Production Planning and Control with SAP ERP - Hardcover

Dickersbach, Jörg Thomas; Keller, Gerhard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1592293603 ISBN 13: 9781592293605

Publisher: SAP Press, 2010

Synopsis

Serves as an up-to-date, comprehensive guide to discrete manufacturing with Production Planning in SAP ERP Explains the business processes and customization steps for Production Planning Includes a new chapter on special forms of procurement This new, expanded edition is your must-have guide for implementing and using Production Planning (PP) in the SAP system. You ll learn about the different customizing processes of PP in detail from business fundamentals to integration with SAP SCM (APO) and everything you need to know about discrete manufacturing using SAP ERP. The book is based on the current release of SAP ERP (6.0), but is also suited for users of older releases. Processes and Customizing Learn about the processes of discrete manufacturing and its mapping in PP. Each chapter describes the business background and then walks you through the required configuration steps in the SAP system. Practical Presentation Develop a comprehensive understanding of production planning and control with SAP ERP and the tools you need for a successful implementation, with the help of the real-world, practical examples presented throughout. Use the Various SAP ERP Tools Master the various PP topics, including demand management, material requirements planning, long-term planning, capacity planning, SAP SCM, and much more. Special Procurement Forms This revised and expanded edition has been completely updated and supplemented with a completely new chapter on the topic of special procurement forms.

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About the Author

Dr. Joerg Thomas Dickersbach works as a Solution Architect for supply chain management at SAP AG. His work focuses on project reviews, critical implementation projects, and workshops on specific SCM-related subjects. Since 1998, Joerg Thomas Dickersbach has been engaged in modeling and implementing logistical processes in the industries of discrete manufacturing, high technology, consumer goods, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals using SAP programs. He worked as a consultant for five years at SAP Deutschland AG & Co. KG and IMG AG. Having been awarded a doctor's degree by Prof. Dr. August-Wilhelm Scheer, Dr. Dipl.-Kfm. Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard Keller was responsible for method development and the structuring of reference processes for the mySAP ERP system (formerly R/3 system) at SAP AG. Gerhard Keller is a shareholder and partner of Bonpago GmbH, Germany (www.bonpago.de), where he is responsible for value-based consulting and advanced evelopment of concepts and new approaches in the areas of strategy, processes, and IT for industrial enterprises and financial service providers. In addion to that, he is an associate lecturer for process management and architectures in the information management section of the Central European Master of Business Administration (CeMBA) program at the European School of Management (ESCP-EAP).

Edition details

• Publisher: SAP Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1592293603
• ISBN 13: 9781592293605
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 528