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.

<p><b>Preface

Introduction (</b><i>Hartmut Stadtler, Christopher Haub) - </i><b>Part I
</b><b>1 The Frutado Case 11 (</b><i>Bernhard Fleischmann)
</i><b>2 Hierarchical Planning and the Supply Chain Planning Matrix (H</b><i>artmut Stadtler, Bernhard Fleischmann)
</i><b>3 SAP</b><b>® </b><b>APO - Module Matrix and General Principles (</b><i>Christopher Sürie)
</i><b>Part II
</b><b>4 Demand Planning (DP) (</b><i>Herbert Meyr)
</i><b>5 Master Planning - Supply Network Planning (</b><i>Hartmut Stadtler)
</i><b>6 Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS) (</b><i>Hartmut Stadtler, Christopher Sürie)
</i><b>7 Global Available-to-Promise (global ATP) (</b><i>Bernhard Fleischmann, Sebastian Geier)
</i><b>8 Deployment (</b><i>Martin Grunow, Poorya Farahani)
</i><b>9 Transportation Planning/Vehicle Scheduling (TP/VS) (</b><i>Martin Grunow, Bryndís Stefánsdóttir)
</i><b>Part III. - </b><b>10 Final Remarks (</b><i>Hartmut Stadtler)
</i><b>Index
</b><b>About Contributors.</b></p>