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| Create/Change/Display Material Master Record |
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| Item category D (service) activates the service function and enables creation of a service specification and sets the value limits for unplanned services. |
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| Vendor Master Maintenance w/o Company Code data |
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| Collective Master Record (Vendor) |
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| Used for one-time vendors; no address or vendor specific information is stored, only manually entered in the purchasing document |
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| What does a Vendor Account Group determine? |
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- Type of # assignment (internal or external)
- Status (one-time or not)
- Field selection and sequence
- Vendor subrange and plant specific data
- Valid partner schemas |
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| Several xxxxxxx ledgers roll up into a single xxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxx account. |
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| Several subsidiary ledgers roll up into a single G/L reconciliation account. |
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| Where are Partner Roles found and what are they? |
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| In the Vendor Master record; Order Recipient, Supplier (GS), Invoicing Party (PI), Forwarding Agent |
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| At what organizational levels can you view the MMR? |
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| Enterprise, Plant, and Storage location levels |
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| What is the Industry Sector and where is it defined? |
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| Determines which fields appear and screen sequence; defined in the MMR |
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| What does the Material Type determine? |
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- Special purpose materials (configurable or process)
- # assignment (internal or external)
- # range
- Screen selection and sequence
- What data must be entered
- In house or procured material |
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T/F
To extend a material to a new plant or storage location (SLOC), use MM01. |
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| What is copied when you create a new vendor master with reference to another? |
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| Mass Material Maintenance (to update a field in a group of documents, master records, accounting objects, etc.) |
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| An agreement with a vendor about price (PB00), discount (RA00), freight (FRA1), and customs (ZOB1) - maintained in PO, SA, PIR, Quotes |
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| For which documents are conditions time independent? |
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| POs (SAs and RFQs can be either, but PIRs and contracts are always time dependent) |
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| Group of condition types to determine effective price - can vary by Purchasing Org and Vendor |
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| Create/Change/Display RFQ |
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| Maintain RFQ (see vendor submissions) |
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T/F
You can create multiple RFQs for the same item. |
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True
You would do this if you wanted to send individual requests to each vendor - tracked together with a collective RFQ number |
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Price Compare (processing RFQs)
SAP automatically ranks the options, from this screen, you can convert the RFQ to a PR and send rejection notices |
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| Create Purchase Requisition |
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| Unique combination of Vendor, Plant, Purchasing Organization, and Material |
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| Create/Change/Display PIR |
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| If no Price or Condition or exists in the PIR, where does the PO price come from and can you edit it? |
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| If PIR is available at the plant level or the POrg level, it is updated. If it does not exist, it's created at the POrg level. |
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| If plant conditions are allowed, the PIR at the plant level is updated or created. |
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| If plant conditions are not allowed, the PIR at the POrg level is either created or updated. |
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| At what levels can you valuate a material? Which is the SAP best practice? |
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| Company code or plant; best practice is plant. |
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| What does the valuation class determine? |
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| Determines which accounts should get updated during goods movement. Use this to combine materials to the same G/L account so there isn't a separate account for each material. |
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| Entered in the MMR and stock is valuated. Price difference income and expense accounts are created to account for mismatches between the standard price and order price. Stock account + Price Difference = GR/IR |
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| Stock updated by order/invoice price. Stock account = GR/IR |
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| GR/IR account always clears at the xxxxxx price. |
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| You can only issue xxxxxxxx stock. |
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| You can only issue unrestricted stock. |
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| Goods movement from QM to Unrestricted; is a material document created? |
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Definition
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| Goods movement from Unrestricted to QM; is a material document created? |
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Definition
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| Goods movement from Unrestricted to Blocked; is a material document created? |
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Definition
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| Goods movement from Blocked to Unrestricted; is a material document created? |
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Definition
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| Goods movement from QM to Blocked; is a material document created? |
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Definition
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| Goods movement from Blocked to QM; is a material document created? |
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| What is included on a Material Document? |
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| Unique ID, year, material, quantity, movement type |
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| What is included on an accounting document? |
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| Unique ID to year and company code, posting key, account, amount |
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| Invoice Verification (both Material and Accounting documents created) |
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Definition
| Special condition type (ie freight condition goes to a separate Freight Clearing account) |
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| When are unplanned costs posted? |
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| Procured for an account assignment object. |
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| Give some examples of an account assignment object. |
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| Cost center, asset, project, production order, etc. |
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| For consumable material orders, is an MMR required? |
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Definition
| No; but if there is one, there is NO value based inventory management |
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| What does the Account Assignment Category (AAC) determine? |
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Definition
- Category of account assignment object
- What account assignment data must be provided
- Which accounts are debited upon GR/IR |
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| Give some examples of Account Assignment Categories (AACs). |
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A - Asset
K - Cost Center
P - Project
