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.