PP, Food and Beverage Industry

Use

Table 32: Technical Data

Technical name of business function LOG_PP_CFB

Type of business function Enterprise Business Function

Available as of SAP enhancement package 6 for SAP ERP 6.0

Technical Usage Central Applications

Application component Consumer Products for the Food and Beverage

Industry (PP-PI-CFB)

Prerequisite business function Not relevant

This business function enables you to execute new functions in the Production Process
Industry, Procurement, and Transportation Logistics - for example, GS1 Transportation
Label. These new functions come from the food and beverage industry. However, after running
the appropriate checks and evaluations, they can also be used in other industries.

Prerequisites

 You have installed the following components as of the named version:

Type of Component Needed for the following functions only

Component

Software EA_APPL 606

Component
SAP_APPL 606

SAP NetWeaver SAP NetWeaver 7.0 EHP3 Composite Role for the Food and
Beverage Industry (SAP_BPR_CFB_6)
 Type of Component Needed for the following functions only
Component

External ProductAdobe Document Server (ADS) SAP

Printing Detailed Forms and Overview
NetWeaver Java Stack 7.03 Forms

Printing GS1 -128 Labels

 You have made the necessary Customizing settings for each function of this business
function. For more information about the specific Customizing settings for each function,
see release note LOG_PP_CFB: Business Function PP, Food and Beverage
Industry (New).

Features

Releasing and Locking Production Versions for Material Requirements Planning

You can use this function to release or lock production versions for material requirements
planning (MRP) as well as valuate according to various criteria which production versions are
preferred and which are not and release them for MRP. For more information, see Releasing and
Locking Production Versions for Material Requirements Planning.

Raw Material Procurement Cockpit

You can use this function to easily procure raw materials by distributing the requirements
quantities from purchase requisitions among selected vendors, entering the vendors' current
prices for the raw materials, and generating purchase orders from the purchase requisitions. For
more information, see Raw Material Procurement Cockpit.

Weighing for Goods Movements

You can use this function when you create goods movements to weigh the material on a scale
connected to the ERP system and use the resulting weight data when you post the goods
movement. For more information, see Weighing for Goods Movements.
Calculating the Best-Before Date in the Process Order

With this function, the system calculates the best-before date (BBD) or shelf life expiration date
(SLED) right in the process order. You can decide whether you want the system to calculate the
BBD/SLED during goods receipt through the process order, as was the case up to now, or earlier
when the process order is created. For more information, see Calculating the Best-Before Date in
the Process Order.

Printing Detailed Forms and Overview Forms

You can use this function to print detailed forms and overview forms for process orders. For more
information, see Printing Detailed Forms and Overview Forms for Process Orders.

Confirmation of Process Orders or Production Orders with Batches

You can use this function for process or production orders to post goods movements for
components and confirm order quantities. You can also take co-products and by-products into
account. For more information, see Confirmation of Process Orders or Production Orders with
Batches.

Clear Remaining Batch Quantities

When you have remaining batch quantities in the system that no longer physically exist in the
warehouse because they have already been consumed, you can use this function to distribute
them across the manufacturing orders according to the requirements quantity or quantity
withdrawn and then clear them. For more information, see Clear Remaining Batch Quantities.

Printing GS1 -128 Labels

You can use this function to print out GS1-128 labels as the output for a handling unit (HU). For
more information, see Printing GS1 -128 Labels.

Batch Selection and Follow-Up Actions in the Batch Information Cockpit

You can use this function to select batches in the Batch Information Cockpit (BIC) using fields
from the delivery header, delivery item, and customer master data, as well as use a follow-up
action to display information on the respective handling unit. For more information, see Batch
Selection and Follow-Up Actions in the Batch Information Cockpit.
Composite Role for the Food and Beverage Industry (SAP_BPR_CFB_6)

You can use this role to execute transactions and Web Dynpro applications of the Consumer
Products for the Food and Beverage Industry (PP-PI-CFB) component in the SAP NetWeaver
Business Client (NWBC). For more information, see Composite Role for the Food and Beverage
Industry.
 SAP ERP FOR Food & Beverage

Critical Areas

 No real time information.

 Manual generation of reports for every food production

 Unavailability of Integrated System

 Manual job work on collecting information.

 Conversion of complete manual system to automated system

Proposed solution & its advantages - SAP ERP for Food & Beverage

 Improved Efficiency and visibility.

 Reduced Risk.

 Guides to manage Manufacturing business data

 Quality control during batch wise food product productivity.

 Plan, control and prepare food products according to customer desire

 Integrated system takes care of purchase and sales ordets of food products

 Assets are monitored in such a way that no loss of machineries occurs.

 Ready to use reporting tools helps to acknowledge about current updates with ease

ENTITIES

Recipes are most important in food processing industries. Correct formulation of ingredients gives
out tasty product. Our Dashboard solution gives details on correct ratio for every recipe.

SAP allows scheduling product management so that production gets completed at right time.
Satisfaction of customers is greatly met by using our Dashboards.

Planning on required materials is effectively done to increase productivity for earning high revenue.

Active handling of warehouse identifies inventories easier so as to have better maintenance on

materials required.

Location of products are tracked and monitored through barcode system attached with every food
item making analysation of exact raw materials required.
Better planning of resources goes effectively in which it gives clear visibility towards production
process thereby interpreting current business trends.

Scrap and co products are managed effectively since they are very much essential in producing
quality food.

Data are collected on essential activities and documents on every product production are
maintained separately in database system.

BENEFITS

Supply chain from vendors to distributors and customers are tracked enabling clear visibility towards
sales activities.

From item production to packaging and delivery along with stock management monitoring happens
automatedly with SAP solution.

Food products are to be produced in accordance with government rules and regulations from
processing to package and delivery that trademark its quality standard.

Workflow and cash flow systems synchronization according to demands in competitive business
market comes into scenario modulating pride of organisation.

SAP integrated system identifies current trends based on feedback received from customers
allowing to prepare recipes according to consumer’s tastes and preferences.

Financial statements are tracked and reported to help maintenance of balance sheet reports for
framing monthly and annual reports.

PURCHASE OPERATIONS

Requirement of raw materials is the important scenario in food industry. Integration of SAP looks
after details related purchase of essential ingredients are scaled for varied recipes.

QUALITY CHECKS

Delivering quality products stands as an important aspect in food processing industries. Conversion
of raw materials into food products are monitored continuously so that quality products will be
produced.