CASE STUDY

Production Planning and

Execution (PP) Case Study
This case study explains an integrated production planning and execution
process in detail and thus fosters a thorough understanding of each
process step and underlying SAP functionality.

Product

MOTIVATION

PREREQUISITES

SAP ERP
G.B.I.
Release 6.07

The data entry requirements in the

production planning exercises (PP
1 through PP 6) were minimized
because much of the data already
existed in the SAP system. This
stored data, known as master data,
simplifies the processing of
business transactions. Examples
for this were material master data,
bills of materials, and routings.

Before you use this case study, you

should be familiar with navigation in
the SAP system.

Level
Undergraduate
Graduate
Beginner

Focus
Production Planning and
Execution

Authors

In this case study, we will create

consumption values for a finished
product to plan and process a
complete manufacturing cycle.

In order to successfully work through

this case study, it is not necessary to
have finished the PP exercises (PP 1
through PP 6). However, it is
recommended.

NOTES
This case study uses the Global Bike
Inc. (G.B.I.) data set, which has
exclusively been created for SAP UA
global curricula.

Bret Wagner
Stefan Weidner

Version
2.40

Last Update
April 2015

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Process Overview

Learning Objective Understand and perform a manufacturing process cycle

Time 140 min

Scenario In order to process a complete manufacturing process you will take on different roles
within the GBI company, e.g. production supervisor, shop floor worker and plant manager.
Overall, you will be working in the Materials Management (MM) and the Production Planning
and Execution (PP) departments.
Employees involved

Jun Lee (Production Supervisor)

Hiro Abe (Plant Manager Dallas)
Lars Iseler (Production Order Worker)
Susanne Castro (Receiving Clerk)
Sanjay Datar (Warehouse Employee)
Michael Brauer (Shop Floor Worker 4)
Jamie Shamblin (Cost Accountant)

Before you can start forecasting demand for your touring bike product
group changes in the material master record of the bikes need to be
maintained.

Process description

Afterwards you will create a 12-month sales and operations plan (SOP) for
your product group, receive the production relevant goods from the storage
location and issue goods to the production order.
In the last steps the completeness of the production is confirmed, produced
goods are received in the storage location and costs assigned to the
production order are reviewed.

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Step 1: Change Material Master Record

Task Prepare a material master record for Demand Planning.

Time 20 min

Short Description In order to plan GBIs deluxe touring bikes (black, silver and red) prepare
their material master records by changing the MRP 3 and Forecast view.
Name (Position) Jun Lee (Production Supervisor)
To change a materials view, follow the menu path:

Menu path

Logistics Production Master Data Material Master

Material Change Immediately

In the Material field, find and select your red Deluxe Touring bike first.
If you do not remember its material number, position your cursor in the
Material field and click on the search icon
or press F4. Make sure you
are on the Material by Material Type tab. Select Material Type Finished
Product (FERT) and enter *### in the Material field. Remember to replace
### by your three-digit number given by your instructor, e.g. *005 if your
number is 005. Then, press Enter and select the red Deluxe Touring bike
with a double click.
When your material number (DXTR3###) is entered in the Material field,
click on
or press Enter.
On the following screen, select MRP 3 and Forecast.

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F4
Finished Product
*###

DXTR3###

MRP 3, Forecast

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Then, press Enter or click on

. The following screen will appear.

Find and select the GBI manufacturing facility in Dallas (DL00). Then,
enter its Finished Goods Stor. Location (FG00). Press Enter or click on

In the MRP 3 view, enter Strategy group 40 (Planning with final assembly),
Consumption mode 1 (Backward consumption only) and Bwd.consumption
per. 30.

DL00
FG00

40
1
30

Click on
to continue to the forecasting tab. Then, press Enter to
acknowledge the warning message to check the consumption periods.
On the Forecasting tab, select Initialization pds 12, uncheck Reset
automatically, check Param.optimization, select Optimization level F
(Fine), Alpha factor 0.20, Beta factor 0.10, Gamma factor 0.30, and Delta
factor 0.30.

