Answer Posted / srinivasulu yarasi

Oracle Apps has different manufacturing modules viz
Discrete Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing, Project
Manufacturing etc.
Based on your domain experience or based on the project
assigned, you need to choose between the module.

What is Discrete Manufacturing?

1) Discrete manufacturing is a manufacturing process in
which distinct items/products(which you can easily count,
see and touch) are built or manufactured in discrete
batches on manufacturing floor. It creates physical
products which go directly to business and consumers, and
assemblies that are used by other manufacturers. The
resulting product is easily identifiable. It is different
from process manufacturing where products are
undifferentiated (can not tell the difference between one
product and another) such as oil, natural gas and salt.

2) A typical characteristic of discrete manufacturing is
the frequent switching from one manufactured product to
another. The products are typically manufactured in
individually defined lots, the sequence of work centers
through production varying for each one of these. Costs are
calculated on the basis of orders and individual lots.

3) Discrete manufacturing is also characterized by
individual or separate unit production. Units can be
produced in low volume with very high complexity or high
volumes of low complexity. Low volume/high complexity
production results in the need for an extremely flexible
manufacturing system that can improve quality and time-to-
market speed while cutting costs. High volume/low
complexity production puts high premiums on inventory
controls, lead times and reducing or limiting materials
costs and waste

4) Discrete manufacturing typically involves the sequence
of work centers through which the products can pass during
production. This sequence can be varied as per requirement.
The order of work centers is determined in routings, which
can often be very complex. There can be waiting times
between the individual work centers. Also, semi-finished
products are frequently placed in interim storage prior to
further processing

5) In discrete manufacturing, component materials are
staged with specific reference to the individual production
lots. Completion confirmations for the various steps and
processes document the work progress and enable fine-tune
controlling.

Examples are Transportation equipment, Automobiles, toys,
Computer and accessories and electronic products, consumer
electronics, furniture, Lego Blocks, Appliances and other
house hold items

What is Process Manufacturing?

Process manufacturing is different from Discrete
manufacturing.
Manufacturing is not in discrete batches but is a process
of pressing/mixing/chemical processing/heating/boiling
liquid/semi liquid/solid and powder or raw materials. Once
you manufacture a product by using process manufacturing,
the output can not be brought to it's original basic form.
For example orange juice with sugar added cannot be put
back in to the Orange and Sugar seperately. On the other
hand a computer manufactured by a discrete manufacturing
process can be disassembled and the parts can be returned
to stock to a large extent. Examples of process
manufacturing are food products, beverages, paints &
coatings, chemicals, specialty chemicals , pharmaceuticals,
consumer packaged goods, Bulk drug pharmaceuticals,
Nutraceutical, cosmeceutical and biotechnology industries.
In Process Manufacturing, there are ingredients and not
parts; there are formulas and not bill of materials; and
bulk, not Unit of measure Each


What is Project Manufacturing ?

Large contracts or projects received by the companies can
not be completely fulfilled by process manufacturing or
disrete or repetitive manufacturing methods. It requires a
separate manufacturing method known as project
manufacturing. Project manufacturing meets demand driven
production requirements for large contracts or projects. It
allows you to plan, schedule, process and cost against a
specific contract or a group of contracts or project for a
specific customer.

Oracle Project Manufacturing supports companies in the
Engineer-To-Order, Make-To-Order manufacturing strategies
and Aerospace and Defense industries. These industries
plan, track, procure, and cost based on project, contract,
or Seiban numbers.

If Oracle Projects is installed and the Project References
Enabled and Project Control Level parameters are set in the
Organization Parameters window in Inventory module, you can
assign project and, if required, task references to planned
orders, jobs, purchase orders, sales orders, miscellaneous
transaction and other entities within Oracle Manufacturing.
If the Project Cost Collection Enabled parameter is also
set in inventory organization parameters, you can
optionally collect and transfer manufacturing cost to
Oracle Projects module. Project costs are tracked by
project/task and expenditure type.

GoodLuck !!

SeenuYarasi

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