SAP S/4HANA Production Planning and Manufacturing Certification Guide

Application Associate Exam

Book Information

• Publisher: SAP PRESS
• Authors: Siva Kumar Mutnuru
• Year: 2022
• Edition: 1
• Pages: 468
• Language: English

Description

Preparing for your production planning and manufacturing exam? Make the grade with this SAP S/4HANA Production Planning and Manufacturing certification study guide! From supply chain planning to process and production orders, this guide will review the key technical and functional knowledge you need to pass with flying colors. Explore test methodology, key concepts for each topic area, and practice questions and answers. Your path to production planning and manufacturing certification begins here!

• Learn about the SAP S/4HANA certification test structure and how to prepare
• Review the key topics covered in each portion of your exam
• Test your knowledge with practice questions and answers
• Exams C_TS422_1809, C_TS422_1909, and C_TS422_2020

Key Highlights

• Exams C_TS422_1809, C_TS422_1909, and C_TS422_2020
• Master data
• Demand management
• Material requirements planning
• Production orders
• Lean manufacturing
• Process orders
• Capacity planning
• Production planning and detailed scheduling
• Demand-driven replenishment

You'll learn about

• The Test:
  The key to exam success is a great study plan—so take the first step with this certification resource! This guide follows the exact structure of the exam, so deepen your knowledge of production planning and manufacturing and walk through topics in C_TS422_1909 and C_TS422_2020.
• Core Content:
  Review major subject areas like demand management, material requirements planning, lean manufacturing, capacity planning, and more. Then master important terminology and key takeaways for each subject.
• Q&A:
  After reviewing each chapter, solidify your knowledge with questions and answers for each section and improve your test-taking skills.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• How This Book Is Organized
• Acknowledgments
• Summary

• Introduction: The Path to Certification
• Who This Book Is For
• Certifications the Book Is Designed For
• Format of the Certification Exam
• C_TS422_2020 Certification
• Scope of the Certification Exams
• SAP Training and Adoption Courses
• Standard Certification C_TS422_2020
• Ways to Learn
• Tips for Taking the Certification Exam
• Some General Considerations
• The Question Types
• Tips and Tricks
• Additional Learning Resources
• Summary

• 1 Introduction to Supply Chain Planning
• 1.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test
• 1.2 Digital Transformation and the Intelligent Enterprise
• 1.3 SAP S/4HANA
• 1.3.1 Deployment Options
• 1.3.2 Production Planning in SAP S/4HANA
• 1.4 SAP User Experience
• 1.4.1 SAP Fiori Design Principles
• 1.4.2 SAP Fiori Launchpad
• 1.4.3 SAP Fiori Application Types
• 1.5 SAP Activate Framework
• 1.6 Supply Chain Planning
• 1.7 Important Terminology
• 1.8 Practice Questions
• 1.9 Practice Answers and Explanations
• 1.10 Test Takeaway
• 1.11 Summary

• 2 Master Data for Production
• 2.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test
• 2.2 Organizational Structure
• 2.3 Material Master
• 2.3.1 Material Numbering
• 2.3.2 Material Type
• 2.3.3 Creating the Material Master
• 2.3.4 Additional Data in the Material Master
• 2.3.5 Classification View of the Material Master
• 2.3.6 Managing the Material Master
• 2.4 Bill of Materials
• 2.4.1 Overview
• 2.4.2 Header Details
• 2.4.3 Item Details
• 2.4.4 Additional Topics Related to BOM
• 2.5 Work Centers
• 2.5.1 Creating Work Centers
• 2.5.2 Basic Data
• 2.5.3 Default Values
• 2.5.4 Capacities
• 2.5.5 Scheduling
• 2.5.6 Costing Data
• 2.6 Routings/Task Lists
• 2.6.1 Creating a Routing
• 2.6.2 Header Data
• 2.6.3 Operation Data
• 2.6.4 Subordinate Routing Objects
• 2.7 Production Versions
• 2.8 Engineering Change Management
• 2.9 Important Terminology
• 2.10 Practice Questions
• 2.11 Practice Answers and Explanations
• 2.12 Test Takeaway
• 2.13 Summary

