Definition:
Independent requirements and dependent requirements are the two main types of requirements you encounter when configuring SAP planning. This is what they are:
Planned Independent Requirements (PIR)
Planned Independent Requirements are planned production or sales quantities that are based on some sort of forecast procedure (e.g. Material Forecast or S&OP procedure). These numbers are used in MRP to calculate procurement and/or production quantities for a material.
Master Production Schedule (MPS) :
MPS operates within only one level of the BOM, While MRP can be utilized throughout all levels of a material?s BOM. If a MPS is run on a material, the necessary orders are planned at that level. Dependent requirements (if any) are placed on the next BOM level down, and then the process stops.
Overview:
The objective of this paper is to provide the SAP PP consultant with a step-by-step guides at configuring the SAP PP Shop Floor Control module. It is structure in the form of howto-do configurations method.
When you do the SAP configuration, sequence is not really important as long as all the PP Shop Floor Control modules Features that need to be used have been configured.
Bill of material form an important component of the Production Planning SAP PP module. In many SAP interviews candidates are asked to explain the concept of Bill of material.
Q). What is a Bill of Material BOM in the SAP Production Planning PP module?