Capacity Planning

SAP Production Planning (PP) User Training Manual

This training manual provides a step-by-step to SAP PP Processes with all steps having screenshots and clear instructions. See below the outline of the document:

  • Master Data In PP Module
  • Bill Of Material (Bom)
  • Work Center
  • Routing
  • Planned Independent Requirements
  • MRP
  • Stock/ Requirements List
  • Production Order Execution & Production Order Change
  • Capacity Planning
  • Capacity Overload
  • Capacity Leveling- Work Center View( Tabular), Capacity Leveling (Graphical), Capacity Leveling (Orders)
  • Goods Issue & Goods Issue (Reversal)
  • Production Order Confirmation & Canceling Production Order Confirmation
  • Goods Receipt For An Order
  • Stock Overview
  • Production Order Information System
  • Collective Conversion Of Planned Orders
  • Rework Orders

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SAP R/3 ECC 6.0 PP End-User Manuals – Part 1

It has been a long time since i posted Production Planning related documents, information. Sorry for the few posts under PP, i will try to post more as i get more. I decided share some end-user manuals in two part. I do not need to create a series like i did for SAP Press Books Sample Chapters Collection as this will not last long. Here is the first part which you will find step-by-step guides with accompanying screen shots and notes for

  1. Demand Management
  2. Capacity Planning
  3. Routing
  4. Work Centre

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SAP PP Capacity Planning User Manual

In recent version of SAP, Work Centre works with  infinite capacity. After MRP Run, even if a particular Work Centre is overloaded, one will be able to Complete Production Order defined at that particular Work Centre.

Capacity Evaluation can be used for analysis purpose & capacity Leveling can be used manually to allocate the load to different Work Centre. Capacity evaluations is used to analyse capacity loads. One can adjust the analyses for each user according to the planning level, planning horizon and the area of responsibility. Available capacities and capacity requirements can be selected according to various criteria and cumulated
using any period split one chooses. 

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