SAP Material Management

MRP Mechanics

MRP Type “VB”

Re-Order Point
 Parameters can be found
Gross to Net in MRP1, MRP2 (safety
Step 1 Lot Size Calcuation stock), MRP3 (strategy),
MRP4 (exclude SLoc) view

Re-Order Point
Final Parameters can be found
Planning
Step 2 in MRP2 view
Lot Size Materials
will onlly
use
MRP
Step 3 Procurement Parameters can be found Step 1 - 4
Decision in MRP2 view
Step 5
BOM Explosion
will NEVER
Parameters can be found be executed
Step 4 Date Calculation in MRP2 view (or Work even you assign the
Schedulng view for PP)
Material with a BOM

BOM Explosion
Step 5 (only for when
there is a BOM)
 DEMAND SUPPLY
RE-ORDER POINT LOGIC MRP Planned Orders
MM Purchase Requisitions
Reservations (maybe) MM Schedule Lines (Scheduling Agreement)
depend on MRP Type MM Purchase Orders

MRP
4 steps (MM)
NEVER BOM
Explosion

MRP Run Balances betwwen

Demand and Supply
both QUANTITY and DATE
 The MRP procedure is
delivered by SAP and
is assigned to the
MRP type in the IMG
(see next 2 slide)

MRP

MM PP APO IS

“B” ROP
“D” MRP “X” no MRP “W”
“S” Forcast
“M” MPS
“R” Time-Phased
(planned using (IS Retail)
or
(usually with BOM) APO)
“D” MRP (w/o BOM)
You can fine tune to
consider
Reservations as
well (so that ROP is
not just a Re-Active
system)

I am not seeting any

External
requirements NOW
 Re-Order
1 Level
Replenishment
Quantity 2

Safety
4 Stock

Supplier
Lead Time
3
 Setup Re-Order
Level

1
 Setup
Replenishment
Quantity

2
 Setup
Replenishment
Lead Time

3
 Setup Safety
Stock Level

4
Current Stock Level
below Re-Order Point
Level, MRP run should
trigger procurement
Perform MRP
run
PR created by
MRP run
Today is 12.06.2016 not
working day, so (IMG
has a Purchasing
Processing time of 1
day) and So Release
date is 1 day
13.06.2016. Lead time
is 10 days Delivery/GR
date is 24.06.2016
follows Calender days.
GR Processing time
respect working dates
so Stock Available date
is 28.06.2016