Capacity Planning
Capacity Planning in SAP PP covers the master data, configuration and processes used to determine, evaluate and level work center or resource capacity requirements generated by planned orders, production orders, and process orders. It spans capacity header data on work centers/resources, the capacity requirements generated during MRP and scheduling, evaluation tools for finite and infinite planning, leveling strategies, and how these concepts extend into PP/DS and S/4HANA advanced planning.
Overview
Capacity Planning in SAP PP covers the master data, configuration and processes used to determine, evaluate and level work center or resource capacity requirements generated by planned orders, production orders, and process orders. It spans capacity header data on work centers/resources, the capacity requirements generated during MRP and scheduling, evaluation tools for finite and infinite planning, leveling strategies, and how these concepts extend into PP/DS and S/4HANA advanced planning.
Lessons in this topic
- Enterprise Capacity Planning Strategy: Architecting Tool Selection, Governance, and S/4HANA MigrationAn architect-level examination of how to design an enterprise capacity planning strategy across ECC and S/4HANA landscapes, covering tool selection between classic CRP and PP/DS, governance of capacity master data, performance at scale, and migration risk management.
- Capacity Planning Fundamentals: Work Centers, Capacity Categories, and Load EvaluationIntroduces why capacity planning matters in manufacturing, how work center capacities are defined, and how SAP calculates and displays capacity load from planned and production orders.
- Capacity Leveling and Finite Scheduling: Configuration and Planning Table WorkflowExplains how to configure and execute capacity leveling and finite scheduling using the capacity planning table, including strategy profiles, dispatching, and the interaction with order scheduling.
- Capacity Evaluation and Leveling in Classic PPLearn how planners evaluate capacity load at work centers and perform manual or graphical leveling to resolve overloads before production order release.
- Finite Scheduling and PP/DS Capacity Optimization StrategiesExplore advanced finite scheduling techniques, mass processing strategies, and how PP/DS extends classic capacity leveling with constraint-based, optimizer-driven planning.