Variations in Production Planning and Execution Processes Across Industries in SAP PP
2023-10-17 14:33:57 Author: blogs.sap.com(查看原文) 阅读量:3 收藏

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In this Blog, we will see Variations in Production Planning and Execution Processes Across Industries in SAP PP.

Production Planning and Execution
Workcenter Resource Production Line
Transaction Code : CR01 Transaction Code : CRC1 Transaction Code : CR01
Purpose: A Work Center represents a specific location or resource where manufacturing or production operations take place. It’s a fundamental building block for scheduling and capacity planning. Purpose: Resources in SAP are used to represent any entity that contributes to the production process, including work centers, machines, labor, tools, and materials. Purpose: A Production Line is a logical grouping of work centers and resources organized to execute a specific production process. It helps manage complex manufacturing environments
Characteristics: It can be a machine, a group of machines, a workstation, or even a manual labor station.
Work Centers can have associated capacity, work shifts, and production resources/tools.		 Characteristics: Resources can encompass a wide range of items, not just physical locations or equipment.
They can represent consumable materials, subcontracting services, or any other resource involved in production.		 Characteristics: It aggregates multiple work centers and resources that are functionally related or part of the same production process.
Production Lines simplify the management of interconnected manufacturing operations
Usage: Work Centers are used for scheduling production orders, capacity planning, and resource allocation in both discrete and process manufacturing environments. Usage: Resources are used for comprehensive resource planning, including both work center-related activities and non-work center resources such as materials, subcontracting, or labor Usage: Production Lines are used to streamline the management of production processes, especially in industries with complex assembly or interconnected operations
Work Centers is individual entity Resources is individual entity Production Line is a higher-level organizational structure that groups multiple work centers and resources
Work Centers represent physical locations or specific machines Resources can encompass a broader range of elements, including materials and labor Work Centers represent physical locations or specific machines
Work Centers can be used in less complex scenario Resources can be used in less complex scenario Complexity High. Production Lines are used in situations where multiple work centers and resources need to be coordinated and managed together as a single unit
Work Centers is commonly associated with SAP’s Production Planning (PP) module Resources is commonly associated with SAP’s Production Planning (PP) module Production Lines are typically managed within the context of SAP Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) or SAP Advanced Planning & Optimization (APO)
Work Centers represent specific manufacturing locations or equipment Resources encompass a broader range of production-related items Production Lines are used to organize and manage complex manufacturing processes that involve multiple work centers and resources
Work Center Hierarchy:
SAP provides the option to create a hierarchy of Work Centers using Work Center Categories and Groups. Here’s how you can set up a Work Center hierarchy:
1. Create Work Center Categories: Work Centers can be categorized based on your organizational structure or other criteria. For example, you can create categories like “Production,” “Assembly,” “Maintenance,” etc.
2. Assign Work Centers to Categories: Assign individual Work Centers to their respective categories. A Work Center can belong to only one category.
3. Create Work Center Groups: You can also create Work Center Groups to further organize Work Centers within categories. For example, under the “Production” category, you might have groups like “Production Line A” and “Production Line B.”
4. Assign Work Centers to Groups: Assign individual Work Centers to their respective groups within categories. A Work Center can belong to multiple groups if needed.		 Resource Hierarchy:
SAP allows you to define a hierarchy for Resources as well, although this is typically done within specific modules that handle resources (e.g., Materials Management). The hierarchy is often based on the type of resource or other relevant criteria. Here’s a general approach:
1. Create Resource Categories: Define resource categories based on your organization’s requirements. For example, you can have categories like “Materials,” “Labor,” “Tools,” “Services,” etc.
2. Assign Resources to Categories: Assign individual resources to their respective categories. Resources can belong to one or more categories, depending on their nature.
3. Create Resource Groups (Optional): Depending on your specific needs, you may create resource groups to further organize resources within categories.
4. Assign Resources to Groups (Optional): Assign resources to their respective groups within categories.
5. Use Hierarchical Reporting: SAP allows you to run reports and views that reflect the hierarchical structure of resources, making it easier to manage and analyze resource-related data.		 While Work Centers and Resources can be organized hierarchically, Production Lines themselves are generally not structured hierarchically in SAP. Instead, Production Lines are used to group and manage related Work Centers and Resources for specific production processes or areas.

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