Creating a Production Supervisor in SAP PP

While SAP PP (Production Planning) doesn’t directly involve creating a production supervisor role, it does utilize a “Production Scheduler” field in various functionalities. This field is often called “Production Supervisor” within the system.

Here’s a breakdown of what the Production Scheduler field represents and how it’s used in SAP PP:

Understanding the Production Scheduler Field

The Production Scheduler field acts as an informational field. It allows you to assign a responsible person to oversee production for a planned order or shop floor activity. This person doesn’t require any specific configuration within SAP PP itself.

Assigning a Production Scheduler

There are two main scenarios where you might assign a production scheduler:

1. Planned Orders (Transaction: CO01):  While creating a planned order in CO01, you’ll find a field labeled “Scheduler” or “Production Supervisor.” Here, you can manually enter the ID of the employee responsible for overseeing the production of this specific order.
2. Production Scheduling Profile: SAP offers a functionality called “Production Scheduling Profile” (maintained through SPRO -> Production -> Scheduling -> Profile). This profile allows you to automate tasks like automatic goods receipt or order release based on pre-defined criteria. You can assign a default production scheduler responsible for these automated actions within this profile.

Key Points to Remember

• Assigning a production scheduler is not mandatory.
• The role serves informational purposes, highlighting who oversees production activities.
• Production schedulers don’t require any specific configuration within SAP PP. You can assign an existing employee ID.

Additional Considerations

• The Production Scheduling Profile offers functionalities beyond assigning a default scheduler. Explore this profile for automation possibilities within your production processes.
• Remember, the Production Scheduler field serves informational purposes. To manage user permissions and access within SAP PP, you’ll need to utilize the system’s authorization settings.

Understanding the Production Scheduler field and its functionalities can help you effectively track and manage production oversight within SAP PP.