Optimize your production output and reduce costs with material requirements planning in SAP S/4HANA! Use step-by-step instructions to set up your system, from configuring master data to maintaining MRP groups. Run MRP-both classic and MRP Live-and then evaluate your results using the MRP cockpit. With information on time-dependent stock levels, handover purchase requisitions, and other new and improved functionality, this fully updated second edition has everything you need to master MRP!
Highlights include:
1) Classic MRP
2) MRP Live
3) Master data
4) MRP runs
5) MRP evaluations
6) Planned orders
7) Demand management
8) Demand-driven MRP (DDMRP)
9) Long-term planning
10) Predictive material and resource planning (pMRP)
11) Administration
Inhaltsverzeichnis
. . . Preface . . . 15
. . . Acknowledgments . . . 17
1 . . . Introduction to MRP with SAP S/4HANA . . . 19
1. 1 . . . MRP Basics . . . 19
1. 2 . . . MRP within the Supply Chain in SAP Systems . . . 20
1. 3 . . . MRP with SAP S/4HANA . . . 23
1. 4 . . . Summary . . . 28
2 . . . MRP Basics . . . 29
2. 1 . . . MRP Procedures . . . 29
2. 2 . . . MRP Planning Process . . . 34
2. 3 . . . Summary . . . 51
3 . . . Master Data and Basic Settings . . . 53
3. 1 . . . Material Master . . . 54
3. 2 . . . Procurement Master Data . . . 89
3. 3 . . . Planning File . . . 119
3. 4 . . . Summary . . . 121
4 . . . Configuring MRP . . . 123
4. 1 . . . Overall Plant Parameters . . . 124
4. 2 . . . MRP Group . . . 147
4. 3 . . . MRP Type . . . 158
4. 4 . . . Lot-Sizing Procedure . . . 161
4. 5 . . . Availability Check . . . 165
4. 6 . . . MRP Areas . . . 167
4. 7 . . . Parallel Processing . . . 172
4. 8 . . . Summary . . . 173
5 . . . Running MRP . . . 175
5. 1 . . . MRP Live versus Classic MRP . . . 175
5. 2 . . . Classic MRP . . . 179
5. 3 . . . MRP Live . . . 195
5. 4 . . . Planning PP/DS Materials in MRP Live (One MRP Run) . . . 206
5. 5 . . . Summary . . . 208
6 . . . Evaluating the MRP Results . . . 209
6. 1 . . . Exception Messages . . . 209
6. 2 . . . Rescheduling Checks . . . 214
6. 3 . . . Stock/Requirements List . . . 218
6. 4 . . . MRP List . . . 242
6. 5 . . . Information and Settings for Materials in MRP on SAP HANA . . . 245
6. 6 . . . Order Report . . . 246
6. 7 . . . Pegged Requirements . . . 250
6. 8 . . . Evaluation of the Planning Situation . . . 252
6. 9 . . . MRP Cockpit . . . 254
6. 10 . . . Summary . . . 286
7 . . . Managing Planned Orders . . . 289
7. 1 . . . Planned Orders . . . 289
7. 2 . . . Planned Order Availability Check . . . 294
7. 3 . . . Planned Order Conversion . . . 297
7. 4 . . . Additional Options for Mass Processing . . . 303
7. 5 . . . Summary . . . 307
8 . . . Advanced MRP Features . . . 309
8. 1 . . . Subcontracting Planning . . . 309
8. 2 . . . Planning Calendar . . . 315
8. 3 . . . BOM Explosion Number . . . 318
8. 4 . . . Parts Interchangeability . . . 321
8. 5 . . . Range of Coverage Profile (Dynamic Safety Stock) . . . 325
8. 6 . . . Time-Dependent Stock Levels . . . 329
8. 7 . . . Segmentation . . . 333
8. 8 . . . Summary . . . 345
9 . . . Demand Management . . . 347
9. 1 . . . What Is Demand Management? . . . 348
9. 2 . . . Planning Strategies . . . 352
9. 3 . . . Creating a Demand Plan . . . 366
9. 4 . . . Configuring Demand Management . . . 371
9. 5 . . . Summary . . . 374
10 . . . Demand-Driven MRP . . . 375
10. 1 . . . What Is DDMRP? . . . 375
10. 2 . . . Setting Up DDMRP . . . 381
10. 3 . . . Running DDMRP . . . 395
10. 4 . . . DDMRP Analytics . . . 405
10. 5 . . . Integrating DDMRP with SAP IBP . . . 407
10. 6 . . . Demand-Driven Scheduling . . . 409
10. 7 . . . Summary . . . 409
11 . . . Long-Term Planning . . . 411
11. 1 . . . Creating a Long-Term Planning Scenario . . . 412
11. 2 . . . Running Long-Term Planning . . . 416
11. 3 . . . Processing Simulative Planned Orders . . . 418
11. 4 . . . Evaluating the Long-Term Planning Results . . . 422
11. 5 . . . Cleaning Up the Long-Term Planning Scenario . . . 430
11. 6 . . . Summary . . . 433
12 . . . Predictive Material Requirements Planning . . . 435
12. 1 . . . pMRP Basics . . . 435
12. 2 . . . Master Data . . . 445
12. 3 . . . Creating Simulations . . . 451
12. 4 . . . Processing Simulations . . . 459
12. 5 . . . Releasing Simulations . . . 472
12. 6 . . . Configurable Products . . . 476
12. 7 . . . Demand-Driven Scenarios . . . 480
12. 8 . . . Summary . . . 482
13 . . . Administering MRP . . . 483
13. 1 . . . Housekeeping MRP . . . 483
13. 2 . . . Troubleshooting MRP . . . 488
13. 3 . . . Improving MRP Performance . . . 503
13. 4 . . . Summary . . . 517
14 . . . Enhancing MRP . . . 519
14. 1 . . . Enhancing Classic MRP . . . 520
14. 2 . . . Enhancing MRP Live . . . 524
14. 3 . . . Enhancing Predictive Material and Resource Planning . . . 527
14. 4 . . . Enhancing the SAP Fiori Applications of the MRP Cockpit . . . 528
14. 5 . . . Modification of Supply and Demand List . . . 530
14. 6 . . . CDS Views . . . 532
14. 7 . . . Summary . . . 532
15 . . . Migrating to SAP S/4HANA . . . 533
15. 1 . . . Performing a Readiness Check . . . 533
15. 2 . . . Assessing Simplifications in MRP . . . 535
15. 3 . . . Reviewing Custom Code . . . 542
15. 4 . . . Evaluating New MRP Features . . . 543
15. 5 . . . Summary . . . 545
A . . . Roadmap for MRP in SAP S/4HANA . . . 547
B . . . The Author . . . 549
. . . Index . . . 551
