SAP AI - Powering the Digital Supply Chains
1264 results
-
Meeting Demand with a Constrained Supply Using Product Allocation in SAP APO Global ATP
Learn the process flow of how product allocation can be used in SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (SAP APO) Global available-to-promise (Global ATP) to meet customer requirements by managing the supply of scarce products. The system can perform availability checks in conjunction with product allocation checks. Key Concept Availability checks, also known as available-to-promise (ATP),...…
-
How a Co-Product Differs from a By-Product
Understand the difference between a co-product and a by-product in production processes. Walk through both options and see the pros and cons of each. Key Concept In addition to the main material made during the production process of semi-finished or finished goods, additional products often are produced. These additionally produced materials can either be used...…
-
Leverage SAP Product Costing for Joint Production
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...…
-
A Guide to SAP’s Development Environments for SAP HANA and the Cloud
Read this in-depth column for a comprehensive understanding of SAP’s current main tooling environments for supporting SAP HANA and the cloud, including both desktop- and browser-based environments. You will gain a set of guidelines for determining when to use which platforms and what tools are best suited to your particular development project needs. Membership Required…
-
Best Practices for Planning, Testing, and Deploying Changes in a Mature SAP ERP Landscape
/Project ManagementMike Moore, an SAP technical solution architect, explains the benefits of using an N+1 landscape model when making project and production support changes, including avoiding long production support freezes. He shows how to implement it, drawing on lessons learned during deployment. Key Concept The SAP N+1 landscape provides a solution for lowering the risk...…
-
Repetitive Cost Accounting in a Production and Process Order Environment
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...…
-
Configure Capable-to-Promise for Both External and Internal Demands
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...…
-
How to Select the Right Mobile Solution Architecture for Your Use Case
Understand the main mobility architecture paradigms currently supported by the Sybase Unwired Platform, and the advantages and drawbacks of each. Get a high-level view of the architecture and basic steps for implementing each. Key Concept A mobile business object is a method of encapsulating business data so that it can be used across multiple kinds...…
-
Make Your Product Allocation Model More Versatile with Product Allocation Sequence
In an environment where product allocations are used to constrain the confirmation of sales orders, the use of a single product allocation procedure can make the check against product allocations inflexible and restrictive. The product allocation sequence functionality can help surmount such challenges. Key Concept The product allocation sequence limits the confirmation of sales orders...…
-
Optimize Inventory Using Product Interchangeability in SAP APO SNP
Learn how to carry out product interchangeability in SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (SAP APO) Supply Network Planning (SNP) when one product needs to be replaced with another from a particular date or when you need to plan a set of interchangeable products with the same technical properties. Key Concept There are two major interchangeability...…
Your request has been successfully sent