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Inventory
Part1
1.WhataredifferentplanningmethodsinInventory
Thereare5differentplanningmethodsinoracleInventory
SubinvReplenishmentPlanning
MinMaxPlanning
Reorderpointplanning
KanbanPlanning
PeriodicAutomaticReplenishment
2.Whatarethesetupsfordifferentplanningmethod
(MinMax)
Setuptheiteminmasterorgandassign
theitemtotheorgforwhichMinMax
planningisused
Attributes,InvPlanningmethod:MinMax
MinMaxQtyshouldhavebeendefined
SafetyStockmethodshouldbenonMRP
Planned
Determinewhatshouldbethestatusof
theRequisitionscreatedfortheplanning
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DothiswithprofileoptionINV:Minmax
ReorderApproval
IFUseASLhasbeenenabled,then
Requisitionwillpopulatethesupplierdata
fromtheASLsetupwhichisassignedtothe
item
Sourcingrulescanbedefinedforthis
Thenneedtoassignsourcingruletotheitem
InInventoryresponsibility,underPlanning
runtheMinMaxplanningreportwithrequired
parameter
3.Whatistheconcurrentprogramfortheplanning
MinMaxplanningreportunderplanning
menuinInventoryresponsibility
4.Whatarethesetupsforexpenseitem?
ShouldnotbeInventoryItem
NoStockable
NoTransactable
NoCosting,InvAsset
5.HowmanykeyflexfieldsarethereinInventory?
SevenKFFarethereinInventory
AccountAlias
Item
ItemCategory
ItemCatalogues
StockLocators
SalesOrder
ServiceItems
6.WhatistheuseofsalesorderKFF?
Thisisusedduringmaterialtransaction
whensourceisSalesOrder
SegmentsareSalesorderNumber.Sales
OrderType.SalesOrderSource
7.Howwecanhavetheitemkeyflexfieldwith2
segments,isitpossible,ifyesthenhow,ifnothenwhy?
ThiscanbemodifiedusingFlexfield>Key>
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Segments
QuerytheSystemItems,thenyoucan
modifytheexistingstructure,oryoucanadd
anewone.
8.HowwillyouinactivatetheInventorylocations
BygivingInactivedateintheLocation
form
9.Whatallsetupsyouhavedoneininventory
organizationimplementation
Location
Calendar
Organization
Parameter
CostGroup
Subinventory
StockLocator
ReceivingOptions
ShippingNetworks
IntercompanyTransactionflows
CostSubelements

Part2
1.Whatarethevaluationaccountsusedin
Inventory
MaterialAnassetaccountthattracksmaterial

cost.Foraveragecosting,thisaccountholdsyour
inventoryandintransitvalues.Onceyouperform
transactions,youcannotchangethisaccount.
MaterialOverheadAnassetaccountthattracks
materialoverheadcost.
ResourceAnassetaccountthattracksresource
cost.
OverheadAnassetaccountthattracksresource
andoutsideprocessingoverheads.
OutsideprocessingAnassetaccountthattracks
outsideprocessingcost.
ExpenseTheexpenseaccountusedwhen
trackinganonassetitem
OtherAccounts
SalesTheprofitandloss(incomestatement)

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accountthattracksthedefaultrevenueaccount.
CostofGoodsSoldTheprofitandloss(income
statement)accountthattracksthedefaultcostofgoods
soldaccount.
PurchasePriceVarianceThevarianceaccount
usedtorecorddifferencesbetweenpurchaseorder
priceandstandardcost.Thisaccountisnotusedwith
theaveragecostmethod.
InventoryA/PAccrualTheliabilityaccount
thatrepresentsallinventorypurchaseorderreceiptsnot
matchedinAccountsPayable,suchastheuninvoiced
receiptsaccount.
InvoicePriceVarianceThevarianceaccount
usedtorecorddifferencesbetweenpurchaseorder
priceandinvoiceprice.Thisaccountisusedby
AccountsPayabletorecordinvoicepricevariance.
EncumbranceAnexpenseaccountusedto
recognizethereservationoffundswhenapurchase
orderisapproved.
AverageCostVarianceUnderaveragecosting
withnegativequantitybalances,thisaccountrepresents
theinventoryvaluationerrorcausedbyissuingyour
inventorybeforeyourreceipts.

