Question 3969 : Goods Receipt of Production Order reduce the Planned Independent Requirement

In SAP Production Planning, which of the following MRP Strategy will ensure that the Planned Independent Requirement is "Reduced" at the point of Goods Receipt of the Production Order rather than the normal Post Goods Issue of the Sales Order item ?

(only one answer)

A. Strategy "11" (Gross Planning)
B. Strategy "20" (Make-to-Order)
C. Strategy "30" (Lot Planning)
D. Strategy "50" (Planning without Final Assembly)
E. Strategy "60" (Planning with Planning Material)
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Answer: A

Strategy "11" or Gross Planning will ignore Stocks and Sales Order in Planning and both MRP Elements are segmented in the Stocks Requirements List. However, Planned Independent Requirement is possible as a Forecast to execute Planning of the Finished Product and the rest of its BOM components. For such a Finished Product where the Sales Order is not considered for Planning and the fact that Stocks are not even considered as well for Planning; the only logical manner to reduce the Forecast (ie PIR) is when the Production Order is received.