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Managing

Customer
Consignment
Inventory

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Managing Customer Consignment


Agenda
Consignment scenarios
Benefits of consignment programs
Determine products for consignment and agreements
Internal controls for consignment
Managing customer consigned inventory in Oracle
Bill Only, Inventory Interface Workflow
Oracle Set Ups
Manual Consignment Pull Order Process
Processing Errors
Customizations to Improve Process

Questions and Answers


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Managing Customer Consignment

Consignment Scenario

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Consignment Scenarios

Consignment Scenarios
Customer consigned inventory at customer
warehouse
Customer consigned inventory at 3rd party warehouse

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Consignment Definition
Customer Consigned Inventory is a
practice where you place and maintain
goods belonging to you at your
customer locations. Customer does not
take ownership of product until used
(pulled).

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Managing Customer Consignment

Benefits of
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Benefits of Consignment Program


Benefits of Consignment Program
Customer
Customer Satisfaction
Reduced time to Market for new product
Shorter lead times
Competitor edge
Service parts for critical equipment
Save expedite freight costs

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Benefits of Consignment Program


Downside of Consignment
Inventory management ( scraps, cycle counts,
replenishment)
Managing of obsolete parts
Timely Pull notifications
Shipment notice (3rd Party Warehouse)
Customer forecast and supplier production
schedule conflicts
Invoice and payment

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Managing Customer Consignment

Consignment
Products

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Consignment Products

Determine products for Consignment


Customer
Products with high-degree of demand uncertainty

Supplier
Products with high-degree of sales potential but demand is
not reasonably known or stable
New unproven products
The introduction of existing product lines into new sales
channels.
Very expensive products where sales are questionable.

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Consignment Products
Consignment product characteristic
Transparent to the user
Requires no special handling in
Shipping and Receiving
Viewable as available in inventory
Non-nettable and not available for
planning
Can be cycle counted

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Managing Customer Consignment

Consignment
Agreements

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Consignment Agreements
Consignment Agreements

Establish min/max inventory levels with a periodic review


Determine criteria for consigned item
Establish point of transfer of ownership
Frequency and means of communication for consumption advice
Consumption policy (eg. FIFO)
Modified payment terms and agreed payment process
Address stolen, lost, damaged, removal or destroyed consigned
material
Means to share and review customer forecast and schedule
Determine whos responsible for consignment material overhead
cost (taxes, insurance)
Consigned item return policy
Determine responsibility for the physical security of the consigned
item storage location.
Inspection and cycle counting
Delivery performance measurements (Based on stock outs)
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Managing Customer Consignment

Internal controls
For Consignment

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Internal Controls for Consignment


Internal control for consignment
Establish procedure to account for consigned
goods movement
Establish billing, shipping and receiving
procedure with necessary approval
Record adjustment for shrinkage and lost
Segregate consigned and non-consigned
goods
Supplier agreement must be approved by
company lawyers and does not violate any
government regulations
Reconciliation and confirmation of consigned
goods by consignee
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Managing Customer Consignment

Oracle setups for


Customer
Consigned Inventory

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Consignment Workflow

Billing workflow
Send
consumptio
n advice
to supplier

Create
consignment
sales order for
consignment
customer

Generate
invoice for
billings

Replenishment workflow
Run min/max
planning for
consignment
subinventory
with restock =
Yes

Customer

Import and
create
internal
requisition

Create
internal
sales order
via order
import

Pick release
and ship
goods to
consignment
location

Supplier

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Inventory and Item Setups


Define Location

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Inventory and Item Setups


Define Consignment Organization and Assign
Location

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Inventory and Item Setups


Define Consignment Sub-Inventory

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Inventory and Item Setups


Enable Item in Consignment Org

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Inventory and Item Setups


Set Min/Max value for consigned Item

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Inventory and Item Setups


Move Inventory into Consignment SubInventory

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Price List Setups


Define Consign Customer Price List and
Assign Items

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Order Management Setups


Define Order Type

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Order Management Setups


Assign Line Flow - Bill Only with Inventory
Interface (Generic)

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Order Management Setups


Workflow Diagram (Generic)

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Order Management Setups


Assign Document Sequence to Order Type

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Order Management Setups


Enable Valid Ship Method to Consignment
Org

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Customer Master Setups


Assign Order Type, Price List, Consignment
Org and Valid Ship Method

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Managing Customer Consignment


Order Process

Order process
for
Customer Consigned Inventory

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Order Process
Enter Order Header Details

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Order Process
Verify Consignment Warehouse Defaults

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Order Process
Enter Line Details

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Order Process
Enter Consignment Sub-Inventory on Line

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Order Process
Schedule Line

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Order Process
Book Order

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Order Process
Line Status Goes to Fulfilled

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Order Process
Workflow Proceeds to Invoice Interface

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Order Process
Line Status Goes to Closed

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Invoice Process

Invoice process
for
Customer Consigned Inventory

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Invoice Process
Run Autoinvoice

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Invoice Process
View Invoice

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Verify Inventory Decrement


View Material Transaction

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Managing Customer Consignment

Replenishment process
for
Customer Consigned Inventory

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Replenishment Process
Run Min-Max planning report

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Replenishment Process
Create and approve internal requisition

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Replenishment Process
Create internal sales orders

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Replenishment Process
Order import

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Replenishment Process
Pick and Ship Confirm Replenishment
Inventory

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Verify Inventory Increment


View Material Transaction

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Process Errors/Issues
Booking Order with No Sub-Inventory

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Process Errors/Issues
Line Will Go to Booked without SubInventory Workflow Stops

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Process Errors/Issues
Order Status Remains Booked-must reenter

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Process Errors/Issues
Workflow Error No Sub-inventory or
Inventory with Custom WF

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Process Errors/Issues
Booking Order with Not Enough
Inventory Line Status will Proceed to
Fulfilled

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Process Errors/Issues
Line Status will Proceed to Closed and
Order is Eligible for Invoice

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Process Errors/Issues
If you have No for Allow Negative,
Inventory Transaction will get stuck in
Transaction Interface

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Process Errors/Issues
Reconcile Inventory and Resubmit

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Process Errors/Issues
Other Standard Types of Error Messages
Invalid Item
Invalid Shipment Method (OK for Manual
Generic WF, errors in Order Import)
Item not found on Price List
Item not found on Secondary Price List

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Possible Customizations
Add quantity check in WF
Added a second check in WF to flag over consumption of
consignment inventory levels
Customize Sales Order Workflow Report
Create Custom WF Error Report
Create Table to Store Customer and Sub-Inventory Details for
Automatic Processing
Create Order Import Error Messages for EDI
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Possible Customizations
Bill Only with Inventory Interface
Workflow Customization

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Possible Customizations
Flow Stops if No Qty On Hand

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Possible Customizations
Status on Line Remains Booked until
Inventory is Reconciled

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Possible Customization
Sales Order Workflow Report Order
lines Booked but not Fulfilled

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Possible Customization
Table to Store Customer and SubInventory Details for Automatic
Processing of EDI/Imported Orders

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Conclusion
Standard Bill Only with Inventory Interface Workflow
will work for Manual Order Entry without
customization. Must understand:
Flow will fulfill and go to Invoice Interface and Closed with
or without enough inventory
Need to manage Negative Inventory conditions
If user fails to enter Sub-inventory at time of booking Order
is stuck in Booked
Will not work for imported Orders need to custom

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Conclusion
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