Characteristics are used in SAP as attributes, for example to specify the configuration of products or the properties of batches. In many industries, such as engineering, automotive, mill, pharmaceutical and foods, supply chain planning has to consider these characteristics. APO offers many different functionalities for planning with characteristics. This book offers help and advice for the basic design of the implementation by explaining the processes and scenarios (process chains) for planning with characteristics, from the business case down to the implementation level.

Klappentext

Explains processes and scenarios (process chains) for planning with SAP characteristics.

Uses the latest releases of SAP R/3 and APO (Advanced Planning & Optimization software).

The levels scenario, process and function are explained from the business case down to the implementation level and the relations between these levels are consistently pointed out throughout the book

Many illustrations help to understand the interdependencies between scenario, process and function

Aims to help avoiding costly dead ends and securing a smooth implementation and management of supply chains

Zusammenfassung

Characteristics are used in SAP as attributes, e.g. to specify the configuration of products or the properties of batches. In many industries engineering, automotive, mill, pharmaceutical and foods to name the most typical supply chain planning has to consider these characteristics. APO offers many different functionalities for planning with characteristics, where each of the functionalities has some prerequisites and incompatibilities. This book offers help and advice for the basic design of the implementation by explaining the processes and scenarios (process chains) for planning with characteristics, the functionalities for planning with characteristics in APO including their prerequisites and incompatibilities and the entities, dependencies and system configuration determinants for planning with characteristics in R/3 and APO. This book is based on the releases R/3 4.7 and mySAP SCM 4.1.

Inhalt
Motivation for Planning with Characteristics.- Characteristic Based Planning Overview.- Characteristics and Classes.- Configuration Scheme in APO.- Make-to-Order with Variant Configuration.- Make-to-Order with VC and Demand Planning.- Sales from Stock with Characteristics.- Configure-to-Order with Propagation.- Planning with Shelf Life.- Sales Order Oriented Planning.- Production Planning and Scheduling.