Your company produces a finished good based on a forecast and expects it to be...

In SAP S/4HANA, planning strategies (material master, MRP 3 view, Strategy Group) determine how production aligns with demand. The scenario describes a pure make-to-stock (MTS) environment where goods are produced based on forecasts (planned independent requirements, PIRs) and held in stock, with excess customer orders not affecting the production program:

Make-to-stock production (10)(D): Strategy 10 uses PIRs (entered via MD61) to drive production, and finished goods are stocked (goods receipt via CO15). Sales orders (VA01) are fulfilled from stock, and excess demand beyond the forecast does not trigger additional production or consume PIRs—it’s handled separately (e.g., via backorder or rejection). Thisensures the production program remains stable, based solely on the forecast.

Assembly processing with production orders (82)(A) is a make-to-order (MTO) strategy tied to sales orders, not forecasts.Planning with final assembly (40)(B) allows sales orders to consume PIRs, potentially impacting production if demand exceeds the forecast.Planning without final assembly (50)(C) plans subassemblies based on PIRs, with final assembly triggered by sales orders, also affecting production. Strategy 10 meets the requirement per SAP’s MTS planning logic.