{"id":2001,"date":"2022-08-09T10:36:45","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T10:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.igrowsoft.com\/blog\/?p=2001"},"modified":"2022-08-09T10:43:02","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T10:43:02","slug":"what-is-routing-in-sap-pp-is-sap-pp-better-than-sap-mm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.igrowsoft.com\/blog\/what-is-routing-in-sap-pp-is-sap-pp-better-than-sap-mm\/","title":{"rendered":"What is routing in SAP PP? Is SAP PP better than SAP MM?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.igrowsoft.com\/sap-pp-training-in-hyderabad.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.igrowsoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/22-4-01200-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"Best SAP PP Online course in Hyderabad\" class=\"wp-image-2003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.igrowsoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/22-4-01200-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.igrowsoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/22-4-01200-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.igrowsoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/22-4-01200-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.igrowsoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/22-4-01200-24x13.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.igrowsoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/22-4-01200-35x18.jpg 35w, https:\/\/www.igrowsoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/22-4-01200-48x25.jpg 48w, https:\/\/www.igrowsoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/22-4-01200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>SAP\nProduction Planning<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>SAP has a solution for this problem that is called Production Planning (PP) <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.igrowsoft.com\/sap-pp-training-in-hyderabad.php\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"SAP PP Course (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SAP PP Course<\/a><\/strong> was designed to help manufacturers improve their production planning, order execution and inventory management processes. SAP PP can be used to plan and control the physical flow of materials needed for the production process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How\nRouting in SAP PP (production planning) works? <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Routing Algorithm\u2014ROUTE 1 (for the entry source) For the current time step, check all the possible entrant sources. If there are any available, route the material to that operation. If there are no updates for any of these sources, then remove them from consideration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 If there is an update for any of these sources,\ncompare their times with those on current and prior time steps. Take into\naccount any actions taken on those sources during previous times steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Routing Algorithm\u2014ROUTE2 (for entry material)\nCalculate the time to process each job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 For each operation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Summarize all of the processing times for that\noperation. This total is the current stage time in this step. If there are any\nidle resources, then schedule operators and queue materials as necessary. If\nthere isn\u2019t enough capacity to do this, then schedule additional operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 For the definition of the max.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Q is the amount of material in the operation on\nstep N<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 A is the amount of material in the operation on\nstep N+1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 S (time step) is the time required to process\neach job<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 P is the amount of reserved capacity for Q at\ntime T (at time T + 1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 W is part of the total capacity reserved for\nworkstation assignments (W=Q\/(S*S) where S stands for stage and S*S stands for\npossible stages. If you compare W with A, you will have enough for queuing up\nto the second stage.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By using this algorithm, we can calculate which jobs should be processed first<\/strong>:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 How can I easily apply the SAP PP (production\nplanning) routing algorithm to my logistic area? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Here is a simple procedure for using the SAP PP\n(production planning) routing algorithm to check for production efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>IS SAP PP\nBETTER than SAP MM?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The process flow for PP and MM are similar,\ntaking into account the difference in capabilities that each module delivers.\nThis is usually a complicated question to answer due to the numerous\ndifferences between the two modules and their specific features. However, we\nwill examine some common benefits of each module. When dealing with the\nimprovement of a business&#8217;s performance, one cannot ignore SAP&#8217;s two planning\nmodules: production planning (PP) and material management (MM). Each has its own\nrole within an SAP system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Benefits &amp; Disadvantages of a SAP PP vs SAP MM <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.igrowsoft.com\/sap-mm-training-in-hyderabad.php\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"SAP MM Course Training in Ameerpet (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SAP MM Course Training in Ameerpet<\/a><\/strong> is the module that controls consumption. It consumes materials, supplies and components and stores data of all of these resources for their inventory. This data is used to determine the accurate amount of stock for each resource, which in turn ensures a proper supply balance across the enterprise and prevents the excess of any individual item. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/igrowsoft.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"The Best SAP PP Online Course in Hyderabad  (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Best SAP PP Online Course in Hyderabad <\/a><\/strong>is the module which manages demand. It monitors demand requirements by planning when products will be put through production and then managing this to ensure delivery schedules are met according to plan. This schedule can be varied if necessary such as seasonal variations or special orders. Although the two modules have some similarities, they also have a number of differences. The main difference is that PP allows more flexibility than MM as it allows planning to be done up to one year ahead of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conclusion:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This flexibility is achieved through the use of modules within <a href=\"https:\/\/www.igrowsoft.com\/blog\/sap-pp-online-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"SAP PP Online Course (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>SAP PP Online Course<\/strong><\/a> that can change various factors to see how changes in demand may affect the plan. Demand may be modified through product planning, price and changing sales expectations as well as other factors. This type of flexibility and\/or scheduling can be useful in instances such as seasonal variations or special orders or even sudden changes that result from a change in laws or regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another benefit is the ability to look at\nmultiple plans at once, which is not allowed within material management. This\nenables planners to compare different alternatives even if they have\nconflicting deadlines while still maintaining a clear understanding of what\nresources are needed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAP Production Planning SAP has a solution for this problem that is called Production Planning (PP) SAP PP Course was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2002,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[173,174,176,175],"class_list":["post-2001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sap-pp","tag-sappp","tag-sapppcourse","tag-sappponlinecourse","tag-sappponlinetraining"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.igrowsoft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.igrowsoft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.igrowsoft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.igrowsoft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.igrowsoft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2001"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.igrowsoft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2001\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2006,"href":"https:\/\/www.igrowsoft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2001\/revisions\/2006"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.igrowsoft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.igrowsoft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.igrowsoft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.igrowsoft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}