SAP S/4 HANA Variant Configuration for MTO and MTS scenarios

Variant Configuration: Master Complex Product Manufacturing

Unlock the power of Variant Configuration to streamline your manufacturing processes. This course provides comprehensive insights into managing complex product variations, applicable to industries like automotive, laptop manufacturing, furniture production, and even fast-food items.

What is Variant Configuration?

Variant Configuration is a powerful framework designed to handle products with numerous specifications and options. Imagine a car – a base model with standard features like manual locking and a basic sound system, enhanced by optional add-ons like remote central locking, premium seat covers, and upgraded audio systems. Managing these variations – their associated BOMs (Bill of Materials), routings, and pricing – can be incredibly challenging. Without a robust system, predicting lead times and providing accurate quotes to customers becomes difficult. Even attempting to manage each combination as a separate product version often runs into limitations, such as restrictions on the number of alternative BOMs within an ERP system. Any design change necessitates updates across multiple BOMs and routings.

Course Highlights:

This course, available with subtitles in English, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Italian, German, and Spanish, will equip you with the knowledge and skills to effectively utilize Variant Configuration. You'll learn how to:

• Define Product Options: Establish a framework for customers to choose from a wide range of features and options.
• Create Super-BOMs & Super-Routings: Develop a central structure encompassing standard and optional components and operations.
• Implement Selection Logic: Define the rules that determine which components and operations are included in the final BOM and routing based on customer selections.
• Utilize the Configurator Interface: Master the user interface for selecting features and options.
• Leverage SAP Variant Configuration: Explore the excellent functionality of SAP Variant Configurator to optimize design, production, sales, planning, costing, and pricing.

Course Structure:

The course is structured with a practical, high-level approach:

• Context & Business Scenarios: Understand the real-world applications of Variant Configuration.
• Setup & Configuration: Learn to create configurable materials, raw materials, characteristics, and assign them to classes.
• BOM & Routing Definition: Define BOMs and routings, incorporating selection conditions for components and operations.
• Configuration Profile & Simulation: Create configuration profiles and run simulations, including error handling (5 demos).
• Business Transactions: Execute sales orders and purchase orders for configurable materials.
• Advanced Scenarios: Explore dependencies (pre-conditions, procedures) to manipulate characteristics and values (10+ demo lessons).
• Functions & Expressions: Utilize built-in functions, expressions, and operators within demos.
• Reference Characteristics: Hide reference characteristics (1 demo lesson).
• Price Determination: Implement price determination based on conditions (7 demo lessons).
• Pricing for Configurable Materials: Master pricing strategies for complex product variations.
• Variant Matching: Handle make-to-stock variants effectively.
• Best Practices: Discover essential best practices for successful Variant Configuration implementation.
• Variant Tables: Learn to use variant tables for assigning values to characteristics (basic demo).

Assessment:

• Practice Kit: 25 questions to reinforce your understanding.
• Assignments: 2 hands-on assignments to apply your knowledge.

We wish you success in mastering Variant Configuration!