Planning Execution (SAP Library - Production Planning and Control)

Planning Execution

Features

There are two ways to carry out the planning run both in the SAP standard and in AFS. You can carry out the planning run for one material (Single-Item Planning) or for all materials of one or more plants (Total Planning).

Due to the specific data structure of AFS materials (grid values and categories), the requirements to stock allocation logic differs in AFS MRP from the SAP standard. Within this logic you can specify a search method for the requirements coverage in the AFS MRP (material master).

Caution

Note that the search method for the availability check is separately controlled (Customizing).

AFS MRP is based on a net requirements calculation. You have two options for carrying this out:

Net change planning in the planning horizon
Regenerative planning

For more information, see Planning Run Type.

The graphic depicts the logistical processing of the planning execution.

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Note

Note that the AFS materials are only planned through the end of the planning horizon. A planning in the entire horizon as in the SAP standard is not possible.

The graphic depicts the planning horizon, in which all AFS materials are planned. All requirements that are within the planning horizon are planned. The requirement beyond the planning horizon is always ignored.

This graphic is explained in the accompanying text

AFS Restrictions

The distribution resource planning is not supported by AFS.

During the planning run of the SAP standard, you can carry out the reorder point planning per storage location. You can also exclude a storage location from the planning run in the standard. Neither of these functions is supported by AFS.

The automatic source allocation via source list or quota arrangement during MRP is not supported by AFS. In AFS the source allocation is a separate function.

In the planning run of the SAP standard you can plan the requirement quantities of the dependent requirements as individual requirements or group them together as collective requirements. AFS MRP only supports this function (grouping dependent requirements to collective requirements) for the creation of planned orders and their conversion to production orders.

No profit center determination takes place in the AFS MRP run.
AFS MRP does not support production versions during subcontracting.