1. SCM Products R12 Candidates A summary for Discrete Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing, Supply Chain Planning and PLM. Chin KP Sep 2005

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R12 Release Candidates – Overview Product Life CycleDiscrete ManufacturingSupply Chain Planning Centralized Product Catalog Structured Data Item Attributes to drive sales configurations Unstructured Data Embedded document management with OCS 10g Web Services integration Check-in/Check-out with version history Security mapping from item to document folder Desktop look and feel UI with OCS 10g with drag-drop features Security, Access and Search Maintenance Mass Item change UIs for attribute changes, organizational assignment and category assignments Attachment category based security 360 degree view Views to other EBS product transactions/External data sources) Data Quality and Management Data Quality Remove duplicates during Item import process Change Management Change Management of operational attributes Create New Item Request and Change Orders during item import process Mass maintenance of Item attributes Import & Synchronization Import Workbench Matching based on item, SSR, cross references – MPN, item attributes Source system management with attribute mapping and SSR cross reference Blending of attributes across source systems Excel imports for source data Synchronization Business Events for all Item changes Syndication UCCNet Network 1.0 uptake WIP MES Workstation - Role-based workstation Configurable for two personas: factory operator and supervisor Interactive Dispatch List Enhanced usability for lot and serial number capture Exception reporting for production misses with reason code Supervisor Workstation Fixed component usage Option to disable component shrinkage/yield calc. Inverse component usage Demand reservations against WIP jobs, and completed serial/lot numbers Scheduling Workbench Enhancements - Charting Combined view for lot and serial genealogy tracking CTO Automatic creation of internal requisitions Reserved to sales order while in-process and in inventory Cross docking of reserved orders Flow Manufacturing Enhanced Flow Execution Workstation Record lot/serial info for components and assemblies Tighter integration to Self-Service Quality Rolling Flow Schedules -Maintain existing sequence number when rolling uncompleted schedules forward Fixed Component Usage Support Quality 21 CFR Part 11 support in Quality Integration with Flow, WIP and OSFM Workstations, Depot Repair, OPM and eAM Enhancements to support common inventory with OPM and Discrete Quality Audit Solution Product Costing Synchronize revenue recognition with COG sold New Subledger Accounting Flexible journal entry setup Multiple accounting journal entries for a single transaction Inquires, drilldowns and reporting to support accounting reconciliation Accrual reconciliation and write-off enhancements for processing performance and reporting Product Costing (continue) Synchronize revenue recognition with COG sold New Subledger Accounting Flexible journal entry setup Multiple accounting journal entries for a single transaction Inquires, drilldowns and reporting to support accounting reconciliation Accrual reconciliation and write-off enhancements for processing performance and reporting Periodic Costing for China and Taiwan Valuation reporting enhancements As-of dates, sorts by sub inventory or cost group Period Close Diagnostics Improved visibility to pending and uncosted transactions Discrete/OPM Inventory convergence support Support for fixed component usage Period end accruals enhancements Consistent templates for periodic and perpetual costing methods Enhanced periodic costing algorithm and reports Enable material overhead absorption rules for periodic average costing Periodic costing support for EAM Enhanced PO distribution functionality New ledger and legal entity structure Multiple legal entities can be tied to a ledger Multi-org access control support Cost Rollup Enhancements Retain snapshot Bill of Materials used in cost rollup EAM Enhancements Direct delivery items on service orders Cost Estimations and Cost Processor mapping between EAM asset and Install Base instance Cost buckets for EAM budgeting and forecasting Costing support for Shikyu (Japan) Support for payables architecture changes Performance improvements in job close process Periodic Cost improvements Inter-org transfers at real periodic costs Assemblies can absorb periodic cost of components or sub assemblies CP - Liability analysis Recognize liability: Purchase order liability Forecast liability Liability accruing from the current forecast Unscheduled liability Calculate liability based on: Order forecast Supply commits DP - Sales and operations planning enhancements Seeded S&OP Planning workflow Integrated demand and supply planning S&OP S&OP Workbench Demand planning enhancements Cumulative / Moving Totals Daily Level Pattern Recognition – Statistical Enhanced Smoothening Display Negative Numbers for Judgements Selective Forecasting – for specific products, specific methods can be used. Deployment Planning Fair-share allocation Distribution Planning Push Rules Inventory rebalancing through circular sourcing Inventory optimization enhancements Demand fulfillment lead time, lead-time variability Service Level Agreement – Suppliers Service Level Agreement – Customers

4. R12 Release Candidates – Overview Product Life CycleProcess ManufacturingSupply Chain Planning Centralized Product Catalog Structured Data Item Attributes to drive sales configurations Unstructured Data Embedded document management with OCS 10g Web Services integration Check-in/Check-out with version history Security mapping from item to document folder Desktop look and feel UI with OCS 10g with drag-drop features Security, Access and Search Maintenance Mass Item change UIs for attribute changes, organizational assignment and category assignments Attachment category based security 360 degree view Views to other EBS product transactions/External data sources) Data Quality and Management Data Quality Remove duplicates during Item import process Change Management Change Management of operational attributes Create New Item Request and Change Orders during item import process Mass maintenance of Item attributes Import & Synchronization Import Workbench Matching based on item, SSR, cross references – MPN, item attributes Source system management with attribute mapping and SSR cross reference Blending of attributes across source systems Excel imports for source data Synchronization Business Events for all Item changes Syndication UCCNet Network 1.0 uptake CP - Liability analysis Recognize liability: Purchase order liability Forecast liability Liability accruing from the current forecast Unscheduled liability Calculate liability based on: Order forecast Supply commits DP - Sales and operations planning enhancements Seeded S&OP Planning workflow Integrated demand and supply planning S&OP S&OP Workbench Demand planning enhancements Cumulative / Moving Totals Daily Level Pattern Recognition – Statistical Enhanced Smoothening Display Negative Numbers for Judgements Selective Forecasting – for specific products, specific methods can be used. Deployment Planning Fair-share allocation Distribution Planning Push Rules Inventory rebalancing through circular sourcing Inventory optimization enhancements Demand fulfillment lead time, lead-time variability Service Level Agreement – Suppliers Service Level Agreement – Customers Product Costing Costing – Separate Security from Discrete Mfg due to Inventory Convergence Synchronization of Costs across different organisations with different costing methods Sub-ledger Accounting replaces Manufacturing Accounting Controller Manufacturing Execution Batch Journal – On Demand Dispensing and Pre-Weigh Label Management Deviation Management - ERS Substitution Consumption Quality – Operation Certification New Product Development Modified Product Development Workbench Global and Local Formula (S88 Compliance) Recipe Rules, Validation and Over-rides Formula Analysis, Inquiry and BOM Workbench Item Substitutions and Effective Ingredients Least Cost Formulation Product Attributes Generate Fornula based on Least Cost Create Batches based on Cost Compare multiple Cost Types Planning Inventory Converges – Impact to ASCP Collections Item Substitutions Effectivity Date Firming feedback from ASCP in OPM Quality Enhanced Receiving thru Inventory Convergence

5. Information on R12 Release Candidate Files on Line –R12 Release Candidate Documents – Click HereClick Here APL Website –The Application Product Lifecycle Website, Get to the R12 Status – Click HereClick Here Detail Presentation Material –Discrete Manufacturing –Process Manufacturing –Supply Chain Planning –Product Information Management –It is loaded onto Files Online, Click Here (will be deleted after 30 Nov 2005)Click Here

6. Acceptable