Assemble-to-order with Production Orders (SAP Library

Assemble-to-order with Production Orders

Assemble-to-order with production orders is particularly useful if you:

You can use status management, for example, to

Document the current processing status of an object
Allow or forbid certain business transactions
Group or select objects by status (for example all orders with the status released, or all components with the status missing part)
Trigger rework functions automatically (using trigger points)

Every confirmation or goods movement carried out for the production order causes an update of the actual order costs.

A collective order is a structure that links production orders over several manufacturing levels. It offers the following advantages:

Any changes to dates or quantities have an immediate effect on any dependent orders within the collective order.
No goods movements are required for sub-assemblies
You can carry out an availability check across all production levels
Each production order is automatically settled to the superior production order. The top production order is then automatically settled to the sales order.

Collective orders are especially suited to the following types of production:

You can use rework functionality in order to compensate for malfunctions or errors that occur during the production process.

With unplanned malfunctions/errors, you can

With planned malfunctions/errors, you can

Only if you set up assemble-to-order with production orders can you use co-products.

Production Order Created Directly or via a Planned Order

When creating a sales order, you do one of the following:

Here, you can make immediate use of all the production order functionality (such as the status maintenance).

Create a planned order first which is converted into a production order at a later date. In this case, you can also implement planning decisions (such as external procurement or in-house production) later on in the assembly process.

In assemble-to-order, you can only convert planned orders into production orders if you use a strategy group or requirements class with a dynamic assembly type. For more information, see Assembly Processing With Planned Orders and Assembly Processing With Projects.