Acknowledgments Production Planning Core Concepts Introduction Goals of This Book Target Audience Structure and Content Organizational Structures in SAP ERP Breaking Down the Structure into Units Production Planning in SAP ERP Product Costing SAP Calendar Summary Configuration Specifics for Manufacturing Types Configuration Basics of Discrete Manufacturing Material Master Bill of Materials Work Center Routing Production Order Creation Order Type-Dependent Plant Parameters Production Scheduling Profile Default Values for the Generation of Operations Availability Check Stock and Batch Determination Scheduling Reduction Strategy Confirmation Reason for Variances Trigger Points Define Print Control Background Jobs Process Integration Summary Configuration Basics of Process Manufacturing Master Data in Process Industries Order Type-Dependent Parameters Production Scheduling Profile Process Management Process Messages Process Instruction Category Control Recipe/Process Instruction Sheets Background Jobs Process Management Configuration: At a Glance Process Management: Configuration and Implementation Roadmap Process Manufacturing Cockpit Summary Configuration Basics of Repetitive Manufacturing Repetitive Manufacturing Profile Scheduling Planned Orders Display Material Staging Global Settings for Confirmation and the Logistics Information System Operational Methods Sheet Summary Production Planning Workflow by Production Type Production Planning for Discrete Manufacturing Process Overview Master Data Production Order Management Release Production Order Printing Material Withdrawal Confirmation Goods Receipt Postprocessing Settlement and Completion Production Order Batch Traceability Using Work in Process Batches Additional Functions and Information Systems Summary Production Planning for Process Industries Process Manufacturing Overview Master Data in Process Manufacturing Process Management Process Order Execution Process Management in Action Execution Steps (XSteps) Process Manufacturing Cockpit Process Messages Evaluation Miscellaneous Cross-Manufacturing Topics Summary Production Planning for Repetitive Manufacturing Overview Repetitive Manufacturing Master Data Material Requirements Planning in Repetitive Manufacturing Collective Availability Check Operational Method Sheet Planning Table in Repetitive Manufacturing Material Staging Production List Confirmation Reversals and Scrap Collective Confirmation Costing Activities (Cost Object Controlling) Reporting Summary Production Planning Workflow Tools Sales and Operations Planning Standard Sales and Operations Planning Flexible Planning Maintaining Version Management Forecasting Rough-Cut Planning Profile Events Mass Processing in Sales and Operations Planning Standard Analysis in Flexible Planning Summary SAP Demand Management Planning Strategy Planned Independent Requirements Customer Independent Requirements Summary Material Requirements Planning Process Overview Scrap Safety Stock Material Requirements Planning Procedures Consumption-Based Planning Forecast-Based Consumption Planning Types of Planning Runs Scheduling Procurement Proposals Executing Material Requirements Planning Configuration Settings for Material Requirements Planning Material Requirements Planning Run Analysis Planning Calendar Material Requirements Planning Areas Summary Long-Term Planning Long-Term Planning Master Data and Planning Data Long-Term Planning: Business Process Further Options in Long-Term Planning Evaluate Information Systems for Long-Term Planning Summary Optimizing Production Planning Special Procurement Types Overview Phantom Assembly Direct Production Direct Procurement Stock Transfer (Interplant Transfer) Withdrawal from Alternate Plant Production in Alternate Plant Subcontracting Consignment Pipeline Material Summary Capacity Requirements Planning Process Overview Capacity Requirements and Capacity Evaluation Finite Scheduling Dispatching Capacity Planning Table Summary Classification Classification System Assigning the Material Class to the Material Master Finding Objects in Classes Assigning an Equipment Class to Equipment Summary Co-Products and By-Products in Production Processes Check in Material Master Bill of Materials Process Order Goods Issue Confirmation Goods Receipt Documented Goods Movement Cost Analysis Summary Digital Signature Configuration Steps to Set Up a Digital Signature Digital Signature in Action Digital Signature Logs Application of Digital Signature in SAP ERP Components Summary Monitoring and Evaluation Early Warning System Overview Exceptions Set Up Periodic Analysis Schedule an Early Warning System Early Warning System in Action Exception Analysis Summary Reporting in SAP The Basics of Reporting Order Information System Missing Parts Information System Standard Analysis Reports Data Browser QuickViewer SAP Query Assign a Transaction Code to a Query Summary Integration of Production Planning with Logistics Functions Integration Prerequisites Integration Aspects of Production Planning with Quality Management Integration of Production Planning with Materials Management Integration of Production Planning with Sales and Distribution (Make-to-Order Production) Integration of Production Planning with Sales and Distribution (Assembly Processing) Integration of Production Planning with Project System (Engineer-to-Order Production) Integration of Production Planning with Plant Maintenance Integration of Production Planning with SAP Manufacturing Execution Integration of Production Planning with SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence Summary Appendices Comparison Table of Production Types Glossary The Author Index.