What is meant by: multi-level networks of orders for sales orders & project

[Former Member]

Dear Sir,

I was going thru the help.sap documentation related to APO ( PP/DS ) for "Project Manufacturing & Make-To-Order Manufacturing" .

In the documentation a following line is mentioned :

"In Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS), you can plan multi-level networks of orders for sales orders and project orders. "

Sir, I am confused with the terminology "multi-level networks of orders for sales orders and project orders" .

I request SAP experts to kindly guide me as what is all about "multi-level networks of orders for sales orders and project orders" . Also pl give some insight as how these multi-level networks of orders are created and what is benfit of using them .

I will be highly oblized for the kind help pl .

Rgds

Sonia

[Former Member]

Hi Sonia,

An order contains item or items that are linked with Multilevel network

containing a finished product, intermediate, raw materials, semi-finished

products, etc., which are contaiining in the bill of materials.

A semi finished product again inturn itself contains various raw materials and

items that are required for producing that. And this chain keeps going on to

form a multilevel network.

When a sales order or a project order is placed in system, against the order,

the entire network family has to be planed in system.

Regards

R. Senthil Mareeswaran.