12
Reset automatically
Param.optimization
F
0.20
0.10
0.30
0.30

Compare your entries with the screen capture shown below.

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Historic consumption values already have been entered into the GBI
system. You can view them on the Forecasting tab, select
. If you do not see the Total consumption column,
press on
. Within the table you will see the Total
Consumption for the periods 04.2010 to 03.2014. These values form the
base for later forecasts within this case study.
Please note that within a productive system these values would have been
updated based on the goods moved out of storage.
Click on
Click on

to return to the overview.

to save your entries for the red bike.

Repeat the same procedure for the silver and the black deluxe touring bike
material master. Start with the silver bike (DXTR2###), then modify the
black bike (DXTR1###).
Click on the exit icon

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DXTR2###
DXTR1###

to return to the SAP Easy Access screen.

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Step 2: Change Routing

Task Change a routing for a finished good.

Time 15 min

Short Description Change the routing for your red Deluxe Touring bike.
Name (Position) Jun Lee (Production Supervisor)

After the operational steps are laid out, the components must be allocated
to the individual operations. This is a progressive process where each
operation builds off the materials that entered production in the previous
operations.
To change a routing, follow the menu path:

Component allocation

Menu path

Logistics Production Master Data Routings Routings

Standard Routings Change

Enter the material number for your red Deluxe Touring bike (DXTR3###).
In the Plant field, enter GBIs Dallas plant number (DL00). Please ensure
that the Group field is empty. Then, press Enter or click on .

Choose

and select the following two materials.

Once you have selected the red touring frame (TRFR3###) and the touring
seat kit (TRSK1###), choose
.

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DXTR3###
DL00

TRFR3###
TRSK1###

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In the following screen, in the Oper./Act. field enter operation 0020 and
press Enter. Back on the Material Component Overview screen, you see
that now both components have been assigned to operation 0020.

0020

Repeat the same process for the other components and assign them to
operations as shown below.
Component

Operation
TRHB1###

TRHB1### (touring handle bar)

0030

TRWA1### (touring aluminum wheel assembly)

0040

DGAM1### (derailleur gear assembly)

0040

CHAN1### (chain)

0050

BRKT1### (brake kit)

0060

BRKT1###

PEDL1### (pedal assembly)

0070

PEDL1###

WDOC1### (warranty document)

0100

PCKG1### (packaging)

0100

TRWA1###
DGAM1###
CHAN1###

Click on

and save your entries with

Click on the exit icon

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WDOC1###
PCKG1###

to go back to the SAP Easy Access Menu.

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Step 3: Display Product Group

Task Display a product group.

Time 5 min

Short Description Display the product group (product family) for all your Deluxe Touring bikes.
Name (Position) Jun Lee (Production Supervisor)

A product group (product family) supports high-level planning. This way,

it is not necessary to delve into the minutia of creating planning forecasts
for every material in the company.
To display the deluxe touring bike product group, follow the menu path:

Product group

Menu path

Logistics Production SOP Product Group Display

In the Display Product Group: Initial Screen, in the Product group field
find and select your group for deluxe touring bikes. In order to do so, press
the search icon
(or pressed F4), enter ###* in the Material description
field. Remember to replace ### with your three-digit number, e.g. enter
009* if your number is 009.

###*

Then, press Enter or click on

to display the search results. You should
see five product groups already defined for your set of material master data
(compare with the screen shown below).

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Double-click on the line for deluxe touring bicycles to select the group.

Now that the correct product group (PG-DXTR###) is filled in, make sure
that Plant DL00 is entered. Then, press Enter to display the product group
details.

PG-DXTR###
DL00

On this screen you can see that this product group defines proportions for
three different bikes: the black, silver and red deluxe touring bike. For the
black bike a share of 40% will be considered and 30% for the silver and the
red bikes each.
Click on the exit icon

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to return to the SAP Easy Access screen.

