Planning with Locations of Type

MRP Area for Storage Locations

Use
In Extended Service Parts Planning you can plan with locations of type MRP area for
storage locations in addition to locations of type plant and distribution center.

Features
 Definition of BOD

You can add locations of type MRP area for storage locations to a BOD, except
on the entry level. In consequence, your suppliers can deliver to a plant (with
storage location), but not directly to an MRP area for storage locations.

Locations of type MRP area for storage locations and their corresponding plant
location both cannot be added to a single BOD at the same time. It is also not
possible to construct hierarchical relations between MRP area locations
belonging to the same identical plant.

 Definition of location of type MRP area for storage locations in eSPP

You can define an MRP area for a plant - storage location in your ERP (SAP
ECC or SAP S/4HANA) and integrate the definition into eSPP.

This is possible when using a standalone SAP S/4HANA system with embedded
eSPP as well as within the side-by-side planning scenario with an
eSPP planning system connected to one or multiple ERP backend system(s). For
supported releases, check SAP Note 3212226 .

Demand Capture

You can capture a sales demand item where the plant - storage location combination is
defined as location of type MRP area for storage locations:

 Case 1 - the BOD contains the location of type MRP area for storage locations.
 The MRP area location is set as sales order item facing location.

 Case 2 - the BOD contains the plant location.

The plant location is set as sales order item facing location.

Demand Alignment

Demand Alignment will (re)determine the MRP location or plant location as a facing
location for the above mentioned sales demand item depending on the actual BOD
structure.

DRP

The sales order data selection for the key figure Customer Demand is executed on
plant - storage location level.

Stocking & Destocking

It is possible to make a stocking or destocking decision on the MRP area for storage
locations level.

EOQ & SFT Calculation

It is possible to calculate an EOQ & SFT on the MRP area for storage locations level.

Forecasting

Your Forecast is calculated at each location of the BOD. This includes locations of type
MRP area for storage locations.

Deployment

You can create stock transfer orders between locations of type plant (or distribution
center) as well as between locations of type MRP area for storage locations and
between a mix of locations of type plant / distribution center and MRP area for storage
locations.

Inventory Balancing
You can create stock transfer orders between locations of type plant (or distribution
center) as well as between locations of type MRP area for storage locations and
between a mix of locations of type plant / distribution center and MRP area for storage
locations.

For more Information on planning with locations of type MRP area for storage locations,
see SAP Note 3314036 .