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Unit 1
Lesson 1
Outlining Production Planning in SAP S/
4HANA

LESSON OBJECTIVES
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
● Outline the evolution from SAP ECC via SAP SCM to SAP S/4HANA in terms of planning
● Outline general concepts of production planning in SAP S/4HANA

Production Planning in SAP S/4HANA

Possible SAP Components of Supply Chain Planning
Looking back on history in SAP, Supply Chain Planning mainly provides the following SAP
components:
● SAP S/4HANA
● SAP SCM, including SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (SAP APO)
● SAP Business Information Warehouse (SAP BW)

Figure 1: Possible SAP Components of Supply Chain Planning

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Lesson: Outlining Production Planning in SAP S/4HANA

The SAP SCM system contains several different components. In addition to SAP APO, there
are SAP Event Management and SAP Supply Network Collaboration (SAP SNC). The
interfaces responsible for integrating SAP S/4HANA with SAP BW, SAP SCM, or SAP APO are
made available using a corresponding plug-In. The standard interface between SAP S/4HANA
and SAP SCM or SAP APO is called the Core Interface (CIF).

Supply Chain Planning in SAP S/4HANA

Figure 2: Supply Chain Planning in SAP S/4HANA

Supply Chain Planning in SAP S/4HANA is split into several steps: program planning takes
place in planning. Consumption of the forecast with sales orders is possible. Long-term
planning is simulative planning. You can use it to analyze a demand program to see how
feasible it is, for example. Master production scheduling (MPS) is requirements planning for
master schedule items. Non-master schedule items are planned in material requirements
planning.

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