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SAP Consumption-Based Planning and Forecasting (SCM525)

Length 2 days

Course overview

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Why study this course

This course provides a comprehensive overview and in depth knowledge of the inventory management process in SAP.

After attending this class you will understand the major business processes, functions, and configuration in inventory management. This course should be taken after the SCM500 curriculum prerequisite.

This course is based on software release:

SAP ERP 6.0 with Enhancement Package 7

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What you’ll learn

This course will prepare you to:

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

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Who is the course for?

Application Consultant
Business Process Architect
Business Process Owner / Team Lead /
Power User
Program / Project Manager
User

Course subjects

Consumption-Based Planning

Describing the Material Requirements Planning (MRP) Process
Defining MRP Procedures
Maintaining the Material Master
Setting Up a Reorder Point Planning

Planning Run

Describing the Planning Run
Executing a Planning Run
Converting Planning Results
Evaluating the Planning Results
Calculating Lot Sizes

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
Planning Storage Locations Separately
Using MRP Areas in Planning

Prerequisites

Essential

SAP Processes in Procurement (SCM500) or corresponding SAP knowledge in materials management area

Recommended

None

THIRD PARTY REGISTRATION

Lumify Work offers certification and training through our partnership with SAP Inc. This arrangement requires Lumify Work to provide your details to SAP Inc for course and/or exam registration purposes.

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