Plan complex manufacturing processes precisely and achieve your goals
SAP PP/DS enables comprehensive production planning and detailed scheduling, even with specific restrictions and in exceptional situations – ensuring optimal resource utilization, short throughput times, high on-time delivery. The solution integrated in SAP S/4HANA can be seamlessly connected with other SAP modules.
Optimizing production planning with SAP PP/DS
Meeting delivery deadlines is a must for production companies – even with complex production processes and networks. This requires precise planning of production and detailed scheduling of production orders as well as resources, materials, and capacities. With SAP Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (SAP PP/DS), companies have a powerful tool at their fingertips. Integrated into SAP S/4HANA or used side by side with the SAP ERP Central Component Version EHP 6 or later, it enables comprehensive and flexible production and scheduling. It ensures that production targets are achieved even with specific restrictions and in exceptional situations. We provide comprehensive support for establishing a powerful planning solution. As a multi-award-winning SAP partner for the digital supply chain, valantic assists you with all phases of your project – from strategy consulting to implementation and hypercare support.
Optimizing production planning with SAP PP/DS
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Provide transparency about current production planning and allow flexible rescheduling of orders via drag-and-drop or selected strategy parameters such as “find next gap”
Pre-defined algorithms provide results in a short time, such as sequence planning with pre-sorting to the range; fully automated sequence formation according to defined criteria such as minimized setup times or optimized resource utilization is possible
Greater transparency thanks to integration and consideration of configuration features in planning; tank planning allows for the consideration of container resources
Alerts you to current problem situations with real-time data from production execution; allows exception-based scheduling with focus on particularly critical issues and routing alerts
Real-time calculation of set-up and cleaning times based on the current order sequence, calculation characteristics are freely definable, consideration in heuristics and optimizers possible
Individual restrictions in production can be mapped using business add-ins (BAdIs) via the development of supplementary functionality
SAP PP/DS enables precise planning and control of complex production processes in real time. SAP Production Planning provides a detailed view of resources, such as machines, labor, and suppliers, so planners can identify and avoid capacity bottlenecks early on. In addition, they are able to react flexibly to last-minute changes in demand or in the production process. By combining planning accuracy and flexibility, the solution helps companies optimize production processes and achieve their goals. They thus increase their ability to deliver on time as well and their customer satisfaction, they optimize the utilization of machines and employees, avoid bottlenecks, and reduce costs.
With SAP PP/DS, planners have two powerful components at their disposal. With the Production Planning component, you can perform detailed planning that takes into account both material requirements and capacities. Here, the tool proposes the appropriate production quantities on the best possible resource or on the correctly assigned contract processor and supplier – taking into account restrictions such as machine and personnel availability or the shelf life of raw materials. The detailed planning component helps planners sequence and schedule the proposed orders in the best possible way, according to various criteria. The use of innovative heuristics and algorithms makes it possible to optimize production plans according to various criteria, for example in order to minimize setup and cleaning times.
The latest PP/DS technology provides the state-of-the-art and specialty planning functions.
Thanks to the complete integration of SAP embedded PP/DS into SAP S/4HANA, a seamless transition from detailed production planning to production execution is possible. The solution can be activated with customizing in SAP S/4HANA. Master data such as material masters and workplaces can be activated selectively by setting a flag for detailed planning and optimization; master data authority remains in the SAP Core. It is possible to use PP/DS step-by-step, since all materials do not have to be marked immediately with the label, but only for critical materials or bottleneck resources. In addition, SAP S/4HANA production data is transferred back in real time in PP/DS, so that the planning can track the current status of production execution at any time. This enables planners to react in time to deviations in time in order to avoid bottlenecks for customer delivery.
Would you like to implement comprehensive, high-performance production planning in your organization? valantic’s SAP digital supply chain experts can help you with the entire process. Our team will serve as your equal partner in all phases of your project. Do you have questions?
Excellence Workshop
Get a comprehensive overview of the functionalities and potential of SAP PP/DS and possible interfaces to other SAP solutions with our experts. Visualize your current planning challenges and work with us to create your individual implementation roadmap.
Proof of Concept
Get a detailed picture of your organization and its production and detailed planning processes. Let us specify your business requirements and get an idea of future operations in SAP PP/DS and the added value for your company.
Master Data Readiness Check
Create the basis for your successful SAP PP/DS implementation project and ensure the required quality of your planning-relevant master data. We will work with you in advance to analyze and validate data, so that there is sufficient time for any review measures. This avoids incorrect master data that can lead to incorrect planning results, unworkable production plans, or system cancellations of planning runs.
Implementation
Get a comprehensive assessment of your current production planning processes and IT infrastructure. By designing or redesigning your processes, SAP PP/DS enables you to take advantage of your SAP toolchain. Profit from our tailored roll-out services, including change management, training, and detailed plans for a global roll-out, and get started with your efficient and optimized SAP production planning.
Misi Phung
Senior Consultant & PP/DS Product Owner
valantic