Exploring the Benefits of Synchronized Planning for Production

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First of all, Synchronized Planning for Production is one of the building blocks of SAP’s Synchronized Planning strategy. To find out more about the overall Synchronized Planning strategy look here:

As you learnt from this overview, Synchronized Planning for Production is one of the key ingredients to enable a resilient and sustainable supply chain. In a nutshell, Synchronized Planning for Production connects and synchronizes the global supply plan from network planning with the advanced production planning and detailed scheduling on the factory level

For a deep dive into Synchronized Planning for Production, see following video:

Explore Synchronized Planning for Production

If you’re curious to learn more about the integration modes discussed in the video and gain an in-depth understanding of how the solution fits together and connects with different products, the following resources are a good starting point.

First of all, check out the presentation Synchronized Planning for Production which explains the general concept, as well as order integration and key figure integration. This presentation will be updated on a regular basis with the latest innovations in Synchronized Planning for Production. The roadmap shows planned innovation for the next quarters.

Interested to find out more on order integration? Here are the sources you should take a look at:

• Webinar: Recording of SAP IBP Synchronized Planning with RTI and support of the DSC edition for PP/DS
• Demo Recording: Synchronized Planning for Production – Order Integration with PP/DS using Real-Time Integration – E2E Recording. This demo recording shows an end-to-end process for real time integration between SAP IBP Order-based Planning and PP/DS in SAP S/4HANA

• E2E Process Documentation and Set Up

• SAP Application Help
• Relevant SAP Notes
  • 3278191– SAP IBP OD 2305 – Release Restriction Note
  • 2971444 – Production Planning Integration of SAP IBP Order-Based Planning with SAP
  • 3169453 – Production Planning Integration of SAP IBP Order-Based Planning with Flexible Master Data
  • 3261570 – Shelf Life Planning with Production Planning Integration (SAP IBP OBP and SAP S/4HANA PP/DS)
  • 3252476 – Enhance Reconciliation in PP/DS in Context of Production Planning Integration
  • 3291712 – Preserve the Overall Order-Based Planning Outcome with Production Planning Integration Mode 3 after Rolling into the PP/DS Horizon

Interested to find out more on key figure integration? Here are the sources you should take a look at:

• Blog describing the solution in more detail
• Demo Recording: Synchronized Planning for Production – Key Figure Integration with PP/DS– E2E Recording. This demo recording shows an end-to-end process between SAP IBP Time-Series-Based Supply Planning and PP/DS in SAP S/4HANA
• E2E Process Documentation and Set up
  • Presentation of system set up and an example business process with comments
• SAP Application Help
• Relevant SAP Notes
  • 3255350 – Integration of SAP IBP Time-Series-Based Supply Planning with SAP S/4HANA Manufacturing for Planning and Scheduling using Target Supply
  • 3246773 – Prerequisites and Restrictions for Production Planning Integration with SAP IBP Time-Series-Based Supply Planning

Interested to find out more on a combination of Tactical and Operational Supply Planning?

If you want to combine your tactical and operational supply planning, take a look at this consulting note explaining a hierarchical planning scenario 3169581 (Vertical key-figure integration of supply plans between SAP IBP Time-Series-based Supply Planning and SAP IBP Order-Based Planning).

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