Say goodbye to Excel!
conPEP enables flexible shift planning for efficient capacity utilisation in SAP.
Your integrated SAP ERP Add-on for shift planning
Jeden Tag stehen Schichtleiter*innen vor der Herausforderung, kurzfristige Ausfälle zu managen und Schichten effizient zu besetzen, meist mit Excel-Listen, spontanen Telefonaten und viel Improvisation.
Was fehlt? Ein dynamisches Planungstool, das Transparenz schafft und dabei hilft, auf Veränderungen am Shopfloor sofort zu reagieren.
Every day, shift leaders face the challenge of managing last-minute absences and scheduling staff efficiently – often using spreadsheets, phone calls and a lot of improvisation.
What’s missing? A dynamic planning tool that provides clarity and enables immediate reaction to changes on the shopfloor.
conPEP brings structure and flexibility to your workforce planning – automated, transparent, and seamlessly connected with SAP. Whether it’s adjusting capacity, checking qualifications, or rescheduling shifts, conPEP helps you stay in control and make informed decisions fast.
Built on our extensive experience in manufacturing and SAP integration, conPEP makes workforce planning more intuitive than ever – ergonomic, flexible and fully SAP-integrated.
Why use an add-on like conPeoplePlanning?
The SAP standard provides a solid base for personnel and capacity management – but the connection between HR and production is often missing. Shift leaders still need to align data manually and react to short-term changes.
That’s why we created conPEP – the dedicated extension for your operational workforce planning.
As a unique SAP Add-on for workforce scheduling within the S/4HANA on-premise landscape, conPEP bridges the gap between HR and PP, bringing employee availability, qualifications, and capacity together in one interface – making planning agile and transparent.
Plan availability and qualifications in real time
Bridge the gap between HR and PP in S/4HANA
Manage short-term changes easily and visually
Seamlessly integrate with existing SAP processes
How does conPEP get integrated in SAP?
conPEP is your central solution for operational workforce planning – fully integrated into SAP S/4HANA and ready to use out of the box.
The standard version runs on S/4HANA 1909, with limited compatibility for earlier SAP releases.
By tightly connecting SAP HR and SAP PP, conPEP ensures synchronized capacity data and seamless communication between personnel and production planning.
With its flexible architecture, conPEP can be integrated across various industries and easily extended with customer-specific enhancements – all while remaining fully embedded within the SAP landscape.
What are the main functions of conPeoplePlanning?
Shift assignment
With conPEP, users can assign various shift types of different utilization rates directly within the planning interface – enabling precise and flexible workforce scheduling tailored to operational needs.
Capacity Assignment - Dynamic vs Static
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Static Assignment – Permanent, un‑changeable placement:
Personnel is permanently locked to the specific work center or pooled capacity -
Dynamic Assignment – Light‑touch, changeable workforce allocation:
Enables to swap, add and remove personnel from capacities on the go, reacting to demand capacity changes
Qualification Check
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conPEP provides the overview of the existing and valid qualification of the personnel
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verifies that your workforce meets the exact skill, certification, and validity requirements of the work center before assignment.
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When the primary assignment misses the required qualifications, the system auto‑suggests the next best fit of alternative personnel from the pool that fulfills the remaining criteria.
Connection with SAP HR
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conPEP reads the Work Schedules, Shifts, and other Infotypes of SAP HR on‑demand and enables to display and plan them in the Applications
Overview of Capacity Requirements and Update of Capacity
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Get accurate, real-time insights into capacity requirements and availability at each work center – ensuring a clear understanding of your resource situation.
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Adapt capacity instantly by assigning shifts in conPEP – giving you full control over available resources
Various other Settings
- Email shift notification – keep your personnel notified about the upcoming or changed shift plan
- Alert notification – keep notified about shortage of employees within the shift or day.
How can conPeoplePlanning be visualized?
Was sind die Vorteile von conPEP?
Useful Links
INTEGRATED WORKFORCE PLANNING WITH CONPEP
Learn how conPEP optimizes workforce planning, efficiently manages capacity, and ensures the right staff are assigned to the right tasks. The webinar includes a live demo and a real-life success story.
Language: English
Duration: 61 minutes
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Frequently asked questions
What does conPEP stands for?
conPEP stands for ConcirclePeoplePlanning, SAP S/4HANA add-on for shift and workforce planning.
On which SAP platforms is conPeoplePlanning available?
Currently, conPEP (conPeoplePlanning) is available for SAP S/4HANA On-Premise as well as Private Cloud.
Who is conPeoplePlanning intended for?
conPeoplePlanning is designed for companies that need integrated shift and personnel-capacity planning in SAP S/4HANA – linking production planning directly with workforce planning and giving a consolidated, real-time view of personnel availability in a single application.
For which Industries is conPeoplePlanning suitable?
conPeoplePlanning is suitable for any industry-relevant company which would like to plan their bottleneck person capacities and is already successfully applied in the manufacturing and pharmaceutical industries.
conPeoplePlanning is relevant for any industry facing bottlenecks in personnel capacity planning and has already proven successful within the manufacturing and pharmaceutical sectors.
Can the conPEP application be optimized and custom enhanced?
Yes, conPEP offers user-friendly customizing options and can be extensively enhanced to meet specific company requirements.
How fast is conPEP updates and sends data to SAP?
Because conPEP is natively integrated with SAP S/4HANA, data objects are transferred and updated in real time.
How can a user access to conPEP?
It can be accessed via FIORI Launchpad on the computer or tablet device
Ishak Sijamhodzic
Product Manager conPEP
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