Take your supply chain to the cloud! Walk through the SAP Integrated Business Planning applications-S&OP, demand, response and supply, demand-driven MRP, and inventory. Then learn to monitor and control these processes. See how to set up and use your SAP IBP system, from planning areas to key figures. With coverage of intelligent visibility, SAP IBP for demand-driven replenishment, and more, you can be sure you're getting the latest information on supply chain planning with SAP!

Highlights include:

1. Planning model
2. Planning areas
3. Sales and operations planning (S&OP)
4. Demand planning and forecasting
5. Supply planning
6. Response planning
7. Inventory planning
8. Demand-driven replenishment
9. SAP Supply Chain Control Tower
10. Implementation methodology
11. Case studies

3rd edition, updated and revised

Autorentext
Jay Foster is the director of solution management at SAP for SAP IBP.

Inhalt
... Foreword from Martin Barkman ... 19

... Foreword from Tim Gaus ... 21

... Preface ... 23

... Target Audience ... 23

... How to Read This Book ... 24

... How This Book Is Organized ... 24

... Conclusion ... 27

... Acknowledgments ... 27

1 ... Introduction ... 29

1.1 ... Supply Chain Complexity in the Digital World ... 29

1.2 ... The Evolution of Supply Chain Planning at SAP ... 35

1.3 ... SAP Integrated Business Planning at a Glance ... 37

1.4 ... SAP Integrated Business Planning and the Intelligent Digital Supply Chain ... 47

1.5 ... SAP Integrated Business Planning Architecture ... 49

1.6 ... Summary ... 51

2 ... Navigation ... 53

2.1 ... SAP Fiori ... 53

2.2 ... SAP Integrated Business Planning Excel Planning View ... 65

2.3 ... Summary ... 76

3 ... Planning Data ... 77

3.1 ... Master Data in a Supply Chain Network ... 77

3.2 ... Transactional Data in a Supply Chain Network ... 87

3.3 ... Standard Data Models in SAP Integrated Business Planning ... 88

3.4 ... Data Integration ... 89

3.5 ... Data Visualization in SAP Integrated Business Planning ... 95

3.6 ... Summary ... 106

4 ... Building Blocks of a Planning Model ... 107

4.1 ... Attributes ... 108

4.2 ... Master Data Types ... 109

4.3 ... Time Profiles ... 113

4.4 ... Planning Areas ... 114

4.5 ... Planning Levels ... 115

4.6 ... Key Figures ... 116

4.7 ... Key Figure Calculation Logic ... 119

4.8 ... Planning Operator Profiles ... 123

4.9 ... Versions ... 125

4.10 ... Scenarios ... 126

4.11 ... Reason Codes ... 127

4.12 ... Global Configuration Parameters ... 128

4.13 ... Snapshot Configuration Parameters ... 129

4.14 ... Summary ... 130

5 ... Configuring an SAP IBP System ... 131

5.1 ... Managing Planning Attributes ... 131

5.2 ... Assigning Attributes to a Master Data Type ... 133

5.3 ... Creating Time Profiles ... 136

5.4 ... Defining Planning Areas ... 139

5.5 ... Managing the Planning Level ... 142

5.6 ... Using Key Figures ... 145

5.7 ... Adding Calculation Logic to Key Figures ... 146

5.8 ... Attributes as Key Figures ... 148

5.9 ... Creating Reason Codes ... 148

5.10 ... Version Configuration ... 149

5.11 ... Creating Scenarios ... 150

5.12 ... Managing Global Configuration Settings ... 151

5.13 ... Copying a Standard SAP-Delivered Planning Area ... 153

5.14 ... Activating the Planning Model ... 155

5.15 ... Deleting Active Objects ... 157

5.16 ... Summary ... 158

6 ... Sales and Operations Planning with SAP IBP ... 159

6.1 ... Objective of Sales and Operations Planning ... 160

6.2 ... Technical, Design, and Philosophical Requirements Supporting Sales and Operations Planning ... 163

