag)
Resource
Plan
Supports Request Date Type:
Ship Date (Capable-to-ship)
Arrival Date (Capable-to-Deliver)
One or more Lines in single call (from 1 or more Sales Orders)
One or more Ship Sets/Arrival Sets in single call
Plan Options
Sourcing
Optimization
Demand Schedule
Supply Schedule

12. Profile Options INV: Capable To Promise INV: External ATP
MRP:ATP Assignment Set
MRP: Calculate Supply Demand
MRP:Include Substitute Components
MSC:ATP Assignment Set
MSC: ATP Debug Mode
MSC: Enable Allocated ATP
MSC: Class Hierarchy
MSC: ATP Allocation Method
MSC: Enable ATP Workflow
MSC: Enable ATP Summary Mode
MSC: Plan co-products
INV: Extrenal ATP is applicable only for 10.7 & 11.0 sources

13. Concurrent Request/Set
System Administrator Responsibility
Gather Schema Statistics
Create APS Partitions
OM Responsibility – For ODS ATP (no APS)
ATP Data Collection
Load ATP Summary Based on Collected Data

14. Concurrent Request/Set
Run from Advanced Supply Chain Planner Responsibility
Planning Data Collection
Launch ASCP Plan
Create ATP Partitions (Only during upgrade)
ATP Post Plan Process
Refresh Allocation Hierarchy Materialized View
Analyze Plan Partitions

15. Core GOP Features

16. Global Availability - Example
Customer1, Site1
Requests
Item A
Rank 1
Rank 2
A/Org1 (M1)
A/Org2 (M2)
Sourcing Rule(SR-A)
Assignment Set
Cum ATP
ATP Request Info: Request Qty 100, Request Date Day10, Latest Acceptable Date Day12
ATP Result: Qty 100 from M2 on Day12

17. Global Availability Availability Information across warehouses
Best option based on
Availability
Rank
Sourcing via Region-based rules
Computes Delivery LT and Ship/Arrival Date
Supports calendar for
Shipping
Receiving
Carrier/In-transit

18. Region Level Sourcing Multiple levels of Geographical Hierarchy
Region based Inter-Location Transit times/ ship methods for customer-site and shipping warehouse
Enable sourcing/ lead time calculation for new customers
Supports flexible hierarchical setup via assignment set/ sourcing rules
Profiles
MRP: ATP Assignment Set
MSC: ATP Assignment Set

19. GOP with No Downtime (24X7 ATP)
Zero downtime
No downtime when underlying supply chain plan is refreshed
No SO is lost, automatically re-promise SO against new plan
Open, reliable, and scalable
Engine runs inside the database, No memory models to load!
Multi-threaded
Integrated with OM, Quoting, iStore, etc.
Easy integration with legacy systems

20. Capable to Promise (CTP) - Example
A (Customer 1, Site 1)
1 day lead-time
5 day lead-time
A (Org 1)
A (Org 2)
B (Org 1)
R1 (Org 1)
B (Org 2)
R2 (Org 2)
5 day lead-time
4 day lead-time
B (Supplier 1)
B (Supplier 2)

21. Capable to Promise (CTP)
Increased order fill rate using extra manufacturing and supplier capacity
CTP finds availability using make/buy/transfer info by request date (Backward Scheduling)
Forward Scheduling involves look ahead CTP, determines when orders for items can be fulfilled
Recursive check against BOM

22. Allocated ATP Group/ Prioritize Customers per business need thru
Demand Class
Customer Class Hierarchy
Material may be allocated to these groupings using
Pre-defined allocation rules
Forecast quantities as honored by ASCP Plan
Stealing of supplies from lower priorities prior to CTP
Ensure target supply to key customers

23. Allocated ATP Manage commitments to key customers
Allocate availability to more profitable channels
Another key area is the ability to manage during periods of scarce supply. Allocated ATP allows you to manage the channels, customers, or products you allocate supply to. This allows you to, for example, set aside availability to meet contracted commitments to key customers, or to share short supply fairly among all of your customers.

