Oracle EBS R12: Advanced Supply Chain Planning – Exam
Study Guide
The Oracle EBS R12: Advanced Supply Chain Planning (1Z0-244) Exam Study Guide is designed to
provide students with the training information meant to help them pass the Oracle EBS R12: Advanced
Supply Chain Planning (1Z0-244).
Please note this exam targets intermediate-level implementation consultant. It is highly recommended
that individuals planning to take the exam have attended current release level training or done extensive
current release level self-study and possess strong field experience. The typical target audience for this
type of exam is a functional consultant with two or more years of experience implementing the Oracle EBusiness Suite Advanced Supply Chain Planning product and has participated in two or more full
implementation cycle.
To pass this exam, you need learner and practitioner level of knowledge.
Learner-level: questions require the candidate to recall information to derive the correct answer
Practitioner-level: questions require the candidate to derive the correct answer from an application of
their knowledge, which can only be attained by extensive experience with the product.
For each exam topic there have been identified alternative training options that are available at Oracle.
Please note that some of the training recommended can cover multiple exam topics.
The exam covers 16 topics.
Topic 1: Overview to Advanced Supply Chain Planning
Objectives
[ ] Identify planning business issues
[ ] Describe key capabilities of Oracle Advanced Supply Chain Planning
[ ] Explain efficiencies achieved by implementing Oracle Advanced Supply Chain
Planning
[ ] Identify key constraints that influence distribution planning decisions and how to meet
them
[ ] Explain key benefits of using distribution planning
[ ] Explain integration of distribution planning with other Oracle APS suite products
[ ] Explain usefulness of different plan types
[ ] Identify plan classes based on scenarios
[ ] Identify differences in implementation progression by plan class
[ ] Describe planning business flow
[ ] Describe planning data flow
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Practitioner
Learner
Learner
Practitioner
Learner
Learner
Practitioner
Learner
Practitioner
Practitioner
Practitioner
Training Options
o Instructor Led Training (delivered by Oracle University)
 R12 Oracle Advanced Supply Chain Planning Fundamentals
Topic 2: Unconstrained Plans
Objectives
[ ] Describe planning concepts
[ ] Create unconstrained plans
[ ] Launch unconstrained plans
Level
Practitioner
Learner
Learner
Training Options
o Instructor Led Training (delivered by Oracle University)
 R12 Oracle Advanced Supply Chain Planning Fundamentals
Topic 3: Constrained Plans
Objectives
[ ] Create demand priority rules
[ ] Create and assign calendars
[ ] Set constrained plan options
[ ] Set aggregation levels
[ ] Run constrained plan
[ ] View material constraints
[ ] View resource constraints
Level
Practitioner
Learner
Practitioner
Practitioner
Learner
Learner
Practitioner
Training Options
o Instructor Led Training (delivered by Oracle University)
 R12 Oracle Advanced Supply Chain Planning Fundamentals
Topic 4: Constrained Plans - Enforce Capacity Constraints with Decision Rules
Objectives
[ ] Describe Enforce Capacity Constraints with Decision rule plans
[ ] Interpret End item substitution/Substitution components
[ ] Setup and use Alternate resources/BOMs/Routings
[ ] Planning Decision rule hierarchy
Level
Practitioner
Practitioner
Practitioner
Practitioner
Training Options
o Instructor Led Training (delivered by Oracle University)
 R12 Oracle Advanced Supply Chain Planning Fundamentals
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Topic 5: Global Forecasting
Objectives
[ ] Describe global forecasting
[ ] Spreading Global Forecasts
[ ] Consuming Global Forecasts
[ ] Recommending Sales Order changes
Level
Practitioner
Practitioner
Practitioner
Practitioner
Training Options
o Instructor Led Training (delivered by Oracle University)
 R12 Oracle Advanced Supply Chain Planning Fundamentals
Topic 6: Planning Information and Planner Workbench
Objectives
[ ] Explain the significance of various types of data used for planning
[ ] Explain key functionalities of planner workbench
[ ] Describe how to research data for planning
[ ] Describe planning results
[ ] Describe planner strategies
[ ] Copy and manage plans
Level
Learner
Practitioner
Practitioner
Learner
Learner
Learner
Training Options
o Instructor Led Training (delivered by Oracle University)
 R12 Oracle Advanced Supply Chain Planning Fundamentals
Topic 7: Modeling the Supply Chain
Objectives
[ ] Analyze enterprise data
[ ] Analyze organization structure
[ ] Review planning approach
[ ] Analyze item information
[ ] View Bill of material data
[ ] Explain types of BOM
[ ] Create and Maintain BOM
[ ] Create and maintain Routing & Resources
[ ] Explain Engineering change order (ECO) and its process
[ ] Analyze sourcing information
[ ] View supplier data
[ ] Define lead time
