Campaign Planning in ePPDS| Consulting Notes| Training for beginners|

Summary

This video delves into SAP's campaign planning functionality in advanced planning, specifically for process industries. It explains how campaign planning optimizes production by grouping similar orders, reducing setup times and costs. The video covers the necessary master data, configurations, and steps to create campaigns, including cleanout orders and process orders. It also explores SAP's tools for campaign optimization, manual scheduling, and order management, highlighting the benefits of campaign consolidation in manufacturing processes. The video emphasizes how campaign planning enhances resource utilization and streamlines production flows.

Takeaways

• 🛠️ Campaign planning in SAP's advanced planning is used in process industries to optimize production by minimizing setup and cleaning times between different batches.
• 📊 Campaigns group similar or identical product orders into one, reducing changeovers, storage costs, and downtime on production lines.
• 🎨 SAP allows visual representation of campaigns using bars in the planning board, with customizable colors and status indicators.
• 🔄 Campaign planning can be triggered either manually via the PPDS planning board or automatically through campaign optimization and heuristics.
• 🔧 The planning flow includes creating planned independent requirements, triggering MRP runs, and generating planned orders, which are then grouped into campaigns for execution.
• 📋 Master data such as setup groups, material masters, and production data structures (PDS) are essential for campaign planning and cleanout order creation.
• 🔑 Key functions within campaign planning include adding, splitting, merging, and removing orders from campaigns, all managed through the PPDS planning board.
• 🧹 Cleanout orders are generated after each campaign to manage setup and cleaning activities between different production processes.
• 🔍 SAP supports viewing and managing campaigns both in PPDS and S4 systems using specific transaction codes (PCA3 and PCA2 for display and change modes).
• 📈 The configuration for campaign planning involves setting up profiles, assigning setup groups, and configuring the campaign profile to control campaign limits and functionality.

Q & A

What is campaign planning in SAP Advanced Planning?

Campaign planning in SAP Advanced Planning is a process used in industries to optimize resource utilization by grouping similar or identical product orders into production campaigns. This reduces idle time caused by changeovers, helping to minimize setup and storage costs.

Why is campaign planning important in process industries?

Campaign planning is important because it consolidates orders for similar products, reducing the number of changeovers required on production lines. This leads to reduced setup times and costs, optimizing the efficiency of production lines, especially in industries where frequent cleaning or setup changes are necessary.

How does campaign planning fit into the manufacturing flow?

Campaign planning fits into the manufacturing flow by grouping planned orders before production starts. It integrates with the overall production process, including order generation, cleanout activities between campaigns, and execution on the shop floor.

What are the two methods of initiating campaign planning in SAP?

Campaign planning can be initiated through two methods in SAP: campaign optimization and campaign heuristics. These methods position the orders at the beginning or end of a campaign, depending on system settings.

What master data is required for campaign planning and cleanout order creation?

The necessary master data includes the material master (finished or semi-finished), bill of materials (BOM), resource master, and recipe. Additionally, setup matrix and production version must be configured to define the setup groups for campaign planning.

How does campaign optimization assign colors to campaigns in SAP?

In SAP, campaign optimization automatically assigns colors to campaigns based on the campaign profile. The color helps visually differentiate campaigns on the planning board.

What is the role of cleanout orders in campaign planning?

Cleanout orders are used between campaigns to handle the cleaning process required before starting the next campaign. These orders are created based on the campaign profile settings and ensure the production line is cleaned or set up for the next batch of products.

What functionalities are available for managing campaigns in SAP PPDS?

Key functionalities for managing campaigns in SAP PPDS include adding or removing orders from a campaign, splitting or merging campaigns, and creating or dissolving campaigns. These functions are managed interactively using the PPDS planning board.

What are the key steps to creating a campaign in SAP?

The key steps to creating a campaign in SAP include generating planned orders, sequencing the orders, creating the campaign using a heuristic or optimization method, and, if necessary, creating cleanout orders. The campaign is then fixed and converted into process orders for execution.

What is the difference between manual and automatic campaign creation in SAP?

Manual campaign creation is performed interactively using the PPDS planning board, while automatic campaign creation can be done using campaign optimization or through a planning run, where the system generates the campaign automatically based on predefined settings.