2.WhatisABCAnalysisandwhyitisbeingused
ABCAnalysisisanInventorycategorizationmethod

tocategorizeitemsinto3differentclassesAbeingthe
mostvaluableandCbeingtheleastvaluableones.
UsingthisAnalysis,itwillbeeasytomonitorand
keepontrackofthevaluableitemslikefrequentlydoing
cyclecountsonAclassitems,etc.
3.Whataretheprocessofcyclecount
Createacyclecountheaderwithrequireddata
Assigntheitemstobecounted
Thenruntherequiredcyclecountreport
Usingthereportdothecyclecounts
ThengoandApprovethecyclecount

4.WhatisthedifferentinMOIssueandMOTransfer
MOIssuewillmoveoutthestockfrominventory

againstanaccount
MOtransferwillmovethestockfromone
subinventorytoother
5.WhatisthePickingruleinInventory
PickingRuleisusedtodeterminethelistofitemsfor

salesorder/shippingbasedontherevision,Lot,
SubinventoryandLocator.
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AssigntherequiredPickingRuletotheiteminOrder

Managementtab.
6.WhatarethecriteriainCyclecount
Dependingontherequirement,wecantriggercycle
count.
Wecandefineregularcyclecountofhighvalues
items.
Ifbackorderedorpickdenied,wecantriggercycle
countforthoseitems.
6.WhatarethediffinLotandSerial
Lotcontrolistocontrolawholebatchofitems.for
exampleindrugindustrywehavebatchnumberwhich
canbecontrolledusinglotwherewecantrackthecomplete
batchusingspecificdata.
Serialcontrolistomonitorandtrackeverysingleqty
ofanitemlikeelectronicdeviceswherewetrackby
serialnumber.
6.Whatarethematerialstatusinasubinventory
7.WhatisPhysicalInventory

Part3
1.WhatismoveorderinOM
MoveordersgeneratedaspartofPickWavearetheones
fromSalesorder
2.HowaMOisdifffromSubinvtransfer
Ans:MOgenerallyaretherequestofmovementofitemsin
oneorganization.Itmaybeoffrom3sources,MO
requisition,ReplenishMO,PickWaveMO.MOcanbeMO
IssuewhichwillissuetheitemfromthelocationandMO
transferwhichlltransfertheitemtoanotherlocation.
3.WhatisnettableinSubinventorysetup
Thiswilldetrrminewhethertoconsidertheonhandsofthe
subinventoryasavailableforplanningtasks.
4.WhatarethestatusattributesinItemandhowmany
ofthem
Wecandefinedifferentstatusforanitemcombination
theseattributesasperthebusinessneed
Followingaretheattributes
BOMEnabled
BuildinWIP
Customerorderenabled
InternalOrderenabled
Invoicable
Purchasable
Stockable
Transactable
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5.Whatistheuseofstatusattribute
Wecandefinedifferentstatusforanitemcombination
theseattributesasperthebusinessneed
6.Whymasterorgisrequired
Sothatwecanhaveanitemmaintainedatmasterlevelwith
commonattributesandthenwecanusethesameitem
acrossmultipleorganizationinsteadofdefiningitagainand
again.
7.InventoryMasterorgismandatory?
Yes.Ifyouwillnotcreateanyspecificmasterorg,then
systemwillconsiderthesameinvorgasitsmasterorg.
8.WhataretheLotcontrolsetups
Lotcontrolcanbesetupatitemattributesatorganization
level.
EitherNoControlorFullControl
9.Howlotnumbergenerates
YoucangeneratenewLotnumbersduringtransactions
10.Whatisserialcontrolledandwhatarethesetups
Serialcontrolcanbesetupatitemattributesatorganization
level.
11.Howserialnumbersaregenerated
Serialcontrolcanbesetupatitemattributesatorganization
level.
NoControl,AtReceipt,AtSalesOrderissue,Predefined
12.WhatisthepredefinedlocatorinSubinventoryand
howitworksinbusiness
Wecansetuplocatorcontrolin4diffwaysforeach
subinventory
None:Therewillnotbeanylocatorinformationrequired
duringanytransaction
Prespecified:Systemwillaskyoutoselectlocator
combinationswhichalreadybeendefinedinthe
subinventoryduringthetransaction
DynamicEntry:Eitheryoucanselectanylocatorduring
transactionoryoucancreateanewcombination
ItemLevel:Thiswilltakethelocatorwhichhasbeendefined
atitemattributelevel
13.Whatarethetransactionmanagers
Transactionmanageristheinetrfacemanagerswhichcarry
outalltransactiononcesubmittedbytheusers
14.Canwechangetheitemnameafteritcreated?
Ans:Yeswecanchangethenameinmasterlevel.

