Thursday, October 9, 2014

PP Configuration Checklist

SAP PP Master Data Configuration
 
Configuration of every aspect of Bill of Materials including creation of ItemCategory,creation of BOM Usage, restricting item type plus all the other nutsand bolts of BOM creation/changes.Alternate BOM environment strategy alsocovered.
 
Work Center Configuration explaining in detail the relevant fields selection,configuration of the very complex standard value key formula
(an absolutewinner)
, creating shift sequence plus all other related connects.
 
All Aspects of Routing creation,configuration of usage for routing, indepthanalysis of various user defined fields and its applicability to varioustransactions in SAP
 
SOP Configuration
Creation and Planning with product group
 
Creation of Rough-cut planning profile
 
Capacity check with rough-cut planning profile
 
Disaggregation and aggregation of product group plan
 
Configuration of activity to copy it into a different structure
 
Version management
 
Transferring of plan to Demand management
 
Creation of Info structure
 
Creation of planning type and planning hierarchy to create plan in flexibleplanning
 
Configuration of Transfer profile. Version Management and transferring intoDemand Management
 
SAP MRP and Production Planning Config
 
Configuration of MRP Plant parameter which describes the complete MRPrelated settings to operate with a new plant.Configuration of MRP type, and MRP Group
 

Saturday, August 23, 2014

PP Basic configuration settings

The basic configuration settings you need to maintain. Apart from this, as per user's requirement you may need do configure more.


Factory Calendar     
          Configuring SAP calendar     
          Define Public Holidays
          Define Hoiliday Calendar
          Creation of Factory Calendar
           
Basic Data     
          Bill of Material     
          Define Modification Parameters
          Define BOM Usages
          Define Material Types For BOM Header
          Define Item Categories used for Item Data
          Define allowed Material Types for BOM Items
          Define Order of priority for alternative BOM usages
           
Work center     
          Define Work Center Category
          Define Field Selection for Work Center
          Define Task List Usage for Workcenters
          Define Parameters for Standard Value Key
          Define Standard Value Key
          Define Person Responsible for work Centers
          Define Move time Matrix
          Define Default Work Center
          Default Control Keys
          Define Capacity Categories
          Define Capacity Planners
          Define Shift Sequence
          Define Worcenter Formulas
          Define Work Center Formulas for Costing
           
     Routing
          Define Number Ranges for Routings
          Define Field Selection
          Define Material Type Assignments
          Select Automatically (Routing Selection)
          Define Task List Usage
          Configure Planner Group
          Configure Control Keys
          Define Reduction Strategy
          Define Relevancy to Costing
          Define (Standard) Trigger Point Usage
          Define Automatic Selection of Routings
           
   Production Planning     
           Demand Management     
          Define number ranges for planned independent requirements
          Configuring Requirement Types and Requiremtent Classes
          Define Strategy
          Define Strategy Group
          Define version numbers
          Maintain consumption mode and period of adjustment
                 
           
Capacity Requirement Planning          
          Define layout keys
          Define layout
          Define profile for capacity planning table
          Define Overall profile
           
Material Requirement Planning     
          Plant Parameters     
          Carry Out Overall Maintenance of Plant Parameters
          Scheduling Parameters for Purchasing
          Number Range for Planned orders
          Number Range for Puchase Requisitions
          Define MRP Controllers
          Define Missing Parts MRP Controller
          Define Special Procurement Type
          Maintain Planning Calendar
          Define MRP Areas
          Define Scope of Planning for Total Planning
          Define Planning Horizon
          Activate BOM Expllosion characteristics
          Define Planning Time Fence and Roll Forward Period
          Define Floats (Scheduling Margin Key)
          Define Parallel processing for MRP
          Define Receipt days Supply
          Parameters for Determining the Basic Dates
          Define scheduling parameters for planned orders
          Define availability stock in Transfer/Blocked stock/Restricted stock
          Define External Procurement
          Define BOM Explosion Control
          Define BOM Explosion for Sales Orders
          Define BOM and Routing Selection
          Activate MRP and Set Up Planning File
          Define Planning File Entries for Goods Movements
          Convert Planning File Entries for MRP Areas
           
           
Shop Floor Control    
         Master Data     
          Define Order Types
          Define order type-dependent parameters
          Production Status Profile
          Define number ranges for orders
          Define number ranges for confirmations
          Define number ranges for reservations
          Define production scheduler
          Define production scheduling profile
          Define Confirmation Parameters
          Define Time for Confirmation Processes
          Define Reasons for Variances
          Define single screen entry
          Define Field Selection for Confirmation
          Define Reduction Strategies
          Define Print Control
          Batch Status Mangement
          Batch Search Strategy to Production
          Activate Batch Management
           
     Availability Check     
           Define Checking Group
          Define Checking Rule
          Define Scope of Check
          Define Checking Control
          Checking Rule for Back order Processing
           
     Scheduling     
           Specify Scheduling Type
          Define Scheduling Parameters for Planned Orders
          Define Scheduling Parameters for Production Orders

Monday, January 27, 2014

Project Management Role of PP Consultant

ERP systems come in modular fashion and do not have to be implemented entirely at once. Several companies follow a phase-in approach in which one module is implemented at a time. For example, SAP R/3 is composed of several "complete" modules that could be chosen and implemented, depending on an organization's needs. Some of the most commonly installed modules are sales and distribution (SD), materials management (MM), production and planning (PP), and finance and controlling (FI) modules.

