Back-to-Back Supply Creation Flows: Make & Transfer in Oracle Cloud

1. Overview of Back-to-Back Supply Creation Flows

Back-to-back (B2B) supply creation flows in Oracle Fusion Cloud allow businesses to generate supply only when a sales order is placed. The system creates supply documents dynamically based on sourcing rules and executes supply fulfillment through Manufacturing (Make Flow) or Inventory Transfer (Transfer Flow).

Each flow follows these key steps:

Sales Order Entry & Scheduling – A customer places an order that requires supply creation.

Supply Order Generation – The system determines whether to manufacture or transfer stock.

Supply Execution – The supply is produced (Make Flow) or transferred from another warehouse (Transfer Flow).

Receiving & Reservation – The supply is received and linked to the sales order.

Order Fulfillment – The sales order is shipped to the customer.

2. Back-to-Back Supply Creation: Make Flow (Manufacturing-Based Fulfillment)

The Make Flow is used when the item must be manufactured in-house because it is not available in stock or through procurement. The system creates a Work Order (WO) in Oracle Manufacturing Cloud and ties it to the sales order.

Step-by-Step Make Flow Process

Below is the step-by-step breakdown of the Back-to-Back Make Flow using Oracle Fusion Cloud applications.

Step 1: Enter & Schedule Sales Order

The customer places an order in Oracle Order Management.

The system checks stock availability in Oracle Inventory Cloud.

Since no stock is available, Oracle Supply Chain Orchestration (SCO) triggers a supply request.

Oracle Global Order Promising (GOP) determines that the item must be manufactured.

The sales order is scheduled for back-to-back fulfillment.

✅ System Action: The system marks the sales order for manufacturing and creates a supply order.

Step 2: Create & Request Work Order

Oracle Supply Chain Orchestration (SCO) generates a Supply Order.

The system determines that a Work Order (WO) is needed.

A Work Order (WO) is created in Oracle Manufacturing Cloud.

The Work Order is tied to the sales order to ensure the finished goods are allocated for this order only.

✅ System Action: The system creates a Work Order (WO) in Oracle Manufacturing.

Step 3: Execute Manufacturing Process

The Work Order goes through the standard production process.

Raw materials are issued from inventory.

Production activities are completed.

The final product is reported as complete in Oracle Manufacturing Cloud.

The Work Order is completed, and the finished goods are transferred to Oracle Inventory Cloud.

✅ System Action: The system marks the Work Order as complete and updates inventory.

Step 4: Reserve & Ship the Sales Order

The system reserves the manufactured stock against the sales order.

The order is picked, packed, and shipped from the warehouse.

Oracle Shipping Execution updates the order status.

An invoice is generated in Oracle Receivables.

The sales order is closed.

✅ Final Action: The system completes the order and ships it to the customer.

Oracle Fusion Cloud Modules Involved in Make Flow

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