SAP PP

Super user for six departments on a live production line.

SAP PP (hands-on)SAP MM (exposure)S/4HANA preparation

6departments supported

450 → 540units packed a day (export packing)

Day to day

Central MRP runs sat with the planning function; my job was to read the outputs, check component availability and turn them into production decisions.

SAP PP super user for six departments: the person they came to when an order, BOM or routing didn’t behave.
Read MRP output in MD04, checked component availability and converted planned orders into production orders.
Released, changed and confirmed production orders, and ran monthly production closing.
Created work centres and maintained BOMs, routings and production versions.
Prepared and reviewed planning master data for the move from SAP ECC to S/4HANA.

What I know

The transactions I used, and what I used each one for.

Production orders

CO01Create orderreleasing the day’s lots to the line
CO02Change ordermoving quantities and dates when the plan changed
CO03Display orderchecking status and components
CO11NConfirmrecording output against each order
COOISOrder informationevery order’s status in one list

MRP & availability

MD04Stock / requirementsthe daily check, component by component
MD05MRP listwhat the last MRP run proposed
MD41Single-item, multi-levelplanning a finished bike down its BOM

BOMs

CS01–CS03Create, change, displaykeeping bills of materials right
CS11Multi-level explosionevery component a model needs
CS15Where-usedwhich models a short part will stop

Routings, work centres, versions

CA01–CA03Routingsoperations behind each order
CR01–CR02Work centrescreated and maintained for the lines
C223Production versionslinking BOM and routing for each model

Stock & movements

MB51Material documentstracing goods issues behind a variance
MB52Warehouse stocksstock by plant and storage location
MIGOGoods movementposting and checking receipts and issues

Material master

MM01–MM03Create, change, displaythe planning data each material carries

Concepts

Planned → production order conversionMRP elements & exceptionsBOM, routing & production version linksStock typesOutside processing (OSP)Monthly order closingECC → S/4HANA master data

What I improved

450 → 540units packed a day, after an SAP packing frameworkExport Packing SAP Framework →~1,100parts tracked with SAP data each dayMaterial Shortage Monitoring →

Smaller fixes

Implemented MRP for paint, welding wire and aluminium sheet, correcting inflated BOM usage rates.
Moved non-conforming stock to QI or Blocked so shortage figures counted usable supply only.

Next areaExcel & VBA →

Planning should turn complexity into action.

Open to Production Planner, Materials Planner, Production Controller and Supply Chain Planning roles in the UK.

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