SAP Production Planning and Control (PP) is the SAP ERP module that lets companies use, plan and optimize their production resources as efficiently as possible. The PP module plays a vital role in the supply chain.
SAP PP can be configured to fit a wide range of industry requirements and supports specific types of manufacturing:
- Discrete manufacturing: The number of products made varies from batch to batch; costs are calculated per order and per batch.
- Repetitive manufacturing: Products stay unchanged over long periods; production runs in total quantities rather than individual batches.
- Process manufacturing: Products are made in batches from a master recipe. Used mainly in the chemical, pharmaceutical, and food and beverage industries.
SAP PP and digital transformation
With Industry 4.0, digital transformation has become a priority in manufacturing, and SAP PP plays a critical role in it. Because it integrates with technologies such as manufacturing execution systems (MES) and IoT, SAP PP speeds up a company’s digitalization. This integration makes production processes smarter, more flexible and more efficient.
SAP PP helps companies align with their digital transformation strategies and is an important tool for preparing for the manufacturing trends ahead. Through its master data foundation, it plays a critical role across all production processes.
Etzel’s SAP PP experience
Etzel has a team of skilled SAP PP consultants and has delivered a range of SAP PP projects in discrete, repetitive and process manufacturing. We have completed successful projects in specialist areas such as variant configuration, batch-specific unit of measure conversion and MRP Live.