Acknowledgments Preface Goals of This Book Target Audience Structure and Content Core Production Planning Concepts Introduction to Production Planning with SAP S/4HANA Production Planning and Control Comparison Table of Production Types SAP Integrated Business Planning Summary Organizational Structure in SAP Breaking Down the Structure into Units SAP Calendar Summary Production Planning Configuration Discrete Manufacturing Configuration Material Master Bill of Materials Work Center Routing Production Order Configuration Order Type-Dependent Plant Parameters Production Scheduling Profile Default Values for the Generation of Operations Availability Check Scheduling Reduction Strategy Confirmation Reason for Variances Trigger Points Define Print Control Background Jobs Summary Process Manufacturing Configuration 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 Manufacturing Cockpit Summary Repetitive Manufacturing Configuration Repetitive Manufacturing Profile Scheduling Planned Orders Display Material Staging Global Settings for Confirmation and the Logistics Information System Operational Methods Sheet Summary Production Planning Workflows 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 Additional Functions and Information Systems Summary Production Planning for Process Manufacturing Process Manufacturing Overview Master Data in Process Manufacturing Characteristics Process Management Process Order Execution Process Management in Action Execution Steps Process Messages Evaluation Process Manufacturing Cockpit Summary Production Planning for Repetitive Manufacturing Overview Master Data Material Requirements Planning in REM Planning Table Material Staging Production List Confirmation Reversals and Scrap Costing Activities (Cost Object Controlling) Heijunka Reporting Summary Production Planning Tools Batch Management Batch Management Overview Batch Level and Batch Status Management Master Data in Batch Management Business Processes of Batch Management Batch Determination Recurring Inspection and Expiration Dates Batch Derivation Batch Traceability of Work in Process Batches Batch Information Cockpit Electronic Batch Record Summary Sales and Operations Planning Standard Sales and Operations Planning Flexible Planning Version Management Forecasting Rough-Cut Planning Profile Events Mass Processing in Sales and Operations Planning Standard Analysis in Flexible Planning Summary Demand Management Elements of Demand Management Strategies for Make-to-Stock Production Strategies for Make-to-Order Production Strategies for Assemble-to-Order Strategies for Planning Components Production with Variant Configuration Create a Custom Requirement Class Business Processes in Demand Management Summary Foundations of Material Requirements Planning Process Overview Deterministic Replenishment Procedures Stochastic Replenishment Procedures Configuring Material Requirements Planning Types Lot Sizing Procedures Rounding Scrap Safety Stock Scheduling Procurement Proposals Configuration Settings for Material Requirements Planning Summary Running Material Requirements Planning MRP Live Stock/Requirements List Planning Calendar Planning Areas Classic Material Requirements Planning Types of Planning Runs Demand-Driven Replenishment Summary Long-Term Planning Long-Term Planning Master Data and Planning Data Long-Term Planning: Business Process Additional Features in Long-Term Planning Evaluate Information Systems Summary Capacity Requirements Planning Process Overview Capacity Requirements and Capacity Evaluation Finite Scheduling Dispatching Capacity Planning Table Summary Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling Configuration Master Data in PP-DS Business Processes Heuristics Production Planning Run Reporting and Monitoring Apps Alert Monitor Plan Monitor Summary Monitoring and Evaluating Production Planning Early Warning System Overview Exceptions Set Up Periodic Analysis Schedule an Early Warning System Triggering an Early Warning System Exception Analysis Summary Production Planning Reporting The Basics of Reporting Report Parameters Order Information System Reports Missing Parts Information System Summary Standard Planning Analysis Discrete Manufacturing/Production Order Process Manufacturing/Process Order Repetitive Manufacturing Additional Analysis Functions Summary SAP Fiori Apps for Production Planning SAP Fiori Launchpad and Apps Library SAP Fiori Applications Summary The Author Index.