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  • Is SAP PLM for Real?

    ByPrimary Researcher

    … supply chain management. Changing this functionality around to meet the needs of asset and document management is no easy task. When one goes through the BOM functionality and compares it to a real BOM management solution, the difference is like night and day.
    Problems with Managing Changing Materials in SAP ERP
    If a company changes their material masters and has SAP ERP, they have maintenance problems. SAP ERP has limited methods for making adjustments to materials. The consequence is that new elements are created as copies of old materials, and the old materials have no real way of being connected …

  • How to Understand the EWM Posting Change

    ByPrimary Researcher

    Executive Summary

    Mapping of Document Types

    Mapping of Document Types
    Here we will map document types from SAP ERP. This is so the documents that come over from SAP ERP make sense to EWM.

    Now we need to review the mapping of ERP to EWM.

    Next, we need to configure the storage type sequence for the stock replenishment.

    Then define the interface to inventory management.

    Now we go to Enter Goods Receipt for a Purchase Order.

    This part is tricky as you need to select enter, then add in the batch number after the field appears.
    Then we have to …

  • How to Understand EWM Putaway Rules and Strategies

    ByPrimary Researcher

    … is interesting is the number of configuration areas of the storage bin. Also, if you select the Whse Task, you can see the tasks associated with this bin. This bin information works in conjunction with slotting and rearrangement. See these posts for more detail:
    Slotting
    Rearrangement

    Creating POs in SAP ERP
    Now that we have set up our bins, we want to test it by creating a purchase order, and for this, we need to go to SAP ERP.

    Now we want to add the confirmation key.

    Create the Inbound Delivery
    Now we want to create the inbound delivery.

    Then …

  • How to Understand PPDS Production Planning and Scheduling Heuristics

    ByPrimary Researcher

    … adjust the priorities in the planned order to the priorities of the linked sales orders.
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    Repetitive Manufacturing in SAP APO
    Repetitive manufacturing is designed for the following environments:

    The same or similar products are made over a long production run (or batch).
    The production is more of a batch than a specific order.
    The products are produced to follow the same routing and sequence.
    The routing is simple.

    However, most repetitive manufacturing functionality resides on the SAP ERP side described in this article.
    The repetitive manufacturing functionality in PP/DS comes down to the heuristics defined as repetitive or heuristics

  • APO Product Location Profiles, MASSD and Mass Maintenance

    ByPrimary Researcher

    … article, we will demonstrate how to use MASSD.
    Material Master Data and the Location Master Data
    A second approach for the population of the product location master, for SNP at least, is the profiles. The Product Location Master contains the material master data with the location master data. In SAP ERP, the material master data is provided within the Material Master. When the Material Master is assigned to the location, it is still, for some reason, called the Material Master. Master master data is all the data around the material.
    As soon as the location is added, the screen shows …

  • How to Understand EWM Outbound Functionality

    ByPrimary Researcher

    Executive Summary

    SAP EWM’s outbound functionality includes checking the stock position, performing the outbound delivery request and delivery order, delivery splitting, and processing the sales order.
    In this article, we cover the important steps of the outbound process.

    Introduction
    In this article, we will cover the outbound functionality in the EWM or Extended Warehouse Management product.
    Checking the Stock Position
    Now we will check the stock position at a location. Here we have no inventory of this location.

    Goods Issue Process

    Outbound Delivery Processing
    Sales orders from CRM or SAP ERP will result in the creation of outbound deliveries …

  • How to Understand Receiving in EWM and the Expected Goods Receipt

    ByPrimary Researcher

    … Inbound Delivery Process-es
    The following are all part of the EWM inbound delivery process.

    Slotting
    De-consolidating
    Value Added Services
    Quality checking

    The following are considered warehouse activities

    Picking
    Putaway

    Posting changes

    Stock transfer within the warehouse

    Warehouse order

    The Inbound Delivery Process
    The Inbound delivery comes from SAP ERP to EWM. The Quant in bin stays in EWM, but it becomes the Goods Receipt. The inbound delivery document is created in response to the Inbound Delivery document from SAP ERP. The goods receipt postings are made to the corresponding storage location stocks within the plants.
    It includes the …

  • How to Compare SAP EWM Versus WM

    ByPrimary Researcher

    … Normally Used
    If a firm uses EWM, it typically will not use WM, and vice verse. WM has been around for some time, while EWM is the new kid on the block. Therefore, the question many executives want the answer to is what is EWM and how it is better or different from WM.
    Why WM?
    Many companies do not use software to manage their warehouses. For instance. they may only have an interest in managing inventories in the warehouse. For this, nothing more than IM within SAP ERP is necessary. The transfer order is what controls the movement (transfer

  • How to Best Understand the CIF aka The Core Interface

    ByPrimary Researcher

    Executive Summary

    CIF is the integration component between APO and SAP ERP. We cover how to create integration models in the CIF, understanding outbound and inbound queues, how to interpret CIF errors, and the CIF Queue Manager.
    There is much to learn about the CIF regarding the real story and the importance of the CIF administrator.

    Introduction: Understanding the CIF
    The CIF is the integration between APO and ECC. You will learn how the CIF is configured and used.
    Notice of Lack of Financial Bias: We have no financial ties to SAP or any other entity mentioned in this article …

  • How to Understand Planning Model and Planning Version and Copy in SAP APO

    ByPrimary Researcher

    … it maximizes using the resources (for instance, a simulation version can be processed when the live version is not being processed). But also, it is easiest to perform a version copy from the same database. This is shown in the graphic below.

    More resources are required when one uses a duplicate version. It means more data, and the version copy itself takes processing resources and must be scheduled for light periods of system use.
    Some Common Reasons for Using Different Versions
    Planning systems can only have one “live” version – that is, one version, which interacts with the ERP system; however,