Siva (Krishnamurthy) Krishnamurthy-SAP S/4 HANA Workstream Lead (PP/ QM/ePPDS)

• Responsibility for design, customizing, and quality assurance of the SAP PP solution with variant configuration
• Customizing in subcontracting, KANBAN, MTO/CTO/ETO, MTS processes, and variant configuration VC (routings with Teamcenter integration)
• Moderation of business workshops to define future production processes
• Coordination and execution of UAT phases in the SAP PP, QM environment
• Collaboration with business departments to identify process improvement potential, especially at the interface between SAP PP and SAP QM
• Creation and maintenance of technical and functional documentation
• ETO (Engineer-To-Order) process optimization with Teamcenter (PLM) integration
• PP-EWM integration with batch management
• Business design and customizing in the area of shop floor control (SFC), production aids, routings, and capacity planning
• ePP/DS implementation - CIF interface, master data management, and capacity models in S/4 template build
• End-to-end implementation of SAP PP, ePPDS, IBP as part of an S/4HANA transformation project with MDM

• S/4 HANA implementation in PP
• Analysis of custom transactions with the S/4 simplification list
• S/4 HANA readiness check and ABAP code adjustments
• BIA, UAT & key user training

• Design, analysis, and development of complex ABAP developments in SAP ERP with focus on PP, MES, MM, and LE
• ABAP interface programming for SAP PP BDE (production orders, confirmations from MES recorded in SAP)
• In-house development of SAP PP transactions for recording order confirmations
• Adjustment of RFC interfaces between SAP PP and BI systems (scrap cost calculation, analysis of WIP/ TABG orders)
• Availability check ATP
• Further development and bug fixing in IDOCs DESADT, DELINS, INVOIC with Axway interface
• Implementation of subcontracting process (PP & MM) and intercompany settlements
• KMAT variant configuration
• Support with master data MM and PP, design and training
• Implementation of capacity planning
• Optimization of the delivery process with X-RF data radio interface (mobile application)
• Development of labels (Smartforms) (including Zebra programming) in SAP PP, LE, PP
• Development of GR/ GI- (based on MIGO) ABAP programs for external processing of components
• Support for the business areas, module and system owners in finding solutions and implementing cross-system requirements
• Incident analysis and fixing in the productive system using ABAP debugging
• Analysis, debugging, and correction of program errors in PP, QM, and MM modules
• Pre-study – S/4 HANA conversion from ECC
• SAP PP – HR integration for confirmations

Customer / Project: Daimler AG, Wörth am Rhein 01/2017 to 04/2018

Tasks:

• S/4 HANA pre-study analysis (simplification list - S/4 Manufacturing)
• Various developments in APO-PP/DS
• Ongoing APO support
• Creation of test scripts with SolMan
• Architecture, design, implementation, and further development of logistics applications
• Support for process owners and key users in process design and optimization within the company
• Coordination of the transfer of planned changes (change requests) into the productive system landscape in the SAP global template
• Continuous optimization of existing processes
• Performing 2nd- and 3rd-level support for users and key users in SAP PP, MM
• Responsible for customizing, corrections, and transport management
• Communication with key users and department managers to structure and capture business requirements

Customer / Project: BMW AG, Munich 08/2016 to 12/2016 (SAP Consultant)

Tasks:

• Design of data models in the SAP PP/MM environment and monitoring of project work
• Extension of an existing SAP system landscape with new automated planning functionalities using the SCM APO module PP/DS
• Support, assistance, and training for SAP users
• Creation of test configurations and test scripts in Solution Manager
• Creation of migration routines with the Legacy System Migration Workbench (LSMW)
• Coordination of data migration
• Preparation and coordination of the following test types: functional test, data migration test, integration test, regression test, defect management
• Execution of periodic workshops with different project stakeholders to analyze the existing SAP ERP landscape and the tasks needed for an efficient HANA migration
• Through the analysis of the customer reference architecture and various SAP guideline documents and SAP Notes, the periodic monitoring and performance tasks on the HANA DB were carried out.

• Design, analysis, and optimization of business processes in the logistics environment
• Analysis of company processes and technical implementation of requirements for the SAP PP / MM/ LE module through customizing
• BDE interface programming (MES & SAP PP)
• Application support, problem management, implementation of the PP / MM process landscape

• Programming of interfaces (e.g. IDOCs, BAPIs, RFC) as well as development and enhancement of forms (SAPScript, Adobe Print Forms, SMART FORMS)
• Design, development and implementation of company-specific applications based on SAP ABAP with focus on SAP APO, PP, SD and MM
• Development of BOM standardization programs (VBA and Siemens Teamcenter based) for various product portfolios
• The Six Sigma projects achieved cost savings of USD 100 million per year

• Process design, process optimization, as well as conception and implementation of the SAP application architecture related to all project phases
• Creation of process documentation
• Analysis of processes in the SAP PP and MM environment as well as expert support for group sites regarding process improvements