Course Content

• Introduction to Consumption-Based Planning
  • Explaining the function and results of MRP
  • Defining the prerequisites
  • Outlining the MRP procedures
• General Configuration
  • Explaining and defining MRP areas
  • Understanding the material master fields for consumption-based planning
  • Explaining the MRP type and the related fields
  • Understanding the lot-sizing settings
  • Understanding and controlling scheduling
• Execution of the Planning Run
  • Describing the planning run
  • Executing a planning run using classic MRP
  • Executing a planning run using MRP Live
  • Evaluating and converting the planning results
• Forecasting
  • Explaining basics of the forecast
  • Executing and postprocessing the forecast
  • Performing forecast-based planning
  • Performing time-phased planning
  • Performing automatic reorder point planning
• Source Determination
  • Explaining source determination in materials requirement planning

Goals

This course will prepare you to:

• Explain the material requirements planning (MRP) process in SAP S/4HANA
• Use different consumption-based MRP procedures
• Understand and execute forecasting techniques
• Evaluate planning results and convert them into procurement proposals

Target Audience

• Application Consultant
• Business Process Architect
• Business Process Owner / Team Lead / Power User
• Business User

Prerequisites

• Essential: Basic understanding of procurement and planning processes
• Recommended: None