Demand and Supply Planning with SAP APO, 2nd Edition 2016
- 9h 27m
- Sandeep Pradhan
- Rheinwerk Publishing Inc.
- 2016
This is your go-to guide for demand and supply planning with SAP APO! Use APO-DP and APO-SNP to forecast demand and capture demand patterns for tactical supply planning. A blend of big-picture descriptions and step-by-step instructions, this book covers everything from configuring SAP APO to using it for interactive, characteristic-based, and collaborative planning. Translate your demand and supply requirements into technical processes by following along with an in-depth case study. Everything you need to know in one place!
- Model and optimize your demand and supply planning processes with SAP APO-DP and SAP APO-SNP
- Manage different products and supply chain planning scenarios
- Enhance SAP APO functionality using SAP HANA
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.
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.
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.
- 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 HANA
- SAP Fiori
About the Author
Sandeep Pradhan is an SAP solution architect in the supply chain management field, with more than 18 years of professional experience. He specializes in supply chain application advisory services and has achieved results by helping clients understand, architect, select, and implement the SAP supply chain solutions required to run their businesses. He has worked on numerous full lifecycle SAP APO-DP and SAP APO-SNP implementations, and has written two other SAP PRESS books.
In this Book
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Introduction to Supply Chain Planning
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SAP APO as an Advanced Planning and Scheduling Tool
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Guidelines for Implementing SAP APO
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Preparing for Basic Planning Functionality
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Basic Interactive Planning
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Advanced Demand Planning
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Advanced Supply Planning
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Collaborative Planning
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Reporting
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SNP Optimizer
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Demand and Supply Matching with Capable-To-Match
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Inventory Planning and Optimization with SAP APO and SAP ERP
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Characteristics-Based Planning
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SAP Industry Solution Example with SAP APO
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Technical Architecture
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Technical Enhancements
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Conclusions and Outlook
