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3313323 - MRP (Material Requirement Planning) not Generating Production Proposal

Symptom

You expected that the Production Proposal would be created by MRP (Material Requirement Planning) run when available stock is below the Reorder Point.

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Supply Planning work center.
  2. Go to Product view.
  3. Open Advanced Search. 
  4. Insert Product's ID.
  5. Insert Product's specification.
  6. Insert Planning area.
  7. Click Go button.
  8. Click Open button.
  9. Click Run Planning button and select Single BoM level.
  10. Click Ok.

Notice that no production proposal is created.

Cause

With Product Specification involved, Reorder Point Quantity is not considered. As whenever Product Specification is involved, Lot-Sizing Method is always Lot-for-Lot.

Resolution

This scenario is the system's expected behavior.

See Also

Keywords

MRP, BoM, Product, Production Proposal, Planning area, Product Specification , KBA , AP-SDM-MSD , Material Supply and Demand View , How To

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions