Finite planning in planning board

[former_member691361]

Hi Guys,

Sorry to ask these basic question. But please clarify me here.

1) As per SAP,we have Find slot, insert and squeeze in operations under finite scheduling.Now letz say our resource capacity is 100% and then have an order on 25.05.2014 which consumes only 40% capacity, it is finite scheduling (find slot), if an another order comes on same day which consumes only another 40% capacity, being finite scheduling where the second order be placed.

Will it place after the first order to get the slot or along with same first order saying it has the capacity.

How it will be for insert operation and squeeze in operation.

How PPDS planning look for the capacity of the resources?Is finite scheduling(Find slot, insert and squeeze in operations) work only with single-mixed resources?

2) As per standard SAP how PPDS will plan- Is it finite scheduling or infinite scheduling ?

Thanks,

Prash

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Prasanth,

TO clarify what does it mean resource capacity 100%?  Resource capacity will be in hours so resource can be available  for 24 hours,12 hours with exact start and end time Suppost you schedule one order which takes four hours starting at 0 and ends at 4. Now resource utilization for entire day is aroun 16.67%. When new orderis placed according to find slot it will place from 4 onwards.

So its not bucked planning where capacity of entrie day is considered as one bucket unless you are planning with PPDS bucket capacity and corrosponding strategy.

Hope this calrifies your question

Regards,

Santosh

[former_member691361 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Please clarify:

Is the planning (whether finite or infinite) in APO PPDS depends only on the strategy settings maintained?

If the scheduling mode is infinite scheduling and finite capacity is maintained with time continuous capacity in strategy settings, how system plans?

Does time continuous capacity considers only finite scheduling and in single mixed resource?

Thanks,

Prash

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Prasanth,

Planning Heuristics  like SAP_PP_002 plans infinitely based on strategy setting inside Heuristics. If you change strategy setting inside heuristics to finite scheduling mode  it will plan finitely provided finite scheduling indicator is checked in resource.

Regarding finite capacity settings  as time con. or bucket decides whether you will plan bucket oriened finite planning or normal. Bucket oriented is genrally used in case of block planning with capable to promise scenario.

As per best practice you should have planning run with infinite planning followed by schedulinhg heuristics or optimizer to achive finite plan.

Regards,

Santosh

[former_member691361 · Accepted solution]

Hi Santhosh,

Could you please brief on the time continuos capacity, means if I have 100% capacity available today and since some order already using 80% of that and if an another order which needs 30% capacity falls on the same day, how system plans. Is it remaining 20% from today and 10% on tomorrow or fully 30% on tomorrow.

Thanks,

Prash

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

It will plan 20% today and 10% tomorrow considering earlier two orders are planned without any gaps between them and there is no downtime in

between

Regards,

Santosh