Executive Summary An Explanation and Introduction to PP/DS GATP and CTM Availability Checking Available to Promise Different Levels of ATP Checks Multilevel ATP Check (M-ATP) Availability Checking for Kits (or BOM) Rules-Based Availability Checking What Attaining ATP Proficiency Can Mean Capable to Promise ATP Tree Structure Scope of Checking The GATP Time Horizon Introduction The…
Executive Summary The available to promise or ATP Categories control many areas in APO. We cover the different ATP Categories, ATP Category Types, and the ATP Characteristics. Introduction to Available to Promise Categories Available to promise categories are critical to managing the available to promise process. You will learn where the ATP Categories are set…
Executive Summary Storage Location MRP Areas can be used in both SNP and GATP. This article describes a design that accounts for both regional allocation of stock and bonded and unbounded stock in a facility (or closely located facilities). GATP can provide available promises for the same product, which is differentiated by the regional allocation…
Executive Summary How allocations work with CTM and GATP. Are allocations bi-directional? What is the allocation storage application in APO? Why would having CTM respect GATP allocations be desirable? Background on Allocations Allocations are incorporated into GATP, which allows them to consume sales orders from these allocations. Once the customer’s allocation has been consumed, the…
Executive Summary SAP GATP can be used to model supplier capacity with allocations. There are many disadvantages to performing supplier capacity modeling in SNP. In this article, we will cover the GATP background and how to set up applications in GATP. Introduction The ability to model supplier capacities is a common request from companies. This…
Executive Summary Backorder processing is how orders can be processed without stock availability for the requested date. Backorder processing connects to order confirmation in SAP, and there are important specifics with how the order management process stays apprised of new supply planning runs. The Normal Process of Order Confirmation There are programs like SAP GATP…
Executive Summary How does master data quality impact how GATP is run? What are the two basic ways that GATP can be run? Why is it important to ascertain the supply planning accuracy at different intervals of the supply planning horizon and important to publish the forecasting accuracy to customers who will receive sales order…
Executive Summary ATP Categories are a foundational component of both SNP and GATP. We cover ATP Categories in SNP CTM as well as ATP Groups. Introduction to ATP Categories ATP Categories are critical for using SNP and GATP. You will learn about ATP Categories and how they are set up in APO. Our References for…
Executive Summary GATP is the availability checking module in APO, and it differs from standard availability checking in ERP. We cover multilevel ATP checking, ATP categories, the Calculation Profile, performing a basic ATP check, the GATP Check Mode, and when the check is performed. Why some supply chain experts question the implementability of GATP. Introduction:…
Executive Summary What is integrated product and production engineering? How does integrated product and production engineering work? What is the production model? Interesting uses of integrated product and production engineering. Strengths of iPPE. The requirements to use iPPEs. Common client questions on iPPEs. What is an Integrated Product and Production Engineering? “This component enables you to…