Oracle is collaboration with Microsoft to develop an integration blueprint that helps manufacturers improve supply chain efficiency and responsiveness.

The blueprint will enable organisations using Oracle’s Fusion Cloud SCM supply chain and manufacturing to improve data-driven decision making and automate key supply chain processes by capturing live insights from factory equipment and sensors through Azure IoT Operations and Microsoft Fabric.

“This collaboration with Microsoft reflects Oracle’s commitment to smart operations, where real-time data drives smarter, faster and more connected manufacturing,” said Vikash Goyal, vice president at Oracle (www.oracle.com). “By integrating Azure IoT Operations and Microsoft Fabric with Oracle Cloud SCM, manufacturers can increase visibility across the supply chain, accelerate decision-making, and reduce downtime by turning operational insights into immediate business action and measurable impact.”

Yitzhak Kesselman from Microsoft (www.microsoft.com) added: “At Microsoft, we are committed to helping manufacturers unlock the full potential of connected operations. Microsoft Azure IoT Operations transforms raw production data at the edge, and Microsoft Fabric real-time intelligence transforms it into actionable events and insights. Through our collaboration with Oracle, these insights can now be connected directly into Oracle Cloud SCM, enabling organisations to deliver tangible value across the entire supply chain by making faster, more informed decisions, improving operational efficiency, and responding immediately to changes on the shop floor.”

With this integration blueprint, manufacturers can accelerate response times, improve efficiency and achieve greater visibility into supply chain processes by connecting real-time production data from the shop floor directly into enterprise workflows. Capabilities from the integration include:

• Real-time intelligence and secure data flows: Help manufacturers improve planning, decision-making and visibility by securely integrating live data from factory equipment and sensors into Oracle Cloud SCM and connecting it across enterprise applications.
• Automated business events: Help manufacturers respond faster to production changes and reduce downtime by automatically triggering actions such as order updates, quality checks, maintenance requests or inventory movements in Oracle Cloud SCM based on real-time shop floor data.
• Standardised best practices: Help manufacturers ensure seamless connectivity and simplify deployment by offering prescriptive guidance, pre-made integration guides and reference architectures based on public APIs.

Part of Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications (www.oracle.com/applications), Oracle Cloud SCM (www.oracle.com/uk/scm/) helps users seamlessly connect supply chain processes and quickly respond to changing demand, supply and market conditions. In addition, embedded AI acts as an advisor to help analyse supply chain data, generate content and augment or automate processes to improve business operations and create a resilient supply network to outpace change.