CHAPTER 3Managing Items

In Oracle Manufacturing, items are used to represent products, services, components of an assembly, and indirect materials. Oracle Manufacturing provides you with many features that will help you in managing your item information. There are many tools that can help you to maintain your item information during the lifecycle of a product.

Product Lifecycle Management

The various modules within Oracle Manufacturing provide a means of modeling and recording activity during all phases of a product’s life, starting with the design stage. Figure 3-1 shows a typical product’s lifecycle phases, including the design phase with revenue on the y-axis and time on the x-axis. In the design and development phase, however, revenue is ...

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