ZERO Total Costs of the Solution and No Result Log after Optimiser Run

Question

Hi Experts
I found that after SNP optimiser run for one variant with selected product and location, the Result Log generated & Total Costs of the Determined Solution is ZERO from OPTIMISER LOG.
Before optimiser run, I had run consistency check /SAPAPO/CONSCHK, /SAPAPO/TSCONS & /SAPAPO/OM17.
Also note, sale optimiser profile is used later with other set of products and location, but there Result Log and Total Costs of the Determined Solution is there in optimiser log.
What could be the reason of this? Please suggest.
Regards
Pradipta Sahoo

Answer 1

Hi Pradipta,
Did you see any result from your optimizer run? Means, if you see some pln ord/purch req. , generated from the optimizer run, to meet the demand?  If yes, then it sounds like a master data issue with cost maintenance. If no, then it could be master data issue with  cost maintenance or there is no source (for example- no t-lane for those products you used in the optimizer run) to meet the demand and you have set the indicator for 'no order w/o source'.
Anyway I would suggest to check the following-
1. As Anand said, make sure you have maintain all the penalty cost for the product-locations where you have the demand. Also please check if the products are assigned to the lane (from Source to destination location).
2. If you have maintained any production cost  in PPM (if used one) or storage cost in the demand location or transportation cost (in the T-lane), then make sure these all cost are way lesser than the non-delivery penalty cost.
But yes, even if, this is the case, then optimizer should generate some non-delivery penalty cost, when demands are not fulfilled! So, it seems like there is no penalty cost.
Did you use any optimizer cost profile or it is same as previous one?
Please update us.
Thanks,
Satyajit