Oracle has expanded its Fusion Cloud Supply Chain & Manufacturing suite with new AI-powered tools designed to optimise process industries, improving visibility, controls, and compliance across complex production workflows.
Oracle has expanded the capabilities of its Fusion Cloud Supply Chain & Manufacturing (SCM) suite to address the specialised needs of process manufacturers that blend or mix ingredients, saying the enhancements will improve production visibili...
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ty, tighten controls and help meet regulatory obligations.
Announced at Oracle AI World in Mumbai and described in a company statement released in February, the additions are delivered within Oracle Fusion Cloud Manufacturing and link formulas, recipes, materials and batch execution on a single cloud platform. Oracle said the aim is to let manufacturers make real‑time adjustments on the factory floor, improve batch outcomes and preserve traceability as inputs, formulas and operating conditions change across production.
The update introduces several features targeted at process industries such as life sciences, chemicals and food and beverage. Oracle highlighted automated synchronisation between formula changes and production recipes, AI‑assisted what‑if scenario modelling to identify affected batches, and per‑operation yield modelling so batch quantities and process losses can be tracked more precisely. The vendor also described functionality to choose appropriate recipes based on defined batch size ranges and to dynamically compute batch quantities from actual material inputs and intermediate outputs.
Traceability and control over raw materials are central to the release. Oracle noted automated lot‑specific unit conversions to handle inter‑lot variability, recording and classification of lot grades during production, prevention of expired lots from being used, and automatic calculation of finished‑product expiry dates using raw material shelf lives and manufacturing timestamps. Electronic batch record reviews with electronic signatures are included to support auditability and regulatory compliance.
Oracle positioned the new features as part of a broader push to embed AI across its cloud applications. According to Oracle’s product blogs and roadmaps for Release 26A, the company is expanding role‑based AI agents across Fusion Applications to automate routine tasks while enforcing data residency and access controls. In the SCM domain, those agents are being applied across planning, procurement, manufacturing, inventory and logistics to accelerate decision making and lower manual effort. Oracle said these agents are provided as part of regular quarterly releases at no additional charge.
The 26A updates extend beyond manufacturing. Oracle has also rolled out AI‑enabled enhancements in procurement and planning, including AI suggestions for purchasing categories, barcode scanning for procurement processes, an autonomous sourcing assistant, and generative AI tools to streamline planning order release and order communications. Industry reporting noted complementary updates to Oracle Transportation Management and Global Trade Management intended to boost operational performance and simplify order management tasks.
Oracle framed the changes as strengthening resilience across supply‑chain and operations processes by combining embedded AI with an integrated cloud platform. The company said Smart Operations integrations will allow factory equipment data to be captured directly into manufacturing execution, further narrowing the gap between digital supply‑chain planning and physical production.
The vendor acknowledged the gravity of regulatory scrutiny and quality requirements in process industries, and portrayed the enhancements as tools to help companies maintain consistent output at scale despite variability in raw materials and yields. According to the announcement, the functionality will be available through Oracle Fusion Cloud Manufacturing as part of Oracle Cloud SCM.
Source: Noah Wire Services