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Step 4: Create Sales and Operations Plan

Task Create a sales and operations plan for a product group.

Time 20 min

Short Description Create a 12-month sales and operations plan (SOP) for your product group.
Name (Position) Jun Lee (Production Supervisor)

A sales and operations plan (SOP) is a planning tool used to consolidate

data for forecasting future sales and production levels as well as the
methods needed to meet those requirements. In this task, our SOP will be
based on historical consumption values taken from a fixed period. This is
in contrast to forecasting within a real life system which would base the
prediction on previous periods and their respective consumption.
To create an SOP, follow the menu path:

Sales and operations plan

Menu path

Logistics Production SOP Planning For Product Group

Change

Make sure that Product group PG-DXTR### and Plant DL00 are entered.
Then, select
. Record the version number: A00

PG-DXTR###
DL00

In the system menu, select:

Edit Create sales plan Forecast

Select Period intervals, Forecast from current period/current year to

previous period/next year, Historic Data from 04/2010 to 03/2014,
Forecast execution Aut. model selection. Compare your screen with the
one below before clicking on
.

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Period intervals
current period/current year
previous period/next year
04/20140
03/2014
Aut. model selection

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If needed, click on

and continue through warning messages.

The system selected Trend and season. Click on

You can see that the system tested and found Seasonal and Trend
tendencies in the past consumption data and has applied a Seasonal Trend
Model.
Click on
(Copy and Save). The sales forecast is copied into your Sales
and Operations Plan.
As Target days supply enter 5 for each forecasted period (a total of 12
months).

In a production plan, you plan the quantities you need to produce in order
to meet your sales plan. The system then calculates stock levels and days
supply for each period on the basis of the sales and production quantities
and any target data. There are several different planning strategies
available, which differ in the production values and the stock level
changes.
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As the SOP is a high level planning, discrete production values are not
necessary. The SAP system calculates discrete numbers once the SOP is
transferred to the Demand Management.
In the system menu, select:
Edit Create productn plan Synchronous to sales

Note the change in the Production and in the Stock level lines. The
production plan is created to match the sales forecast.
In the system menu, select
Edit Create productn plan Target days supply

Note the impact on the production plan and stock levels. Production levels
are generated to match the sales plus produce enough to put into stock to
meet the target days of supply specifications.
Review the Planning Table (your numbers may be different then this table).

Click on
table.

to review a graphic representation of your planning

Note Although the screen displays integer production values, the SAP
system calculates with decimal accuracy. You can display the decimal
places by highlighting a row and pressing F8 and enter the amount of
decimal places required. Then (re)create the production plan.

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You may click on

Click on

to go back and save with

Click on the exit icon

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to display a legend for this graphic.

to return to the SAP Easy Access screen.

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Step 5: Transfer SOP to Demand Management

Task Transfer SOP to Demand Management.

Time 10 min

Short Description Transfer the Sales and Operations Plan to Demand Management.
Name (Position) Jun Lee (Production Supervisor)

Demand Management is the tool used to disaggregate planning data from

high-level plans down to the detailed planning level. For this task, planning
for the Deluxe Touring Product Group will be broken down into the
individual components that belong to this group.
To transfer the SOP to Demand Management, follow the menu path:

Demand Management

Menu path

Logistics Production SOP Disaggregation Transfer PG to

Demand Management

Enter Product group PG-DXTR###, Plant DL00, and the version saved in
the previous task (A00).

Select Prod.plan for mat. or PG members as proportion of PG and

Active. Then, deselect the Invisible Transfer indicator to present the
disaggregation results on another screen allowing the planner to modify the
results before saving them manually to Demand Management.
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PG-DXTR###
DL00
A00

Prod.plan for mat. or PG

members as prop. of PG
Active
Invisible Transfer

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Select
and examine the Planned Independent Requirements
generated for DXTR1###.

Then, click on

DXTR1###

to save.

Examine the Planned Independent Requirements generated for DXTR2###

and save them with .

