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Difference Between MTS, ATO, MTO ,PTO ,CTO and ETO.

Make-to-stock (MTS) In MTS environments, products are created before receipt of a customer order. Customer orders are then filled from existing stock, and then those stocks are replenished through production orders. MTS environments have the advantage of decoupling manufacturing processes from customer orders. Theoretically, this enables customer orders to be filled immediately from readily available stock. It also allows the manufacturer to organize production in ways that minimize costly changeovers and other disruptions. However, there are risks associated with placing finished goods into inventory without having a firm customer order or an established need. These risks tend to limit MTS environments to simple, low-variety, or commodity products whose demand can be forecasted readily. Assemble-to-order (ATO) In ATO environments, products are assembled from components after the receipt of a customer order. The key components in the assembly or f...

Accounting entries in Oracle Purchasing and Payables

This document gives in detail different accounts used and the accounting impact of various transactions that take place in Oracle Purchasing and Oracle Payables. Both Standard costing and Average costing methods are considered. The accounts are Oracle Applications specific and might differ from the conventional accounting names. Examples are given wherever required for better understanding of the concept. The sources of these accounts are given. PURCHASING: Receiving – For Accrual Process for perpetual Accruals Receipts for inventory purchases are always accrued upon receipt. And also use perpetual accruals for expense purchases you want to record uninvoiced purchase liabilities immediately upon the receipt of the expense goods. Receiving Account (Receiving Account) To record the current balance of the material in receiving and inspection. Where to define in Apps: Define Organization ...

Scheduling ,Reservations and ATP in Oracle Order management

Before we start understanding scheduling we need to know certain terms and how they are derived in Oracle. Terminology Understanding the following terms will help you understand how scheduling works in OM. Actual Arrival Date - The date the order line arrives at the customer site. Actual Ship Date - The date the order line is shipped. This date is recorded by the ship confirm action. Arrival Set - A set of order lines which arrive at the same time at the destination. Available to Promise (ATP) - The quantity of current on-hand stock, outstanding receipts and planned production not already committed to sales orders or other sources of demand. ATP Date - The date that a requested quantity will be available to promise. Delivery Lead Time - Time (in days) for items to reach the customer once they are shipped. There are two ways to help system calculate this date. 1) Create a location for the Ship-to address and assign it as the internal location and then define...

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