6.3 ... Managing Sales and Operations Planning Processes with SAP Integrated Business Planning ... 169

6.4 ... Planning and External Procurement Collaboration ... 179

6.5 ... What's Ahead for Sales and Operations Planning? ... 180

6.6 ... Summary ... 182

7 ... Implementing SAP IBP for Sales and Operations ... 183

7.1 ... Managing Master Data for Sales and Operations Planning ... 183

7.2 ... Building and Activating Sales and Operations Planning Models ... 186

7.3 ... Demand and Supply Planning for Sales and Operations Planning ... 194

7.4 ... Planning Views and Alerts through Sales and Operations Planning ... 202

7.5 ... Collaboration ... 208

7.6 ... Obstacles to Sales and Operations Planning Success and Achievement ... 210

7.7 ... Summary ... 213

8 ... Demand Planning and Forecasting with SAP IBP ... 215

8.1 ... Demand Planning ... 216

8.2 ... Product Lifecycle Forecasting ... 233

8.3 ... Integrating Promotion Data in Forecasting ... 234

8.4 ... Realignment ... 235

8.5 ... Forecast Error Calculations in Demand Planning ... 236

8.6 ... Forecast Automation ... 238

8.7 ... Demand Sensing ... 239

8.8 ... What's Ahead for Demand Planning? ... 241

8.9 ... Summary ... 241

9 ... Implementing SAP IBP for Demand ... 243

9.1 ... Planning Model Configuration ... 244

9.2 ... Forecast Model Management ... 252

9.3 ... Promotion Planning ... 258

9.4 ... Demand Planning Run in SAP Integrated Business Planning ... 260

9.5 ... Demand Planning for a New Product ... 260

9.6 ... Summary ... 262

10 ... Response and Supply Planning with SAP IBP ... 263

10.1 ... Response and Supply Planning Overview ... 264

10.2 ... Supply Planning Methodology ... 265

10.3 ... Forecast Consumption ... 270

10.4 ... Gating Factor Analysis ... 271

10.5 ... Order Review and Analysis ... 272

10.6 ... Order Simulation and Scenario Planning ... 277

10.7 ... What's Ahead for Response and Supply Planning? ... 280

10.8 ... Summary ... 281

11 ... Implementing SAP IBP for Response and Supply ... 283

11.1 ... Data Integration ... 284

11.2 ... Planning Area Overview ... 285

11.3 ... Basic Configuration ... 290

11.4 ... Demand Prioritization Rule ... 298

11.5 ... Response and Supply Management Planning Run ... 303

11.6 ... Order Simulation and Scenario Planning ... 309

11.7 ... Planning Review for Response and Supply ... 310

11.8 ... Gating Factor Analysis ... 311

11.9 ... Deployment Planning ... 312

11.10 ... Synchronized Planning ... 315

11.11 ... Summary ... 318

12 ... Inventory Management with SAP IBP ... 319

12.1 ... Why Hold Inventory? ... 319

12.2 ... Inventory Types and Usage ... 321

12.3 ... Inventory Planning and Related Analytics ... 324

12.4 ... Inventory Optimization Calculations ... 329

12.5 ... SAP IBP for Inventory ... 333

12.6 ... What's Ahead for Inventory? ... 337

12.7 ... Summary ... 337

13 ... Implementing SAP IBP for Inventory ... 339

13.1 ... Building Network Visualizations ... 339

13.2 ... Modeling Inventory Optimization ... 343

13.3 ... Manage Forecast Error Calculations App ... 347

13.4 ... Inventory Profiles App ... 349

13.5 ... Inventory Analysis App ... 349

13.6 ... Input/Output Data Objects and Key Figures ... 353

13.7 ... Planning Operators for Inventory Calculation ... 358

13.8 ... Performing and Reviewing Inventory Optimization ... 359

13.9 ... Summary ... 364

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