Advanced Planning Systems (APS) are a key enabler of the supply chain management. However, APS are highly complex and difficult to comprehend.
This book provides students with valuable insights into the capabilities of state-of-the-art APS and bridges the gap between theory (model building and solution algorithms), software implementation, and adaptation to a specific business case. Our business case - named Frutado - provides a unifying framework for illustrating the different planning tasks that arise in a company - from demand planning to the distribution of goods - that are addressed by APS.
In addition, the book guides through interactive learning units which have been created and recorded for each module of SAP s APS. Learning units can be downloaded free of charge ready to be displayed in a web browser.
Together, the textbook and the learning units provide the required skills to better understand the concepts, models, and algorithms underlying today s APS.

Inhalt

Preface.- Introduction (*Hartmut Stadtler, Christopher Haub) - *Part I.-1 The Frutado Case 11 (Bernhard Fleischmann).- 2 Hierarchical Planning and the Supply Chain Planning Matrix (Hartmut Stadtler, Bernhard Fleischmann).- 3 SAP**® APO - Module Matrix and General Principles (*Christopher Sürie).- *Part II.-4 Demand Planning (DP) (Herbert Meyr).- 5 Master Planning - Supply Network Planning (Hartmut Stadtler).- 6 Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS) (Hartmut Stadtler, Christopher Sürie).- 7 Global Available-to-Promise (global ATP) (Bernhard Fleischmann, Sebastian Geier).- 8 Deployment (Martin Grunow, Poorya Farahani).- 9 Transportation Planning/Vehicle Scheduling (TP/VS) (Martin Grunow, Bryndís Stefánsdóttir).- Part III. -10 Final Remarks (Hartmut Stadtler).- Index.-About Contributors.**