What is customer requirement in SAP PP-MRP - Material Requirements Planning?

SAP Term: customer requirement

• Component: PP-MRP

• Component Name: Material Requirements Planning

• Description: The requirements for non-combinable finished products and for combinable finished products and assemblies, created based on a sales order. The sales order can contain several items that can contain several items known as sub-items of the sales order. In SAP APO, the term customer requirements covers not only requirements from sales orders but also from sales scheduling agreements.

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• Key Concepts: 
  Customer requirement is a term used in SAP's Material Requirements Planning (MRP) component. It is a demand for a material or service that is generated by a customer. This demand can be either planned or unplanned and can be used to create a purchase order or production order. 
  
  How to use it: 
  In SAP, customer requirements are created in the MRP component. The customer requirement can be created manually or automatically based on the customer's order. Once the customer requirement is created, it can be used to generate a purchase order or production order. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When creating customer requirements in SAP, it is important to ensure that the correct material and quantity are specified. This will ensure that the correct purchase or production order is created. Additionally, it is important to keep track of customer requirements as they can change over time. 
  
  Related Information: 
  For more information on customer requirements in SAP, please refer to the official SAP documentation on MRP Material Requirements Planning. Additionally, there are many online resources available that provide tutorials and tips on how to use SAP's MRP component.