​Can one combine supply planning for 2 distribution plants?

[vermeulm]

We are in a process of a 2-3 year migration of one of our main distribution centers to a new legal entity.

In SAP it means we created a duplicate plant under a new company code (new legal entity) and we will migrate the inventory from the original plant to the new plant (still the same physical location) over a 2-3 year process.

How do we combine our demand/distribution planning where you want to combine planning of 2 plants as a single pool?

[AyanBishnu]

Hello vermeulm

Based on your requirement the best option will be to use the location product substitution functionality in SAP IBP. As you are introducing a new plant, hence I am assuming that you will have demands coming to the new plant going forward. But your old plant will still hold inventory, which you need to utilize before generating new requirements.

So even though all your dependent / independent demand will come to the new plant, still using the LOCPROD substitution, you can utilize the stock of the old plant to meet the demand that is coming to the new plant.

Hope this helps