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MODULE PP

Production Planning

PP (Production Planning) answers three questions: what to produce and how much (planning), when and on which resources (scheduling and capacities), and how to track actual production (execution, confirmations, costs). It turns a sales demand into concrete orders for the shop floor and for purchasing.

Audience
Planners, schedulers, process engineers, shop floor supervisors, PP, MM or CO consultants.
Prerequisites
Level 1: none. Levels 2 and 3: MM basics (material, stock, purchasing).
Duration
5 days (1 + 2.5 + 1.5)
35 h · day-by-day schedule

The sub-modules of PP

A module is split into areas. Choose one to see its logic, its transactions and where to learn it.

PP-BDMaster dataPP-SOPSales and operations planningPP-MPDemand managementPP-MRPMaterial requirements planningPP-CRPCapacity planningPP-SFCProduction ordersPP-REMRepetitive manufacturingPP-KABKanbanPP-PIProcess industriesLO-VCVariant configuration
PP-BD

Master data

Bills of materials, routings, work centers.

The logic
  1. Material
  2. Bill of materials
  3. Item
  4. Routing
Transactions
CS01CA01CR01
Tables
STKOSTPOPLPOCRHD
Read the chapter: Bill of materials, work center and routing in detail
PP-SOP

Sales and operations planning

Long-term volumes.

The logic
  1. Sales
  2. Production
  3. Stock
Transactions
MC87MC88
Tables
S076
Mini-processes
Forecasting demand
Read the chapter: Planning: from forecast to order
PP-MP

Demand management

Independent requirements and strategies.

The logic
  1. Forecast
  2. Strategy
  3. Need
Transactions
MD61MD62
Tables
PBIMPBED
How to
PP · PP-MPConfiguring make-to-order production
Mini-processes
Forecasting demand
Read the chapter: Planning strategies and demand management
PP-MRP

Material requirements planning

Purchase and production proposals.

The logic
  1. Gross requirement
  2. Net requirement
  3. Lot
  4. Proposal
Transactions
MD01NMD02MD04MD06
Tables
PLAFMDTB
Mini-processes
Running MRPManaging several calendars
Read the chapter: MRP in practice: net requirement and lot size
PP-CRP

Capacity planning

Compare load and capacity.

The logic
  1. Expense
  2. Capacity
  3. Levelling
Transactions
CM01CM21CM25
Tables
KBKOKBED
Mini-processes
Checking capacities
Read the chapter: Scheduling and capacities
PP-SFC

Production orders

From the released order to closing.

The logic
  1. Creation
  2. Release
  3. Confirmation
  4. Closing
Transactions
CO01CO02CO11NCOOIS
Tables
AFKOAFPOAFVCRESB
How to
PP · PP-SFCConfiguring an order type
Mini-processes
Creating and releasing an orderIssuing the componentsConfirming the workReceiving the finished productClosing an order
Read the chapter: Simulation: the order for 750 watches
PP-REM

Repetitive manufacturing

Series production, without individual orders.

The logic
  1. Plan
  2. Confirmation
  3. Consumption
Transactions
MFBFLUPL
Tables
SAFK
Read the chapter: Repetitive, Kanban, make-to-order, process
PP-KAB

Kanban

Replenishment triggered by the shop floor.

The logic
  1. Empty container
  2. Signal
  3. Fill-up
Transactions
PK13NPKMC
Tables
PKHDPKPS
Read the chapter: Repetitive, Kanban, make-to-order, process
PP-PI

Process industries

Recipes and process orders.

The logic
  1. Recipe
  2. Order
  3. Instructions
Transactions
C201COR1
Tables
PLKO
Read the chapter: Repetitive, Kanban, make-to-order, process
LO-VC

Variant configuration

One material, several variants.

The logic
  1. Characteristics
  2. Class 300
  3. KMAT
  4. Dependencies
Transactions
CT04CL02CU41CU01CU50
Tables
CABNCAWNCUKBIBIN
Mini-processes
Selling a variant
Read the chapter: Customizing variant configuration