Hello Guru ,
I have total 8 plants .They are basically branch office where material are stored and counter sale happend.No manufacturing happens in those plants .Each plants having 12000-16000 SAP material .All those material are also available other plants .We have one central plants where Stock transfer Purchase order comes form other plants .Materials are consumable material , spare parts ,equipement ,assmebly material .So during configuration time , material type are customised as per line of business .For example : If the material is spare parts material , then material type will be ZSPR.If it is component then it will ZCOM.After styding the material in Production client it is understood that :
1.Some material are stockable item
2.Some material they purchase on cash(Reserve cash given to them XXX rupes ) from out side and sale it to the customer immediately .
3.Some materials are having past historical data -consumption pattern for 12 motnhs
4.Some Matrials are also non-stockable
5.Some Materials are having MRP type maintained as ND
6.Some material are having MRP Type ZD( PD with Safety Stock Automatic)
7.Lot size EX maintained
8.All material Procurement Type is F.Most of the materials are available in every plants so that they can counter check for availabilty and send STPO to central plant to get the stock transfer .
9.They maintain one special procurement key directing to central plant .
10.All the MRP controllers are manufactruer name from where they trade the inetms.
In this scinario, I would like to know how to run MRP in background for all the plants every months .
1.What are the parametrs to be consider if we want to run Forecast Base Planning
2.Shall we run Scope Of Planning with Forecaste Base MRP Type .Sales having 12 moths Historical data .
3 Or .Scope Of Planning having MRP controller in User Exit
Please suggest and advice for the above requirement .
Regards
JH