Review Questions for PP1. Master DataOrganizational Structures? What are the various organizational structures in the R/3 System? Which R/3 organizational structures are used primarily for PP? What is the relation between controlling area, company code, valuation area, plant and storage locationMaterial MasterWhat is the purpose of different material master views?Which views are available?Which views are used primarily for PP?What is the relationship between material master views and individual organizational structures?How does the industry sector influence the material master maintenance?How does the material type influence the material master maintenance?What is the difference between external and internal number assignment and how is it set up in Customizing?Which other factors can influence the selection of fields in the material master?How can MRP profile and forecast profile be used to optimize material master maintenance? How can a material master be reorganized (deleted/archived)?Which units of measure can affect processing in the material master (base unit of measure, production unit, order unit, etc.)?What is the material status used for and on which levels could it be maintained?Review the usage of the following settings?Availability checking group Alternative selection flag Dependent requirement flag for individual and collectiverequirementsProduction schedulerProduction scheduling profileUnderdelivery/overdelivery toleranceIn-house production time (lot size dependent/independent) Valuation classPrice control indicatorMoving average price/standard price- MRP group- MRP type- Reorder point- Planning time fence- MRP controller- Lot size- Procurement type- Special procurement type- Production storage location- Backflush flag- Stock determination group- Bulk material- Scheduling margin key- Safety stock- Strategy group- Consumption mode and consumption periodBills of MaterialWhat is determined by BOM usage?What technical types of BOM are available? Can the technical type of a BOM be changed?During which processes will BOM usage and status be considered? When would it be useful to make use of a Group BOM?What is meant by area of validity and effectivity of a BOM?Which item categories are available and what are their specifications?What is a sub-item?Under which circumstances could a BOM be recursive and what the usage of the recursive indicator?What is the usage of the following BOM settings?Material provision indicatorBulk materialProduction storage location- Explosion type- Relevant to production- Relevant to costingWork CentersWhat is a work center category?What data can be maintained on the various views (basic, default, capacity, scheduling, costing, etc.)?What is the purpose of a standard value key?What role does the operation control key play?What does referencing mean?Why to use a work center hierarchy?What is a pooled capacity?Analyze the usage of the following fields?Formulas for schedulingLocation group (move time matrix) Queue times (normal and minimum)Cost centerActivity typesFormulas for costing- Backflush indicator- Capacity category- Formulas for determining capacity requirements- Rate of capacity utilization- Relevant to finite scheduling indicator- OverloadRoutingsWhat does a routing define?How is a routing structured?What task list types are available in the R/3 System?What is a routing group and group counter?What is a routing sequence, and what types of sequence are available?What could be reasons to use sequences?What are the various options to assign materials to routings?Under which conditions would it make sense to assign components to operations?What is a reference operation set?How could the lotsize-dependend inhouse production time be calculated and updated into the material master?Production Resources/ToolsWhat types of PRT are available?What is the relationship between PRTs and a routing/operation?Engineering Change Management? What are the objectives of Engineering Change Management? What is the significance of changes with a history? Which PP objects can be managed using Engineering Change Management? ? What is the purpose of an engineering change request/order? How is a change master record structured? What is a revision level compared to engineering change master?Other IssuesWhich scheduling options are available, and how do they differ from each other?Which time components are taken into account during scheduling?How are basic order dates determined?How are the scheduled dates determined?Which scheduling types are available in lead time scheduling?What role do reduction measures play in scheduling?What types of scrap can be maintained in PP basic data and how would they be considered during MRP repectively scheduling?What is external processing, and w