Participants work through Inventory Model, Planning Area, and Network Foundations to establish reliable master data and planning structures for inventory optimization. The activity is grounded in a global manufacturer balancing service targets, forecast variability, constrained replenishment, and working-capital limits across plants and distribution centers and contributes directly to resilient inventory plans.
The instructor traces Inventory planning-area structure, Location-product master data, Supply chain network application, Key figures and planning levels through the course scenario, explaining navigation, decision logic, dependencies, system messages, and the evidence retained in IBP inventory model and network readiness workbook. The walkthrough also shows how to investigate the condition where a location-product combination is excluded from the expected inventory network.
Complete a controlled activity covering Inventory planning-area structure, Location-product master data, Supply chain network application, Key figures and planning levels and preserve the final result in IBP inventory model and network readiness workbook.
Start at the earliest point where expected SAP behavior differs from the observed result. Review process sequence, master data, organizational assignments, configuration, authorization, integration, and timing separately. Treat “a location-product combination is excluded from the expected inventory network” as a testable hypothesis until settings, documents, logs, reports, and retest outcomes confirm the cause.
Learners can apply Inventory Model, Planning Area, and Network Foundations, explain the resulting SAP behavior, and defend the outcome through IBP inventory model and network readiness workbook.