With a look at both business processes and system configuration, this course has end-to-end coverage of PP! Understand the data, functionalities, and settings that support your production planning workflows in SAP S/4HANA. Dive into demand management, MRP, capacity requirements planning, shop floor control, and reporting. Examine manufacturing by industry, and look ahead to new innovations in SAP S/4HANA!

Start this series with a look at the objectives of PP in SAP S/4HANA: how it fits into the broader supply chain, where it integrates with MM and SD, and how data flows throughout production processes. Then see how to configure and manage material master data in SAP S/4HANA, with a focus on key fields such as MRP views, procurement types, and lot sizing. Finally, move into setting up work centers, routings, and BOMs, and understand how production versions are used to link materials, work centers, and routings.

Take a day to focus on demand management and materials requirements planning! First understand the role of demand management, including how sales and forecast data are used to drive production planning. Learn to manage PIRs to represent forecasted demand independent of customer orders. Get the particulars of make-to-stock and make-to-order planning strategies and their impact on production execution.

Streamline your production processes by avoiding bottlenecks and downtime! First master the fundamentals of planned orders, from how they are created to how they drive production scheduling. Learn to convert planned orders into production orders for execution on the shop floor using Transactions MD04, CO40, and CO41. Next, see how you can evaluate production capacity to ensure the availability of required resources. Close the day by learning to smooth out production schedules and level capacity!

It’s time to dive into shop floor control and industry-specific production execution! Begin by examining how discrete manufacturing processes are executed in SAP S/4HANA, focusing on production orders and detailed scheduling. Then consider the nuances of the repetitive manufacturing process, which is used for high-volume production with minimal variance. For formula-based production, explore process manufacturing, which is commonly used in industries like chemicals and pharmaceuticals. End the day by assessing the tools and reports available in SAP S/4HANA to monitor your production processes, from order creation to completion.

See what SAP has done to innovate production processes with demand-driven MRP, a methodology that focuses on managing supply and demand more dynamically. Then understand how predictive MRP uses machine learning and historical data to forecast your demand and production needs more accurately. Finally, turn your attention to reporting on production processes using the stock/requirements list and other apps. Learn to leverage SAP S/4HANA’s built-in analytics tools to generate real-time insights into production performance.