PP module can be useful in the Industry where there is a Production process. In any manufacturing company PP will be a driving module. Once PP module is implemented we can Plan the production quantity, Monitor the shop floor activities, Cost the Materials etc. There is much functionality in PP for manufacturing process.

The project normally starts off  with a Kick off meeting in which the team size, team members, reporting system, responsibilities, duties, methodology, dates and schedules, working hours which have been pre-decided are formally defined.

ASAP, it won't be possible for me to explain it here, but all I can tell you about it is that it is SAP standard implementation methodology, which SAP prescribes but is not mandatory for any company to follow, but recommended to follow the same.




Five Phases of ASAP methodlogy

Phase 1:
Objective
Project Preparation - The purpose of this phase is to provide initial planning and preparation for your SAP project.
Activities
Ø  Project team training

Key Deliverables
Ø  Project team organization


Phase 2:
Objective
Business Blueprint - The purpose of this phase is to achieve a common understanding of how the company intends to run its business within the SAP System. The result is the Business Blueprint, a detailed documentation of the results gathered during requirements workshops.
The Business Blueprint document represents the business process requirements of the company. It is the agreed statement of how the company intends to run its business within the SAP System.
Activities
Ø  Blueprint workshop and prototypes

Key Deliverables
Ø  The business process definition/ flow diagram are used as input into configuration during Realization Phase.
Ø  FRICE (Form, Report, Interface, Conversion & Enhancement) control list.


Phase 3:
Objective
Realization - The purpose of this phase is to implement all the business process requirements based on the Business Blueprint. The system configuration methodology is provided in two work packages: Baseline (major scope); and Final configuration (remaining scope).
Activities
Ø  Unit Test
Ø  Integration Test
Ø  FRICE Developments
Ø  Data cleaning, preparation, collection, validation and testing
Ø  Train to process owner

Key Deliverables
Ø  Final user acceptance

Phase 4:
Objective
Final Preparation - The purpose of this phase is to complete the final preparation (including testing, end user training, system management and cutover activities) to finalize your readiness to go live.
The Final Preparation phase also serves to resolve all critical open issues. On successful completion of this phase, you are ready to run your business in your live SAP System.

Activities
Ø  Final system rehearsal
Ø  End-user training (Final level)
Ø  Cutover
Ø  Help desk support preparation

Key Deliverables
Ø  Final system cutover

Phase 5:
Objective
Go Live and Support - The purpose of this phase is to move from a project-oriented, pre-production environment to live production operation.

Activities
Ø  Review issue log
Ø  Help desk support

Key Deliverables
Ø  Project Handover


Monday, December 9, 2013

SAP PP Certification Material List


Topic Primary     Alternative
Integration of planning (PP-MRP vs. APO)                     TSCM40      SCM240       
Planning strategies selection (PP-MRP)        
TSCM40            
      SCM240   
MRP (PP-MRP)                             
TSCM40             
     
       SCM240     
Fixing of planned orders (PP-MRP)            
TSCM40           
      SCM240     
MRP run settings (PP-MRP)                  
TSCM40          
    SCM240       

Evaluation variants (PP-MRP)                                  

 TSCM40           
    SCM240    
Selection of basic datas (PP-SFC)             
TSCM42           
  SCM310      
Availability check (PP-SFC)                  
TSCM42          
 SCM310      
Material staging variants (PP-SFC)           
TSCM42          
 SCM310      
Process integration scenarios (PP-SFC)       TSCM42             SCM310                    

Variants of cost calculation and settlement (PP-SFC) 

TSCM42      
  SCM310
Production planning (ERP)                   
TSCM40             
  SCM240       
Production orders (PP-SFC)                    TSCM42             SCM310      
Master data 1                                     
TSCM40           
   PLM114      
Master data 2                                    
TSCM40          
  PLM114      
Application Overview SAP ERP and SCM      
TSCM40           
  SAPSCM      
Production planning (APO-PP/DS)            TSCM40              SCM250                           
Process orders (PP-PI)                       
TSCM42           
  SCM300      
Repetitive Manufacturing (PP-REM)           
TSCM42         
   SCM300      
KANBAN (PP-KAN)                              
 TSCM42           
   SCM300      
Capacity Planning (ERP)                         
TSCM40         
  SCM360      
SAP Overview and Solution Manager               ERP001  SM001