Part4
1.HowWMSishelpfulcomparedtoInventory
Ans:WarehouseManagement(WMS)enablescompanies
tomaximizetheirutilizationoflabor,spaceandequipment
investmentsbycoordinatingandoptimizingresourceusage
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andmaterialflows.Specificallydesignedtosupportthe
needsofdistribution,manufacturing,assetintensive,and
servicebusinesses,OracleWMSprovidesasingleplatform
acrossyourentireglobalsupplychain.
2.Whatfunctionalityininventoryusesthecalendar
3.Whatisthediffininvandwmsfromaccounting
perspective
4.WhatistheuseofWMSRulesWorkbench
Ans:TheRulesworkbenchenablesyouto
assignstrategies,rulesandcostgroupvaluesdirectlytoany
numberofobjectsinanassignmentmatrix
5.Whystrategyused
Ans:Afteryoudefineyourrules,youmustsetupastrategy
andthenassociatetheapplicablerules.Afteryouassign
rulestoastrategy,therulesenginecanexecutethe
strategiesonanyobjectstowhichthestrategyapplies.The
rulesengineexecuteseachsubsequentruleinyourstrategy
untilanallocationiscompletelyfilled.
6.Howmanytypesofbarcodesarethere
Ans:Mainly2typesLinear(1dimensional)andMatrix(2D)

