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Characteristic Based Planning with mySAP SCM™ - Scenarios, Processes, and Functions
Contents
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1 Motivation for Planning with Characteristics
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2 Characteristic Based Planning Overview
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2.1 Process Overview
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2.2 Scenarios for Characteristic Based Planning
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2.3 System Configuration Determinants
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2.4 Functions for Characteristic Based Planning in APO
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2.5 Process Variants and their Usage in the Scenarios
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3 Characteristics and Classes
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3.1 Characteristics and Classes in R/3
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3.2 Transfer of Characteristics and Classes to APOThe transfer of classes and characteristics to APO is done via the CIF,
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4 Configuration Scheme in APO
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5 Make-to-Order with Variant Configuration
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5.1 Scenario Description
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5.1.1 Process Chain
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5.1.2 System Configuration Determinants
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5.1.3 Configurable Material
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5.1.4 Configuration Profile
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5.2 Variant Configuration in the Sales Order
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5.3 Object Dependencies
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5.3.1 Structure and Usage of Object Dependencies
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5.3.2 Selection Conditions
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5.3.3 Procedures
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5.3.4 Procedures with Reference Characteristics
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5.3.5 Variant Functions
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5.4 Multi-Level Configuration
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5.5 Configuration via Material Class
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5.6 Material Variants
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5.7 Configurable Material Variants
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5.8 Variant Tables
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6 Make-to-Order with VC and Demand Planning
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6.1 Make-to-Order with VC and Planning Overview
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6.2 Characteristic Based Forecasting
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6.3 Forecast Release and Forecast Consumption
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6.4 Scenario Description for Planning in Inactive Version
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6.4.1 Process Chain for Planning in Inactive Version
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6.4.2 System Configuration Determinants
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6.4.3 Transformation of the Dependent Demand
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6.4.4 Forecast Consumption by the Dependent Demand
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6.4.5 Component Logic
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6.5 Scenario Description for Planning in Active Version
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6.5.1 Process Chain for Planning in Active Version
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6.5.2 System Configuration Determinants
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6.5.3 Forecast Check on Characteristic Level
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6.5.4 Allocation Check on Characteristic Level
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6.5.5 Forecast Consumption on Characteristic Level
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7 Sales from Stock with Characteristics
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7.1 Scenario Description
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7.1.1 Process Chain
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7.1.2 System Configuration Determinants
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7.2 Batch Selection in the Sales Order
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7.3 ATP with Characteristics
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7.3.1 Characteristic View
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7.3.2 Rules-Based ATP with Characteristic Substitution
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7.4 Delivery with Characteristics
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8 Configure-to-Order with Propagation
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8.1 Scenario Description
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8.1.1 Process Chain
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8.1.2 System Configuration Determinants
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8.2 Characteristic Propagation within the PPM
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8.3 Block Planning
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8.3.1 Motivation for Block Planning
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8.3.2 Block Definition in the Resource
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8.3.3 Activity Valuation
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8.3.3 Block Planning Functions
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8.3.4 Assembly Planning Based on Block Definitions
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8.4 Goods Receipt with Batch Characteristics
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9 Planning with Shelf Life
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9.1 Scenario Description
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9.1.1 Process Chain
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9.1.2 System Configuration Determinants
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9.1.3 Shelf Life Settings in the Material Master
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9.2 Shelf Life Functionality
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9.3 Characteristics for Shelf Life
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9.4 Customer Specific Shelf Life Requirements
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9.5 Production Planning and Scheduling with Shelf Life
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9.6 Goods Receipt with Shelf Life Characteristics
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9.7 Shelf Life Alerts
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10 Sales Order Oriented Planning
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10.1 Scenario Description
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10.1.1 Process Chain
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10.1.2 System Configuration Determinants
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10.2 Descriptive Characteristics
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10.3 Forecast Adjustment
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10.4 Planned Order Conversion with Conversion Rules
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11 Production Planning and Scheduling
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11.1 Production Planning with Characteristics
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11.1.1 Production Planning with the VC-Configuration
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11.1.2 Production Planning with the CDP-Configuration
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11.2 Detailed Scheduling with Characteristics
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11.2.1 Impact of Characteristics on Detailed Scheduling
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11.2.2 Characteristics as Sorting Criteria for Heuristics
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11.2.3 Characteristics for Set-Up Group Determination
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11.3 Planned Order Integration
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11.4 Display of Characteristics in the Product View
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References
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Abbreviations
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Implementation Samples
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Transactions
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Index
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