Production Planning (PP) and Controlling (CO) Flashcards
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What is 'Demand Management' in SAP PP?
Answer: The process of creating planned independent requirements (PIRs) as input for MRP planning
Demand Management in SAP PP creates Planned Independent Requirements (PIRs) based on sales forecasts or plans, which serve as input for Material Requirements Planning to generate procurement proposals.
What is 'goods issue' to a production order in SAP PP?
Answer: The movement that withdraws raw materials or components from warehouse stock to be consumed in production
Goods issue to a production order in SAP PP withdraws the required components from inventory and charges their cost to the production order, reducing warehouse stock.
What is 'confirmation' of a production order operation in SAP PP?
Answer: Recording the actual time, quantities, and personnel used for a completed production operation
Confirmation in SAP PP records the actual activity quantities (machine hours, labor hours) and quantities produced/scrapped for each production order operation as work progresses.
What is 'profit center' in SAP CO?
Answer: An organizational unit representing an independent area of responsibility whose profitability is measured
A profit center in SAP CO is a management-oriented organizational unit used to generate internal profit and loss statements for segments like product lines or business divisions.
In SAP PP, what is the 'work center' master record used for?
Answer: Representing a machine, production line, or employee group where production operations are performed, with capacity and cost data
The work center master in SAP PP stores capacity data (available hours), cost rates, and default values for the machines or labor groups where production routing operations are executed.
What is 'budget control' in SAP CO Internal Orders?
Answer: Monitoring actual and committed costs against an approved budget for an internal order, with optional availability control blocking
Budget control in SAP CO assigns an approved budget to an internal order and uses availability control to warn or block postings when costs approach or exceed the budget.