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Sales & Inventory Planning with SAP APO
This comprehensive reference shows you how to best use the cross-company modules APO-DP and APO-SNP in your supply chain, for a wide variety of tasks such as carrying out accurate forecasts and optimally utilizing the means of transport.
A general overview of planning tasks in SAP APO is followed by a detailed description of the functions
and use of demand planning (DP), which is intended to provide answers to the following questions: How can you create accurate forecasts on the basis of historical data? How can these forecasts be used to optimize the planning process? Readers also benefit from in-depth coverage of the functions of inventory and distribution resource planning (SNP). Learn how to increase customer satisfaction, improve your inventory planning, optimize the utilization of transport methods, and much more. Customization and master data parameters are explored in detail.
In addition, integration with mySAP ERP and the system architecture are discussed as well. The book concludes by presenting readers with a complete end-to-end implementation plan.
1. Introduction ... 15
... 1.1 Definition of Supply Chain Management (SCM) ... 15
... 1.2 Market Challenges Facing the Supply Chain ... 15
... 1.3 From Material Requirements Planning (MRP) to Supply Chain Management ... 16
... 1.4 Planning as a Critical Process ... 19
... 1.5 Target Group and Structure of this Book ... 19
2. Overview of SAP APO ... 21
... 2.1 Requirements of Supply Chain Networks ... 21
... 2.2 Key Functions of SAP SCM ... 22
... 2.3 Demand Planning (DP) ... 30
... 2.4 Inventory Planning (in Supply Network Planning) ... 33
... 2.5 Integrated Supply Chain Planning ... 38
... 2.6 Summary ... 40
3. Demand Planning with SAP APO-DP - Basic Principles ... 41
... 3.1 Overview of the Administration of Demand Planning ... 41
... 3.2 Configuring the Administrator Workbench ... 43
... 3.3 Configuring the S&DP Administrator Workbench ... 52
... 3.4 Planning Books ... 64
... 3.5 Advanced Macros ... 71
... 3.6 Summary ... 76
4. Demand Planning with SAP APO-DP - Implementation ... 77
... 4.1 Creating a Demand Forecast ... 78
... 4.2 Forecasts ... 103
... 4.3 Monitoring the Forecast Quality ... 145
... 4.4 Lifecycle Planning ... 161
... 4.5 Promotion Planning ... 175
... 4.6 Collaborative Demand Planning ... 180
... 4.7 Forecasting with BOMs ... 183
... 4.8 Result of the Demand Planning ... 190
... 4.9 Realignment ... 196
... 4.10 Summary ... 198
5. Inventory Planning with SAP APO-SNP - Basic Principles ... 199
... 5.1 Supply Network Planning Process ... 200
... 5.2 Configuring the Supply and Demand Planning Administration Workbench ... 203
... 5.3 Planning Books ... 207
... 5.4 Advanced Macros ... 208
... 5.5 SNP Master Data ... 209
... 5.6 Summary ... 230
6. Inventory Planning with SAP APO-SNP - Implementation ... 231
... 6.1 Desktop for Interactive SNP Planning ... 231
... 6.2 Planning Method: Heuristic-Based Planning ... 235
... 6.3 Planning Method: Optimization in the SNP Planning ... 249
... 6.4 Planning Method: Capable-to-Match (CTM) ... 288
... 6.5 Analyzing Planning Results ... 305
... 6.6 Comparing the Planning Methods ... 309
... 6.7 Safety Stock Planning ... 311
... 6.8 Deployment/Replenishment ... 336
... 6.9 Transport Load Builder (TLB) ... 354
... 6.10 Aggregated SNP Planning ... 365
... 6.11 Product Interchangeability in SNP Planning ... 376
... 6.12 Transferring SNP Planning Results ... 379
... 6.13 Summary ... 381
7. SAP APO - Integration and Architecture ... 383
... 7.1 Integration with ERP Systems ... 383
... 7.2 Integration with SAP NetWeaver BI ... 389
... 7.3 Architecture and System Landscape ... 390
... 7.4 Summary ... 391
8. Implementation Process ... 393
... 8.1 Project Methodology ... 393
... 8.2 SAP Solution Manager ... 398
... 8.3 Project Organization ... 401
... 8.4 Summary ... 405
Appendix ... 407
... A. Literature ... 409
... B. List of Acronyms ... 411
... C. Glossary ... 415
... D. The Author ... 433
Index ... 435
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