DXTR2###

Finally, examine the requirements for DXTR3### and save them with

DXTR3###

Note DXTR1### makes up 40%, DXTR2### makes up 30% and

DXTR3### another 30% of the production plan created in your Sales and
Operations Plan. How is this derived?

Click on the exit icon

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to return to the SAP Easy Access screen.

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Step 6: Review Demand Management

Task Review the requirements for a product group.

Time 10 min

Short Description Review the requirements for the product group to ensure that there are
production requirements for the individual production items.
Name (Position) Hiro Abe (Plant Manager Dallas)

To review planned requirements, follow the menu path:

Menu path

Logistics Production Production Planning Demand

Management Planned Independent Requirements Display

Select the Product group indicator, enter Product group PG-DXTR###,

Plant DL00, and select
(Enter).

Product group
PG-DXTR###
DL00

On the Table tab, review the Planned Independent Requirements for the
Deluxe Touring bike product group by material.

On the Sched. lines tab, review the requirement dates, planned quantities,
values, and total planned quantities.

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Select

(Next item) to move to the next material.

Click on the exit icon

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to return to the SAP Easy Access screen.

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Step 7: Run MPS with MRP

Task Run Master Production Scheduling (MPS).

Time 10 min

Short Description Run Master Production Scheduling (MPS) to generate a series of planned
orders that satisfy the requirements from SOP and demand management. Concurrently with MPS,
the MRP materials will be processed leading to the generation of planned orders for dependent
requirements that have been created by the BOM explosion process.
Name (Position) Jun Lee (Production Supervisor)

To run Master Production Scheduling, follow the menu path:

Menu path

Logistics Production Production Planning MPS MPS

Single-Item, Multi-Level

Enter your material DXTR3###, Plant DL00, Processing key NETCH, select
2 (Purchase requisition in opening period), 3 (Schedule lines), 1 (MRP list), 1
(Adapt planning data (normal mode)), and 1 (Determination of Basic Dates for
Planned). Then, select Display material list.

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DXTR3###, DL00
NETCH
2
3
1
1
1
Display material list

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Select
(Enter). A warning message will appear asking you to check input
parameters. Press Enter to confirm and bypass the warning message.
To start the planning run, click on
details from the List Display.

Click on the exit icon

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(Continue) and review the planning

to return to the SAP Easy Access screen.

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Step 8: Review Stock/Requirements List

Task Review the Stock/Requirements List.

Time 10 min

Short Description Review the Stock/Requirements List for your deluxe touring bike.
Name (Position) Lars Iseler (Production Order Worker)

The Stock/Requirements List is a dynamic list which dynamically changes

whenever a transaction occurs using the given material. Display and review
the Stock/Requirements List for all materials of the red deluxe touring bike
on hand and the demand that exists against these products. The report
shows that there is no stock and therefore nothing is available for use at this
time.
To review the Stock/Requirements List, follow the menu path:

Stock/Requirements List

Menu path

Logistics Production Production Planning MPS

Evaluations Stock/Reqmts List

On the Individual access tab, enter Material DXTR3### and Plant DL00
and click on
(Enter).

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DXTR3###
DL00

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Choose (Switch to Period Totals). This will allow you to see the planned
independent requirements, planned receipts, and ATP quantities based on
time; days, weeks, or months.

Select

to go back to the individual lines.

To view the details of the first planned order (PldOrd), select

Details).

Select

(Element

(Pegged Requirements).

You can see that this planned order is to fulfill our Safety Stock and the first
planned independent requirement that was created when we disaggregated
our SOP.
Select

(Graphic) to see a graphical view of this information.

Click on the exit icon

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twice to return to the SAP Easy Access screen.

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Step 9: Convert Planned Order into Production Order

Task Convert a planned order into a production order.

Time 10 min

Short Description Convert a planned order generated in the MPS/MRP run to a production order.
The stock requirements list displays the suggested planned orders from the MPS run.
Name (Position) Lars Iseler (Production Order Worker)

To convert planned orders into production orders, follow the menu path:

Menu path

Logistics Production MRP Evaluations

Stock/Requirements List

Enter Material DXTR3###, Plant DL00, and click on

double-click on the second planned order.

