Demand Planning with SAP APO – Concepts and Design
Demand planning (DP) is an important process for supply chain management (SCM) across businesses and has a significant impact on the overall efficiency of business operations. In this book, you will learn how to apply key demand planning concepts to SAP APO DP and familiarize yourself with important considerations like statistical forecasting. Using a detailed case study and screenshots, you will build a strong foundation on demand planning concepts and design in SAP APO along with an understanding of advanced design in APO DP.
This expert guide to demand planning in SAP APO covers:
- SCM Context, Business Processes and Functionality for Different SAP APO Modules including Technical Architecture and Integration
- Example Business Scenario and Overall APO DP/ APO BW Process Flow Diagram
- Demand Planning Concepts and Business Rationale for APO DP Design
- Design and Deployment of Demand Planning in ERP, APO BW, and APO DP using Configuration, Master Data, and Transactions
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- Preface
- 1 Introduction to SCM
- 1.1 Key aspects of SCM
- 1.2 SCM solutions
- 1.3 Summary
- 2 APO as an SAP SCM solution
- 2.1 SAP Supply Chain Management
- 2.2 SAP APO
- 2.3 Summary
- 3 Our business scenario
- 3.1 The business scenario: OM Consumer Appliances, Inc.
- 3.2 Demand planning scenario
- 3.3 Business challenges
- 3.4 APO DP as solution to business requirements and challenges
- 3.5 Summary
- 4 Demand planning process
- 4.1 Demand planning introduction
- 4.2 Demand planning process flow
- 4.3 Summary
- 5 Design in APO BW for demand planning
- 5.1 Create the Source System
- 5.2 Create the Application Component
- 5.3 Create the DataSource
- 5.4 Create the lnfoSource
- 5.5 Create lnfoArea
- 5.6 DSO design
- 5.7 lnfoCube design
- 5.8 Transformation design
- 5.9 Summary
- 6 Design in ERP for Demand Planning
- 6.1 ERP configuration
- 6.2 Connectivity between ERP and APO
- 6.3 Master data in ERP
- 6.4 Core interface settings
- 6.5 Integration model execution for data transfer
- 6.6 Summary
- 7 Basic design in APO DP
- 7.1 Establishing connectivity between ERP and APO
- 7.2 Master data in APO
- 7.3 Master planning object structure design
- 7.4 Characteristic value combinations
- 7.5 Storage bucket profile and planning bucket profile
- 7.6 Planning area design
- 7.7 Data structure realignment and copy functionality
- 7.8 Planning book, data view, and selections
- 7.9 Summary
- 8 Advanced design in APO DP
- 8.1 Forecast profile setup: Master forecast profile
- 8.2 Alerts design
- 8.3 Macros design
- 8.4 Summary
- 9 Appendices
- 9.1 Business scenario data: OM Consumer Appliances, Inc.
- 9.2 Important transaction codes
- 9.3 Important tables
- 9.4 Important user exits and BADI functionality
- 9.5 Important SAP Notes
- A About the Authors
- B Index
- C Disclaimer