F - Production Order
C - Sales Order |
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Stock vs Consumable
Which requires an MMR? |
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Stock vs Consumable
Which requires an AAC? |
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Stock vs Consumable
Which requires valuated GR? |
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Stock vs Consumable
Which does not update value in the MMR? |
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Definition
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| Where in the PR is the AAC specified? |
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Definition
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| If there are multiple account assignments for a single item, where can you determine the distribution? |
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Definition
| In the Attributes button - can allocate either Q or % to each account. |
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| For Consumable Material PRs, can AAC 'U' be used? |
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Definition
| Yes, AAC can be 'Unknown', but must be specified in the PO |
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| When must the valuated price be manually entered? |
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Definition
| When the MMR does not exist or if it is a nonvaluated material. |
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Term
| Where can you see how a PR was created? |
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Definition
| In the PR => Item Detail => Contact Person |
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Definition
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| What is required to convert a PR to a PO? |
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- Source of supply identified (or Vendor manually entered)
- POrg and PGrp defined
- Auto PO box in MMR and VMR checked |
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| When copying data from a PR to a PO, when is valuated price NOT copied over? |
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Definition
| Valuated price is not copied if the PR line item is created with reference to a MMR (the system will suggest PIR price if valid, otherwise you must enter it manually) |
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| In order to receive confirmations, what must be activated? |
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| What events can you request confirmation for? Where is this information found? |
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- Order acknowledgement
- Loading confirmation
- Shipping notification
- Transportation details
Found in the Confirmations tab of the Item Detail |
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Term
T/F
For consumable material with a nonvaluated GR (or no GR), there is still a financial posting. |
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Definition
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T/F
A consumable material can have a valuated GR. |
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| True - but it is not required |
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| What order type is a blanket PO? |
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Definition
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- Limit on an item (used for Framework orders - blanket POs)
- AAC 'U' allowed
- No material # required
- No GR or service entry |
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T/F
In a blanket PO, you can have multiple account assignments. |
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Definition
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| What are 2 identifying factors in a Blanket PO? |
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Definition
| Use of validity periods and item limits. (Goods are issues and invoices posted until validity period expires or limit is reached) |
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| What is the Item Category dependent upon and what does it control? |
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Definition
Document type; Item Category controls:
- Material #
- Material stocked
- Account assignement
- GR
- IR |
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| Name some examples of Item Category. |
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Definition
Blank - Standard
B - Limit
K - Consignment
L - Subcontracting
M - Material Unknown
S - 3rd Party
T - Text
U - STO
W - Material Group
D - Services |
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Definition
| Create/Change/Display Service Master Record |
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Term
| At what levels can you define a service? |
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Definition
| At the service, service + vendor + POrg, service + vendor + POrg + plant level |
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Definition
| Display Total Price (Service) |
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Definition
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| What key items are in a Service PO? |
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Definition
- Service master data
- Service conditions
- Service specifications
- Limit for unplanned services |
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Term
| When are the FI accounts hit for service POs? |
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Definition
| Upon acceptance of the service (NOT saving of the service entry) |
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Term
| What are the 8 steps of the Procurement cycle? |
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Definition
1. Determination of Requirements
2. Determination of source of supply
3. Vendor selection
4. PO Processing
5. PO Monitoring
6. GR
7. Invoice Verification
8. Payment Processing |
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Term
| What documents are included in the Discrete PO process? |
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Definition
- PO/SO
- GI/GR
- Invoice/IR |
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Term
T/F
When an SC performs a service and returns the part, it gets a new part number. |
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Definition
| True (but Company always owns the part) |
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Term
| What is another term for Vendor Managed Inventory? |
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Definition
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Term
| When do you use Consignment? |
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Definition
| When purchasing bulk parts or overhead items (ie gasoline) |
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| When does Company take ownership of Consignment goods? |
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Definition
| Upon consumption (not responsible for freight or storage) |
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Term
| What does an STO replace in the Procurement process? (document type) |
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Definition
| It replaces the PO and SO. |
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Term
| In which type of STO is an invoice and IR NOT required? |
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Definition
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| Inventory Indirect Material |
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Definition
| Any material used for production not ina BOM |
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| Reject goods and return to vendor |
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| Enter Delivery Address MD |
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| Create production order with reference to Sales Order |
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| Where used list to find elements in BOMs |
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Definition
| Work Center where used list |
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| Create/Change/Display Sales Order |
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| Create/Change/Display Vendor |
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| Change Output - Condition Records |
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| Change Output - Condition Records |
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| Vendor Table (without/with company code) |
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| Vendor with Purchasing Org table |
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| Output Conditions List table (by Purchasing Document) |
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| Run MRP for a single part |
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| Shows stock and requirements for a given part |
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| Copy the Vendors from one Company Code to another with identical settings |
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| Select many to delete several lines at once |
