The Production Planning (PP) module enables production planning based on both market demand and production capacity.
PP creates schedules for production, for procurement and for purchasing. This ensures that raw materials are available for production as required. The module records the production process with, for example, planned and actual budgets.
It records the movement of goods when raw material is converted into a semi-finished product.
This module plays an essential role in the supply chain of any manufacturer and is primarily designed for production managers or other people who deal with manufacturing and scheduling and are responsible for optimising production costs.
The SAP PP module has 3 main components :
Process Industry is used for the production of products that cannot be disassembled. Here, a machine called a workcenter in SAP is usually used for the production of a single product. The PP-PI solution is mainly used in industrial processes that use the concept of batch management to differentiate between the items produced. The pharmaceutical, food and chemical industries in particular use this solution. Process manufacturing counts its products in litres, metres or grams.
These sample reports are available in the report library of the RapidViews PP module.
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Discrete manufacturing is used when a single machine is used for multiple production orders and these are planned according to production needs. The machine can be used to produce different products. The products produced can be counted in units.
These sample reports are available in the report library of the RapidViews PP module.
Repetitive manufacturing is similar to discrete manufacturing but operates without production orders (POs). Products are produced continuously over a long period of time and production does not require much control.
These sample reports are available in the report library of the RapidViews PP module.
These 3 components include concepts such as :
