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Former Member
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Hi

We need a comprehensive planning solution for the coming years, that includes the following:

- Plan against brand, SKUs, and region characteristics

- Sales Quantities and Sales Revenue for the above, considering expected sales promotions in coming year

- Cost of goods manufactured for the above sales quantities by using BOM in ECC

- BOM used in previous steps, create raw and packing material procurement quantities and cost plan

- HR Personnel Plan including costs

- Marketing activities cost plan

- Addition in Fixed Assets plan (CAPEX)

We want single unified solution that can help us in planning and measuring performance against actual results and instant presentation creation.

My question is that which one is the solution for the above requirement.

1) BPC

2) Partial planning in costing based COPA and rest in MS Excel sheets

3) Profitability and Cost Management module of EPM

Thanx in advance

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Former Member
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Hi Chris,

From the pointers mentioned, I dont think you will require PCM.

Now, the choice is between COPA and BPC. Both of them are capable of doing what you are looking for. However, COPA will help you in dealing with operational level data. BPC can also handle operational level data. However, it might have an impact on the performance. Actually, there are lot of other factors as well for deciding the correct product.

Hope this helps.

Former Member
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Hi 

1) whether we can use BPC for balance sheet, P&L and Cash Flow planning and also for segment profitability planning?

If we can then there would be a single comprehensive integrated plan where I would be able to able to cater my above requirements (i.e. equal to costing based COPA planning) as well as financial reporting planning.

Thereafter actual data can be imported from SAP ECC, COPA & BW and can be presented in BPC for plan vs actual comparison and presentation.

We can import segment level data from COPA in order to increase performance as you said. Also BPC has drill through feature which should be used to link to ECC. Or HANA can be used to increase performance.

2) BPC uses account dimension (i.e. GL Account) and in costing based CO-PA we don't have account IDs instead Characteristics (such as material code, region, etc) and value fields (sales, commission, etc.) How I will map these in BPC?

We will prefer to use BPC because for it MS Excel interface, instant presentation in Powerpoint, integration with Dashboard (Xcelsius) and all robust features. On the other hand COPA planning is hectic and not presentable to top-management. 

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Former Member
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Hi Chris,

1. Yes you may use BPC for Balance Sheet, P&L, cash flow and segment profitability planning.

2. Value fields such as Sales, Commission will go to account dimension in BPC. Material code can be a user defined dimension. Region can go to entity dimension. Similarly other characteristics may go either to a user defined dimension or standard dimension.

Regards,

Kalyan.

Former Member
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Hi Chris,

I would also suggest BPC (it can handle all your requirements) with integration with COPA.

Hope this helps.

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Former Member
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Hi Chris,

For most of the above requirement you may use BPC, but several other factors may determine what will be the best solution , like the kind of analysis you want to perform, the overall design, the budget you have, the level of expertise, etc.

For activity based costing and profitability analysis you may explore PCM.

Regards,

Kalyan.