Rough-cut planning can also be carried out to determine the amounts of the capacities and other resources required to meet these targets. SOP supports both the high-level planning of complex planning hierarchies and the detailed planning of finished products. Standard SOP comes largely preconfigured with the system.
Flexible planning offers multiple options for customized configuration.
Planning in standard SOP is based on product group hierarchies and is always carried out level by level. Moreover, in flexible planning the content and layout of planning screens can be defined by the users. Planned sales quantities can be passed on to Demand Management. Planned production quantities can be passed on to Demand Management. This component enables you to optimize inventory replenishment at warehouses in a multilevel distribution network.