Rescheduling and update of order dates with S4 HANA

[Rohit_Zalani]

Hi

In the ATP check for made to order products, the system would determine schedule lines in a future date based on expected inward movements ( based on check rule ) and propose the dates. If there is an improvement / delay in the inward movements, the system would not change the dates unless a re-scheduling program is executed.

Similarly, when a MTO is created, the first date that the system would indicate would be based on lead times in the material master. As the actual production work progresses, the expectation is that the orders get updated and provide a more real time information on expected date(s).

Both of these require re-scheduling to be executed, failing which the orders do not give the correct situation update(s) in the sales order. The standard re-scheduling program in SAP has traditionally not been efficient and most clients are forced to create a copy of the standard program to make it more efficient and / or provide additional selection(s).

• With S4 HANA, advance ATP seems to provide BOP functionality, but it may not provide an updated information on dates and specifically for MTO.
• Any improvements in this area that are planned in S4 HANA ? Ideally, there would be an expectation to have an efficient update to the orders with the date(s) so that the customer / users can get a more realistic view of the updates.
• The fix date / qty is a manual flag for every line item at the schedule line level. How do we make it easier to see that flag so that the user can flag the schedules that are fixed and should not be modified ?

Would appreciate comments / suggestions from forum members.

[sousheel]

Hi Rohit,

were you able to find any solution for the MTO rescheduling? appreciate if you could share.