The Advanced Planner and Optimiser (APO) is the software from SAP dedicated to supply chain management. This book addresses the question of how to implement APO in a company. It is written from a long years' experience in implementation projects and provides project managers and team members with the necessary know-how for a successful implementation project. The focus is on introducing modeling approaches and explaining the structure and interdependencies of systems, modules and entities of APO. Another concern is the integration with the R/3 system(s), both technically and from a process point of view. Since APO projects differ significantly from other SAP projects, some key issues and common mistakes concerning project management are covered.

Inhalt
Overview.- Supply Chain Management Projects with APO.- SCM Processes and APO Modules.- APO Architecture.- Demand Planning.- Demand Planning.- Forecast Consumption & Planning Strategies.- Order Fulfilment.- Order Fulfilment Overview.- Sales.- Transportation Planning.- Distribution.- Distribution & Supply Chain Planning Overview.- Integrated Distribution & Production Planning.- Distribution Planning.- Replenishment.- Production.- Production Overview.- Rough-Cut Production Planning.- Detailed Production Planning.- Sales in a Make-to-Order Environment.- Detailed Scheduling.- Production Execution.- Modelling of Special Production Conditions.- External Procurement.- Purchasing.- Subcontracting.- Cross Process Topics.- Stock and Safety Stock.- Interchangeability.- Exception Reporting.- System Integration.- Core Interface.- Integration to DP.