In the context of SAP, what triggers a planned order conversion to a production order?

In SAP Production Planning, a planned order is an integral part of the material planning process, which serves as a preliminary step before the creation of a production order. The conversion of this planned order into a production order is typically triggered by completing the Material Requirements Planning (MRP) run. During the MRP run, the system analyzes current inventory levels, requirements, and production capabilities, generating planned orders that indicate when and how much to produce.

When the MRP run is completed, it assesses whether sufficient materials, capacity, and lead times are in place for the planned order. If everything checks out, the planned order can then be converted to a production order, thus signaling that actual production can commence. The completion of the MRP run essentially validates the necessity and feasibility of the planned order based on real-time data, making it a critical factor for the conversion process.

Other options may be relevant in their own contexts within production planning, such as availability of resources (which is assessed after the planned order conversion), customer demand confirmation (can influence planned orders but does not directly trigger conversion), and inventory availability (which is analyzed during MRP but itself is not a trigger for conversion). Thus, the correct and most direct trigger for this conversion is indeed the completion