What's the difference between process order and production order?

[Former Member]

Hi there:

After finished running mrp via md02,then I went to transaction md04 to view stock/requirement list,and I had seen system had generated planned order,so I clicked magnify icon,then I am able to see two button,one is transfer planned order to process order and the another one is to transfer planned order to production order,normally I chose the latter one,my question is that what's the difference between them,what's the process/procedure of two orders?

[former_member184574 · Accepted solution]

Production orders are used in normal production industries like automobile etc. Process orders are used in process industries like Food , Chemical and Pharma industries.

Difference between PP and PP - PI other than SAP side fuction wise in normal PP production process like assembly if you have manufactured a cycle after producing the final product you can dis assemble the cycle and go back to the original components. Where as in PP-PI process inductries once you have produced the fianl product you can not go back to original components like you produced a icecream you can not go back to the components used to produce this icecream. I hope now the difference between PP and PP-PI is clear.

[Former Member]

Hi

These are differences between REM/Discrete/ and Process manufacturing.

REM:

Production is based on the planned orders.

Planning and manufacturing is based on period wise.

Normally single products being manufactured for a longer period of time .

Normally production are carried out on a single production line (repetitively).

Product costing and settlement is done through product cost collector.

Planned orders are known as Run schedule quantities. Means quantity which is being manufactured in a certain period.

Planned orders are sufficient to carry out production at shop floor area.

Master data includes production version, product cost collector and rate routing.

Materials will be issued anonymously to production lines means without reference to planned orders.

Discrete:

Production based on the production orders

Planning and manufacturing depends on production orders.

Products changed frequently.

Production is carried out on different production lines (scattered- discrete).

Product costing and settlement is done through production orders.

Planned orders are stock type later converted into production orders.

Production orders are required.

Production version and product cost collector are not mandatory.

Materials will be issued always with reference to production orders.

Master Data includes Routings and BOMs.

PROCESS:

1) Batch Oriented process manufacturing.

2) Process order based manufacturing. you copy the process described in a master recipe and adjust it to the actual production run.

3) It is primarily designed for the chemical, pharmaceutical, food and beverage industries as well as the batch-oriented electronics industry.

4)The integrated planning of production, waste disposal, and transport activities within a plant.

5) Master Data includes Master Recipes and resources.

6) Process Management: In this area, you coordinate the communication between PP-PI and process control during the execution of a process order.

Hope this may hep you.

Regards

BRSR

[Former Member]

Could you kindly tell me what's difference between PP-PI and PP process?

[sundaresan_velayudam]

FEATURES

..............................................PP ........PP-PI **

availability check for PRT- Yes( PP) No(PP-PI) **

Order splitting................... Yes( PP) No(PP-PI) **

Trigger point................. ....Yes(PP) No(PP-PI) **

Order approval.... .............NO ( PP) Yes(PP-PI) **

process management

( control receipe and

PI sheet)............................ NO ( PP) Yes(PP-PI) **

digital signature..................NO ( PP) Yes(PP-PI) **

material qty calculation....... .NO ( PP) Yes(PP-PI) * *

[sundaresan_velayudam]

If you will use PP-PI- process industry for PP module then you need to convert to process order( all the relevant master data such as BOM, Resource, master recipe , process instruction are copied to process order)

If you use PP, then you need to convert plan order to production order in case of discrete manufacturing( all the relevant master data such as BOM, work center, routing are copied to production order0