Part5
1.Whatisanitem?
AnitemisapartorserviceswhereyoucanPurchase,
Sell,Plan,Manufacture,Stock,Distributeand
Prototype.
Itemscanalsobecontainersforitemsaswellas
componentsyoubuildintootheritems.
2.ExplainItemMasterOrganization?
Anitemmasterorganizationisalogicalentitywhere
youdefinetheitem.Afteryoudefineaniteminthe
itemmaster,youcanassignittoanynumberofother
organizations.
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3.DefineInventoryOrganization?
Itisafacilitywhichwillenableyoutostoreand
transacttheitems.Itcanbeamanufacturingunit,
warehouse,distributioncenteretc.
4.Whatisasubinventory?
Subinventiriesareuniquephysicalorlogical
separationsofmaterialinventory.Thesecanberaw
material,finishedgoodsordefectivematerial
subinventory.Youmustdefineatleastone
subinventory.Subinventoriesareoftwotypes:storage
andreceiving
Storagesubinventoriesareintermediateorfinalput
awaylocationsformaterial.Materialthatresidesina
storagesubinventoryappearsinonhandquantity,and
istrackedbythesystem.Thesystemcanbookorders
against,andusemanufacturingprocessesonmaterial
thatresidesinastoragesubinventory.Youmust
defineatleastonestoragesubinventoryforyour
implementation.
Receivingtypesubinventoryisonlyusedforreceiving
items.Itemsinthissubinventoriescannotbeonhand
orreserved
5.Inwhichtabledoesthesubinventoryrelated
informationforanitemisstored?
MTL_SECONDARY_INVENTORIES
MTL_ITEM_SUB_INVENTORIES
6.Whatisastocklocator?
Locatorsarestructureswithinsubinventories.
Locatorsarethethirdlevelintheenterprise
structuringschemeofOracleInventory.Locatorsmay
representrows,racks,orbinsinwarehouses.Youcan
transactitemsintoandoutoflocators.Youcanrestrict
thelifeoflocators,establishcapacityofaspecific
locatorinweightorunits,aswellasspecify
dimensionswhichdefinealocatorscapacityby
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volume.
7.WhataretheKeyflexfieldsinoracleInventory?
OracleInventoryprovidesthefollowingflexfields:
SystemItems,ItemCatalogs,ItemCategories,Stock
Locators,AccountAliasandSalesOrder
8.Whatarethebasicstepsinvolvedindefiningan
item?
Createanitemintheitemmasterform
Copythetemplatefromthetoolsmenutoassign
specificattributestotheitemandsaveit.
Assigntheitemtoacategoryfromtoolsmenuand
saveyourwork
Selectorganizationassignmentfromtoolsmenuand
assigntheitemtodifferentinventoryorganizationsby
tickingthecheckboxnexttotheinventory
organizations.
9.Whatareitemattributes?
Itemattributesarethecollectionofinformationabout
anitem.Theseareusedtostorespecific
characteristicsofanitem,suchasitemstatus,unitof
measure,revisioncontrol,etc.thesecanbecontrolled
ateitherthemasterortheorganizationlevel.These
attributesarestoredinatablenamed
MTL_ITEM_ATTRIBUTES
10.Whatistheuseofitemtemplate?
AnItemtemplateisasetofattributesthatenablethe
usertoquicklycreateanItem.Youcanusethe
existingtemplatesareyoucancreateyourcustom
template.
11.Whatisanitemcategoryandcategoryset?
Acategoryisalogicalclassificationofitemsthathave
similarcharacteristics.
Acategorysetisadistinctgroupingschemeand
consistsofmultiplecategories.Anitemcanbelongto
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anynumberofcategorysets.Wecanassignitemto
onecategorywithineachcategoryset.Thecategories
canberetrievedfromthetable
MTL_CATEGORIES_Banditemcategorysetfrom
MTL_CATEGORY_SETS_B.
12.Explainunitofmeasure(UOM)andUOM
class?
Theunitofmeasure(UOM)helpsuscountthe
numberofitemsinvolvedinatransactionorthe
numberofitemsthatarestoredinasubinventoryora
locator.
UOMclassesletyougroupdifferentUMOsintoone
category.Eg,quantitycouldbeaUOMclassunder
whicheach,dozen,lotetcareseparateUOMs.
13.Explainshippingmethod?
Shippingmethodsarethewayyoushipmaterial.
Whenyoucreateashippingmethod,youmustenable
itbeforeyoucanuseitinashippingnetwork.Ifyou
disableashippingmethod,itcannotbeusedina
shippingnetwork.
14.DescribeInterorganizationShippingNetworks
Aninterorganizationshippingnetworkdescribesthe
relationshipsandaccountinginformationbetweena
shippingorganizationandadestinationorganization.
Youmustdefineashippingnetworkbetweentwo
organizationsbeforeyoucantransfermaterial
betweenorganizations.Whenyousetupashipping
networkyoumustselectatransfertype:Intransitor
Direct.
Intransit:OracleInventorymovesmaterialtoan
intermediarystatebeforeitreachesthedestination
organization.Afterthematerialarrivesatthe
destinationorganization,youwillneedareceipt
transactiontoretrieveit.Ifintransitisselected,you
candefine:
ShippingMethods,GLAccountstouseintransit,
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Materialownershipduringtransfer,Planninglead
