MRP: how to segregate the planned orders by dependent requirements

[rudy_schmitz]

Hello SAP Guru's,

I would like to know if this is possible to make the MRP work is this way:

- generate global planned orders (by date) for several dependent requirements, for inhouse production;

- AND generate individual planned orders for each dependent requirement, for external procurement;

For the moment, it is grouping the quantities of all the dependent requirements to generate a unique planned order by date.

But we would like to get separate planned orders for each dependent requirements that are externally procured.

Do you think it is possible to do so? and if yes, how?

Thanks in advance for your help on this subject.

Regards,

Rudy

[rudy_schmitz]

Vivek,

Thank you for your help.

We finally decided to create a cockpit with z-tables that will help to create quotations by production version (and indirectly, by BOM alternative).

We'll be able to have something helpful for us in this way.

Regards, and thanks again!

Rudy

[rudy_schmitz]

Vivek,

Sorry, I never heard about "segments" in SAP...

Can you tell me a little bit more about the special stock segments?

What is "Project segment" or "Sales order segment"?

Regards,

Rudy

[Former Member]

In MD04 the demand n supply that is seen is considered as plant segment. In some cases when you plan demand n supply for a given storage location separately it is called as SLoc segment, also if you're working with MRP areas then its called mrp area segment, likewise for project & sales order.

In short it is just a way MRP would do its planning. In normal cases, the demand n supply is in plant segment, so in this segment the least resolution that you can work with is a day, so all demand on a given day is clubbed together and a supply proposal is made (depending on the lot size).

If you want further split on a given day, then MRP needs some way to identify the difference & this is provided by the special stock segment such as project segment. To see how it works, if you're working with PS module, ask your PS colleague to create a demand for the material from different projects for a given day. Then in MD04 you will see each project demand show up in different segment & when you run MRP, you will see the results.

I guess more than me writing quite a lot out here, a simple test at your end should help clarify... good luck

[Former Member]

If you want system to generate multiple planned order / PR for externally procured parts for a given day, then you will have to work with special stock segments eg: Project segment or Sales order segment.

The demand must come from one of these segments & in the material master MRP-4 view maintain individual requirements field as 1.

If you do not intend to work with either scenario, then system will not be able to do any splitting on a given day, as the resolution at this point in time is day basis.