1;Preface;5 2;Contents;7 3;Part I - Overview;16 3.1;1 Supply Chain Management Projects with APO;17 3.1.1;1.1 The Supply Chain Management Approach;17 3.1.2;1.2 Supply Chain Management Projects with APO;20 3.1.3;1.3 APO Project Peculiarities and Project Management;21 3.2;2 SCM Processes and APO Modules;23 3.3;3 APO Architecture;28 3.3.1;3.1 Technical Building Blocks of APO;28 3.3.2;3.2 System Integration Overview;30 3.3.3;3.3 Master Data Overview;31 3.3.4;3.4 Model and Version;36 3.3.5;3.5 Planners;38 3.3.6;3.6 Order Categories;38 3.3.7;3.7 Pegging;39 3.3.8;3.8 Data Locking;42 4;Part II - Demand Planning;43 4.1;4 Demand Planning;44 4.1.1;4.1 Demand Planning Overview;44 4.1.2;4.2 Data Structure for Demand Planning;47 4.1.3;4.3 Planning Book, Macros and Interactive Planning;57 4.1.4;4.4 Statistical Forecasting;67 4.1.5;4.5 Promotion Planning;76 4.1.6;4.6 Dependent Demand in Demand Planning;82 4.1.7;4.7 Collaborative Forecasting;85 4.1.8;4.8 Background Planning;86 4.1.9;4.9 Release of the Demand Plan;88 4.2;5 Forecast Consumption & Planning Strategies;94 4.2.1;5.1 Make-to-Stock;94 4.2.2;5.2 Make-to-Order;95 4.2.3;5.3 Planning with Final Assembly;96 4.2.4;5.4 Planning Without Final Assembly;98 4.2.5;5.5 Planning for Assembly Groups;100 4.2.6;5.6 Technical Settings for the Requirements Strategies;101 5;Part III - Order Fulfilment;104 5.1;6 Order Fulfilment Overview;105 5.2;7 Sales;107 5.2.1;7.1 Sales Order Entry;107 5.2.2;7.2 Availability Check Overview;108 5.2.3;7.3 Master Data & Configuration;112 5.2.4;7.4 Product Availability Check;117 5.2.5;7.5 Allocations;122 5.2.6;7.6 Forecast Check;129 5.2.7;7.7 Rules-Based ATP;130 5.2.8;7.8 Transportation & Shipment Scheduling;140 5.2.9;7.9 Backorder Processing;142 5.3;8 Transportation Planning;151 5.3.1;8.1 Transportation Planning Overview;151 5.3.2;8.2 Master Data and Configuration;153 5.3.3;8.3 TP/VS Planning Board;160 5.3.4;8.4 TP/VS Optimisation;162 5.3.5;8.5 Scheduling;165 5.3.6;8.6 Carrier Selection;166 5.3.7;8.7 Collaboration;167 5.3.8;8.8 Release and Transfer to R/3;168 6;Part IV - Distribution;169 6.1;9 Distribution & Supply Chain Planning Overview;170 6.1.1;9.1 Distribution & Supply Chain Planning Scenarios;170 6.1.2;9.2 Applications for Distribution & Supply Chain Planning;172 6.1.3;9.3 Order Cycle for Stock Transfers;176 6.1.4;9.4 Integration of Stock Transfers to R/3;178 6.1.5;9.5 SNP Planning Book;183 6.2;10 Integrated Distribution & Production Planning;187 6.2.1;10.1 Cases for Integrated Planning;187 6.2.2;10.2 SNP Optimiser;189 6.2.3;10.3 Capable-to-Match;197 6.3;11 Distribution Planning;212 6.3.1;11.1 Master Data for Distribution Planning;212 6.3.2;11.2 SNP Heuristic;215 6.3.3;11.3 Planned Stock Transfers;215 6.3.4;11.4 Stock in Transit;217 6.3.5;11.5 Storage & Handling Restrictions;218 6.3.6;11.6 Sourcing;220 6.4;12 Replenishment;222 6.4.1;12.1 Deployment;222 6.4.2;12.2 Transport Load Builder;235 7;Part V - Production;241 7.1;13 Production Overview;242 7.1.1;13.1 Production Process Overview;242 7.1.2;13.2 Applications for Production Planning;246 7.1.3;13.3 Feasible Plans;255 7.1.4;13.4 Master Data for Production;258 7.1.5;13.5 Dependencies to the R/3 Configuration;280 7.2;14 Rough-Cut Production Planning;282 7.2.1;14.1 Basics of Rough-Cut Production Planning;282 7.2.2;14.2 SNP Heuristic;285 7.2.3;14.3 Capacity Levelling;287 7.2.4;14.4 SNP Optimisation for Production Planning;288 7.2.5;14.5 Capable-to-Match (with SNP Master Data);290 7.2.6;14.6 Scheduling in SNP;291 7.2.7;14.7 Integration to PP/DS and R/3;294 7.3;15 Detailed Production Planning;300 7.3.1;15.1 Basics of PP/DS;300 7.3.2;15.2 Heuristics for Production Planning;305 7.3.3;15.3 Consumption Based Planning;313 7.3.4;15.4 Material Flow & Service Heuristics;313 7.3.5;15.5 Tools for Visualisation and Interactive Planning;315 7.3.6;15.6 Reporting;321 7.3.7;15.7 Special Processes for Production Planning;324 7.3.8;15.8 Capable-to-Match (with PP/DS Master Data);327 7.4;16 Sales in a Make-to-Order Environment;328 7.4.1;16.1