Guide to Transitioning from SAP APO to IBP
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Meet Demand-Driven Scheduling Requirements with SAP ERP and SAP APO: Q&A on When to Use Which for Enhanced Supply and Production Planning
SAP ERP and the production planning and detailed scheduling (PP/DS) and supply network planning (SNP) components of SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (SAP APO) offer functionality that can be utilized in a variety of design options to optimize production plans and provide greater visibility into your inventory management, but when do you use which? Especially...…
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What you need to know about SAP ERP and APO data transfer using CIF: Q&A with SCM 2014 speaker Claudio Gonzalez
Thank you everyone who joined us for our Q&A with SCM 2014 speaker Claudio Gonzalez of SCM Connections. Claudio answered reader questions on troubleshooting SAP ERP and APO data transfer with the CIF (core interface). Questions for Claudio included: If we CIF subcontracting SNP PDS, will it create any transportation lanes in APO? When should we use inbound queues...…
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Create Consignment Fill-Up Sales Orders Using SAP APO SNP
Follow these prerequisite, configuration, and implementation steps to model the automatic creation of consignment fill-up sales orders in SAP ERP Central Component (ECC) using Supply Network Planning (SNP) deployment functionality in SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (SAP APO). This process enables the automatic planning and creation of sales orders from SAP APO. It minimizes the...…
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What to Consider When Integrating PP-PI in APO SNP and PP/DS
Watch out for surprises when you integrate Production Planning for Process Industries with Advanced Planning and Optimization. Learn how to best set up recipes and capacity consumption in this environment to avoid errors. Key Concept Production Planning for Process Industries (PP- PI) is a planning tool in R/3 and SAP ERP Central Component used in...…
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Enhance R/3’s Product Allocation Tool by Integrating It with APO’s DP and GATP Modules
SAP R/3 and Advanced Planner and Optimizer (APO) provide several different ways to manage planning hierarchies for product allocation purposes, each with benefits and drawbacks. The author shows how to optimize product allocation in R/3 and presents examples of how R/3 integrates with APO’s Demand Planning (DP) and Global Available to Promise (GATP). Both SAP...…
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Improve Forecast Quality with Sales Forecast Collaboration Using SNC and APO
Find out how you can establish a direct integration between Advanced Planning and Optimization Demand Planning and the Supply Network Collaboration sales forecast collaboration process. The integration leads to a combined forecast, an integration of data, and an improved total cost of ownership. Key Concept Supply Network Collaboration (SNC) allows business partners to align, share,...…
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How to Set Up Master Data and Configuration for VMI Using SAP APO 7.0 and SAP ECC 6.0
Learn how to easily set up the master data, configuration, and technical parameters for the Vendor-Managed Inventory (VMI) process. Key Concept Vendor-Managed Inventory (VMI) helps with collaboration between the vendor and the customer using SAP applications such as SAP ERP Central Component (SAP ECC) and SAP Advanced Planning & Optimization (SAP APO). However, to seamlessly...…
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10 Tips for Implementing SAP APO SNP
As you implement Advanced Planning and Optimization Supply Network Planning, consider these 10 preparation and setup tips to help you maximize your system resources and eliminate potential data problems. Key Concept Supply Network Planning (SNP) in SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) provides a link between Demand Planning’s (DP’s) forecasting functionality and the more detailed...…
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Eliminate SAP APO Time Zone Confusion
Time zones and the added complication of Daylight Saving Time changes can confuse an SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization user. Learn the customization tasks and master data settings to keep your SAP system time settings in sync. Key Concept Time zone is both a technical and configuration parameter that is important in operating an SAP...…
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Design SAP NetWeaver BW for APO SNP Reporting and Save Your Planners’ Time
SAP Advanced Planning & Optimization (SAP APO) Supply Network Planning (SNP) is used by supply planners in many companies for distribution requirements planning (DRP) and master production scheduling (MPS). However, it is not user friendly to log in to SAP SNP books to display planning data. Instead, I show how to display the data on...…
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