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Oracle Mobile Supply Chain Applications architecture empowers users to achieve new levels of productivity and accuracy. At the same time flexibility of this module along with features of hand held devices available in market makes the system extremely easy to use. Functions required for all transactions can be performed either using RF scanners (with barcodes) or through an Oracle form on hand held device.

Following are some of the key benefits which drive Operational Excellence by implementation of MSCA (Mobile Supply Chain Applications) are:

MSCA comes with standard screens on hand held devices for doing receiving transactions, manufacturing transactions, shipping transactions, inventory transactions and quality data entry. Standard MSCA screens will have a lot of fields which may or may not be used by an operator. It is one of the critical steps in an MSCA implementation to identify in each transaction screen which fields are required and which ones can be removed. MSCA provides option to customize the screens and have only the fields required in a preferred sequence for transactions. This goes hand in hand with design of key documents used in shop floor like Work order, Receipt traveler, Pick slip and any other traveler used during transaction. On these documents identify the key fields which are used for data entry and barcode them.

Oracle Warehouse Management module can be implemented in addition to MSCA to write additional rules which will optimize the travel time and further improve Operational efficiency. It also supports cross docking, flexible label printing, task assignments and LPN (License Plate Number) support for transactions. One of the prerequisite for implementing Oracle Warehouse Management module is using Stock locators and implementation of MSCA. Hence make sure if MSCA is implemented as standalone module locators are enables.