Sourcing based on capacity of resource for SNP Optimizer

[Former Member]

Hi All,

I have a requirement where manufacturing plant should be selected based on capacity of the resources in SNP Optimizer planning.

As we know that SNP Optimizer decides the source of product based on cost but here client wants to run SNP Optimizer based on existing capacity of the source plant.

Is it possible ?

Here is the scenario:---

I have a product P1 at DC1.

There are 2 TR Lanes for the same P1 as below:-

MP1 -> DC1

MP2 -> DC2

The resource capacity R1 at MP1 is 0 across all bucket and resource capacity R2 at MP2 is 24 hours across all bucket.

When I run SNP Optizer at DC1, it should create Planned Orders at MP2.

What is the role of various cost like production/transportation etc in the case ?

Regards,

Prabhat

[rupesh_brahmankar]

Hello,

SNP optimizer basically determines the most cost-efficient solution, its sourcing decisions are also cost-based. For example, you can use production costs to prioritize production resources and transportation costs to prioritize the procurement location. Note however, that the optimizer always takes all influencing factors into account (such as storage costs).

In addition to taking into account production costs when making its decision, the optimizer considers the costs for storing the PPM/PDS products and the available capacity of the resources required for the PPM/PDS.

Please refer SAP help document on it.

Source Determination (Optimizer)

Best Regards,

R.Brahmankar

[Former Member]

Thanks Brahmankar.

So we can not control the source based on capacity for Heuristc or Optimizer ?

In my case one manufacturing plant MP1 is not having capacity,but still planned orders are getting created at MP1.

Regards,

Prabhat

[rupesh_brahmankar]

Hello,

Partially this should not be the case with an optimizer, it should consider the capacity on resource as constrain.

Please cross check the optimizer and resource setting for finite capacity planning.

Also cross check the optimizer log, you can see in the capacity view is exactly what the optimizer proposed and is seen in the optimizer log file.

Best Regards,

R.Brahmankar