Make-to-Order Manufacturing Planning Strategy with Planned Cost

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  1. Make-to-Order Manufacturing Planning Strategy with Planned Cost

    Reading time: 14 mins

    Organizations often experience challenges in a make-to-order (MTO) environment when managing “planned customer changes” mapping to standard product structure. This article will teach you how to separate “planned” vs. “un-planned” changes integrating planning, shop floor execution, inventory management and finance/controlling with accurate value on the books. It will explain inventory valuation with a step by…
  2. Leverage the Benefits of Period-Based Accounting for Special Make-to-Order Manufacturing Scenarios

    Reading time: 16 mins

    Learn about some special manufacturing scenarios in which you can implement a make-to-order (MTO) strategy for repetitive controlling processes and then manage the manufacturing costs for a product by period and not by individual lot size. Key Concept A repetitive manufacturing production process applies to manufacturing sites that are characterized by high volume and continuous…...…
  3. Repetitive Cost Accounting in a Production and Process Order Environment

    Reading time: 21 mins

    Learn how to configure and use product cost collectors (repetitive) to capture and control production and process order costs. Key Concept A hybrid order type for production moves the cost object from the production or process order to a product cost collector. This enables the use of orders for control of production and the aggregate…...…
  4. Control Manufacturing Cost Even when Production Planning Runs in a Non-SAP System

    Reading time: 12 mins

    See how to configure your SAP system to use CO production order functionality and learn tips about completing processes and transactions with this functionality. Key Concept A CO production order is an internal order that is used to capture plan and actual manufacturing costs. Its functionality is similar to other manufacturing orders, such as production…...…
  5. Accelerated Order Processing with EDQA in Global ATP

    Reading time: 26 mins

    Learn when and how to use Event-Driven Quantity Assignment (EDQA) in SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (SAP APO) Global Available-to-Promise (Global ATP). Key Concept Available-to-Promise (ATP) is an order management business process that attempts to commit and fulfill customer orders on required dates and quantities considering business rules and availability of finished products, components, and…...…
  6. Tips for Mapping Physical Production Operations to the Optimal Manufacturing Type in SAP ECC

    Reading time: 16 mins

    Management The requirement to integrate your SAP system with a shop floor system can have a profound impact on which manufacturing type you adopt. Learn the characteristics of each manufacturing type in an SAP system and the master data and transactional steps required to implement each in SAP ERP Central Component (ECC). View a decision…...…
  7. Master APO Requirements Strategies

    Reading time: 24 mins

    Does your manufacturing requirement strategy in APO match your business plan? Find out how to determine if it does and adjust it if it doesn’t. Key Concept Advanced Planner and Optimizer (APO) requirements strategies determine not only whether a product is manufactured based on a make-to-stock or make-to-order principle. They also determine how existing product…...…
  8. Configure Capable-to-Promise for Both External and Internal Demands

    Reading time: 26 mins

    Learn how to configure Capable-to-Promise in SAP Global Available-to-Promise (GATP) in a manufacturing environment for both external as well as internal demands. Understand the various configuration aspects of both GATP and Production Planning (PP) /Detailed Scheduling (DS). Key Concept Production can be directly triggered through a Capable-to-Promise check within the SAP Global Available-to-Promise (GATP) module…...…
  9. Streamline Your Company’s Production Rates with ATP Using SAP PP

    Reading time: 19 mins

    Learn about the processes involved in production using Available-to-Promise (ATP) functionality. Read about the master data to be maintained in the system along with the main customizing settings available for this solution. Key Concept In SAP Production Planning (PP) the Available-to-Promise (ATP) check is carried out for the components of the main material. SAP Production…...…
  10. Make Promises You Can Keep with GATP

    Reading time: 35 mins

    As product portfolios grow and customer lists expand, your ability to make and keep critical delivery commitments may be getting tenuous. SAP APO’s Global Available to Promise (GATP) technology offers the tools you need to take the guesswork out of the delivery planning process. Its flexibility makes GATP applicable to many industries. Key Concept Global…...…