PLANNING & STOCK
Plan to Make
Turn demand into feasible manufactured supply, then use actual production results to improve the next plan. Follow the path in sequence or open the question you need.
P2M LEARNING PATH
Build from process understanding to project delivery
Each level adds capability, execution, configuration, and implementation depth to the same manufacturing strategy.
What is Plan to Make?
Turn demand into feasible manufactured supply, then use actual production results to improve the next plan.
Start with the foundationS&OP Foundation
Learn how strategic, tactical, and operational planning connect demand, supply, capacity, and manufacturing execution before the ERP capabilities appear.
Read foundation01 · ANTICIPATEDemand planning creates a reasoned view of what customers or operations are likely to need.
History, promotions, orders, market intelligence, and forecast models form a baseline that planners review for bias, exceptions, and consensus.
Open topic02 · STRUCTUREWhat is a bill of materials—and when should an assembly be phantom?
A BOM defines the components and quantities needed to make a material. Phantom assemblies preserve a logical grouping but are exploded into their components rather than planned or produced as separate stock.
Open topic03 · STRUCTUREHow is a production order put together?
A production order connects organizational context, order controls, the product, operations, component materials, routing and BOM data, and the settings that govern scheduling, confirmation, backflushing, external processing, and settlement.
Open topicDETERMINATIONWhat determines a planning result?
Connect material planning parameters, BOM, routing, production version, work center, lead time, lot size, and procurement type to the result MRP creates.
Open determination guideFEASIBILITYCan the plan actually be made on time?
Separate MRP supply creation from scheduling, capacity, component availability, and operational feasibility before making a promise.
Open feasibility guide04 · CALCULATEMaterial Requirements Planning calculates what supply is needed, in what quantity, and by when.
MRP nets stock, receipts, reservations, sales demand, forecasts, safety stock, lead times, and lot-sizing rules to create proposals and exception messages.
Open topic05 · DECIDESupply proposals are recommendations that planners review before execution.
Externally procured material usually produces purchase requisitions; in-house production produces planned orders. Dates and quantities can be adjusted before conversion.
Open topic06 · EXECUTEProduction execution converts a plan into controlled material consumption and finished output.
A production order carries quantities, dates, components, operations, work centers, and costs. Release enables execution; confirmations and goods movements record progress.
Open topic07 · LEARNInventory management records where material is, its status, quantity, and value—and feeds reality back into planning.
Receipts, issues, transfers, reservations, physical inventory, batches, and valuation update supply visibility. Stock can be unrestricted, quality inspection, blocked, or in transfer.
Open topicHow does Plan to Make execute in SAP?
Connect operational execution, document evidence, accounting impact, and exceptions.
Open practitioner mapP2M 404 · CONFIGURATION WORKBENCHHow do you configure Plan to Make?
Configure the planning-and-production spine so demand, supply proposals, execution, stock, and accounting evidence remain explainable.
Open configuration workbenchP2M 505 · IMPLEMENTATION WALKTHROUGHHow does a Plan to Make implementation unfold?
Move from discovery through design, proof, testing, cutover, and stabilization without losing the business decision.
Enter the projectP2M 606 · PRODUCTION SUPPORTHow do you support Plan to Make when planning or production goes wrong?
Trace demand, MRP, supply, execution, inventory feedback, and process boundaries to the first unreliable result.
Open the support guide