Advanced Planning Monitor for SAP
SiMPL Monitor Planning
Planning in SAP can be SiMPLe
An App with incredible UX integrating the entire planning chain so you will never go back to planning in spreadsheets.
From S&OP loading and analysis, demand management, MPS and/or MRP for any scenario or material (reorder point for spare parts and consumables, MTO or MTS for finished goods) to purchase planning and conversion into purchase requisitions. With batch expiration analysis and variable calculation.
Main functions
S&OP, Demand Management and Forecasting.
- It is possible to load and analyze sales forecasts (for finished products) or consumption forecasts (for inputs or spare parts) manually in a user-friendly interface or by means of spreadsheets for massive updating.
- By configuring analysis variants, it is possible to query information structures (standard and non-standard) for plan vs. actual comparisons, summations, averages, graphs and even customize reports on any logistics transaction within SAP.
Planning Monitor
- The detailed, multi-material planning situation over the desired time horizon and period. Detailing all stock types, requirements, receipts, valuation and alerts on failures or over-coverages.
- For planning materials by order point (e.g., spare parts), intuitive icons to quickly identify the situation or simulated coverage projection, based on historical consumption.
- For manufacturing scenarios, you count on the analysis of the capacity situation for the balance in the jobs.
Planning functions
- With SiMPL you can execute planning (MPS, MRP or MRP Live) for each of the selected materials. Analyze the result according to different selection rules (e.g. without purchase requisitions) and at various levels when BOMs are contemplated.
- It is possible to download the information, analyze the planning in monetary values and analyze overdue documents that affect the planning.
Projected lot maturity
- SiMPL uses a layered FEFO inventory analysis algorithm to anticipate lot expiration risks, based on needs, to take action and avoid loss of material and money. The function that accelerates ROI! in case of companies such as pharmaceutical, food and beverage.
Planning master data
- The planning results depend to a large extent on the quality of the data in the planning views of the materials. Therefore SiMPL ensures the possibility to visualize and modify this data.
- With advanced functions for key fields such as lead time, reorder point or maximum stock, where it is possible to automatically and massively recalculate based on SAP historical actual data.
Conversion of planned orders
- SiMPL simplifies the management of material requirements. SiMPL enables mass conversion of planned orders, using grouping criteria, resulting in summarized and manageable purchase requisitions. With the ability to determine sources of supply and allocate vendors, SiMPL simplifies the purchasing process!
Benefits
Learn about the advantages of implementing our apps
For the IT department
No maintenance or support
With the Warranty, Support and Upgrades service, Innova is responsible for maintaining compatibility with the latest versions of the system, as well as support and clarification of doubts with users.
Initial support
We know that planning in SAP can be a challenge, as part of the implementation we contemplate an onboarding process to list the planning scenarios of the company, recommendation of master data, identification of possible gaps and clarification of doubts for a 100% use of SiMPL.
Reduce development requests
Requests for development of reports, queries and queries are reduced or disappear.
Secure
With SAP standard authorization objects and some of the App’s own authorization objects, it ensures that control and segregation of duties is maintained through SAP standard user and role management.
Easy to implement
You just need to import the installers and transport them to each client, like any other SAP change, and deploy the front-end component at your convenience (SaaS, on client web server, Fiori, SAP BTP).
For the entire company
Avoid planning mistakes
that cost money
Stock failures, overstocking or stock expiration are all very costly scenarios for a company. With SiMPL, you can anticipate and take action to maintain healthy stock levels for the company.
Unparalleled
unparalleled user experience
In planning within SAP, user experience is not an aesthetic issue. It is one of the main barriers to the use of SAP functions, and therefore users resort to spreadsheets or third-party software with the complexities of any integration. With SiMPL you take advantage of all the potential and functionality of SAP, in a friendly and understandable App for anyone.
Consolidation of
information
Streamline and simplify information management with SiMPL. You can get a consolidated view of the information you need on a single screen, eliminating navigation between multiple transactions. From inventory management to production planning, SiMPL is the solution.
SiMPL has you covered
Our application covers all planning scenarios supported by SAP, from MPS and MRP to MTO and MTS, materials based on requirements, materials with reorder point and special stocks. This means that no matter how complex your planning process is, SiMPL has the tools you need to take your materials management to the next level.
Projected Maturity
of lots
An indispensable function for food, pharmaceutical and any other industries with perishable materials. Being able to anticipate risks of stock loss allows companies to save thousands of dollars in destroyed or, at best, unfavorably traded material.
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Architecture
SiMPL has an ABAP component within SAP (ECC or S/4HANA), and a front-end component that can be deployed at your convenience in either of these options:
SaaS architecture
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On-Premise FES
Architecture
FIORI On-Premise
Architecture
BTP On-Premise
Architecture
Option 1: SaaS Architecture
The easiest and fastest option. From Innova we take care of deploying and serving the front-end component from our private cloud in Amazon Web Services, and you are free of installation, updates and maintenance. Communication via VPN site to site or SAP webdispatcher is required.
Requirements:
- SAP ECC version 6.0 or higher, up to the latest version of SAP S/4HANA.
- Site to site VPN configuration or SAP Webdispatcher.
- Possibility of web service publication from SAP ECC.
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to your most common questions here.
English and Spanish. However, it can be translated into any language required by the client within approximately one week.
No, with the purchase of the application, any SAP user can use the application, according to the assigned permissions.
No, no activations or installations of additional SAP components are required. Upgrades are also not required.
No, SiMPL is a tool designed to integrate with the SAP ECC or SAP S/4 Hana system.
Yes, SiMPL enables the MRP Live option in the case of implementation for SAP S/4 Hana.
SiMPL uses a layered inventory analysis algorithm with FEFO logic. Basically, it discounts the planned inventory requirements of the first lot to expire and, if at the exclusion date (which can be before the expiration date if you wish), inventory exists, it is considered at risk of expiration.
Complete list of functions
- Maintain sales planning and forecasting
- Total by organizational level or grouping.
- Export/Import to Excel
- Comparative graphs report.
- Field layout management.
- Transfer to Demand Management
- Transfer to Pronósticos
- Display and edit material master fields for planning views.
- Export/Import to excel
- Demand management
- Field layout.
- Calculating planning variables (maximum stock level, safety stock, reorder point)
- Lead time (automatic calculation of average lead time)
- Execute planning
- Display of initial stock on hand, receipts, issues, ending inventory in units
- Display of initial stock on hand, receipts, issues, ending inventory in values.
- Totalization.
- Export to Excel
- Selection Rules (What-If Scenarios)
- Detail of stock types
- Management of comments by material/plant.
- Management of “reviewed” labels for material.
- Coverage analysis at lower BOM levels (components)
- Projected lot maturity
- Projected coverage (based on consumption).
- Capacity analysis
- Work center balancing (routing change or production version)
- Export to Excel
- Merge planned orders
- Convert planned orders to purchase requisitions with or without grouping criteria
- Definition of coverage rules for alerts.
- Definition of groups of centers for grouped analysis.
- Exclusion of lots (prior to expiration).
- Definition of formulas to be used for the calculation of reorder point or safety stock (if different from standard)
- Definition of consumption periods to be displayed and periods to be taken into account in the lead time calculation.
- Configuration of search parameters for each function.
- Configuration of rules to determine the maximum stock.
