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Resource Network usage & feasibility

Former Member
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All,

SAP Help on 'Resource Network' functionality is not clear on what exactly can be achieved by creating a resource network. I have the following requirement from the business users. Can someone validate whether it is feasible to do the same by defining a resource network?

We have a FG produced on three different production lines. Each of the production line is linked by pipes to the processing vessels where the bulk use to fill is manufactured. The constraint here is the bulk CANNOT be taken out of the vessel and used on a different production line.

Example:

Line L1 <-> linked to Vessel V1

Line L2 <-> linked to Vessel V2

Line L3 <-> linked to Vessel V3

Bulk PPM1 for vessel V1

Bulk PPM2 for vessel V2

Bulk PPM3 for vessel V3

All the PPM's have the same priority.

We have planned orders for the FG on L1, L2 & L3 in the same time period. This creates the dependent demand for the bulk produced in the vessels. The EXPECTATION here is that the bulk will be produced on the "correct" vessel as per the physical link which exist on the production floor. So there should be three bulk planned orders (ignore lot size constraints etc) for the three dependent demands.

However the bulk product planning heuristics (std lots) DOES NOT differentiate the dependent demands of the bulk based on where the demand is coming from. It creates planned orders on one vessel (say using alpha numeric sorting logic as ll the three vessels are exactly the same).

If we use Resource Network and create three linkages as below

L1 -> V1 Priority A

L2 -> V2 Priority A

L3 -> V3 Priority A

will the Std. Lots heuristics create three separate planned orders on V1, V2, V3 BECAUSE the dependent demand is coming from specific lines (which are defined as above)? I tried & the heuristics is not creating the planned orders as described above (I may be doing something wrong). I am not sure whether this is what the functionality is available in Resource Network or is it something different?

Thanks

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Former Member
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Hi,

You can use Resource network for your requirement but you will need to use PPDS Optimizer.

1. Create resource network as per your physical linkages of resources.

2. Assign resource network in product-location master (you have to assign at FG and Bulk level both).

3.Create planned order of FG - resource network name will be populated in product view

4. Create planned order for Bulk - resource network name will be populated in product view

5. Run Fixed pegging heurstics to peg FG and Bulk orders

6. Run PPDS Optimizer with Resource network -Fg and Bulk orders will as per resource network

7. Run Delete Fixed pegging heuristics (to delete pegging relationship- manaull chageig in plannin board will be easier)

Let me know if you need further details.

Vipul

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Hi Vipul,

You stated that after creating the Resource Network create the planned orders for the FG (which will be done using the std. PP heuristics) and then create the planned orders for bulk. We would like to create the bulk orders using the std. PP heuristics (manually not feasible because of the volume). When the PP heuristics runs it sees the dependent demand for a bulk coming from multiple FG running on multiple lines (see example described). It automatically combines the requirements which fall on the same calendar day & creates planned orders for bulk on one of the processing vessels instead of creating separate orders for the bulk BASED on where the dependent demand for bulk is coming from.

From your replyI am not sure how the above step in going to happen. Can you please explain how SEPARATE orders are going to be created for bulk in the example explained? Without separate orders we will not be able to achieve the factory set up constraints

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Thats ok.

you can have one bulk order for multiple FG orders.

So One Bulk order will be pegged to multiple FG orders and PPDS Optimizer will take care of it.