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Figure 6-35: Production information system—components. Copyright SAP AG 2011

that the materials have been withdrawn for order number 1000002 but not for
order number 1000003. Figure 6-36 shows the operations for the same orders.
It indicates that all the operations for order number 1000002 have been con-
fi rmed and therefore shows start and end dates for the operations in the order.
It also shows that order number 1000003 has a status of released, although the
work has not yet started.
One of the most important reports in production is the stock /require-
ment list (Figure 6-37), which identifi es all of the activities in the system that
can potentially impact the quantity of material in inventory. Figure 6-37 shows
the stock / requirements list for the deluxe touring bike (DXTR1000) in the
Dallas plant (DL00). The list indicates that there are no deluxe touring bikes in
inventory. It further shows that there are three independent requirements for
the material. These are the rows with the abbreviation “IndReq” in the column
labeled “MRP e.” We will discuss independent requirements in the material plan-
ning chapter. For the purposes of this discussion, think of independent require-
ments as a need to increase inventory, which is one of the triggers for production
that we discussed earlier. To address this need, the company has created three
planned orders (PldOrd). As these orders are processed, the stock / requirements
list will indicate their current status until production has been completed. At that
point, the quantity available in inventory will increase. Although not illustrated
in the fi gure, a stock / requirements list also includes activities that consume the
materials, such as sales orders from the fulfi llment process.

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