What is SAP PP?

SAP Production Planning ( PP ) handles the planning and actual production of goods in the company. This includes shop floor operations, planning , MRP , execution and monitoring of all production activities.

Intended Audience – SAP Production Planning is intended for any of the following audience.

1. Experienced Business Users who have been working as Shop Floor Executives, Foreman, Planning & Operations in conventional industries.
2. Experienced ABAP users who wish to get into the functional side of SAP.
3. Less than 1 year of experience in SAP Production Planning or Materials Management as a functional consultant.

SAP PP Course Curricullum:

I. PP- Master Data Set Up:

• BOM
• Work Center
• Routing
• SAP Tables

II. MRP:

• MRP Views
• Lot Sizing Procedures
• Procurement Proposals
• Evaluation of MRP Results
• Tables in MRP

III. Discrete Manufacturing:

• Planned Orders
• Production orders
• Order Types
• Scheduling
• Goods Issue
• Goods Receipts
• Status Profile

IV. Repetitive Manufacturing:

• Production Versions
• Planning Table
• Back flushing

V. Sales and Operational Planning :

• Sales Forecast
• Production Plan
• Demand Management

VI. Planning strategies:

• Planning with final assembly
• Planning without final assembly
• Planning at assembly level
• Net Requirements planning
• Gross requirements planning
• Make to order strategy

VII. KANBAN:

• Supply Area
• Kanban Board
• Supply Source
• Demand Source

VIII. Functional SPEC:

• How to create a functional spec with real time examples
• Extracting data from Tables

IX. Overview of PP Configuration

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