In the Additional Data screen, click on

production order).

(Enter). Then,

(Convert planned order to

Note At this point, please note down the total quantity in your production
order. You will need it later when confirming your order.

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DXTR3###
DL00

Total quantity

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Determine the status of your order by clicking on

. What does this mean?

Note When you converted the planned order to a production order

scheduling takes place, an availability check was automatically carried out
and a reservation was placed on the materials specified within the bill of
materials. The order was also automatically released when the production
order was created.
Click on
with .

to go back to the header screen and save your production order

Note When you save the production order the system will automatically
calculate the planned costs for the production order and the production
order is given a number.

Production order number

Make sure you record your production order number.

Select
(Refresh) to refresh the Stock/Requirements List. In the MRP
Element column the planned order PldOrd that you selected should now
have changed into a production order PrdOrd.

Click on the exit icon

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to return to the SAP Easy Access screen.

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Step 10: Receive Goods in Inventory

Task Receive goods in the Dallas plant.

Time 10 min

Short Description Receive enough goods in the Dallas storage locations to start the production
process.
Name (Position) Susanne Castro (Receiving Clerk)

Usually, at this point the purchasing department in Dallas would take over
and procure enough raw materials from vendors to fill the inventory so that
the production process can be initiated. In this case study, we are bypassing
this procurement process (this process is explained in the MM unit in
detail). Because the inventory for all DXTR3### components is empty, we
will assume that we find 500 pieces each in the storage location.
To receive goods in the inventory, follow the menu path:

Goods receipt

Menu path

Logistics Materials Management Inventory Management

Goods Movements Goods Receipt Other

Make sure you click on Other and not on Other (MIGO). This should
produce the following screen.

Enter today as Document and Posting Date, Movement Type 561 (Receipt
per initial entry of stock balances into unr.-use), Plant DL00, and leave
Storage Location blank. Then, press Enter or click on .

today
561
DL00

In the Enter Other Goods Receipts: New Item screen, enter the following
data. Each one of these ten materials are components that you later on need
in your production order. Note that all materials are stored in the raw
materials storage location in Dallas except the touring wheel assembly (first
component in the list) which is a semi-finished good.
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Material

Quantity SLoc

TRWA1### (Touring Aluminum Wheel Assembly)

500

SF00

TRFR3### (Touring Frame-Red)

500

RM00

DGAM1### (Derailleur Gear Assembly)

500

RM00

TRSK1### (Touring Seat Kit)

500

RM00

TRHB1### (Touring Handle Bar)

500

RM00

PEDL1### (Pedal Assembly)

500

RM00

CHAN1### (Chain)

500

RM00

BRKT1### (Brake Kit)

500

RM00

WDOC1### (Warranty Document)

500

RM00

PCKG1### (Packaging)

500

RM00

TRWA1###
TRFR3###
DGAM1###
TRSK1###
TRHB1###
PEDL1###
CHAN1###
BRKT1###
WDOC1###
PCKG1###

Before pressing Enter compare your screen with the screenshot shown
below. Remember that your material numbers are different.
If there are not enough rows for all materials, click on

(New Items).

Save your goods receipt with

and record the material document number.
Then, click on the exit icon to return to the SAP Easy Access screen.

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Material document number

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Step 11: Issue Goods to Production Order

Task Issue goods to a production order.

Time 10 min

Short Description Now that all necessary components are on stock issue them to your production
order in precise quantity.
Name (Position) Sanjay Datar (Warehouse Employee)

The goods issue process is fully defined in the production order, BOM, and
routing. The quantities and the materials are reserved for this specific
production order, will be withdrawn with reference to the order number, and
will be used to assign actual costs to the production order for managerial
accounting purposes.
To issue goods to a production order, follow the menu path:

Goods issue

Menu path

Logistics Production Shop Floor Control Goods Movements

Goods Issue

This should produce the following screen.

