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Preface
13
Who This Book Is For
13
How This Book Is Organized
14
Conclusion
16
1 Introduction to PP-DS with SAP S/4HANA
17
1.1 What Is Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling?
18
1.1.1 Production Planning
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1.1.2 Detailed Scheduling
20
1.2 PP-DS with SAP
21
1.2.1 SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization
21
1.2.2 Key Simplifications in PP-DS for SAP S/4HANA
25
1.2.3 Deployment
29
1.2.4 Architecture
34
1.3 Summary
37
2 Master Data
39
2.1 Integration Models
39
2.1.1 Create the Integration Model
40
2.1.2 Activate the Integration Model
43
2.2 Locations
45
2.3 Product Master
50
2.4 Work Centers and Resources
54
2.5 Sources of Supply
60
2.5.1 Production Data Structure
60
2.5.2 External Procurement Sources of Supply
66
2.6 Classes and Characteristics
71
2.7 Summary
76
3 Configuration
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3.1 Activating PP-DS in SAP S/4HANA
77
3.2 Basic Settings for Embedded PP-DS
79
3.2.1 Model Version Management
80
3.2.2 Integration Settings
83
3.2.3 Transaction Data Transfer
91
3.2.4 Configuration Schema of the PP-DS System
92
3.2.5 Global Parameters and Default Values
93
3.2.6 Master Data Settings
98
3.3 Heuristics Configuration
101
3.3.1 Heuristics Settings
101
3.3.2 Heuristics Profiles
104
3.4 Planning Procedures
105
3.4.1 Planning Procedure Settings
105
3.4.2 Settings for Production Planning Runs in PP-DS
109
3.5 Order View Settings
114
3.6 Detailed Scheduling Planning Board
120
3.6.1 Overall Profile
120
3.6.2 Time Profile
122
3.6.3 Work Area
124
3.6.4 Planning Board Profile
125
3.7 PP-DS Optimizer Settings
130
3.8 Summary
133
4 Data Transfer for Transaction Data
135
4.1 Activating the Integration of Transaction Data
135
4.2 Planned Independent Requirements
137
4.3 Planned Orders
141
4.4 Production Orders
146
4.5 External Procurement Orders
150
4.6 Stocks and Batches
153
4.7 Inspection Lots
155
4.8 Maintenance Orders
157
4.9 Sales Orders
163
4.10 Summary
167
5 Production Planning
169
5.1 Determining When PP-DS Should Be Used for Planning
170
5.2 Basic Functions in PP-DS Planning
173
5.2.1 Pegging
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5.2.2 Planning Horizon and Planning Time Fence
176
5.2.3 Net Requirements Calculation
178
5.2.4 Procurement Quantity Calculation
179
5.2.5 Source Determination
182
5.3 Leveraging Planning Heuristics
183
5.3.1 Planning of Standard Lots
183
5.3.2 Reorder Point Planning
190
5.3.3 Planning of Standard Lots in Three Horizons
193
5.3.4 MRP Heuristic
196
5.3.5 Demand Propagation Heuristic
198
5.4 Leveraging Service Heuristics
199
5.4.1 Bottom-Up Rescheduling
199
5.4.2 Top-Down Rescheduling
206
5.4.3 Change Order Priorities
207
5.4.4 Create Fixed Pegging
207
5.4.5 Delete Fixed Pegging
212
5.4.6 Stage Numbering
213
5.5 Triggering a PP-DS Planning Run
217
5.5.1 Production Planning Run in Interactive Mode
218
5.5.2 Production Planning Run in the Background
224
5.5.3 Interactive Production Planning
228
5.5.4 Planning PP-DS Materials in MRP Live (One MRP Run)
236
5.6 Monitoring and Evaluating the Planning Runs
237
5.6.1 PP-DS Planning Log
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5.6.2 Evaluate the MRP Live Execution
240
5.6.3 Evaluate the PP-DS Background Planning Run
242
5.6.4 Monitor Planning Results from MRP SAP Fiori Apps
244
5.7 Planning in PP-DS with SAP IBP
248
5.8 Summary
251
6 Detailed Scheduling
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6.1 Determining When PP-DS Should Be Used for Scheduling
254
6.2 Creating a Detailed Scheduling Strategy
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6.2.1 Strategy Profiles
257
6.2.2 General Strategy Parameters
263
6.2.3 Strategy Parameters for Dependent Objects
280
6.3 Leveraging Detailed Scheduling Heuristics
290
6.3.1 Schedule Sequence
291
6.3.2 Remove Backlog
293
6.3.3 Schedule Operations
295
6.3.4 Minimize Runtime
296
6.3.5 Multilevel Scheduling Framework Heuristics
297
6.3.6 Multiresource Scheduling Heuristic
305
6.4 Triggering PP-DS Scheduling
308
6.4.1 Detailed Scheduling Planning Board
309
6.4.2 Production Scheduling Board
320
6.4.3 Monitor Capacity Utilization App
326
6.5 PP-DS Optimizer
329
6.5.1 Objective Functions
331
6.5.2 Optimization Profile
334
6.5.3 Execute and Monitor PP-DS Optimizer Runs
340
6.6 Summary
347
7 The Alert Monitor
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7.1 Alert Profiles
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7.1.1 Activate and Access the Alert Monitor
350
7.1.2 Create Alert Profile
352
7.1.3 Create Overall Profile
358
7.1.4 Transport Profiles
360
7.2 Alert Monitoring
360
7.2.1 Monitor Alerts from the Alert Monitor
360
7.2.2 Generate Alerts in the Background
362
7.2.3 Monitor Alerts from PP-DS Apps
365
7.3 Summary
369
8 Advanced PP-DS Features
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8.1 Planning with Shelf Life
371
8.1.1 Master Data
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8.1.2 Integration of Batches with Shelf Life
375
8.1.3 Pegging and Planning
380
8.2 Product Interchangeability
383
8.2.1 Master Data
384
8.2.2 Interchangeability in Planning Process
391
8.3 Characteristics-Dependent Planning
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8.3.1 Planning and Pegging
395
8.3.2 Block Planning
398
8.4 Push Production
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8.4.1 Identify the Push Problem
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8.4.2 Launch the Push Production View
409
8.5 Summary
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9 Administering PP-DS with SAP S/4HANA
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9.1 Core Interface Queue Monitoring
414
9.2 Core Interface Postprocessing
420
9.3 Core Interface Comparison and Reconciliation
426
9.4 Core Interface Application Log Management
433
9.5 SAP liveCache Housekeeping and Reconciliation
435
9.5.1 Housekeeping
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9.5.2 Data Reconciliation
437
9.5.3 Overview of SAP liveCache Transactions
441
9.6 Administration of PP-DS Master Data
442
9.6.1 Pegging Areas
442
9.6.2 Resources
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9.7 Summary
446
10 Migration to Embedded PP-DS
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10.1 New Implementation
448
10.2 System Conversion
450
10.3 Landscape Transformation
453
10.4 Summary
455
Appendices
457
A SAP Notes
457
B The Author
461
Index
463