WMS labeling features helps you to move inventory more efficiently through the warehouse. Supplier labeling speeds-up the receiving process by enabling bar code scanning of inbound purchase orders, that results in less receipt processing time, immediate recognition of available materials, and higher receiving accuracy.

Labeling also enables you to comply with customer requirements for barcoding. You can produce customer-specific labels on demand for each shipment and for advanced shipment notices (ASNs).

You can also use labeling in flow manufacturing. Each step in the manufacturing flow can use labeling.
Customer Labeling Requirements Customer labels are typically centered on the following major requirements:

1. Label format
2. Label data
3. Bar code specifications
4. Symbol content

Oracle Warehouse Management labeling features enable all of these requirements to work together to meet customer guidelines. It supports the following label types:

• Materials label: Provides information about an item, including the item's lot information, if applicable.
• Serial label: Provides information that is specific to a serial of an item.
• LPN label: Provides information about the License Plate Number (LPN). This label does not contain content information. You typically use the LPN label to identify LPNs as they travel throughout the warehouse.
• LPN Contents label: Provides information about the LPN contents. You typically use this label to identify LPNs as they travel throughout the warehouse.
• LPN Summary label: Provides information about the LPN and a summary view of the LPN contents. If an LPN contains multiple LPNs, then all of the contents of all the nested LPNs are summed by item, revision, and lot.
• Location label: Provides information about specific warehouse locators.
• Shipping label: Provides information for an outbound shipment. It does not include information about the contents of the shipment. It includes only addresses and  information that is pertinent to the shipment itself.
• Shipping Contents label: Provides information about outbound shipment. It includes information about all of the contents that are part of the shipment.
• WIP Content label: Provides information about the WIP components that are picked for a WIP job. It includes component number, serial, lot, job number, assembly number, and start date.

Electronic Product Code
If you selected LPN, LPN Contents, or LPN Summary as the label type, you can create Electronic Product Code (EPC) information for the label. Some retailers require EPC information from their supplier. Oracle Warehouse Management models EPCs after LPNs. You can generate EPCs while LPNs are completed, packed, or staged.