Supply Types in Oracle WIP

Explain the concept of Supply types in Oracle WIP? Describe each

supply type in detail?
Supply types decides the method of supplying component materials to
discrete jobs and repetitive schedules in WIP module. It also controls how
materials are planned in MS/MRP module and how materials are costed in
Cost Management module.
You can assign supply types to the items when you define in Inventory
module. You can also assign supply types to components when you create
bills of material in Bills of Material and Engineering modules. The following is
a list of the WIP supply types and the way they work:
a) Push
Push components can be manually issued directly to discrete jobs and
repetitive schedule as per requirements. You can specify the subinventory for
items in Item definition form or in Bills or define default subinventory in WIP
parameters form. Work in Process defaults the supply subinventory
associated with the component.
b) Operation Pull:
Operation pull components that are assigned to backflush operations, are
automatically backflushed (pulled) from inventory and issued to discrete jobs
and repetitive schedules when assemblies are moved and completed at that
operation i.e. when you complete backflush operations. Also, operation pull
component that have not been backflushed because they are assigned to
non-backflush operations prior to the backflush operation are also
backflushed.
The Components are pulled from the supply subinventory assigned to the
component. You cannot assign this supply type to an assenbly without a
routing or a non-standard discrete job without a routing. You can assign this
supply type to assemblies that have routings with no operations or when the
routing has disabled operations. However, all components with a supply type
of operation pull are automatically changed to assembly pull.
c) Assembly pull:
Assembly Pull components are issued (backflushed) to discrete jobs and
repetitive schedules when you complete all operations on assemblies in Work
in Process. They are pulled from the supply subinventory assigned to the
component requirement.
If you want to assign pull components to a bill of material or job that is not
associated with a routing, you must assign an Assembly Pull supply type,
rather than operation pull supply type. You cannot assign this supply type to

a non-standard discrete job if you have not specified an assembly or bill of

material reference for that non standard discrete job.
d) Based on Bill:
When you define a discrete job or a repetitive line/assembly association in
WIP, the supply type for the assembly defaults to Based on Bill and assembly
components are supplied based upon their bill of material supply types. You
can change the defaulted Based on Bill supply type that is assigned to jobs
and schedules as you define them. The Based on Bill supply type is WIP
specific.
If the supply type for a job or line/assembly association is changed, the new
supply type is applied to all component material requirements. For example,
if you change the supply type of a job assembly from Based on Bill to
Assembly Pull, the supply types of all assembly components are changed to
Assembly pull. You can update the supply types of individual material
requirements using the Material Requirements window in WIP
The system automatically changes components with a supply type of
Operation Pull to Assembly Pull, when the Based on Bill supply type is applied
to a job or repetitive job/ schedule that has a bill of material but has no a
routing or operations.
e) Bulk:
Bulk component requirements can be viewed and are displayed on reports
and inquiry forms (that display components requirements) when you include
Bulk components on a bill of material. They can be used to communicate to
the shop floor that bulk components must be used but need not be
transacted. You can choose specific components in the type field of WIP
material transaction form for issuing bulk components.
Bulk components are not backflushed nor do they default when issuing all
components for an assembly. You can, however, manually issue specific bulk
components to a discrete job or repetitive schedule. This supply type is
selected for components like screws,nuts,bolts,nails,etc where it is difficult
and may not be necessary to transact the exact quantity used.
f) Supplier/Vendor:
Supplier component requirements can be included on bills of material.
Requirements for supplier components are created when you define discrete
jobs and repetitive schedules in Work in Process. Supplier component
requirements can be viewed and are displayed on reports. They provide
information on the component materials that your suppliers provide but need
not be transacted. Supplier components are not backflushed nor do they
default when issuing all components for an assembly. You can, however,
manually issue specific supplier components to discrete jobs and repetitive
schedules/job.

g) Phantoms:
Phantom components can be assigned to bill of material component
subassemblies and subassembly items in BOM and Engineering. Components
of phantom subassemblies are used as if they were tied directly to the parent
assembly. Phantom supply types cannot be assigned to jobs and repetitive
lines/assembly associations in Work in Process. When model or option class
bills are components to another bill of material, that component supply type
is phantom.
Phantoms behave normally when they are top level assemblies, such as
when master scheduled or manufactured on a discrete job. As
subassemblies, they lose their distinct identity and become a collection of
their components. Phantom components (not the phantom itself) are
included on discrete jobs and repetitive job/schedules and are listed on the
Discrete Job and Repetitive Schedule Pick List Reports.