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The Manufacturing Process Order Flow Between APO and SAP ERP
ByPrimary Researcher December 6, 2012May 11, 2022

Executive Summary

Part of the manufacturing process flow between APO and SAP ERP is the inbound receipt.
The process order is a production order for process industry manufacturing.

Introduction
I was recently asked the following question:
“When does APO no longer recognize a process order as an inbound receipt of inventory?”
This is essentially a question of when inventory is recognized within a production location.
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How to Understand KANBAN’s Connection to Supply Planning and KANBAN in SAP ERP
ByPrimary Researcher July 29, 2012May 11, 2022

Executive Summary

KANBAN is one method for triggering stock movements and is a functionality within SAP ERP.
KANBAN does not fit within the context of MRP as they control different areas of the supply chain.

Introduction
In this article, we will dive into and explain one of the more particular areas of functionality in SAP ERP, called KANBAN.
What Triggers Stock Movements?
Let us begin this discussion by establishing what triggers stock movements in supply planning systems.
Those that configure supply planning systems often think that only the planning or ERP system triggers stock movements. However, while this is normally …

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The Connection Between BOMs, Routings, Work Centers in ERP and PPMs, PDSs in APO
ByPrimary Researcher July 27, 2012April 17, 2021

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The Variants of BOM, Routing and Work Centers
Each is master data objects in SAP APO, which are made up of the following master data objects in SAP ERP:

BOM
Routing
Work Center

SAP ERP has a similar combined master data object called the production version. So one combination of BOM, routing, and work center is a production version. The logic looks like the following:

BOM 1, Routing 1, Work Center 1 = Production Version A / PPM A / PDS …

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Where Material and Procurement Planning Occurs in SAP ERP and APO
ByPrimary Researcher July 18, 2012March 8, 2021

… division between APO and SAP ERP, and what system they will be working to perform their work.
The Difference Between ERP and APO
APO is a planning system, and ERP is a combination of the planning system and execution system. However, there is much more execution than planning in SAP ERP. When a company only uses SAP ERP, MRP and DRP are performed, which controls the planning. When a company uses SAP ERP, they convert purchase requisitions to purchase orders in SAP ERP. This makes SAP ERP much easier to understand and design a material planning process than when SAP …

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How to Model Discrete vs Repetitive Manufacturing in SAP ERP and SAP APO
ByPrimary Researcher June 28, 2012March 6, 2021

Executive Summary

There are differences between discrete and repetitive manufacturing both in their business process and in SAP.
We cover what is available in SAP ERP and SAP APO in this area and choose the right modeling for a complete set of factories in a supply network.

Introduction
Repetitive manufacturing is often considered to be covered by SAP because SAP has an industry solution for repetitive manufacturing. However, experiences on repetitive manufacturing implementations have us call into question the usability and value-add of this industry solution. This is because, in actual use, SAP’s repetitive functionality is much less …

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How to Best Perform Backflushing in SAP ERP
ByPrimary Researcher June 28, 2012May 9, 2022

… runs are long and in repetitive manufacturing environments.

Video Introduction: How to Best Perform Backflushing in SAP ERP
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Backflushing is a method of decoupling the goods issue process from the manufacturing process. This is configured in SAP ERP when specific conditions are met which are normally present in repetitive manufacturing. Setting up backflushing in SAP ERP keeps often large quantities of finished goods in a state where they have not been issued. You will learn the settings of backflushing in SAP ERP, and what the business requirements …

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How to Change SAP ERP and SAP APO Resource Calendars
ByPrimary Researcher June 27, 2012March 8, 2021

… cannot change this for a day. Whatever change I make at this “header” level applies to all the days in the calendar. Some companies propose a requirement to have the ability to set different capacities for the resource per day, but that is not functionality that is supported in SAP ERP or APO.
Changing Calendars in SAP APO
Something to note is that a change in SAP APO to a resource will not be brought back into ERP. Therefore, if resources are to be maintained in APO, then it is necessary not to bring over new resource information from ERP …

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Backward Scheduling and Forward Scheduling in SAP ERP and SAP APO
ByPrimary Researcher June 27, 2012May 9, 2022

Executive Summary

We cover backward and forward scheduling and its setup and implications for SAP ERP and SAP APO.
We show examples of the setup in SAP ERP and SAP APO with the SNP Heuristic.

Video Introduction: Scheduling Direction – a Primary System Control
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Scheduling direction is a confusing topic but is critical for managing the capacity in reality and the system. Scheduling direction, as well as how far forward in the future and backward is a major determining factor in who production is scheduled. And this setting is …

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How to Use Reorder Point Planning in SAP ERP and SAP APO
ByPrimary Researcher June 7, 2012March 24, 2021

Executive Summary

Reorder points are important planning methods that are generally underutilized.
This article covers how to use reorder points in both SAP ERP and APO.

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Synchronizing the Supply Chain Calendars Between the Planning and ERP Systems
ByPrimary Researcher July 16, 2011March 26, 2021

Executive Summary

Why is Synchronization of these Calendars Important?
What Does a Calendar Represent to a Planning or Execution System?

Introduction
There are frequent issues of accuracy on projects on the various calendars in planning systems and ERP systems. A calendar is a constraint on activity—standard calendars include the factory and the shipment calendar. However, as with other constraints, while the system requires a specific and exact limitation, the business is often more flexible than that. On calendars, while five days a week may be the average or most common setting, companies may move towards working 6 or 7 …

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