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The WM-PP Interface: Key Issues for Filling Materials for Production or Process Orders
The WM-PP interface integrates the SAP R/3 Warehouse Management (WM) with the R/3 Production Planning-Process Industry (PP-PI) module to allow for correct quantities of production materials at the right time. The author shares his advice on how to avoid potential complications with the interface, including problems with production supply areas (PSAs) and failed goods movement…...…
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Tutorial: Build an SAPUI5 Application for SAP CRM or SAP ECC
by Lukas M. Dietzsch, CEO, Blackvard Management Consulting, LLC This integrated example by Lukas Dietzsch of how to build an SAP Fiori application provides a step-by-step approach for how to transfer SAP materials management data onto a mobile device. This real-world business case, which is similar to any user’s Open Data Protocol (OData) service request,…...…
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How to Optimize the Performance of MRP on SAP HANA
Learn how to activate the new material requirements planning (MRP) performance optimizations available as of SAP enhancement package 6 for SAP ERP Central Component (ECC) 6.0, version for SAP HANA. Understand the differences between the classic MRP transactions and the new MRP Live and under which circumstances each one should be used. Key Concept As…...…
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Aggregate Inventory Management in SAP, Part I of II
Organizations strive to achieve high standards in customer service with balanced investment inventory. Material planners, from the plant to managerial to the corporate level, work on managing inventory on a periodic basis to maintain balance between inventory to carry vs. customer satisfaction. The right tools can replace spreadsheets to help organize this information effectively on…
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28 Points You Need to Know About SAP WM Implementation
Companies sometimes fail to integrate R/3 Warehouse Management with other R/3 logistics modules as well as they could. This results in inefficiencies and perhaps an expensive fix on a live system. We show you the points you need to consider to make WM work well with the rest of your R/3 logistics system and avoid…...…
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Aggregate Inventory Management in SAP, Part II of II
by Venkata Ramana Nethi CSCP, CPIM.; Business Process Lead – Operations, Schlumberger Organizational inventory policy drives the threshold values and guidelines on how individual material should be managed in manufacturing or procurement processes. Putting the right information in the hands of the right people at the right time can save millions of dollars for companies…....…
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Transfer Control Can Produce Unexpected Results in Costing Runs
Transfer control is standard R/3 functionality that allows the transfer of existing component cost estimates to new product cost estimates. The author explains the costing run process and how transfer control selects cost estimates. He also discusses the importance of the “Always recalculate material” check box and provides an example of how it impacts transfer…...…
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How to Set Up Product Costing for Subcontracted Materials
More businesses are evaluating their procurement options to focus on core business processes. As a result, subcontracting is becoming one of the popular procurement alternatives. The costing process for subcontracted materials is transparent to the end users and therefore requires only a little change management and no process disruptions. By setting up the correct configuration…...…
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4 Steps to Streamline Standard Costing Performance for Split Valuated Materials
Discover how to improve the performance of the CK40N program for split valuated materials without batch archiving. Key Concept CK40N (Automation of Standard Cost Estimate) or CK24 (Price Update with Cost Estimate) are the standard SAP transaction codes to run costing. Some companies do costing every year, and very few companies do it every month…....…
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Profit Center Reorganization Is a Snap with New Functions in Enhancement Package 5
When your organizational structure changes, are you sure your profit centers are accurate? See how features in the forthcoming enhancement package 5 allow you to reorganize your profit centers in SAP General Ledger without the cost or headache. Key Concept Reorganization in SAP ERP Financials is the process of determining which master data and transactional…...…
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