Symptom
It has been run a ABC Segmentation By Pareto principle (sorted and cumulated %) and it was observed the generated classification results are not as expected, as the example below:
ABC Segments
- Threshold A = 80%
- Threshold B = 10%
- Threshold C = 9%
- Threshold D = 1%
Classification Results
Product ID |
Attribute for ABC Result |
Key Figure |
APR 2024 |
% OF TOTAL |
CUMULATIVE % |
Product A1 |
A |
SAP IBP Test |
300 |
20% |
75% |
Product A2 |
A |
SAP IBP Test |
300 |
20% |
76% |
Product A3 |
A |
SAP IBP Test |
300 |
20% |
77% |
Product A4 |
A |
SAP IBP Test |
300 |
20% |
78% |
Product B1 |
A |
SAP IBP Test |
300 |
20% |
79% |
Product B2 |
A |
SAP IBP Test |
300 |
20% |
80% |
Product B3 |
A |
SAP IBP Test |
300 |
20% |
81% |
Product B4 |
A |
SAP IBP Test |
300 |
20% |
82% |
Product C1 |
A |
SAP IBP Test |
300 |
20% |
83% |
Product C2 |
A |
SAP IBP Test |
300 |
20% |
84% |
Product C3 |
A |
SAP IBP Test |
300 |
20% |
85% |
It is expected the Products B2, B3, B4, C1, C2 and C3 to be classified as segment B, however, the referred products are being classified as segment A.
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Environment
- SAP Supply Chain Management (SCM)
- SAP Sales and Operations Planning (SCM-SOP)
- SAP Integrated Business Planning (SCM-IBP)
Product
Keywords
IBP, ABC, segmentation, pareto, cumulative, percentage, thresholds , KBA , SCM-IBP-DM-SEG , Segmentation , How To
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