Demand Forecast Excerise of End-Users

A reference for creating an end-users exercise after training.

Duration: 2 hours

Scenario: ABC Semi-Conductor department would like to run a baseline forecast based on future customer demand in the SAP system. The sales section needs to enter the demand-forecast figures for each customer and material into the system for the planning section to drive materials planning and purchasing.

Reference Training Material:

MC59 – Revised the Planning Hierarchy
MC62 - Change Planning Hierarchy
MC93 - Create Plan in Flexible Planning
MC94 - Change Plan in Flexible Planning
MD03 – Material Requirements Planning (Single Item, Single Level)

Data Planning Hierarchy for S888:

Sales Organization = SC-S  (Semi-Conductor)
Sales Office       = 120S (Semi-Conductor Section1)
Sold-To Party      = 1100XX (Customer Code)
Material           = MAT60-XX or MAT62-XX
Plant              = NSS

Planning Hierarchy for S555:

Purchasing Organization = SC-S
Material Group          = A01060 (Mehon Musashi) where material number equals MAT60-XX
                          A01062 (Mahon Musashi) where material number equals MAT62-XX
Material                = MAT60-XX or MAT62-XX
Plant                   = NSS

Transaction: MD03:

- Material = “MAT60-XX” or “MAT60-XX”
- Plant    = “NSS”; and
- Click the [Display results before they are saved] check-box.
Press [Enter].

Transaction Result:

  • Active Sales Planning and Purchasing Planning.
  • Historical Sales Planning and Purchasing Planning.
  • Active Purchasing Planning is transferred to Demand Management
  • Material Requirements Planning Run is performed.

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