Oracle Warehouse Management System system implementaion concepts.

Question

Hello, we are using an old version of Oracle Warehouse Management System(back in Retek time). Anyways I think the concepts remaon the same. Can someone please point me to some implementation details document please. Hoping for docs that explain, for example how the concentric putaway logic is implemented in the system. That is, the inner workings of the system. I had an issue report for a bug(4896266) that explains the old logic Oracle used and the new logic they are pursuing for concentric putaway. It was clearly explained. I am unable to attach the doc, but hoping for that kind of docs or a place where to find them.

Answer 1

Hi,
Ah I see. I'm afraid it's highly unlikely that sort of documentation is available; I've certainly never found anything that useful. I've often had to resort to going through the PL/SQL of various packages to gain an understanding of what the system is doing. Obviously that's a terrible substitute to proper documentation.
I suppose if you were desperate you could take a look at the operations guide for a more recent version and use this as a starting point for further investigation?...
I've just had a quick search of the v13 RDM docs and it has the following to say:
Directed Movement
When merchandise is putaway, RWMS uses the product location attributes and configurable putaway plan to suggest the location that best conserves space in the reserve locations, or it inquires opportunities such as zone, location type, and status (for example, Different SKU, Same SKU, Empty Loc). The number of storage preferences associated with a particular plan is virtually unlimited, providing significant control over the storage strategy for the overall facility. Inventory Control uses three putaway methods: cube, capacity, and unit.
Cube – Dimension derived from the length, width, and height
Capacity – Capacity measured in units
Unit – Capacity in number of units
All merchandise in the DC is system-directed whether it is for putaway, processing, or picking goods.
Concentric Putaway allows for putaway plan creation that suggests reserve storage locations closest to an item picking location. This is done using XYZ coordinates to measure the distance of storage locations from the pick face. This functionality is controlled for each item within a putaway plan.
Thanks,
Dave