DISTRIBUTION RESOURCE PLANNING title: distribution resource planning (PP-SOP) (SAP Library - Glossary)
DISTRIBUTION RESOURCE PLANNING category: Sales and Operations Planning (PP-SOP)
DISTRIBUTION RESOURCE PLANNING explained:
The objectives of Distribution Resource Planning (DRP) in the SAP system are to:
Provide an accurate requirements plan for manufacturing Optimize the distribution of available stock in the distribution network using the deployment function.The deployment function in DRP lets the user take appropriate action when the system detects a stock shortage or surplus based on the demand requirements and the available to deploy (ATD) quantity. The stock shortage or surplus is calculated by the DRP runs. The Deployment run then uses one of the following:
Algorithms for "fair share" distribution when demand exceeds supply, the user chooses a fair share rule in MRP 4 of the material master record "Push," "pull," or a combination of "pull and push" distribution when supply exceeds demand, the user chooses a push distribution method in MRP 4 of the material master recordDRP improves customer service levels by anticipating customer demand at distribution centers and providing finished products at the correct location when customer needs arise.
More terms such as distribution resource planning in Dictionary D.
- Manual Data Source (BC-SEC):
- Help from which the User Management Engine (UME) of the J2EE Engine retrieves user management data such as user, group, and role data. An example of a data source is an LDAP directory or a database distribution resource planning definition.
- Manual Deactivated (XAP-OSP):
- Help An alert status in Budget Monitoring distribution resource planning explain.
- Manual Divestiture Accounting (FI-LC):
- Help occurs when a company is divested and therefore leaves the consolidation group. Divestiture accounting could take place, for example, if: The company is sold to an external trading partner distribution resource planning what is.
- Manual Data Provider - Information:
- Help Web item that can be used for generating the result data or navigational state of a data provider in XML format. The Web item is not visualized in the Web application distribution resource planning meaning.
- Manual Deferred Expense:
- Help allocated in part, or in full, to an accounting period subsequent to the period(s) in which they are paid. Such expenses must be deferred to guarantee a correct income statement. This process is distribution resource planning abbreviation.
