Consumption-based planning and MRP

MRP and Consumption-based planning are two fundamental SAP planning types that can be used to determine a product’s requirements. To avoid any confusion we not referring to the MRP run that is executed through MD01 and MD02. We are referring to planning types that are set in the Material Master’s MRP1 tab. The MRP type is used in the MRP run to determine HOW procurement and/or production quantities are calculated.

S&OP: The Evolving Supply Chain Lifeline

Being a Supply Chain Practitioner, Observer and Analyzer, recently one concept that really caught my imagination and seems to be the Holy Grail for manufacturer, distributor or retailers is “Sales and Operation Planning”. Now one would say, we all do it, we have the whole process sorted out with plethora of meetings scheduled each month or quarter […]


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