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Consumption-Based Planning and Forecasting in SAP S/4HANA

  • Course Code S4525
  • Duration 2 days

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Course Delivery

This course is available in the following formats:

  • Company Event

    Event at company

  • Public Classroom

    Traditional Classroom Learning

  • Virtual Learning

    Learning that is virtual

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Course Overview

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This course will give you a comprehensive overview and in depth knowledge of the planning process in SAP S/4HANA. After attending this class, you will understand the major business processes, functions and configuration in consumption-based planning.

Company Events

These events can be delivered exclusively for your company at our locations or yours, specifically for your delegates and your needs. The Company Events can be tailored or standard course deliveries.

Course Schedule

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Target Audience

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- Application Consultant

- Business Process Architect

- Business Process Owner / Team Lead / Power User

- Program / Project Manager

- User

Course Objectives

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  • Explain the materials planning process in Materials Management and Operations
  • Use the different consumption-based MRP procedures
  • Describe the forecasting technique and its function

Course Content

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Consumption-Based Planning

  • Describing the basics and prerequisites of material requirements planning (MRP)
  • Outlining different MRP procedures
  • Maintaining the material master for consumption-based planning
  • Setting up a reorder point plan

Planning Run

  • Describing the planning run
  • Executing a planning run
  • Converting planning results
  • Evaluating the planning results
  • Calculating lot sizes
  • Outlining MRP Live

Forecasting

  • Explaining basics of the forecast
  • Executing and postprocessing the forecast
  • Performing forecast-based planning
  • Performing the time-phased planning
  • Performing automatic reorder point planning

Additional Options in Consumption-Based Planning

  • Explaining source determination in materials planning

Further Information

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More details about production planning and requirements planning can be learnt in the course S4220 – Production Planning in SAP S/4HANA.

This course is also available in a self-paced e-learning format, complete with system demos and simulations under course code S4525

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