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- Stock situation
- Goods movement
- Identify inconsistencies in stock data |
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Term
| 2 Reporting/Analysis tools in SAP |
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| SAP List Viewer and ALV Grid Control |
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Term
| The Logistics Data Warehouse specifies 3 types of information: |
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Definition
| Characteristics, periodicity, and key figures |
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| What is the purpose of MRP? |
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Definition
| To make material available at the right time for consumption (monitors the stock situation and triggers procurement when necessary) |
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Term
| Put these in order: Convert, Planning Run, Planned Order |
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Definition
| Planning Run > Planned Order > Convert (MRP steps) |
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| When can schedule lines be created directly from a planning run? |
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| Valid SA already exists AND MRP-relevant indicator is checked in the Source List |
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| What are the 3 planning levels for MRP? |
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Definition
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| What is an MRP Area, what are the 3 types? |
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| Common area for which materials are planned; Group of SLOCs, Plant, SCs |
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CB vs MRP
Used on high value, fluctuating demand materials |
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Definition
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CB/MRP
Based on both past and future information |
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CB/MRP
Utilize the reorder point function |
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| This determines the procedure for planning a material and the required parameters. |
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Definition
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| MRP, ROP, Forecast, and Time-based are examples of what? |
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- the MRP procedure
- Forecast usage
- if MRP is used regularly
- SS and ROP calculations
- Screen sequence |
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T/F
MRP data is stored at the SLOC level |
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Definition
| T - however it can be defined at the plant level |
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There are 4 types of data in the MMR dealing with MRP:
- xxxxxx
- Data dependent on the xxx xxxxxxx
- Data dependent on xxxxxxxxx
- Data dependent on the xxxxxx calculation |
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- General data
- MRP procedure
- Scheduling
- Lot size |
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| a collection of fields for configuration of the MMR (like a variant) |
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T/F - MRP Profiles
When you update a profile, it runs a job to auto update any record using that profile. |
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Definition
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| Where is material status maintained for cross-plant usage? Single plant usage? |
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Cross-plant - BASIC DATA 1
Single plant - MRP 1 |
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| On Order Stock/Fixed Receipt Elements |
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Definition
| POs, Fixed Planned Orders, Fixed PRs - anything guaranteed to ship |
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| ROP planning uses MRP stock which is the sum of xxx stock and xxxx stock. |
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Definition
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| If ROP > Warehouse Stock = Shortage or Surplus? |
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Work vs Calendar
Delivery time |
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| Calendar (as defined in the SA or PIR) |
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Work vs Calendar time
GR processing time, purchasing department processing time |
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| Triggered by the ROP, not demand. |
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| Part of the planning run filter - marked if there is a net change in the total horizon (will reset after planning run) |
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| Part of the planning run filter, net change in the planning horizon (will reset after planning run) |
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| Multilevel planning run includes what? |
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| Covers the BOM of the given material plus all BOMs under it |
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Planning Run Logic includes 5 steps:
1. Planning xxxx determines which materials to plan for
2. Net requirements calculation is based on xxxx and xx xxxx stock
3. Considers xx xxxxx procedures
4. Looks at xxxxx
5. If a requirement is short it triggers xxxx for in house parts and xxxx for external parts |
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Planning Run Logic includes 5 steps:
1. Planning file determines which materials to plan for
2. Net requirements calculation is based on warehouse and on order stock
3. Considers lot sizing procedures
4. Looks at scheduling
5. If a requirement is short it triggers a planned order for in house parts and PR for external parts |
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| lowest level a material appears in ANY product structure |
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| What does the low level code control? |
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Definition
| The sequence in which a material is planned in the MRP run (the lower the LLC, the higher the material number) |
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| What is the planning run processing key for a regenerative run (no filter, ignores indicators)? |
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| Aside from the Processing Key (NEUPL, NETCH, NETPL), what parameters are set in a planning run? |
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Definition
- Create PR indicator
- Delivery Schedule lines indicator
- MRP List indicator
- Planning mode (how should procurement proposals for the last run be dealt with?) |
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| In the Planning Mode parameter for the planning run, what are the 3 options? |
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Definition
1. Adjust
2. Create New
3. Delete |
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T/F
In the planning run, you can define an MRP group against a material type |
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Definition
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| Organizational object used for allocation of certain controls for MRP to a group of materials |
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T/F
Plant parameters trump MRP Groups |
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| What are Planning Results? |
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| Procurement elements (planned order, PR, SL) and the MRP list as a result of a planning run |
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| Where can a user evaluate a planning run? |
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Definition
| The MRP list or the Current Stock/Requirements list (MD04) |
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Which is static and which is dynamic?
MRP list and Current Stock/Requirements list |
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Static - MRP List
Dynamic - Current Stock/Requirements list |
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| What are the 3 layouts of the Material Tree in the Stock/Requirements list? |
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Definition
- Worklist (all materials in the current session)
- Order (all assemblies and components of an MRP element)
- Product Group (only available in collective mode) |
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| What are the 3 types of lot sizing calculations? |
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- Static (lot for lot, fixed, replenish to max)
- Periodic (daily, weekly, monthly, planning calendar - for consumption based planning only)
- Optimizing (part period balancing, least unit cost, Groff reorder) |
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| Value (define as a multiple of X) and Profile (round up or down) are examples of what? |
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