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Consumption-Based Planning and Forecasting

Skills Gained Explain the materials planning process in Materials Management Use the different consumption-based MRP procedures Describe the forecasting technique and its function" Who Can Benefit...

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$1,340 USD GSA  $1,430.19
Course Code SCM525-v015
Duration 2 days
Available Formats Virtual, Classroom

Skills Gained

  • Explain the materials planning process in Materials Management
  • Use the different consumption-based MRP procedures
  • Describe the forecasting technique and its function"

Who Can Benefit

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

Prerequisites

  • Essential:
       -SCM500 (Processes in Procurment) or
       -corresponding SAP knowledge in materials management area
  • Recommended:
       -None

Course Details

Course Content

  • Consumption-Based Planning
       -Describing the Material Requirements Planning (MRP) Process
       -Defining MRP Procedures
       -Maintaining the Material Master
       -Setting Up a Reorder Point Planning
  • Planning Run
       -Describing the Planning Run
       -Executing a Planning Run
       -Converting Planning Results
       -Evaluating the Planning Results
       -Calculating Lot Sizes
  • Forecasting
       -Explaining Basics of the Forecast
       -Executing and Postprocessing the Forecast
       -Performing Forecast-Based Planning
       -Performing the Time-Phased Planning
       -Performing Automatic Reorder Point Planning
  • Additional Options in Consumption-Based Planning
       -Explaining Source Determination in Materials Planning
       -Planning Storage Locations Separately
       -Using MRP Areas in Planning

Notes

  • This course does not cover requirements planning procedures with bill of material explosion (in-house production). The course SCM240 - Production Planning (ERP) addresses this as well as MRP procedures and background in more detail.
  • The special features for SAP for Retail are covered in the course IRT330 - Requirements Planning and Purchasing.
  • This course is also available in a self-paced e-learning format, complete with system demos and simulations under course code SC525E

Course based on software release

  • SAP ERP 6.0 with Enhancement Package 7