A Novel Inbound traditional trade orders Automation process for Oracle JDEDWARDS tool

Abstract

       Business stability, quality, safety, supply chain flexibility and cost optimization have an increasing role in companies that strive to stay and survive in the market competition. A wise supplier choice becomes ever more important prerequisite for the success of any company. Inbound logistics is a vital step in warehouse receiving process and has a direct impact on supply chain cost and performance. As a result of an inefficient check-in operation, the incoming trucks may experience inordinate wait times between arrival and check-in, which in turn leads to unnecessary cost to the company in the form of detention fees (a penalty for holding the truck and driver beyond the agreed upon time) and delayed delivery of subsequent consignments. The goal is to minimize total cost by selecting the correct packaging type and the correct container for each part number. There are different costs associated with each option. Different check-in policies (staging area, dynamic dispatching rules, and automated technology) are proposed and compared to the current operations using discrete-event simulation models. In this proposed model, an inbound traditional trade automation framework is designed and implemented for real-time applications in order to reduce the cost and manual verification time.