• 3 Demand Management
• 3.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test
• 3.2 Consumption Process and Logic
• 3.3 Planning Strategy
• 3.4 Strategies for Make-to-Stock Production
• 3.4.1 Net Requirements Planning (Planning Strategy 10)
• 3.4.2 Gross Requirements Planning (Planning Strategy 11)
• 3.4.3 Planning with Final Assembly (Planning Strategy 40)
• 3.4.4 Production by Lot Size (Planning Strategy 30)
• 3.5 Strategies for Make-to-Order Production
• 3.5.1 Make-to-Order Production (Planning Strategy 20)
• 3.5.2 Planning without Final Assembly (Planning Strategy 50)
• 3.5.3 Planning with Planning Material (Planning Strategy 60)
• 3.6 Planning for Components
• 3.7 Assemble-to-Order Production
• 3.8 Creation of Demand Plan
• 3.9 Important Terminology
• 3.10 Practice Questions
• 3.11 Practice Answers and Explanations
• 3.12 Test Takeaway
• 3.13 Summary

• 4 Material Requirements Planning
• 4.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test
• 4.2 Material Requirements Planning Procedures
• 4.3 Planning Process
• 4.3.1 Checking Planning File Entries
• 4.3.2 Net Requirements Planning
• 4.3.3 Procurement Quantity Calculation
• 4.3.4 Scheduling
• 4.3.5 Determining the Procurement Proposal
• 4.3.6 Determination of Source of Supply
• 4.3.7 BOM Explosion and Determining Dependent Requirements
• 4.3.8 Exception Messages Creation
• 4.4 Master Data for Material Requirements Planning
• 4.5 Material Requirements Planning Customization
• 4.5.1 Maintain Plant Parameters
• 4.5.2 Maintain Environment
• 4.5.3 Maintain Master Data
• 4.5.4 Maintain Planned Orders
• 4.5.5 Maintain Planning Run
• 4.6 Carrying out Planning Run (Classic MRP)
• 4.7 Carrying out Planning Run Using MRP Live
• 4.8 Evaluating MRP Results
• 4.8.1 Stock/Requirements List
• 4.8.2 SAP Fiori Apps for Evaluation of MRP
• 4.9 Important Terminology
• 4.10 Practice Questions
• 4.11 Practice Answers and Explanations
• 4.12 Test Takeaway
• 4.13 Summary

• 5 Production Orders
• 5.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test
• 5.2 Process Overview
• 5.3 Master Data
• 5.4 Production Order Configuration
• 5.4.1 Production Order Type
• 5.4.2 Order-Type-Dependent Parameters
• 5.4.3 Scheduling Parameters for Production Orders
• 5.4.4 Configuring the Availability Checks
• 5.4.5 Production Scheduling Profile
• 5.5 Production Order Preparation
• 5.5.1 Production Order Creation
• 5.5.2 Production Order Scheduling
• 5.5.3 Running Availability Checks
• 5.6 Production Order Execution
• 5.6.1 Release of Production Orders
• 5.6.2 Printing Shop Floor Papers/Lists
• 5.6.3 Component Withdrawal for Production Orders
• 5.6.4 Confirmation
• 5.6.5 Goods Receipt
• 5.7 Settlement and Order Completion
• 5.7.1 Settlement
• 5.7.2 Production Order Completion
• 5.7.3 Archiving and Deletion of Production Orders
• 5.8 Additional Topics in Production Orders
• 5.8.1 Reprocessing Failed Goods Movements
• 5.8.2 Reporting Functions
• 5.9 Important Terminology
• 5.10 Practice Questions
• 5.11 Practice Answers and Explanations
• 5.12 Test Takeaway
• 5.13 Summary