timesandTransferCharges
Direct:OracleInventorymovesthematerialdirectlyto
thedestinationorganization.However,forboth
transfertypes,youcandeterminedefaultreceipt
routingandwhetherinternalordersarerequiredto
transfermaterial
15.Inwhichtablesarethetransactionaldetails
arestored?
MTL_MATERIAL_TRANSACTIONS
MTL_TRANSACTIONS_INTERFACE
MTL_MATERIAL_TRANSACTIONS_TEMP
MTL_TRANSACTION_ACCOUNTS
16.WhatisrevisioncontrolinOracleInventory?
Arevisionisaparticularversionofanitem,billof
material,orrouting.Revisioncontrolisnormally
enabledforidentifyingamodifieditem.Itemcanbe
placedunderrevisioncontrolbycheckingthebox
`Revisioncontrol`inInventorytabwhiledefiningnew
itemorforexistingitem.BasetableforItemRevision
isMTL_ITEM_REVISIONS.
17.WhatisPickingOrderofSubinventoryor
Locator?Wherewillyoudefinetheorder?
Thevalueindicatestheprioritywithwhichwepick
itemsfromsubinventoryorLocator,relativetoanother
subinventoryorlocator,whereagivenitemresides.A
pickingorderof1meansthatorderentryfunctions
pickitemsfromthesubinventoryorlocatorbefore
otherswithahighernumber(suchas2,3andsoon).
Thesubinventoryorderisdefinedinthesubinventory
definitionandthelocatororderisdefinedinthelocator
definition.Thedefaultorderforboththesubinventory
andthelocatoraredefinedintheorganization.
18.Whatarethedifferentinventorytransactions?
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Atransactionisanitemmovementwithin,intoorout
ofinventory.Atransactionchangesthequantityand
locationofanitem
Thefollowingarethedifferentinventorytransactions:
ReceiveanitemintoanorganizationfromGLaccount
number
IssueanitemfromanorganizationintoaGLaccount
number
Transferitemsfromonesubinventorytootherinthe
sameorganization.
Transferofitemsbetweenvariousinventory
organizations
Reservationofitems
19.Describevariousinventorytransactiontypes?
Miscellaneoustransaction:Thistransactionisusedto
doadjustmentsinstockduetodamage,
obsolescence,issuingitemsforR&Dorissuingtrack
ableexpenseitems.
Subinventorytransfer:Thistransactionisusedto
transfergoodsfromonesubinventorytoanother
withinthesameinventoryorganization.
InterORGtransfer:Thistransactionisusedtotransfer
goodsfromoneinventoryorganizationtoanother.
Receivingtransaction:Thistransactionisusedto
movegoodsfromreceivingdocktospecified
subinventoryandlocator.
Salesissue:Thistransactionisusedtomovegoods
frompicksubinventorytostagedsubinventory.
WIPissue:Thistransactionisusedtoissuematerials
againstproductionorders
20.Whatisthedifferencebetweenasubinventory
transferandamoveorder?
Boththesetransactionsareusedforthemovementof
itemsfromonesubinventorytotheother.The
differenceisthatmoveordergeneratesapickslipand
asubinventorytransferdoesnt.
Moveorderrequiresapproval.Also,moveorders
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createallocations.Soyoucanplaceholdonthe
materialwiththeintentionofpickingitupalittlelater.
Insubinventorytransfer,thereisnoreservation/
allocation.
21.WhataretheComponentsusedin
CustomizingaTransaction?
Thefollowingarethethreecomponentsusedina
transaction
TransactionSourceType
TransactionAction
TransactionType
ATransactionSourceTypeandaTransactionAction
cometogethertoformaTransactionType.
22.WhatisaTransactionsourcetype?
ATransactionSourceTypeisdefinedasanentity
againstwhichOracleInventorychargesatransaction.
Thefollowingtransactionsourcetypescomeseeded
withOracleInventory:
PurchaseOrder
AccountAlias
MoveOrder
InternalOrder
StandardCostUpdate
InternalRequisition
SalesOrder
CycleCount
PeriodicCostUpdate
PhysicalInventory
Account
RMA(ReturnMaterialAuthorization)
Inventory
JoborSchedule
23.Whatisatransactiontype?
Atransactiontypeisacombinationofatransaction
sourcetypeandatransactionaction.Itisusedto
classifyaparticulartransactionforreportingand
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queryingpurposes.Ex:
Salesorderissue(txntype)+issuefromstores(txn
action)=salesorder(txnsourcetype)
Moveordertransfer(txntype)+subinventorytransfer
(txnaction)=moveorder(txnsourcetype)
24.Nameanyfourpurposeswheremiscellaneous
transactioncanbeused?
Cyclecountadjustment,Physicalinventory
adjustment,adjustinginventoryquantitywithinan
inventoryorganizationanddecrementingonhand
balancesfromasubinvemtory
25.Explaininventorycontrol?
InventoryControlistheprocessbywhichinventoryis
measuredandregulatedaccordingtopredetermined
normssuchaseconomiclotsizefororderor
production,safetystock,minimumlevel,maximum
level,orderleveletc.
26.Whataretheobjectivesofinventorycontrol?
