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SAP Production Planning (PP)

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SAP Production Planning (PP)

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- [Narrator] Let's look at the SAP Production Planning Module, often abbreviated as SAP PP. This module is used to help plan and then execute the manufacturing of products. The functions of the Production Planning Module are now part of what SAP is calling the manufacturing line of business. SAP PP has the ability to handle businesses that have both repetitive manufacturing models, where the manufactured product stays the same over a long period of time and discrete production models. Businesses using discrete production models tend to use order-based production, where the product is customized or changed frequently. Four of the major aspects of SAP Production Planning are the bill of materials, routings, capacity planning and materials requirement planning. Let's take a look first at the bill of materials. The bill of materials is often referred to as the BOM in SAP. It is a complete list of the materials, assemblies and other components needed to manufacture a product. Essentially…

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