Enter today as Document Date and Posting Date, Movement Type 261
(Consumption for order from warehouse), Plant DL00, and leave Storage
Location blank. Then, click on the
button.
Enter your production order number from two tasks back.
If you have not written down your production order number you can find it
in the system. In order to do so, in the Order field press F4 or click on the
search icon . In the Order Number (1) screen, use the icon on the far right
to display a list of all tabs. Please select the Production orders using the
info system tab. On this tab, enter your material DXTR3### in the Material
field and click on . Double-click on the result row to adopt your
production order number into the initial screen.
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today
today
261
DL00
Production order number

F4

DXTR3###

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Once you have found and entered your production order number, click on
to continue.
An itemized list will appear. It lists all the materials and their respective
quantities that need to be issued to your order. You need to tell the system
what Storage Location the materials should be withdrawn from. For the
wheel assembly (TRWA1###), enter SF00 (Semi-finished goods) and for
all other materials RM00 (Raw materials) in the SLoc fields. Before
pressing Enter compare your screen with the one shown below.

SF00
RM00

Click on the
button. A series of screens will appars asking
you to copy in the requirements for each of the dependent requirements.
Click on
to accept the details for each material.
Finally, on the Enter Goods Issue: Overview screen you will see all of the
goods issue quantities for each of the materials.

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Click on

(Post) and record the material document number.

Click on the exit icon

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Material document number

to return to the SAP Easy Access screen.

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Step 12: Review Production Order Status

Task Review the production order status.

Time 10 min

Short Description Review the current production order with respect to the status of the order.
Name (Position) Michael Brauer (Shop Floor Worker 4)

To display the production order, follow the menu path:

Menu path

Logistics Production Shop Floor Control Order Display

Enter the number of your production order.

If you have not written down your production order number you can find it
in the system. In order to do so, in the Order field press F4 or click on the
search icon . In the Order Number (1) screen, use the icon on the far right
to display a list of all tabs. Please select the Production orders using the
info system tab. On this tab, enter your material DXTR3### in the Material
field and click on . Double-click on the result row to adopt your
production order number into the initial screen.

Production order number

F4

DXTR3###

When your production order number is entered, click on . Note that the
order status has changed and review it by clicking on
again.

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You did a goods issue to the production order in the last task. Now, you
want to review the cost assigned to the order, the material document, and the
corresponding accounting document.
In order to do so, click on
system menu select:

to go back to the header screen and then in the

Goto Costs Analysis

Here you can see the costs that were assigned to the production order from
our goods issue.
Click on the exit icon

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Step 13: Confirm Production Completion

Task Confirm production order completion.

Time 10 min

Short Description Confirm completion for your production order.

Name (Position) Michael Brauer (Shop Floor Worker 4)

When the assembly has been completed for the current production order,
we need to confirm that certain procedures and activities have been
completed and record the quantity of the end product that has been
manufactured.
To confirm production completion, follow the menu path:

Production completion

Menu path

Logistics Production Shop Floor Control Confirmation

Enter For Order

Enter your production order number and click on

Select Final Confirm. and Clear Reservation. In the Yield to conf. field,
enter the amount of bikes you were supposed to produce for this order.
Remember that your amount might be different from the screen below.

Then, change the Execution start to 1 hour earlier than the default time.

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Production order number

Final Confirm.
Clear Reservation
Amount

1 hour earlier

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Click on

and save your entries with

Note When the confirmation is saved, labor costs for the order are
calculated automatically. The quantity yield also establishes the parameters
for the goods receipt into Inventory.
Click on the exit icon

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to return to the SAP Easy Access screen.

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Step 14: Receive Goods from Production Order

Task Post a goods receipt from production order.

Time 15 min

Short Description Post a goods receipt from your production order.

