SAP Note 1171154 - Planning of container resources with the PP/DS Optimizer

Component : Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling -

Solution : https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1171154 (SAP Service marketplace login required)

Summary :
This SAP Note addresses the challenges and limitations in planning container resources using the SCM APO PP/DS Optimizer. Key issues include disregarding minimum production quantities and continuous material flows, automatic deactivation of the decomposition method, and issues with storage constraint checks affecting optimization performance. Recommendations include engaging with SAP PP/DS optimization consulting and adjusting lot sizes according to storage capacities. Certain features such as product purity are respected, ensuring different products are not mixed in the same container during optimization, although same-product batches may be mixed.

Key words :
contact sap pp/ds optimization consulting, scm apo pp/ds optimizer, optimization problem involves container resources, account additional warehouse constraints, time-dependent warehouse definitions, container-resource-based pegging, pp/ds optimization, requirement date/time, continual material flows, pseudo-hard constraint

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