Oracle Enterprise Asset Management utilizes Work Orders to create demand for asset maintenance. Work Order operations are completed using the Work Orders' associated material and resource requirements (See: Overview eAM Work Management). Cost savings and work management efficiencies are achieved by generating future, planned work activities, and then using a planning process to balance the work load for resource management.
First, a Master Demand Schedule is created. This Master Demand Schedule is attached to Material Requirements Planning (MRP) options. MRP is launched, creating planned Work Order suggestions. You can use the Planner Workbench to implement the suggestions into purchase requisitions or maintenance Work Orders. Using the Purchasing AutoCreate feature, purchase orders are automatically created from the requisitions. After the purchase orders receive into inventory, you can issue material to a maintenance Work Order.
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