Production Planning with SAP APO-PP/DS

- Introduction 13

1. An Overview of Planning with mySAP SCM 17
1.1 mySAP SCM 17
1.2 SAP APO 19

2. An Overview of Production Planning with ECC and APO-PP/DS 23
2.1 Production Planning Functions 23
2.2 Advanced Production Planning with APO-PP/DS 32
2.3 Planning in APO and Execution in ECC 44

3. The APO Core Interface 45
3.1 Design of the CIF 45
3.2 The Principle of Master Data Transfer 58
3.3 The Principle of Transaction Data Transfer 83
3.4 CIF Monitoring 90

4. Master Data 99
4.1 Mapping Principle 99
4.2 Locations 100
4.3 Products 107
4.4 Resources 113
4.5 Production Data Structures and Production Process Models 116
4.6 Mass Changes to APO Master Data 123

5. Basic Functions of Production Planning 125
5.1 Basic Settings 125
5.2 Independent Requirements 131
5.3 The Planning Procedure 145
5.4 Heuristics 153
5.5 Example of a Complete Planning Run 162
5.6 Firming 164
5.7 Net Requirements Calculation and Lot Sizes 168
5.8 Determining the Supply Source 172
5.9 Scheduling 176
5.10 Pegging 188
5.11 Setup Times in Planning 194
5.12 Product Interchangeability (as of APO 4.0) 197
5.13 Executing Planning in ECC 199

6. Tools to Evaluate and Process Planning 201
6.1 Order Views 201
6.2 Product Planning Table 206
6.3 Product Overview 211
6.4 Detailed Scheduling Planning Board 214
6.5 Resource Planning Table 232
6.6 PP/DS Optimizer 235
6.7 Alert Monitor 243

7. Advanced Processes in APO-PP/DS 249
7.1 Finite Planning with the Planning Run 250
7.2 Setup-Optimal Sequencing with the PP/DS Optimizer 263
7.3 Capable-to-Promise (CTP) 272
7.4 Planned Material Flow 280
7.5 Multi-Resource Planning with the Wave Algorithm 286

Appendix 295
- A Menu Paths 295
- B SAP Notes on APO-PP/DS 307
- C Heuristics 315
- D Authors 325
- Index 327

Dr. Jochen Balla teaches Applied Mathematics and Physics, as well as the Fundamentals of Computer Science at the University of Applied Sciences Bochum, Germany. From 1998 to 2004, he worked for SAP Deutschland GmbH &Co. KG as a training consultant for customer and partner trainings in the areas of SAP PP, APO-PP/DS, and APO CIF.