... Preface ... 15
... How This Book Is Organized ... 15
... Acknowledgments ... 17
... Summary ... 18
... Introduction: The Path to Certification ... 19
... Who This Book Is For ... 20
... Certifications the Book Is Designed For ... 21
... SAP Training and Adoption Courses ... 25
... Tips for Taking the Certification Exam ... 30
... Summary ... 35
1 ... Introduction to Supply Chain Planning ... 37
1.1 ... Objectives of This Portion of the Test ... 38
1.2 ... Digital Transformation and the Intelligent Enterprise ... 39
1.3 ... SAP S/4HANA ... 41
1.4 ... SAP User Experience ... 44
1.5 ... SAP Activate Framework ... 49
1.6 ... Supply Chain Planning ... 52
1.7 ... Important Terminology ... 57
1.8 ... Practice Questions ... 58
1.9 ... Practice Answers and Explanations ... 60
1.10 ... Test Takeaway ... 61
1.11 ... Summary ... 62
2 ... Master Data for Production ... 63
2.1 ... Objectives of This Portion of the Test ... 64
2.2 ... Organizational Structure ... 65
2.3 ... Material Master ... 66
2.4 ... Bill of Materials ... 82
2.5 ... Work Centers ... 92
2.6 ... Routings/Task Lists ... 100
2.7 ... Production Versions ... 110
2.8 ... Engineering Change Management ... 112
2.9 ... Important Terminology ... 113
2.10 ... Practice Questions ... 114
2.11 ... Practice Answers and Explanations ... 119
2.12 ... Test Takeaway ... 123
2.13 ... Summary ... 123
3 ... Demand Management ... 125
3.1 ... Objectives of This Portion of the Test ... 126
3.2 ... Consumption Process and Logic ... 127
3.3 ... Planning Strategy ... 128
3.4 ... Strategies for Make-to-Stock Production ... 130
3.5 ... Strategies for Make-to-Order Production ... 134
3.6 ... Planning for Components ... 137
3.7 ... Assemble-to-Order Production ... 139
3.8 ... Creation of Demand Plan ... 140
3.9 ... Important Terminology ... 141
3.10 ... Practice Questions ... 143
3.11 ... Practice Answers and Explanations ... 145
3.12 ... Test Takeaway ... 147
3.13 ... Summary ... 147
4 ... Material Requirements Planning ... 149
4.1 ... Objectives of This Portion of the Test ... 150
4.2 ... Material Requirements Planning Procedures ... 151
4.3 ... Planning Process ... 154
4.4 ... Master Data for Material Requirements Planning ... 164
4.5 ... Material Requirements Planning Customization ... 168
4.6 ... Carrying out Planning Run (Classic MRP) ... 178
4.7 ... Carrying out Planning Run Using MRP Live ... 183
4.8 ... Evaluating MRP Results ... 186
4.9 ... Important Terminology ... 190
4.10 ... Practice Questions ... 192
4.11 ... Practice Answers and Explanations ... 194
4.12 ... Test Takeaway ... 195
4.13 ... Summary ... 195
5 ... Production Orders ... 197
5.1 ... Objectives of This Portion of the Test ... 198
5.2 ... Process Overview ... 199
5.3 ... Master Data ... 205
5.4 ... Production Order Configuration ... 207
5.5 ... Production Order Preparation ... 217
5.6 ... Production Order Execution ... 224
5.7 ... Settlement and Order Completion ... 239
5.8 ... Additional Topics in Production Orders ... 242
5.9 ... Important Terminology ... 246
5.10 ... Practice Questions ... 247
5.11 ... Practice Answers and Explanations ... 252
5.12 ... Test Takeaway ... 255
5.13 ... Summary ... 255
6 ... Lean Manufacturing ... 257
6.1 ... Objectives of This Portion of the Test ... 258
6.2 ... Repetitive Manufacturing Overview ... 259
6.3 ... Configuring Repetitive Manufacturing ... 273
6.4 ... Kanban ... 282
6.5 ... Important Terminology ... 289
6.6 ... Practice Questions ... 291
6.7 ... Practice Answers and Explanations ... 294
6.8 ... Test Takeaway ... 296
6.9 ... Summary ... 296
7 ... Process Orders ... 297
7.1 ... Objectives of This Portion of the Test ... 298
7.2 ... Process Order Overview ... 299
7.3 ... Master Data for Process Orders ... 300
7.4 ... Process Order Configuration ... 310
7.5 ... Process Order Processing ... 317
7.6 ... Goods Manufacturing Practices ... 338
7.7 ... Additional and Advanced Functions ... 340
7.8 ... Important Terminology ... 342
7.9 ... Practice Questions ... 343
7.10 ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 345
7.11 ... Test Takeaway ... 347
7.12 ... Summary ... 347
8 ... Capacity Planning ... 349
8.1 ... Objectives of This Portion of the Test ... 350
8.2 ... Capacity Process Overview ... 351
8.3 ... Master Data and Capacity Planning Settings ... 353
8.4 ... Capacity Evaluation ... 356
8.5 ... Capacity Leveling ... 360
8.6 ... Capacity Availability Check ... 369
8.7 ... Important Terminology ... 372
8.8 ... Practice Questions ... 373
8.9 ... Practice Answers and Explanations ... 375
8.10 ... Test Takeaway ... 376
8.11 ... Summary ... 377
9 ... Advanced Planning ... 379
9.1 ... Objectives of This Portion of the Test ... 381
9.2 ... Overview of Advanced Planning and Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PP-DS) ... 381
9.3 ... Master Data for Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling ... 382
9.4 ... Configuration ... 397
9.5 ... Advanced Planning with Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling ... 406
9.6 ... Detailed Scheduling with Embedded Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling ... 416
9.7 ... Alert Monitor ... 429
9.8 ... Predictive Material and Resource Planning ... 433
9.9 ... Demand-Driven Replenishment ... 437
9.10 ... Important Terminology ... 447
9.11 ... Practice Questions ... 449
9.12 ... Practice Answers and Explanations ... 453
9.13 ... Test Takeaway ... 455
9.14 ... Summary ... 456
... The Author ... 457
... Index ... 459
