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Production Module Benefits

Supply Chain Management is a matter of procurement and material requirements planning, it's true - but that is only one side of the coin. Because comprehensive requirements planning is only possible if all those involved in the value creation chain are linked into comprehensive control processes.

There is a strategic aspect to this approach, but also the aspect of the IT technology. First of all it is necessary for the management to be in favour of incorporating production into global processes. But then the technical prerequisites must also be present so that this integration can be put into practice. SAP R/3 provides a variety of functionalities for production management: planning tools such as MRP lists, order information systems and capacity overviews help the Production Manager to obtain an up-to-date picture of stocks, requirements and orders. In practice, however, these possibilities are not utilised sufficiently. This is due to the fact that important functions are distributed across several screens and they tend to be complicated to use.

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• Modest training requirement for production, which also means less likelihood of posting errors
• Flexible user interface matched to the requirements of production, through which all the relevant data relating to the current activity is available at a glance
  
• Uniform worklist without paper interface to production 
  
• Continually updated worklists without need for intervention by progress chasers or production controllers, resulting in improved production control 
  
• Informative overview of current order situation with all the necessary relevant information 
  
• Reduction in the need for clarification in the event of tool breakage, shorter idle times due to the improved information functions
  Reduced need for communication with extended workbenches and the company's own production
  
• The most up-to-date documentation relevant to production available at all times, even in the event of revision changes or for products that are being discontinued
  
• There is no need for laborious action involving picking lists or rounding requirements due to pallet sizes
• From the controller's office via the foreman's office to the shop floor, all employees can concentrate on their key tasks

SAP Capacity Planning

SAP offers various possibilities of mapping the capacity planning/production control of your company. SAP will have the right option for you to match the level of sophistication of your planning.

ITML will assist you with the selection, implementation and optimisation of the capacity planning tool that is right for you.