Sequencing and set-up matrix in IBP

[mzahmed]

Greetings Experts

It is possible to create a set-up matrix for sequencing of products on a production line in IBP. We understand that PP-DS is the perfect place to do this but the client does not use SAP ERP as they use another. We want to take the changeover time and the changeover costs into consideration in the sequencing.

Although IBP is a planning tool, can it be configured to do sequencing?

Regards,

Mohammad

[ankpatel · Accepted solution]

Hi Mohammad,

There is no sequencing as such in IBP, what you can do it use component offset to define your sequence and based on that Component will be consumed.

Regards

Ankur

[mzahmed · Accepted solution]

Hi Ankur

Thank you for the suggestion but this will not serve our purpose. We want to sequence our finished products on the production line and the client produces chemicals as a final product. The component offset will increase the lead times of each component as well.

Thank you for your suggestion, we will use this for another client we are working for.

Regards,

Mohammad

[mkorndoerfer · Accepted solution]

Hi Mohammad,

Just to clarify Ankur's suggestion: the Component Offset won't increase the Component's Lead Time. It simply defines the planning period in which the Component is consumed by the production process.

So if the Finished Product's Production Lead Time is big enough, you may use different Component Offset for their consumption. See examples in the SAP Help Portal Production Lead Time.

Best regards,
Matheus

[neeraj_deshkar1]

Hello Mohammad,

Sequencing feature is not yet available in IBP supply planning (time-series).

However you can play around with "Fixed Production Cost" keyfigure if you use optimizer for supply planning. The product having lesser cost, will get first priority.

Regards,

Neeraj

[mzahmed]

Hi Neeraj

Thank you for the suggestion. This is definitely a feasible option but it would be a lot of admin for the end-users and we wish to automate this entire process for the client. We will work on other ideas we have and if we win, we shall post it on this thread.

Regards,

Mohammad