Run your SAP PP system like a finely tuned machine! Learn how to configure SAP ERP Production Planning for discrete, process, and repetitive manufacturing and master BOM status definitions, process message characteristics, and master data. Dive into SAP PP workflows and use Process Management, release production orders, and create planning tables. Covering everything from S&OP and MRP to SAP Demand Management and the Early Warning System, this book will help you get your production process to maximum efficiency!Highlights include:-Discrete, process, and repetitive manufacturing -Configuration-XSteps-Sales and operations planning (S&OP)-Material requirements planning (MRP)-SAP Demand Management-Long-term planning (LTP)-Special procurement types-Capacity requirements planning (CRP)-Digital signatures-Early Warning System (EWS) Highlights: Discrete, process, and repetitive manufacturing ConfigurationXStepsSales and operations planning (S&OP)Material requirements planning (MRP)SAP Demand ManagementLong-term planning (LTP)Special procurement typesCapacity requirements planning (CRP)Digital signaturesEarly Warning System (EWS)

Jawad Akhtar works as the SAP Leader for Business Sales and Delivery at IBM Pakistan. He earned a chemical engineering degree from Missouri University of Science and Technology (USA) in 1996. He has more than 18 years of professional experience and has completed several large-scale SAP implementations and rollout lifecycles. He has led large teams in his roles as an SAP integration manager and SAP project manager, and has also been proactively involved in business development and solution architect roles. He is the technical advisor to SAPexperts and is a prolific contributor to SearchSAP, where he shares his views on logistics, supply chain management (SCM), product lifecycle management (PLM), and project management. You can view his profile on LinkedIn at http://pk.linkedin.com/in/jawadakhtar. You can also contact Jawad via email at jawad.akhtar@live.com or Twitter @jawadahl.