Production Planning

Jawad Akhtar works as the SAP Leader for Business Sales and Delivery at IBM Pakistan. He earned a chemical engineering degree from Missouri University of Science and Technology (USA) in 1996. He has more than 18 years of professional experience and has completed several large-scale SAP implementations and rollout lifecycles. He has led large teams in his roles as an SAP integration manager and SAP project manager, and has also been proactively involved in business development and solution architect roles. He is the technical advisor to SAPexperts and is a prolific contributor to SearchSAP, where he shares his views on logistics, supply chain management (SCM), product lifecycle management (PLM), and project management.You can view his profile on LinkedIn at http://pk.linkedin.com/in/jawadakhtar. You can also contact Jawad via email at jawad.akhtar@live.com or Twitter @jawadahl.

Acknowledgments
Production Planning Core Concepts
Introduction
Goals of This Book
Target Audience
Structure and Content
Organizational Structures in SAP ERP
Breaking Down the Structure into Units
Production Planning in SAP ERP
Product Costing
SAP Calendar
Summary
Configuration Specifics for Manufacturing Types
Configuration Basics of Discrete Manufacturing
Material Master
Bill of Materials
Work Center
Routing
Production Order Creation
Order Type-Dependent Plant Parameters
Production Scheduling Profile
Default Values for the Generation of Operations
Availability Check
Stock and Batch Determination
Scheduling
Reduction Strategy
Confirmation
Reason for Variances
Trigger Points
Define Print Control
Background Jobs
Process Integration
Summary
Configuration Basics of Process Manufacturing
Master Data in Process Industries
Order Type-Dependent Parameters
Production Scheduling Profile
Process Management
Process Messages
Process Instruction Category
Control Recipe/Process Instruction Sheets
Background Jobs
Process Management Configuration: At a Glance
Process Management: Configuration and Implementation Roadmap
Process Manufacturing Cockpit
Summary
Configuration Basics of Repetitive Manufacturing
Repetitive Manufacturing Profile
Scheduling Planned Orders
Display
Material Staging
Global Settings for Confirmation and the Logistics Information System
Operational Methods Sheet
Summary
Production Planning Workflow by Production Type
Production Planning for Discrete Manufacturing
Process Overview
Master Data
Production Order Management
Release Production Order
Printing
Material Withdrawal
Confirmation
Goods Receipt
Postprocessing
Settlement and Completion
Production Order Batch Traceability Using Work in Process Batches
Additional Functions and Information Systems
Summary
Production Planning for Process Industries
Process Manufacturing Overview
Master Data in Process Manufacturing
Process Management
Process Order Execution
Process Management in Action
Execution Steps (XSteps)
Process Manufacturing Cockpit
Process Messages Evaluation
Miscellaneous Cross-Manufacturing Topics
Summary
Production Planning for Repetitive Manufacturing
Overview
Repetitive Manufacturing Master Data
Material Requirements Planning in Repetitive Manufacturing
Collective Availability Check
Operational Method Sheet
Planning Table in Repetitive Manufacturing
Material Staging
Production List
Confirmation
Reversals and Scrap
Collective Confirmation
Costing Activities (Cost Object Controlling)
Reporting
Summary
Production Planning Workflow Tools
Sales and Operations Planning
Standard Sales and Operations Planning
Flexible Planning
Maintaining Version Management
Forecasting
Rough-Cut Planning Profile
Events
Mass Processing in Sales and Operations Planning
Standard Analysis in Flexible Planning
Summary
SAP Demand Management
Planning Strategy
Planned Independent Requirements
Customer Independent Requirements
Summary
Material Requirements Planning
Process Overview
Scrap
Safety Stock
Material Requirements Planning Procedures
Consumption-Based Planning
Forecast-Based Consumption Planning
Types of Planning Runs
Scheduling
Procurement Proposals
Executing Material Requirements Planning
Configuration Settings for Material Requirements Planning
Material Requirements Planning Run Analysis
Planning Calendar
Material Requirements Planning Areas
Summary
Long-Term Planning
Long-Term Planning Master Data and Planning Data
Long-Term Planning: Business Process
Further Options in Long-Term Planning
Evaluate Information Systems for Long-Term Planning
Summary
Optimizing Production Planning
Special Procurement Types
Overview
Phantom Assembly
Direct Production
Direct Procurement
Stock Transfer (Interplant Transfer)
Withdrawal from Alternate Plant
Production in Alternate Plant
Subcontracting
Consignment
Pipeline Material
Summary
Capacity Requirements Planning
Process Overview
Capacity Requirements and Capacity Evaluation
Finite Scheduling
Dispatching
Capacity Planning Table
Summary
Classification
Classification System
Assigning the Material Class to the Material Master
Finding Objects in Classes
Assigning an Equipment Class to Equipment
Summary
Co-Products and By-Products in Production Processes
Check in Material Master
Bill of Materials
Process Order
Goods Issue
Confirmation
Goods Receipt
Documented Goods Movement
Cost Analysis
Summary
Digital Signature
Configuration Steps to Set Up a Digital Signature
Digital Signature in Action
Digital Signature Logs
Application of Digital Signature in SAP ERP Components
Summary
Monitoring and Evaluation
Early Warning System
Overview
Exceptions
Set Up Periodic Analysis
Schedule an Early Warning System
Early Warning System in Action
Exception Analysis
Summary
Reporting in SAP
The Basics of Reporting
Order Information System
Missing Parts Information System
Standard Analysis Reports
Data Browser
QuickViewer
SAP Query
Assign a Transaction Code to a Query
Summary
Integration of Production Planning with Logistics Functions
Integration Prerequisites
Integration Aspects of Production Planning with Quality Management
Integration of Production Planning with Materials Management
Integration of Production Planning with Sales and Distribution (Make-to-Order Production)
Integration of Production Planning with Sales and Distribution (Assembly Processing)
Integration of Production Planning with Project System (Engineer-to-Order Production)
Integration of Production Planning with Plant Maintenance
Integration of Production Planning with SAP Manufacturing Execution
Integration of Production Planning with SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence
Summary
Appendices
Comparison Table of Production Types
Glossary
The Author
Index