Material Requirements Planning (MRP) Strategies in SAP

Discover how to calculate the materials you need for product manufacturing with greater accuracy and speed using the preconfigured MRP strategies in SAP.

Discover how to calculate the materials required for product manufacturing with greater accuracy and speed within SAP. The SAP ERP tool has many different material requirements planning (MRP) strategies that are preconfigured and ready to implement; you just need to learn how to choose the right one. This course guides you through the configuration options and business processes behind the make-to-stock (MTS), make-to-order (MTO), and component-level MRP strategies. You can also explore a hybrid strategy for multi-use materials, for use with components in production and spare parts. Once you have completed this course, you should be able to pair the right material requirements planning strategy for every possible business scenario.This course was created by Michael Management. We are pleased to offer this training in our library.

Introduction

• Meet your instructor and agenda

1. Material Requirements Planning (MRP) Strategy Overview

• Overview of MRP strategies
• Overview of MRP strategies: Choosing a strategy
• Overview of MRP strategies: Master data setup
• Overview of MRP strategies: Consumption logic
• Overview of MRP strategies: Assigning a requirements type
• Overview of MRP strategies: The five stages

2. Make-to-Stock (MTS) Strategies

• MTS: Procurement after sales
• Demo in SAP
• Net requirements planning
• Demo in SAP
• Gross requirements planning
• Demo in SAP

3. Make-to-Order (MTO) Strategies

• Planning without final assembly
• Demo in SAP
• Make-to-order production
• Demo in SAP

4. Planning at Component Level Strategies

• Planning at assembly level
• Demo in SAP
• Combined sales and production plan
• Demo in SAP: Using the new strategy
• Separate plan for sales and production
• Demo in SAP

Conclusion

• Summary