Name (Position) Susanne Castro (Receiving Clerk)

Receive the completed products into finished goods inventory. Check the
quantity purposed against the quantity specified in the production order and
the quantity specified during confirmation. If there are any discrepancies,
the system will decide if an error or warning message should be generated
depending upon the deviation identified.
To post a goods receipt, follow the menu path:

Goods receipt

Menu path

Logistics Production Shop Floor Control Goods Movements

Goods Receipt

This produces the following screen.

Enter Movement Type 101 (Goods receipt for order to warehouse), your
production order number, Plant DL00, Stor. Location FG00 (Finished
Goods), and select
.

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101
Production order number
DL00
FG00

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Ensure that the quantity to be placed into inventory and the storage location
are correct. Then, click on
to accept the details for the new bikes
received from production.

In the overview screen, review the item to ensure that all the data is correct.

Movement Type 101 (goods receipt into Inventory)

Storage Location FG00 (Inventory)

Quantity should equal the amount that you confirmed in the

previous task

Click on
to post the goods receipt. When you save this material
document the actual value of the material produced was entered into the

Material document number

production order.
Record the material document number.
Click on the exit icon

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Step 15: Review Costs Assigned to Production Order

Task Review costs assigned to your production order.

Time 5 min

Short Description Display and review the costs that have been assigned to your production
order.
Name (Position) Jamie Shamblin (Cost Accountant)

To display costs assigned, follow the menu path:

Menu path

Logistics Production Shop Floor Control Order Display

Enter your production order number, and click on

(Enter).

Production order number

In the system menu, select:

Goto Costs Analysis

Now that the finished products have been received in the Inventory, the
Manufacturing Output Settlement Variance has been added. How is this
figure calculated by the system?

Click on the exit icon

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to return to the SAP Easy Access screen.

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Step 16: Settle Costs of Production Order

Task Settle costs of your production order.

Time 20 min

Short Description Settle the costs of your production order. The costs are temporarily captured
in the production order and they need to be assigned to an appropriate cost object. Compare the
actual costs to the planned costs to identify any deviations or potential problems in this regard.
Name (Position) Jamie Shamblin (Cost Accountant)

To settle costs of a production order, follow the menu path:

Menu path

Logistics Production Shop Floor Control Period-End

Closing Settlement Individual Processing

If you have to input the Controlling Area, enter NA00, and click on

Enter your production order number, the current month as Settlement

period (e.g. 007 for July), the current month as Posting period, and the
current year as Fiscal year. Make sure that Test Run is selected.
Then, click on

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NA00

Production order number

current month
current month
current year
Test Run

(Execute).

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Click on

(Detail lists). In the system menu, choose:

Environments Report

Then, double-click on Actual/Plan/Variance to select the report.

Click on

twice.

Yes

Deselect Test Run and execute again with . Click on (Detail lists)
and select
(Report). Choose report Actual/Plan/Variance.

Test Run
Actual/Plan/Variance

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to go back. Then, select

and click on

Actual/Plan/Variance

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Note The manufacturing output settlement ist higher than the consumption
expenses for raw materials and semi-finished goods? Review and explain
the expenses and the settlements of your production order in detail. How is
the balance derived?

Click on , choose
SAP Easy Access screen.

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and click on

again to return to the

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PP Challenge
Learning Objective Understand and perform an integrated manufacturing process.

Time 60 Min

Motivation After you have successfully worked through the Production Planning and Execution
case study you should be able to solve the following challenge on your own.
Scenario In this challenge you should create sales and operations plan (SOP) for the product
group (product family) Mountainbikes. Take into consideration that the materials of the product
group have to be assigned to the strategy group. Therefore, enter manually the following sales
figures:
Period
Current month + 2
Current month + 3
Current month + 4
Current month + 5
Current month + 6
Current month + 7

Sales (volume)
150
175
200
85
90
115

In addition, you must post the correct goods for Material ORMN1### in the storage location in
order to be able to produce and settle costs afterwards.
Task Information Since this task is based on the Production Planning and Execution case study
you can use it as guidance. However, it is recommended that you solve it without any help in
order to test your acquired knowledge.

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