Blake's SAP PP Document

Intro to PP

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• SAP Production Planning is one of the key modules in ERP
• deals with planning processes:
  1. capacity planning
  2. material planning
  3. execution of production order
  4. bill of material
  5. goods movement
• This tutorial explains the key concepts of SAP Production Planning (SAP PP).
• Important components of SAP PP 
  • Bill of Materials (BOMs)
  • Work Center
  • Data Center
  • and more ...

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• SAP PP module handles the master data required for Bill of Materials (BOMs) activity
  • work center and routing
  • and keeps it in a separate component.
• SAP PP submodules vary as per industry type like discrete production, repetitive production, or production industries.
  • Discrete production is an industry where produce materials change with each lot and costs are calculated as per orders and lots.
  • In repetitive production, the product is not changed for a long period of time. Production takes place in total quantity and not in the form of individual lots.
• For most of the industry types, above-mentioned planning and execution submodules are commonly used.
• Before the production execution, many steps are performed as a part of the planning process −
  • Material Requirement Planning (MRP) run (More details later in this tutorial).
  • Bill of material and routing master data is entered in a planned order automatically with MRP run.
  • Planning quantities are maintained in the system.

Key Steps in Production Execution

• Following are the key steps in executing a production order.
• It starts with a planned order and ends with goods receipt against a Production order.

Convert Planned Order to Production Order

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• The first step is to convert a planned order to production order. When you create a production order, type is defined in SAP PP system.

Issue the Production Order

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• To start the production process, it is necessary to issue production order. Till a production order is released, execution of the production process cannot start.

Issue Goods for Production Order

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• To execute the production order, goods need to be issued. Once goods are issued, the document number can be updated in the system.

Production Order Confirmation

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• All the sub processes are executed in accordance with the required operations to confirm the production as per the production order.

Good Receipts w.r.t Production Order

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• Once the execution of production order is complete, goods produced w.r.t production order are received and placed in the storage area.

Audience

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• This tutorial is designed for all those who want to learn the basics of SAP Production Planning.
• It is especially useful for managers involved in the production and manufacturing department.

Prerequisites

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• The course is designed for beginners with little or no knowledge of SAP PP.
• But you need to have a preliminary understanding of SAP Basics to make the most of this tutorial.

Introduction

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How to create a Plant in SAP

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• How to Create Plant in SAP
  • Step 1) Enter T_Code “OX10” in the command and click on execute.
  • Step 2) On change view plants overview screen, click on new entries button to define new plant code as per the organizational requirements.
  • Step 4) Now update all the required and mandatory details in the address screen.
    • What happened to Step 3 ?
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