Introduction in SAP Production Planning & Manufacturing (PP_EN)

Description

SAP S/4HANA PP

SAP® is a leading provider of enterprise software that helps companies and governments around the world improve customer relationships, collaborate with partners, and increase the efficiency of their supply chains and business operations.

Today, SAP® has more than 335,000 customers, including many large corporations and Dax groups, and is used by approximately 12 million users worldwide.

Objectives

The plan-to-produce business process focuses on the activities that are necessary to plan and manufacture
products. This one-day event is a deep dive into Production Planning in SAP® S/4HANA. You learn how to configure and use specific production planning capabilities using classic SAP® GUI transactions as well as SAP® Fiori apps.

You will be prepared to

• Retain a deep understanding of the production planning process, how to configure it, and
• How to apply the concepts of demand management and material requirements planning in SAP® S/4HANA.

Content

You are able to understand the operations in the SAP® S/4HANA Design to Operate process, name the
required organizational levels and explain their relationship.

• SAP® S/4HANA Production Planning Overview
• Master Data for SAP® S/4HANA Production Planning
• Prerequisites and Tools for Advanced Planning in SAP® S/4HANA
• Demand Management in SAP® S/4HANA with Planning Strategies
• Advanced Production Planning in SAP® S/4HANA
• Detailed Scheduling in SAP® S/4HANA

Case Study

Within the scope of the case study „Logistics in the Industrial Operation“ fundamental master data from the field of Production Planning shall be generated by the participants for subsequent use. A simple business scenario management process using a demo company covers the creation of material master data, bill of material, work center and a routing within existing organizational data i.e. a plant and several storage locations.

The process itself focuses on a demo company selling motorcycle headlights, which are produced inhouse with the use of preordered components in procurement. The participants shall create planned orders based on demand strategies, convert them to production orders and execute the production based on a production plan. Goods movements and confirmation procedures are accompanied by standard and actual cost estimates. Advanced Production Planning, Material Requirements Planning and Detailed Scheduling completes the tasks.

Conditions

• Enrollment – no matter at which university
• Knowledge of navigation in SAP GUI
• Knowledge of other SAP modules is not required

Trainer

The trainer is a full-time SAP trainer. He is certified by SAP SE as “SAP Certified Trainer” and has several years of experience in the implementation and programming of SAP systems for internationally active companies.

Timing & Implementation

tbd, virtually via Zoom