Structures, Modelling Approaches and Implementation Pecularities
by Jörg Thomas Dickersbach.
Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2004
(xi, 339 pages)
1 Supply Chain Management Projects with APO --; 2 SCM Processes and APO Modules --; 3 APO Architecture --; 4 Demand Planning --; 5 Production Strategies & Forecast Consumption --; 6 Integrated Distribution & Production Planning --; 7 Distribution Planning --; 8 Replenishment --; 9 Production Planning --; 10 Procurement --; 11 Order Fulfillment --; 12 Exception Reporting --; 13 System Integration via Core Interface --; 14 System Integration to APO-DP.
The Advanced Planner and Optimiser (APO) is the software from SAP dedicated to supply chain management. This book addresses the question how to implement APO in a company. It is written from a long years' experience in implementation projects and aims to provide project managers and team members with the necessary know how for a successful implementation project. The focus of the book lies in 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 pointed out as well.