PP and PP-PI to APO?

[former_member625159]

Hi Guru's,

We have a factory in German that runs PP and we are considering implementing PP-PI. Germany are are on SCM but we will want to use SCM too. We will use the same R/3 and APO box.

Can the same APO box support discreet manufactruing AND process manufacturing?

Thanks

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Yes - no issue as your material-plant data will either be routings or master recipes. APO can handle either. The question is whether you have Production versions in PP which you will need to create PPMs/PDSs. PPMs/PDSs are the equivalent of a materialProd versionrouting+BOM (or substitute the routing for master recipe). Check out SAP help regarding PPMs/PDSs and transferring them to APO/SCM. Production Data Structures have replaced Production Process Models

Regards, Paul

[Former Member]

Hi Andrew,

You can use country specific APO applications as you require.

For this, you need to configure both in R/3 as well as in APO

accordingly in the same box.

Regards

R. Senthil Mareeswaran.

[Former Member]

Hi Andrew,

I wouldn't get too hung up by industry specific solutions. As far as PPDS is concerned you have input components, your raw materials and output components, Finished, semi-finished Products. You have work centres/resources and durations. Therefore doesn't really matter if you are using PP or PP-PI

Cheers, Paul

[former_member625159]

I'm a bit slow today as first day back from hols......

So if we have PP (for Germany) and PP-PI (for the UK) in R/3 we can use "normal" PP/DS solutions and industry specific PP/DS solutions on the same APO box?

Thanks

Andrew

[Former Member]

Hi Andrew,

Of course, you can make use of the fullest possible advantages

in PPDS with the base as PP in R/3

Regards

R. Senthil Mareeswaran.

[former_member625159]

Sorry for the delay in response.......

So will we be able to take advantage of Industry specific enhancemets for PP-PI functionality within PP/DS?

Thanks

Andrew

[Former Member]

Hi,

Yes - no issue as your material-plant data will either be routings or master recipes. APO can handle either. The question is whether you have Production versions in PP which you will need to create PPMs/PDSs. PPMs/PDSs are the equivalent of a materialProd versionrouting+BOM (or substitute the routing for master recipe). Check out SAP help regarding PPMs/PDSs and transferring them to APO/SCM. Production Data Structures have replaced Production Process Models

Regards, Paul