Tomeetunforeseenfuturedemandduetovariationin
forecastfiguresandactualfigures.
Toaverageoutdemandfluctuationsduetoseasonal
orcyclicvariations.
Tomeetthecustomerrequirementtimely,effectively,
efficiently,smoothlyandsatisfactorily.
Tosmoothentheproductionprocess.
Tofacilitateintermittentproductionofseveralproducts
onthesamefacility.
Togaineconomyofproductionorpurchaseinlots.
Toreducelossduetochangesinpricesofinventory
items.
Tomeetthetimelagfortransportationofgoods.
Tomeetthetechnologicalconstraintsof
production/process.
27.Whatarethefactorsthataffectinventory
control?
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Typeofproduct
Typeofmanufacture
Volumeofproduction
28.DefineABCanalysis?
ABCanalysisdeterminestherelativevalueofagroup
ofinventoryitemsbasedonauserspecifiedvaluation
criterion.
Thistechniquedividesinventoryintothreecategories
A,B&Cbasedontheirannualconsumptionvalue.
ItisalsoknownasSelectiveInventoryControlMethod
(SIM)
29.Whatisconsignmentinventory?
ConsignmentInventoryisinventorythatisinthe
possessionofthecustomer,butisstillownedbythe
supplier.Inotherwords,thesupplierplacessomeof
hisinventoryinhiscustomerspossession(intheir
storeorwarehouse)andallowsthemtosellor
consumedirectlyfromhisstock.Thecustomer
purchasestheinventoryonlyafterhehasresoldor
consumedit.Thekeybenefittothecustomershould
beobvioushedoesnothavetotieuphiscapitalin
inventory.Thisdoesnotmeanthatthereareno
inventorycarryingcostsforthecustomerhedoesstill
incurcostsrelatedtostoringandmanagingthe
inventory
30.Whatarethedifferentplanningmethods
availableinOracle?
Reorderpointplanning
MinMaxplanning
Kanbancards
Subinventoryreplenishmentplanning
31.Whenshouldthematerialbeordered?
Whenonhandquantity+supplydemandisless
thansafetystock(safetystockisnothingbutminimum
inventorylevel)
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[Onhandquantity]+[supply][demand]<[min
inventorylevel]
32.Explainreorderpointplanning?
Reorderpointplanningusesdemandforecaststo
decidewhentoorderanewquantitytoreplenish
inventory.Reorderpointplanningsuggestsanew
orderforanitemwhentheavailablequantity(onhand
quantityplusplannedreceipts)dropsbelowtheitems
safetystocklevelplusforecastdemandfortheitem
duringitsreplenishmentleadtime.Thesuggested
orderquantityisaneconomicorderquantitythat
minimizesthetotalcostoforderingandcarrying
inventory.OracleInventorycanautomaticallygenerate
requisitionstoinformyourpurchasingdepartmentthat
areplenishmentorderisrequiredtosupplyyour
organization.
Iftheforecastiscorrectandtheorderarrivesontime,
theinventorylevelshouldberightatthesafetystock
levelatthetimeofreceipt.Incaseswherethedesired
safetystocklevelchangesduringtheorderleadtime,
OracleInventoryusesthelargestsafetystockquantity
duringtheleadtime.
Whenanorderistriggered,theEOQisthesizeofthe
triggeredorder.
EOQ=squarerootof:[(2XannualdemandXorder
cost)/(carryingcostpercentXUnitcost)]
OracleInventorycalculatesannualdemandasthe
currentdemandrateannualizedbymultiplyingthe
currentperioddemandforecastbythenumberof
periodsperyear(12or13).
Reorderpointplanningcanbeperformedatthe
organizationlevelonly.
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33.Explainminmaxplanningtechnique?
MinMaxplanningisatoolforplanninginventorythat
looksatuserdefinedminimumandmaximum
inventorylevels.Itdoesnotconsiderleadtimes.
Wecanperformthistechniqueatorglevelor
subinventorylevel
34.Definecyclecountingandexplainitsusein
oracleinventory?
CycleCountingisaprocessofperiodiccountingof
individualitem/alltheitemsthroughoutthecourseof
theyeartoensuretheaccuracyofinventoryquantities
andvalues.
WecandothecyclecountingatOrganization/Sub
InventoryLevel.
Cyclecountisusedto:
Toreconcilesystemonhandbalanceswithactual
countsininventory
Maintaincontrolovertheitemsthathavehighervalue
35.Whendoyouperformphysicalinventoryand
explainthestepsinvolvedinit?
Physicalinventorycanbeperformed,wheneverthere
isaneedtoverifytheaccuracyofsystemonhand
quantities.Thiscanbedoneforentireorganizationor
canbeconfinedtoaspecificsubinventory.
Stepstoperformphysicalinventory:
Definephysicalinventory
Takeasnapshotofsystemonhandquantities
Generatephysicalinventorytags
Entercounts
Dophysicalinventoryadjustmentsbyapprovingor
rejecting
Postadjustments
Purgephysicalinventoryinformation
36.Whencanyouseesuchscenario,item
availabletoqtyis0butavailabletotransactmore
than0
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IfSubinventoryAllowreservationisnotallowed
IfItemislotcontrolledandlotisexpired

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