ReviewQuestionsforPP1.MasterDataOrganizationalStructures?WhatarethevariousorganizationalstructuresintheR/3System?WhichR/3organizationalstructuresareusedprimarilyforPP?Whatistherelationbetweencontrollingarea,companycode,valuationarea,plantandstoragelocationMaterialMasterWhatisthepurposeofdifferentmaterialmasterviews?Whichviewsareavailable?WhichviewsareusedprimarilyforPP?Whatistherelationshipbetweenmaterialmasterviewsandindividualorganizationalstructures?Howdoestheindustrysectorinfluencethematerialmastermaintenance?Howdoesthematerialtypeinfluencethematerialmastermaintenance?WhatisthedifferencebetweenexternalandinternalnumberassignmentandhowisitsetupinCustomizing?Whichotherfactorscaninfluencetheselectionoffieldsinthematerialmaster?HowcanMRPprofileandforecastprofilebeusedtooptimizematerialmastermaintenance?Howcanamaterialmasterbereorganized(deleted/archived)?Whichunitsofmeasurecanaffectprocessinginthematerialmaster(baseunitofmeasure,productionunit,orderunit,etc.)?Whatisthematerialstatususedforandonwhichlevelscoulditbemaintained?Availability checking group Alternative selection flag Dependent requirement flag for individual and collective requirements Production schedulerProduction scheduling profile Underdelivery/overdelivery toleranceIn-house production time (lot size dependent/independent) Valuation classPrice control indicatorMoving average price/standard priceReviewtheusageofthefollowingsettings?- MRPgroup- MRPtype- Reorderpoint- Planningtimefence- MRPcontroller- Lotsize- Procurementtype- Specialprocurementtype- Productionstoragelocation- Backflushflag- Stockdeterminationgroup- Bulkmaterial- Schedulingmarginkey- Safetystock- Strategygroup- ConsumptionmodeandconsumptionperiodBillsofMaterial?WhatisdeterminedbyBOMusage?WhattechnicaltypesofBOMareavailable?CanthetechnicaltypeofaBOMbechanged?DuringwhichprocesseswillBOMusageandstatusbeconsidered?WhenwoulditbeusefultomakeuseofaGroupBOM?WhatismeantbyareaofvalidityandeffectivityofaBOM?Whichitemcategoriesareavailableandwhataretheirspecifications?Whatisasub-item?UnderwhichcircumstancescouldaBOMberecursiveandwhattheusageoftherecursiveindicator?Material provision indicatorBulk materialProduction storage locationWhatistheusageofthefollowingBOMsettings?- Explosiontype- Relevanttoproduction- RelevanttocostingWorkCentersWhatisaworkcentercategory?Whatdatacanbemaintainedonthevariousviews(basic,default,capacity,scheduling,costing,etc.)?Whatisthepurposeofastandardvaluekey?Whatroledoestheoperationcontrolkeyplay?Whatdoesreferencingmean?Whytouseaworkcenterhierarchy?Whatisapooledcapacity?Analyzetheusageofthefollowingfields?Backflush indicatorCapacity categoryFormulas for determining capacity requirementsRate of capacity utilizationRelevant to finite scheduling indicatorOverloadFormulas for schedulingLocation group (move time matrix)Queue times (normal and minimum)Cost centerActivity typesFormulas for costingRoutingsWhatdoesaroutingdefine?Howisaroutingstructured?WhattasklisttypesareavailableintheR/3System?Whatisaroutinggroupandgroupcounter?Whatisaroutingsequence,andwhattypesofsequenceareavailable?Whatcouldbereasonstousesequences?Whatarethevariousoptionstoassignmaterialstoroutings?Underwhichconditionswoulditmakesensetoassigncomponentstooperations?Whatisareferenceoperationset?Howcouldthelotsize-dependendinhouseproductiontimebecalculatedandupdatedintothematerialmaster?ProductionResources/ToolsWhattypesofPRTareavailable?WhatistherelationshipbetweenPRTsandarouting/operation?EngineeringChangeManagementWhataretheobjectivesofEngineeringChangeManagement?Whatisthesignificanceofchangeswithahistory?WhichPPobjectscanbemanagedusingEngineeringChangeManagement?Whatisthepurposeofanengineeringchangerequest/order?Howisachangemasterrecordstructured?Whatisarevisionlevelcomparedtoengineeringchangemaster?OtherIssuesWhichschedulingoptionsareavailable,andhowdotheydifferfromeachother?Whichtimecomponentsaretakenintoaccountduringscheduling?Howarebasicorderdatesdetermined?Howarethescheduleddatesdetermined?Whichschedulingtypesareavailableinleadtimescheduling?Whatroledoreductionmeasuresplayinscheduling?WhattypesofscrapcanbemaintainedinPPbasicdataandhowwouldtheybeconsideredduringMRPrepectivelyscheduling?Whatisexternalprocessing,andwhatconditionsmustbefulfilledbeforeexternalprocessingcantakeplace?Whatareco-products?2.ProductionPlanningGeneralIssuesWhatarethevariousplanninglevelsavailableinR/3PP?WhatarethedependenciesbetweenSalesandOperationsPlanning,DemandManagement,Long-Term-PlanningandMaterialRequirementsPlanning?SalesandOperationsPlanningWhatisthepurposeofSalesandOperationsPlanning?WhatisthestructureofproductgroupsandhowcouldtheybeusedinSOP/DM/LTP/MRP?Whatisthepurposeofproportionfactorsandaggregationfactorswithinproductgroups?WhichplanningmethodsareavailableinSOP?