Handbook for SAP PP in S/4HANA: Production Planning and Execution in SAP S/4HANA

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H. GoelHandbook for SAP PP in S/4HANAhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8566-4_11

11. PP/DS in S/4HANA

Himanshu Goel¹  

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Germany, Germany

 

Production planning and detailed scheduling (PP/DS) in SAP S/4HANA aims at maximizing production efficiency and reducing costs of production. In this chapter, you’ll learn about tools like Heuristics, the PP/DS Optimizer, and the Detailed Scheduler, which are available in SAP S/4HANA PP/DS.

What Is Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling?

Before the S/4HANA era, SAP offered a product called SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization or simply SAP APO, which was a specialized supply chain planning tool. SAP APO was comprised ...