Outlining Overview of Chain Planning

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to understand the basics of supply chain planning

Supply Chain Planning Introduction

Introduction

Note

See the following video to learn more about the example company used in this course: the Bike Company:

Supply Chain Planning at a Glance

Note

See the following video to learn what Mike has to say about production and supply chain planning:

Supply Chain Planning Scenario Overview

Note

See the following video to learn more from Mike about an example of a possible Supply Chain Planning scenario:

In conclusion: the combination of forecasting, demand management, material requirements planning, and capacity planning in SAP S/4HANA empowers the Bike Company to streamline its production operations. It enables the company to meet the expected demand, minimize stock shortages, and maximize production efficiency, ultimately leading to customer satisfaction and business success.

Tools in Supply Chain Planning

In SAP S/4HANA, there are various tools available for planning. These include SAP Integrated Business Planning (SAP IBP) and the option to use SAP Supply Chain Management (SCM).

Also, for sales and operations (SOP) planning tasks, SAP S/4HANA offers the following planning tools:

Flexible Planning
Standard SOP

However, it is important to note that these tools are not strategic for SAP S/4HANA and are replaced with the functionality of SAP IBP.

Demand Management is the management of independent requirements and sales orders. Therefore, you can use the MRP.

Sales orders can be created in the Sales and Distribution (SD) module.

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