• 6 Lean Manufacturing
• 6.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test
• 6.2 Repetitive Manufacturing Overview
• 6.2.1 Characteristics
• 6.2.2 Master Data
• 6.2.3 Planning with the Planning Table
• 6.2.4 Material Staging
• 6.2.5 Confirmation
• 6.2.6 Cost Object Controlling
• 6.3 Configuring Repetitive Manufacturing
• 6.4 Kanban
• 6.4.1 Overview
• 6.4.2 Master Data
• 6.4.3 Replenishment Strategies
• 6.4.4 Kanban Control
• 6.4.5 Error Processing
• 6.5 Important Terminology
• 6.6 Practice Questions
• 6.7 Practice Answers and Explanations
• 6.8 Test Takeaway
• 6.9 Summary

• 7 Process Orders
• 7.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test
• 7.2 Process Order Overview
• 7.3 Master Data for Process Orders
• 7.3.1 Material Master
• 7.3.2 Bill of Materials
• 7.3.3 Resource
• 7.3.4 Production Version
• 7.3.5 Master Recipe
• 7.4 Process Order Configuration
• 7.5 Process Order Processing
• 7.5.1 Process Planning
• 7.5.2 Order Execution
• 7.5.3 Order Closing
• 7.6 Goods Manufacturing Practices
• 7.7 Additional and Advanced Functions
• 7.8 Important Terminology
• 7.9 Practice Questions
• 7.10 Practice Question Answers and Explanations
• 7.11 Test Takeaway
• 7.12 Summary

• 8 Capacity Planning
• 8.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test
• 8.2 Capacity Process Overview
• 8.3 Master Data and Capacity Planning Settings
• 8.4 Capacity Evaluation
• 8.4.1 Work Center Load (Standard Overview)
• 8.4.2 Manage Work Center Capacity App
• 8.5 Capacity Leveling
• 8.5.1 Capacity Leveling Profiles
• 8.5.2 Capacity Leveling with the Tabular Planning Table
• 8.5.3 Capacity Leveling with the Graphical Planning Table
• 8.5.4 SAP Fiori Apps for Capacity Leveling
• 8.6 Capacity Availability Check
• 8.7 Important Terminology
• 8.8 Practice Questions
• 8.9 Practice Answers and Explanations
• 8.10 Test Takeaway
• 8.11 Summary

• 9 Advanced Planning
• 9.1 Objectives of This Portion of the Test
• 9.2 Overview of Advanced Planning and Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PP-DS)
• 9.3 Master Data for Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling
• 9.3.1 Core Interface
• 9.3.2 Locations (Plant, Customer, Vendor)
• 9.3.3 Product (Material) Master
• 9.3.4 Resources (Work Centers)
• 9.3.5 Source of Supply
• 9.4 Configuration
• 9.4.1 Activate Advanced Planning and Scheduling in SAP S/4HANA
• 9.4.2 Creating the System Landscape
• 9.4.3 Data Transfer Settings
• 9.4.4 Define Material Requirements Planning Areas for Subcontractors
• 9.4.5 Global Settings
• 9.4.6 Specify Person Responsible (Planner)
• 9.4.7 Model Version Management
• 9.5 Advanced Planning with Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling
• 9.5.1 MRP Live
• 9.5.2 Production Planning Run in Embedded Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling
• 9.5.3 Interactive Production Planning
• 9.6 Detailed Scheduling with Embedded Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling
• 9.6.1 Prerequisites for Detailed Scheduling
• 9.6.2 Scheduling with the Detailed Scheduling Planning Board
• 9.6.3 Conversion and Transfer of Orders to Production Execution
• 9.6.4 Simulation
• 9.7 Alert Monitor
• 9.8 Predictive Material and Resource Planning
• 9.9 Demand-Driven Replenishment
• 9.10 Important Terminology
• 9.11 Practice Questions
• 9.12 Practice Answers and Explanations
• 9.13 Test Takeaway
• 9.14 Summary

• The Author

• Index

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