SAP Planning & Consolidations
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SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation: Gain a Better Understanding of Application Management
When a user creates an application, much of what happens in SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation is hidden from the user. Take an in-depth look at how applications are created and see how InfoCubes and applications differ. This information can help you quickly troubleshoot any issues your users may encounter. Key Concept The term application...…
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Improve Your Cost Center Planning with Driver-Based Planning
See how to plan cost center activities automatically with driver-based planning. Learn how it works in both manufacturing and service departments. Key Concept Driver-based planning is a best practice in the manufacturing industry, in which companies often use the sales plan as a starting point for the production plan and the production plan to determine...…
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How to Implement the Linear Regression Technique in SAP Integrated Business Planning for Demand
SAP Integrated Business Planning for demand is the equivalent of SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (SAP APO) Demand Planning. While SAP APO has an out-of-the-box forecast model that uses a linear regression technique to forecast, SAP Integrated Business Planning does not have it. The purpose of this article is to understand the solution approach to...…
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Use World-Class SOP Strategies to Balance Future Supply and Demand
Having difficulty balancing supply and demand? Doing OK but want to do better? Learn the key strategies to put Sales and Operations Planning (SOP) to work for you. Key Concept One of the key activities in the area of supply chain planning is the periodic review of anticipated demand and available supply. This business process...…
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Master APO Requirements Strategies
Does your manufacturing requirement strategy in APO match your business plan? Find out how to determine if it does and adjust it if it doesn’t. Key Concept Advanced Planner and Optimizer (APO) requirements strategies determine not only whether a product is manufactured based on a make-to-stock or make-to-order principle. They also determine how existing product...…
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Make Your System More Available to Users with Key Figure Locking
Learn about the different locking options you can use in a planning area to eliminate the problem of locked data selections. See how you can share data with other users at the same time. Key Concept Locking prevents two or more users from accessing and changing data for the same selection at the same time....…
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Improve Runs for Products with Recurring Time Constraints Using SAP APO SNP
You can configure the SAP Advanced Planning & Optimization (SAP APO) Supply Network Planning (SNP) module to create a real-time shop floor plan based on production frequency. This approach is useful if a company has dedicated manufacturing lines and manufacturing weeks in a month for different product groups, and wants to generate the production plan...…
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How Implementing SAP Cash Management Helps in Monitoring Your Working Capital
Learn how to connect the basic SAP order-to-cash and purchase-to-pay cycles in SAP Cash Management to manage your organization’s working capital. This working capital is further efficiently used by connecting SAP Treasury and Risk Management and SAP In-House Cash to SAP Cash Management. Key Concept SAP Cash Management is a sub-component of SAP Financial Supply...…
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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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Optimize BW’s Data Modeling Capabilities with BPS
Make the jump from reporting in BW to planning and data modeling using BW’s Business Planning and Simulation (BW-BPS). See how the InfoCubes, attributes, calculated key figures, and dimensions for planning differ from those you use in reporting. Get valuable tips about properly structuring your planning InfoCubes. Key Concept A characteristic is an object that...…
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