Contenu
This is your one-stop shop for SAP APO in SAP Supply Chain Management! Get the latest on the current SAP SCM 7.04 release while you learn how to use DP and SNP to forecast demand and capture demand patterns for tactical supply planning. Blending big-picture descriptions with step-by-step instructions, this book covers everything from implementing SAP APO to using interactive, characteristic-based, and collaborative planning. Carried by an in-depth case study, you'll discover quickly how to translate your demand and supply requirements into technical processes. Everything you need to know in one place!
a. Basic Principles and Advanced Planning Concepts
Cement a foundation in basic sales and operations planning principles to support weekly and monthly planning cycles. Then learn about advanced concepts like promotion planning and customer segmentation in DP, and forecast consumption and shelf-life planning in SNP.
b. Configuration and Optimization
Configure your solution to optimize planning: set up the optimizer model, implement multi-level demand and supply planning with business priorities using the Capable-to-Match (CTM) functionality, and perform inventory modeling for supply chain optimization.
c. Improved Architecture and Interface
Achieve faster, streamlined planning. Discover SAP APO's architectural and UI improvements: SAP APO on SAP HANA, best practices for rapid deployment solutions, the SAP APO Add-on for SAP ERP, and SAP Fiori apps.
Highlights:
- Demand Planning (SAP APO-DP)
- Supply Planning (SAP APO-SNP)
- Interactive planning
- Collaborative planning
- Reporting
- SNP optimizer
- Capable-to-Match
- Inventory planning and optimization
- Characteristic-based planning
- SAP APO
- SAP HANA