Livre BOB - Chapter 8 Manufacturing

Question 1

At which organizational level are costs managed in a production order?

Answer 1

Controlling area

Question 2

During the manufacturing execution process, which steps include a material availability check?

Answer 2

Availability check can be performed manually or automatically at the time of the creation of the production order.It is automatically performed when the order is released.

Question 3

Which master data is responsasible for the scheduling of the order? ( order created, costs are planned and order scheduled)

Answer 3

Routing Work Center

Question 4

Production order created, materials are reserved, which master data is responsible for these reservations?

Answer 4

BOM

Question 5

True or false: A production order can be confirmed before the release of the order.

Answer 5

False: The order must be released before any goods movements or confirmation can occur.

Question 6

What procurement type would you suggest in the material master for finished goods?

Answer 6

In-house production

Question 7

What are task lists and what are the different types of task lists in SAP?

Answer 7

Task list = indicate steps used making a item.

Routing
Master recipe
Rate Routing

Question 8

What are PRT’s and what type of data are they?

Answer 8

Production resources and tools are master data.

Question 9

What field in work center master record links the work center with a CO object?

Answer 9

The costing tab in the work center master record has filed linking the work center to a cost center in CO.

Question 10

What represents categories of data stored in the work center master record?

Answer 10

Scheduling
Costing
Capacity
Planning

Question 11

What combination in the work center master record is used to define activity prices?

Answer 11

The costing tab of the work center master record contains a link to a cost center as well as activity types available at that work center. The combination of cost center/activity type is used to derive the activity price.

Question 12

Operations in the routing include time elements. What is an example of a fixed time assigned to an operation?

Answer 12

Setup time. (time required to set up the work center to perform the operation. This is a fixed time and does not depend on any quantities produced.

Question 13

Operations in routing include time elements. What is an example of a variable time assigned to an opleration?

Answer 13

Time per unit = how much time it takes to complete the operation

Question 14

BOM components not assigned to an operation in a routing default to which operation.

Answer 14

Components default to the first operation

Question 15

In addition to BOM components, name other master data that can be assigned to an operation.

Answer 15

PRT

Question 16

Which master data in manufacturing also integrated directly with SAP HCM?

Answer 16

Work Center master data

Question 17

Which step can be automated in the manufacturing process.

Answer 17

Order release and material withdrawal posting

Question 18

What can be directly assigned to operations on a production order?

Answer 18

Material , PRT, Trigger Points

Question 19

Which step in the manufacturing process will results in the initial financial impact?

Answer 19

Material withdrawal ( Goods Issue)

Question 20

At which step in the manufacturing execution process will labor costs post to the production order?

Answer 20

Confirmation

Question 21

In what status must the production be before a goods issue can be posted for the order

Answer 21

Released

Question 22

In which steps of the manufacturing execution process do availability checks occur

Answer 22

Availability checks occur at order creation and release

Question 23

What are the inventory impacts of posting a goods issue to a production order?

Answer 23

Reservation reduced

Question 24

What accounts are impacted when a goods issue occurs againts a production order?

Answer 24

Consumption expense

Stock Inventory

Question 25

True or False? The production order is updated when goods are issued afaints a released production order.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

When goods are issued to a production order, does SAP system create a Controlling document&

Answer 26

Yes. When goods are issued against a production order an expens eis posted in FI for the consumption of the materials issued.

A primary cost element will then post this expense as a material cost to the production order.

A controlling document is generated to track this cost posting.

Question 27

What two options exist for confirmation production?

Answer 27

Order-based and operations based confirmation

Question 28

Can goods movement be automated during the manufacturing process.

Answer 28

When order confirmed = yes, goods receipts can be automate

It is also possible for the good issue to be automated via the backflush process.

Question 29

What is backflushh process?

Answer 29

Backflush posting occur when specific steps in manufacturing occur automatically , and in reverse order.

Ex: auto pneu, rédut les erreurs, garde les pneues sur place

Question 30

Materials from a production order are received into a storage location/plant combination assigned to a warehouse number. What automation occurs in warehouse management because of this goods receipts.

Answer 30

In warehouse management , a transfer requirement is automatically generated for the putaway of those materials.

Question 31

Which accounts are updated when goods are received againts a production order?

Answer 31

Stock account

Plant activity account ( Primary Cost/Revenue Account)

Question 32

When a production order is settled, what mechanisme determines the receivers of the settlement?

Answer 32

Settlement rule

Question 33

In the manufacturing process, which step follows the goods receipt?

Answer 33

Variance calculation