Building Demand-Driven Supply Chains with Reveal

Discover how you can manage assembly and component scrap at various levels in an SAP system, including the master data and transactional data levels. In addition, see how to record scrap at the cost center level. Key Concept Successfully assigning assembly and component scrap in master data enables an SAP system to not only consider…...…

Learn the configuration, master data setup, and process flow for the supply-to-production process to replenish the components from a warehouse to production supply areas. Key Concept The supply-to-production process is used to organize the physical replenishment of components for production. It is generally used in the short-term horizon and uses a control cycle and supply…...…

Learn to configure and implement SAP Quality Management (QM) in SAP production planning (PP) production processes. You can use QM for inspection during production, in-process inspection, and inspection of semi-finished and finished goods on a goods receipt against a production order (discrete manufacturing) or process order (process industry). Key Concept Standard solutions and configuration delivered…...…

When a product is manufactured, an accounting entry is automatically made each time that a posting is made in the production process. Some of these postings take place in FI, while others are posted only in CO. Follow the flow of these accounting entries and understand the reconciliation process between FI and CO. Key Concept…...…

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…...…

After you manufacture a product, it is received into finished goods inventory at its standard cost. Understand the month-end postings that are necessary to clear any work in process on the production order, and to recognize manufacturing variances on the profit and loss statement. Key Concept The standard cost of a product is used for…...…

Learn about the main functionalities relevant for subcontracting activities during the production process in the case of discrete manufacturing, using the materials management (MM), Production Planning (PP), Quality Management (QM), and Financial Accounting (FI) modules. Follow details about the main customizing settings to be done in the system from a financial point of view. Key…...…

See how to reward a regular vendor who has been supplying a good quality product for a long time by providing reduced inspection requirements. That means not every delivery goes through a stringent quality control test. If a problem is identified in the supplied goods, you can change to normal or tightened inspection. You can…...…

Joint production is a production process of two or more finished products. In this example, the production cost is shared between the finished manufactured products. Learn the basics of apportionment of the standard cost between the primary finished product and other co-products. Discover the significance of a preliminary settlement transaction for the variance calculation of…...…

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…...…