What is MRP area in SAP PP-MRP - Material Requirements Planning?

SAP Term: MRP area

• Component: PP-MRP

• Component Name: Material Requirements Planning

• Description: An MRP area represents an organizational unit for which you can perform material requirements planning separately. An MRP area can include one or several storage locations of a plant or a subcontractor. You can define MRP areas in a plant. By defining MRP areas, you can perform MRP for each area. This means the right quantity of materials can be provided on time for each area, such as a production line, a storage location for spare parts, or subcontractor stock. MRP areas are transferred to SAP APO as locations.

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• Key Concepts: 
  MRP area is a term used in SAP's Material Requirements Planning (MRP) component. It is a logical grouping of plants and storage locations that are used to plan material requirements. MRP areas are used to define the scope of the MRP run, and they can be used to group plants and storage locations for reporting purposes. 
  
  How to use it: 
  In order to use MRP areas, they must first be created in the system. This can be done by going to the MRP area maintenance screen in the SAP system. Once created, MRP areas can be assigned to plants and storage locations in order to group them for planning purposes. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When creating MRP areas, it is important to consider how they will be used in the system. For example, if you are planning for multiple plants, it may be beneficial to create separate MRP areas for each plant. This will allow you to run separate MRP runs for each plant, which can help with planning accuracy. 
  
  Related Information: 
  For more information on MRP areas, please refer to the SAP Help documentation on Material Requirements Planning (MRP). Additionally, there are many online resources available that provide detailed information on how to use and configure MRP areas in SAP.