hi,
1) CDP
You can use characteristics-dependent planning (CDP) to plan in-house production for products
using characteristics. The products are configurable in the ERP system. You can configure
planned orders and production orders for these products in SAP APO. The system includes the
configuration when planning and consume requirements with the matching receipts (production
orders, purchase orders, purchase requisitions, batch stock).
There is an incoming sales order from the R/3 system for the product Pipe that has the value red
for the characteristic Color and the value 100 for the characteristic Length. In SAP APO, you have
already created a production order for this material with the same valuation. If the sales order is
now planned in SAP APO, the sales order is consumed with the production order.
CDP supports both make-to-order production and make-to-stock production
2) VC
Variant configuration is for manufacturing complex products. The manufacturer is always having to
offer new variants of its products. Often, new variants are created by modifying existing product
designs as you process the order. The important thing is to react quickly to customers' requirements.
The customer determines the features of the product. A customer buying a car, for example, can
choose the features of the car and combine these features as required.
The product configurator improves information exchange between sales, engineering, and production.
Variant configuration helps the customer or salesperson to put together specifications for the product
and ensure that the product can be produced from these specifications. It also ensures that production
costs do not overstep the mark.
check this docs.
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=fpQ6lOR5d8MC&pg=PA25&lpg=PA25&dq=difference+between+characterist...
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