Plant Maintenance with SAP

Master real-life business processes, asset structuring, and customizing Discover tips and tricks for implementing daily operations Explore interfaces, reporting, and technologies MAM, RFID, SOA, NetWeaver Portal, and much more Learn how to successfully structure your technical systems and business processes in plant maintenance using SAP Enterprise Asset Management (EAM). You ll learn the ins and outs of plant maintenance with SAP, including essential customization settings and processes from refurbishment to condition-based maintenance. This updated edition is based on SAP ERP 6.0, and includes expanded information on subcontracting, inspection rounds, easy document management, and much more. Business Processes and Customizing Explore the important processes and their setup in the SAP system. You ll learn all about the various maintenance categories, including repair, external processing, and calibration of test equipment. Special Topics Learn how EAM interacts with other components, how to create reports, and which new technologies are really useful. You ll also learn how to improve the usability of your system.
Real-World, Practical Information Use each chapter s practical tips for customizing and daily operations. You ll also find an entire chapter dedicated to success and risk factors in a project. New in This Edition This second edition is based on SAP ERP 6.0 enhancement package 4, and contains new sections on pool asset management, shift notes and shift reports, subcontracting, inspections rounds, and SAP Easy Document Management. Highlights Structuring of Technical Systems - Functional locations, equipment, materials,BOMs Business Processes - Planned and preventative plant maintenance, immediate repair, subcontracting, refurbishment, condition-based and project-based maintenance, and much more Integration - Interfaces to external systems, integration within SAP ERP Plant Maintenance Controlling - Reporting, budgeting New Information Technologies - SAP NetWeaver Portal, cFolders, Asset Management, RFID, SOA