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📌 What is a Strategy Group in SAP PP?

✅ A Strategy Group in the MRP 3 view of the Material Master defines which Planning Strategy (or group of strategies) the system uses when planning that material.

🔍 Where is it used?

• In SAP Production Planning (PP), the Strategy Group controls how demand is planned:
  • Will you produce Make-to-Stock (MTS)?
  • Will you produce Make-to-Order (MTO)?
  • Do you need variant configuration or planning segments?
• It connects the material to the Planning Strategy (e.g., 10, 40, 50, 70, etc.) that defines:
  • How PIRs (Planned Independent Requirements) and Sales Orders interact.
  • Whether to hold stock in advance or make everything only after an order.
  • How consumption, ATP checks, and MRP behave.

🏭 Where is it maintained?

✅ Material Master → MRP 3 View → Field: Strategy Group

Example:

• Strategy Group 40 → Uses Planning Strategy 40 (Planning with Final Assembly)
• Strategy Group 20 → Uses Planning Strategy 20 (Pure Make-to-Order)

⚙️ How does it work?

• When you run MRP, SAP uses the Strategy Group to:
  • Look up the Planning Strategy and related Requirements Type.
  • Determine whether to consider PIRs, Sales Orders, or both.
  • Decide how to handle forecast consumption.

✅ Key Tables:

• T438A → Planning Strategies
• T438B → Strategy Groups
• T457 → Requirements Types

✅ Key Takeaway:

✔️ The Strategy Group is the master switch that defines how SAP will plan and produce each material.
✔️ Always choose it based on your business scenario: MTS, MTO, ATO, ETO, or variant configuration.

💡 Pro Tip:
👉 If you don’t assign a Strategy Group, SAP can’t apply the right planning logic — so MRP won’t behave as you expect!