According to the Business Process Training and Certification - Oracle University document2, while planning, the administrator defining the supply plan has the option to setup items included in the supply chain. There are three types of statements that are true in this context:

• Production Plan to include items that are MPS Planned items
• Production Plan to include both items that are MPS and MRP Planned items
• Manufacturing Plan to include items that are MRP Planned items MPS (Master Production Schedule) is a plan that specifies the quantity and timing of finished goods to be produced. MRP (Material Requirements Planning) is a plan that calculates the quantity and timing of raw materials and components needed to produce the finished goods. A Production Plan is a type of supply plan that focuses on the production of finished goods. A Manufacturing Plan is a type of supply plan that covers both the production of finished goods and the procurement of raw materials and components.

According to the Oracle Manufacturing Cloud User Guide1, non-tracking components are components that do not require lot or serial control, and are not tracked in inventory. Non-tracking components are automatically transacted with two supply types: operation pull (A) and assembly pull (D). Operation pull components are transacted when an operation is completed. Assembly pull components are transacted when a work order is completed.

According to the Oracle SCM Business Process Certified Foundations Associate Rel 2 document1, backflush, auto transact, and auto charge are three settings that do not allow the Contract Manufacturer (CM) to report the completion of an operation to the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). These settings are used to automate the material transactions and cost accounting for an operation. Backflush means that material is automatically issued to an operation when it is completed. Auto transact means that output is automatically reported for an operation when it is completed. Auto charge means that costs are automatically charged for an operation when it is completed. These settings reduce the manual intervention and data entry by the CM.

According to the Oracle Manufacturing Cloud User Guide3, a contract manufacturing production request is a document that specifies the details of a production order that is executed by a contract manufacturer. A contract manufacturing production request is created by a manufacturing engineer (B) who defines the work definition, routing, and operations for the production order. A production operator (A), a cost accountant ©, or a production supervisor (D) are not job roles that are required to create a contract manufacturing production request, but rather job roles that are involved in other aspects of contract manufacturing such as production execution, cost accounting, or production monitoring.

According to the Business Process Training and Certification - Oracle University document2, variance cost is the difference between input and output costs treated as. Variance cost is calculated by subtracting the output cost from the input cost for each work order operation. Variance cost reflects the efficiency or inefficiency of the production process. It can be positive or negative depending on whether the input cost is higher or lower than the output cost.

According to the Oracle SCM Business Process Certified Foundations Associate Rel 2 document1, WIP, Contract Manufacturing, and Supply type are three item attributes that belong to the Manufacturing Attribute group. The Manufacturing Attribute group contains attributes that define how an item is manufactured or procured. WIP is an attribute that indicates whether an item is enabled for work in process (WIP) transactions, such as creating and releasing work orders, reporting material and resource usage, etc. Contract Manufacturing is an attribute that indicates whether an item is manufactured by a contract manufacturer (CM) or by an original equipment manufacturer (OEM). Supply type is an attribute that determines how material is issued to a work order, such as push, pull, bulk, supplier, etc.

According to the Oracle Manufacturing Cloud User Guide1, plant parameters are settings that define the characteristics and behavior of a plant. Plant parameters include material parameters (A), manufacturing calendar (B), and work areas ©. Material parameters define how materials are managed and consumed in a plant, such as lot control, serial control, backflushing, etc. Manufacturing calendar defines the working days and hours for a plant or a work area. Work areas define the physical, geographical, or logical clusters of work centers that perform similar operations or activities. Work orders (D) are not plant parameters, but rather documents that specify the details of a production order that is executed in a plant.