Production orders
Quick answer
Production orders integrate PP with MM (component issues, finished-goods receipt), CO (order costs and settlement, variance analysis), and QM (in-process inspection).
Key takeaways
- A production order defines a specific manufacturing job: the material and quantity to produce, the components to consume (from the…
- Create & release (often from a planned order via MRP).
- Goods issue of components to the order.
- Watch out: Order not released, cannot execute.
What a production order does
A production order defines a specific manufacturing job: the material and quantity to produce, the components to consume (from the BOM), and the operations to perform (from the routing). It is released to the shop floor, materials are issued to it, operations are confirmed, and the finished goods are received into stock.
The order lifecycle
- Create & release (often from a planned order via MRP).
- Goods issue of components to the order.
- Confirmation of operations (times, yields).
- Goods receipt of finished product into stock.
- Settlement of order costs.
Integration
Production orders integrate PP with MM (component issues, finished-goods receipt), CO (order costs and settlement, variance analysis), and QM (in-process inspection). They are where planning becomes physical production and where manufacturing cost is captured. Process industries use process orders analogously.
Common pitfalls
- Order not released, cannot execute.
- Missing component goods issue, wrong consumption/costs.
- Order not settled, costs stuck on the order.
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Check your understanding
Which statement is true of Production orders?
- A. It is released to the shop floor, materials are issued to it, operations are confirmed, and the finished…
- B. Data elements are dictionary objects defining the semantics (meaning, labels, help) of a field, layered on a…
- C. The SAP Gateway is the communication component that enables an SAP system to talk to other systems, and other…
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A. It is released to the shop floor, materials are issued to it, operations are confirmed, and the finished…
Covered in the “What a production order does” section of this lesson.
Which of these also applies to Production orders?
- A. Querying raw tables instead of reusable views.
- B. They are where planning becomes physical production and where manufacturing cost is captured.
- C. Using the wrong variant (e.g. create vs change vs display).
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B. They are where planning becomes physical production and where manufacturing cost is captured.
Covered in the “Integration” section of this lesson.
Which part of the Learn SAP curriculum covers Production orders?
- A. SAP Fiori
- B. SAP how-to guides
- C. SAP PP
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C. SAP PP
This lesson sits in the SAP PP section of the Learn SAP course.