[ ] Review organization relationship
[ ] Model the supply chain
[ ] Describe the usage of MRP plan versus Master Production Plan and
Master Production Schedule
[ ] Describe the benefits of Holistic Plans
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Level
Learner
Practitioner
Learner
Learner
Learner
Practitioner
Practitioner
Practitioner
Learner
Learner
Learner
Learner
Practitioner
Practitioner
Practitioner
Learner
Training Options
o Instructor Led Training (delivered by Oracle University)
 R12 Oracle Advanced Supply Chain Planning Fundamentals
Topic 8: Querying Supply Chain Plan Information
Objectives
[ ] Create personal and public queries
[ ] Manage personal and public queries
[ ] Create order queries
[ ] Manage order queries
Level
Learner
Practitioner
Learner
Learner
Training Options
o Instructor Led Training (delivered by Oracle University)
 R12 Oracle Advanced Supply Chain Planning Fundamentals
Topic 9: Constrained Plans - Enforce Demand Due Dates
Objectives
[ ] Describe Enforce Demand Due Dates constrained plans
[ ] Describe exceptions out of Enforce Demand Due Date Plans
Level
Learner
Practitioner
Training Options
o Instructor Led Training (delivered by Oracle University)
 R12 Oracle Advanced Supply Chain Planning Fundamentals
Topic 10: Integrating Advanced Supply Chain Planning with Other Oracle Applications
Objectives
[ ] Describe the types of manufacturing environments that are integrated with ASCP
[ ] Describe the integration points between ASCP and Oracle Project Manufacturing
[ ] Describe the integration points between ASCP and Oracle Process Manufacturing
[ ] Describe the integration points between ASCP and Oracle Flow Manufacturing
[ ] Describe the integration points between ASCP and Demantra demand Management
[ ] Describe the integration points between ASCP and Production scheduling
[ ] Describe the integration points between ASCP and SNO
Training Options
o Instructor Led Training (delivered by Oracle University)
 R12 Oracle Advanced Supply Chain Planning Fundamentals
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Learner
Learner
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Practitioner
Practitioner
Practitioner
Practitioner
Topic 11: Demand and Supply
Objectives
[ ] Explain Types of Demand sources
[ ] Describe sales orders
[ ] Explain forecast and forecast consumption
[ ] Analyze supply types
[ ] Describe demand classes
[ ] Analyze purchase orders
[ ] Analyze manufacturing orders
Level
Learner
Learner
Learner
Practitioner
Practitioner
Practitioner
Practitioner
Training Options
o Instructor Led Training (delivered by Oracle University)
 R12 Oracle Advanced Supply Chain Planning Fundamentals
Topic 12: Collections
Objectives
[ ] Analyze & Review collections strategy
[ ] Detail the types of collection exceptions
[ ] Detail various Collection methods
[ ] Analyze & Review collected data
Level
Learner
Learner
Learner
Practitioner
Training Options
o Instructor Led Training (delivered by Oracle University)
 R12 Oracle Advanced Supply Chain Planning Fundamentals
Topic 13: Analyzing Unconstrained Plans
Objectives
[ ] View unconstrained exceptions
[ ] Compare and manage unconstrained exception messages
[ ] View recommendations
[ ] Peg supply and demand
[ ] Release recommendations
Level
Learner
Learner
Practitioner
Practitioner
Learner
Training Options
o Instructor Led Training (delivered by Oracle University)
 R12 Oracle Advanced Supply Chain Planning Fundamentals
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Topic 14: Constrained Plans - Enforce Capacity Constraints
Objectives
[ ] Describe ECC plans
[ ] Analyze Sales order exceptions
[ ] Analyze Forecast exceptions
[ ] Analyze Late supply exceptions
[ ] Describe causes of late demands
[ ] View Gantt chart
[ ] Run and Analyze Planning detail /Plan comparison reports
[ ] View and Analyze Workflow notifications
[ ] Analyze Bottleneck resources
[ ] Review outcome of Network routings
[ ] Firm work orders
Level
Practitioner
Practitioner
Practitioner
Learner
Practitioner
Practitioner
Practitioner
Practitioner
Practitioner
Practitioner
Learner
Training Options
o Instructor Led Training (delivered by Oracle University)
 R12 Oracle Advanced Supply Chain Planning Fundamentals
Topic 15: Cost-Based Optimized Plans
Objectives
[ ] Setting plan options for Cost Based Optimized Plan
[ ] Describe Optimized Plans
[ ] Describe Desired Outcomes from Optimized Plan
[ ] Setting Penalty factors for Optimized Plans
[ ] Configuring targets for key performance indicators and reviewing results
Level
Practitioner
Practitioner
Practitioner
Practitioner
Practitioner
Training Options
o Instructor Led Training (delivered by Oracle University)
 R12 Oracle Advanced Supply Chain Planning Fundamentals
Topic 16: Planning Strategies
Objectives
[ ] Perform Net Change Plan simulation
[ ] Compare Simulation Plan results
Level
Learner
Practitioner
Training Options
o Instructor Led Training (delivered by Oracle University)
 R12 Oracle Advanced Supply Chain Planning Fundamentals
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