SAP PP (Production Planning) MODULE
SAP PP ( Production Planning ) module is one of the biggest module in SAP functional list. This SAP PP module primarily covers the production process for example productions capacity planning, Master production scheduling, production Material requirement planning shop floor etc. This PP module in SAP takes care of SAP Master data needed for production planning and scheduling like Bill Of Materials ( BOMs), Routing and Work Centers and stores. Here you will find SAP PP module overview, tutorials and PDF
The SAP PP module is being used mainly in the manufacturing industry. In this part of sap module we can create BOM, routing, work center, plan orders, production order and confirmation. It is fully integrated with other modules in sap such as SAP MM and SAP SD which being used thru the MRP which is also part of PP.
The SAP production and planning modules (SAP PP Module) covers 
lan to Produce process which includes includes the following information and processes:
- Material Master, Bill of Material, Routing and Work Center data
- Sales and Production Plans
- Long Term Planning
- Demand Management
- Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
- Capacity Planning
- Production Orders
- KANBAN
Various stages of the planning system can be planned by using components like.
- Sales and Operation Planning
- Long Term Planning
- Demand Management
- Materials Requirement PlanningSAP PP module ( SAP Production planning modules) can also plan Capacity. The capacity Planning sub-module takes into account various capacities like pooled capacity etc.
Production Orders reporting has flexibility of confirming orders with or without backflush. The material can be staged to production site from the Warehouse after releasing the order. Costing can be triggered automatically by integrating the module with the Cost Accounting Module.
As it gives many alternatives, it must be configured correctly to reach optimum utilization. SAP PP module is a very effective tool for production planning in any big manufacturing or process industry which is using sap production planning module.