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

19

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

77

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

173

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

238

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

253

6.1 Determining When PP-DS Should Be Used for Scheduling

254

6.2 Creating a Detailed Scheduling Strategy

257

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

349

7.1 Alert Profiles

350

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

371

8.1 Planning with Shelf Life

371

8.1.1 Master Data

372

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

394

8.3.1 Planning and Pegging

395

8.3.2 Block Planning

398

8.4 Push Production

408

8.4.1 Identify the Push Problem

408

8.4.2 Launch the Push Production View

409

8.5 Summary

411

9 Administering PP-DS with SAP S/4HANA

413

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

435

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

443

9.7 Summary

446

10 Migration to Embedded PP-DS

447

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