What is manufacturing substitute in SAP PP-PEO - Production Engineering and Operations?

SAP Term: manufacturing substitute

• Component: PP-PEO

• Component Name: Production Engineering and Operations

• Description: A substitute material that can be assigned to a material during the EBOM to MBOM handover in the Visual Enterprise Manufacturing Planner VEMP. If the material specified by the product engineer cannot be used or is not suitable for its intended purpose, a production engineer can decide in agreement with the product engineer to use a substitute material. Unlike an alternative material, a substitute material needs to be processed in some way during assembly before it can be used for its intended purpose for example, it may need to be machined, undergo drilling, and so on.

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• Key Concepts: 
  Manufacturing Substitute is a feature in SAP Production Engineering and Operations (PP-PEO) that allows users to replace a component in a bill of material (BOM) with another component. This feature is useful when the original component is no longer available or when a different component is needed for a specific purpose. 
  
  How to use it: 
  To use the Manufacturing Substitute feature, users must first create a substitute material in the material master. This material should have the same characteristics as the original material, but with different specifications. Once the substitute material is created, users can then assign it to the BOM as a replacement for the original material. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When creating a substitute material, it is important to ensure that all of the characteristics of the original material are replicated in the substitute material. This will ensure that the substitute material can be used in place of the original material without any issues. 
  
  Related Information: 
  The Manufacturing Substitute feature can also be used to replace components in production orders and process orders. Additionally, users can also use this feature to replace components in sales orders and purchase orders.