Configuration of the SAP MRP Strategy Parameter

10, anonymous MTS

prod./ Net planning

11, anonymous MTS

prod./Gross planning

40, Preplanning
with final assembly

70, Preplanning on
assembly level

YES

NO
Prodcution of planned amount,
disregarding the stock level

Planning on
successor level

YES
NO

51, Pre-planning without final

assembly (Project accounting)

no planning material

Planning material
Several nal products with common parts

61, Pre-planning with plan.

material (Project accounting)

pre-planning with
planning material

Pre-planning

NO

YES
Successor planned with anonymous
production + is better to forecast

30, Lot production

Assembly /
phantom assembly

Component

Small amount for

'Sale-from-stock'

M-T-S
STO (Service-To-Order):
Service
ETO (Engineer-To-Order:
Project or part of project (project accounting)
MTS (Make-To-Stock):
Anonymous planning (procurement and production independent from
customer orders)
AND/OR: Lead time > accepted lead time
ATO (Assemble-To-Order):
Numerous nal products are produced from common pre-planning
(common assemblies and components).
Use, when 'statistic ss', 'range of coverage' or 'combination'
not applicable.
MTO:
Order dependent production and procurement

Part of project

E-T-O

YES

Project

85, Assembly with network map

(Project)

YES

Planning on
component level

Successor planned with anonymous

production + is better to forecast

NO

Pre-planning
Total LT final product > acc. LT

NO

Planning on
Successor level

NO

Common final
product

no pre-planning

Planning on
assembly level

YES

Production smoothing important

21, Project
accounting

consumptionbased, Kanban

Service

84, Service order

Final product or
assembly

82, Assembly with

production order

Variant

86, Configuration &

assembly order

Serial product

81, Assembly with

series production

S-T-O

A-T-O

M-T-O
Customized
production

Configurable
material

Common final
product

High number of
variants (>x)?
YES

NO

Material variant

Pre-planning
Total LT final prod > acc. LT
YES

no preplanning

Planning material
Several nal products with common parts
NO
No planning
material

YES

YES
Preplanning

Preplanning with
planning material

50, Preplanning
without
final assembly

60, Preplanning
with
planning material

No planning
material

26, MTO
production for material
variant

Planning material
Several nal products with common parts

Primary demand known/determinable?

YES

YES

NO

55, Preplanning
material variant without final assembly

Preplanning with
planning material

65, Preplanning
material variant with
planning material

BOM successor better

to forecast?

NO

A -, B-item?

25, MTO
production for
configurable materials

NO
56,Characteristics
preplanning with
secondary demand

NO

YES

NO

Planning on
assembly level

Planning on
successor level

Planning on
component level

74, Preplanning at
assembly level without
final product assembly

59, Preplanning at
Phantom assembly level

Preplanning on
component level

Pre-planning
Total LT final prod > acc LT

YES

Planning material
Several nal products with common parts

BOM successor better

to forecast?

Planning on
successor level

preplanning

NO
20, KEF (MTO
production)

Configurable
material

no planning

NO

Preplanning

Component

YES
Characteristics
pre-planning

Pre-planning
Total LT final prod > acc. LT

NO
No preplanning

Assembly /
phantom assembly

NO
No preplanning

Planning as 'Customized production'

YES

No planning
material

Preplanwith
planning mat.

52, Preplanning without final assembly or

customized prod.

63, Preplanning with

planning material without customized prod.

YES
89, Assembly with
characteristics preplanning

Taken from 'Automatic Parameter Conguration for Inventory Management in SAP ERP/APO' by David Bucher and Joern Meissner, available at: http://www.meiss.com