24. End-Item Substitution
Improved demand fulfillment/ inventory utilization
Supports
Single or Bi-directional Substitution, chaining
Time phased Substitution, substitution window
Rule Based/ Customer Specific substitution
Availability of Requested vs. Substitute Item
CTP for Requested vs. Substitute item
Exception/ Workflow Notification for Item Substitution
Stealing prior to Substitution with Allocated ATP
All or Nothing Substitution only during Order Promising
ASCP plan may recommend mix of substitutes for a SO

25. Product Family ATP 2 Flavors Plan must contain PF Item as well
based on ATPable PF Item Only (Pre )
using member item within Aggregate Time Fence and PF item outside Aggregate Time Fence ( )
Plan must contain PF Item as well
Forecasting may be done either for PF or member item
CTP will be done on member item, if needed, for time-phased PF ATP
Supports Allocated ATP
Post-plan process used to process PF item data

26. Supplier Capacity Supplier Capacity may be checked during CTP
defined in ASL
Infinite Capacity after last date in ASL
Sourcing Rule/Assignment Set per ASCP Plan
Creates Planned Orders for Supplier-Site in ASCP Plan
Planned Orders may be released prior to next plan run

27. Resource Batching
Batch process: Same work on multiple items for a pre-set amount of time by same resource simultaneously, like heat treatment, sand blasting, etc.
Resources are constrained by product of time and weight or volume, i.e., capacity multiplied by time.
Only for constrained plans with routings
Setup:
Enable batchable flag, Capacity UOM in ERP
Profile: “MSO: Global Batchable Flag” in APS

28. Summary Based ATP Supports enhanced performance with accuracy
Profile: “MSC: Enable ATP Summary Mode”
Post-plan process generates summarized data
Run Concurrent program periodically for incremental summary
For high volume transactional situation if lot of orders need to be taken in short time
Recommended:
if majority of orders come thru EDI processing, Order Imports, etc
user may not be interested in viewing/analyzing ATP Details

29. GOP Computation Netting Backward Consumption Forward Consumption
Net Supply-Demand for a given day/time period
Backward Consumption
Use surplus from past to cover existing shortage
Forward Consumption
Use future surplus to cover existing shortage
Accumulation
Carry over the availability
Stealing (for AATP)
Steal supplies from lower priority tiers for new demands

30. GOP Computation Example D1 D2 D3 D4 Supply 10 10 10 10 Demand 4 18 6 7
Net Qty 6 (-8) 4 3
Backward 0 (-2) 4 3
Forward
Cum Qty

31. Summary
Pegging Info

32. Supply/Demand Details

33. ATP Period Info

34. Diagnostics – Setup Input Data Profile Options Item Attributes
Regions/Zones
Sourcing setup
Lead Times
Infinite Time Fence
ATPable Plan Info
BOM/ Routings
Allocation Method/ Rule/ Percentage/ Priority
Resource Batching
End Item Substitutes
Component Substitutes

35. Diagnostics – Debug/Trace File
Set user profile (MSC: ATP Debug Mode) before invoking ATP/ Scheduling as:
Functional issues: “Debug Only”
Performance: “DB Trace Only” or “Debug & DB Trace”
Provide debug (session-<n>) or trace/tkprof file (from DB trace location)
Re-set profile to 'None' to avoid any performance issues
In ERP and APS, find debug file location using this SQL:
SELECT ltrim(rtrim(value))
FROM
(SELECT value FROM v$parameter2
WHERE name='utl_file_dir' ORDER BY rownum DESC)
WHERE rownum < 2;
Remove any session-0 file from this directory. Ensure proper write permissions for this directory.
Provide ATP Debug/Trace/TKPROF files from both ERP and APS instance

36. Questions/ Feedback

37. Reference - Acronyms Industry Standard Oracle Specific
ATP (Available To Promise)
GOP (Global Order Promising)
CTP (Capable To Promise)
PTO (Pick to Order)
CTO (Configure To Order)
ATO (Assemble To Order)
CTD (Capable To Deliver)
BOM (Bill of Materials)
BOR (Bill of Resources)
Oracle Specific
APS (Adv. Planning & Scheduling)
ASCP (Advance Supply Chain Plan)
ODS (Operational Data Store)
PDS (Planning Data Store)
LAD (Latest Acceptable Date)
AATP (Allocated ATP)
ATF (Aggregate Time Fence)