Production Planning and Control with SAP ERP - Tapa dura

Find in-depth information on discrete, process, and repetitive manufacturing types Work with detailed configuration steps and the business processes to tie everything together Understand the tools you need to optimize your PP processes and how to use them Cars. Ice cream. Paint. With this book, you ll understand how to manage products of varying complexity with the main production planning types. Learn how to set up the discrete, process, and repetitive manufacturing production types in your SAP ERP system, and then explore a variety of planning methods, optimizing tools, integration options, and more that will help you meet any business requirement. Configuration Basics Learn what discrete, process, and repetitive manufacturing are, and set them up in your SAP ERP system. Production Type Workflow After configuration, understand how to tweak your system to meet your specific business processes and discover which production type works best for your needs. Workflow Tools Get to know the tools that SAP provides to help manage your planning for demand, sales and operations, material requirements, and more. Optimize our System Understand the extras that SAP gives you. Make the PP component yours by adding notes, signature requirements, and co-products and by-products to your processes. Monitoring and Reports Don t leave things to chance set up optimal reporting and the Early Warning System to make sure your processes are running smoothly. Highlights SAP Demand Management Long-Term Planning Material requirements planning Digital signature Shift notes and reports Early Warning System Document Management System Integration with SAP ERP components Forecasting XSteps Flexible planning Process Management

Jawad Akhtar earned a chemical engineering degree from Missouri University of Science & Technology in 1996. He is currently the vice president and head of SAP Delivery at AbacusConsulting (www.abacus-global.com) in Pakistan. He has 17 years of professional experience and has completed several large-scale SAP ERP system implementation and rollout lifecycles. His SAP ERP system implementation experience spans the Logistics areas of PP, QM, MM, PM, and DMS in automobile, steel re-rolling, chemicals, fertilizers, FMCG, textile spinning, and building products industries. He has led large teams in his roles as SAP integration manager, as well as SAP project manager, and also been proactively involved in a business development and solution architect role. He is the technical advisor to SAPexperts (SCM hub) and SearchSAP, and frequently writes columns and articles about the various Logistics components for several top SAP websites and knowledgebases. You can view his profile on LinkedIn at http: //pk.linkedin.com/in/jawadakhtar. You can also contact Jawad via email at jawad.akhtar@live.com or Twitter @jawadahl.