SNP Life Cycle Process

[Former Member]

Hi 2all SAP Ppl

Could please any one explain what the complete process of SNP i mean right from getting Forecast

in to SNP .what processes will carry out in SNP up to end of SNP cycle.

Please help me out your help will be greatful,anticipation for u experts help.

Thanking u

Ronald

Edited by: ronald.wens on Jul 26, 2009 1:51 PM

Edited by: ronald.wens on Jul 26, 2009 1:52 PM

Edited by: ronald.wens on Jul 26, 2009 3:56 PM

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Ronald,

SNP Business Process will change with type of Industry and more over we will map client's industry planning process (of longterm) with SNP module of SAP APO. How ever, SNP business process

-> Release the APO-DP forecast to SNP. In genaral DP Forecast will be on Quaterly or Monthly bucker and in SNP time bucket will be in Monthly or weekly bucket.

-> Genarate Constraint Planning with Location Herustic (with capacity Leveling) or with CTM or with Optimizer. Chossing Location Herustic or CTM or Optimizer depends on the client requirement.

-> Optionally we can release SNP plaaning results to DP.

-> Run the Deployment and plan for Transport Load Builder(TLB) shippments. In TLB you can consider transporter capacity constriants

-> Transfer SNP Planning results to PP/DS of SAP APO or to ECC-PP for further Production Planning process

I hope you got high level overview on SNP. For detailed features of SNP we have SAP Help at

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_scm2007/helpdata/en/1c/4d7a375f0dbc7fe10000009b38f8cf/frameset.htm

Thanks,

Naveen

[Former Member]

Hi Ronald,

As required, more details and explanations as below.

1) SNP is a rought cut planning cycle

2) It involves 3 engines heuristic, ctm and optimiser

3) It basically plans for infinite planning and in some cases finite too

4) It has engines capable of producing optimised results with huge

constraints taken into account

5) It works based on master data like resource, product, location,

quota, transportation lane, costs etc.,

6) SNP plans based on DP output as forecast

7) Using forecast, it plans for production, procurement and distributes

its planning results

😎 The SNP planning outputs are in the form of purchase requisitions

and planned orders

9) The outputs are again (optional) sent to PPDS for further detailed

planning (depends on the scenario)

10) Capacity levelling is part of SNP life cycle process to level the

bucket outputs

11) Optimiser basically considers costs into account for planning

12) Transportation lanes are basically maintained for Deployment

and TLB generations

13) In SNP, system tries to compensate between demand Vs

supplies.

Hope it is more clear to you now.

Please confirm

Regards

R. Senthil Mareeswaran.

[Former Member]

Hi Senthil

Thank u so much senthil for ur help yes my i was cleared wid my question and very transparently u explain the whole process it will comes to use most of the people.

You are helping alot the novice ur small effort brings alot change in one's career.

Thank u Senthil

warm regards

ronald

[Former Member]

HI

Thank u so much but it could b more help if explained detaily.

Warm regards

ronald

[Former Member]

hi

i guess almost my questn is answered its grt help of u both guys who explnd clearlt,but still iam openg if any more step-step process.

Thank u guys

ronlad

[Former Member]

Hi Ronald,

SNP Life cycle process typically involve the following process

in sequence.

1) DP provides input of finalised forecast to SNP for planning

2) SNP based on DP forecast plans the production/procurement

planning

3) SNP uses various engines like optimiser, heuristic or CTM

depends upon our selection

4) In SNP, we usually carries out Planning run for generation of

planned orders for inhouse production and purchase requisitions

for ext procurement

5) SNP typically works based on master data which can be

directly created in APO or uses R/3 master data

6) The output of SNP is in general rough cut because it did not

do detailed scheduling based results.

Hope the process is clear now.

Please confirm

Regards

R. Senthil Mareeswaran.

[Former Member]

hi Senthil&Naveen

Thanx to both of u techies for ur help ,it will be greatful for me ur help.ur small efforts makes big change.

Thank u so much for answering but it could be fine if explain step by step process detaly.

Warm kind regards

ronald

[Former Member]

hi

Now i got an idea what the exact process but more help if exlpained detaily.

Thank u

ronald