ORSoft - SCM add-ons

Building on initial projects at customers who have to plan logistics chains across multiple plants, a simulation capability is provided for supply chain managers.

Starting from the nightly local MRP runs, an overall model is built up across all locations in the RAM of the add-on, in which the planned orders are converted into simulated production orders.

Based on these production orders, capacity utilization deficits can be identified and material key figures such as capital commitment costs, base stock, inventory turnover can be determined.

By means of dynamic pegging, a pegging tree can be generated for each sales order/SD scheduling agreement call-off across all affected sites, whose deficits are shown in terms of material flow and capacity availability. CTP queries across all sites are possible.

This information can be used to simulate alternative transport routes, alternative production versions and changes to the available capacity. The presented add-on is imported into the existing SAP systems by means of an SAP transport request.

It can be used by selected users within a few weeks. Both operational tasks and strategic capacity simulations can be performed. In the strategic simulations, it proves to be an advantage that the SAP ERP S/4 Hana model is used unchanged and interpreted in different discretizations. Furthermore, it is possible to simulatively include new resources and products with changed prices in the calculation.