1;Preface;5 2;Contents;7 3;Part I - Overview;16 3.1;1 SCM Projects with SAP APO(TM);17 3.1.1;1.1 The Supply Chain Management Approach;17 3.1.2;1.2 Supply Chain Management Projects with SAP APO;20 3.1.3;1.3 SAP APOTM Project Management and Peculiarities;21 3.2;2 SCM Processes and SAP APO(TM) Modules ;23 3.3;3 SAP APOTM Architecture;28 3.3.1;3.1 Technical Building Blocks of SAP APO;28 3.3.2;3.2 Master Data Overview;30 3.3.3;3.3 Model and Version;36 3.3.4;3.4 Planners;37 3.3.5;3.5 Order Categories;38 3.3.6;3.6 Pegging;38 3.3.7;3.7 Data Locking;41 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;68 4.1.5;4.5 Promotion Planning;78 4.1.6;4.6 Dependent Demand in Demand Planning;83 4.1.7;4.7 Collaborative Forecasting;86 4.1.8;4.8 Background Planning;88 4.1.9;4.9 Release of the Demand Plan;90 4.2;5 Forecast Consumption and Planning Strategies;96 4.2.1;5.1 Make-to-Stock;96 4.2.2;5.2 Make-to-Order;97 4.2.3;5.3 Planning with Final Assembly;98 4.2.4;5.4 Planning Without Final Assembly;100 4.2.5;5.5 Planning for Assembly Groups;102 4.2.6;5.6 Technical Settings for the Requirements Strategies;103 5;Part III - Order Fulfilment;106 5.1;6 Order Fulfilment Overview;107 5.2;7 Sales;109 5.2.1;7.1 Sales Order Entry;109 5.2.2;7.2 Availability Check Overview;110 5.2.3;7.3 Master Data and Configuration;114 5.2.4;7.4 Product Availability Check;119 5.2.5;7.5 Allocations;124 5.2.6;7.6 Forecast Check;131 5.2.7;7.7 Rules-Based ATP;132 5.2.8;7.8 Transportation and Shipment Scheduling;142 5.2.9;7.9 Backorder Processing;144 5.3;8 Transportation Planning;154 5.3.1;8.1 Transportation Planning Overview;154 5.3.2;8.2 Master Data and Configuration;156 5.3.3;8.3 TP/VS Planning Board;163 5.3.4;8.4 TP/VS Optimisation;165 5.3.5;8.5 Scheduling;168 5.3.6;8.6 Carrier Selection;169 5.3.7;8.7 Collaboration;170 5.3.8;8.8 Release and Transfer to SAP ERP(TM);171 5.3.9;8.9 Dynamic Route Determination;171 6;Part IV - Distribution;172 6.1;9 Distribution and Supply Chain Planning Overview;173 6.1.1;9.1 Distribution and Supply Chain Planning Scenarios;173 6.1.2;9.2 Applications for Distribution and Supply Chain Planning;175 6.1.3;9.3 Order Cycle for Stock Transfers;179 6.1.4;9.4 Integration of Stock Transfers to SAP ERP(TM);181 6.1.5;9.5 SNP Planning Book;186 6.2;10 Integrated Distribution and Production Planning;190 6.2.1;10.1 Cases for Integrated Planning;190 6.2.2;10.2 SNP Optimiser;191 6.2.3;10.3 Capable-to-Match;200 6.3;11 Distribution Planning;214 6.3.1;11.1 Master Data for Distribution Planning;214 6.3.2;11.2 SNP Heuristic;217 6.3.3;11.3 Planned Stock Transfers;217 6.3.4;11.4 Stock in Transit;219 6.3.5;11.5 Storage and Handling Restrictions;220 6.3.6;11.6 Sourcing;222 6.4;12 Replenishment;224 6.4.1;12.1 Deployment;224 6.4.2;12.2 Transport Load Builder;234 7;Part V - Production;240 7.1;13 Production Overview;241 7.1.1;13.1 Production Process Overview;241 7.1.2;13.2 Applications for Production Planning;245 7.1.3;13.3 Feasible Plans;256 7.1.4;13.4 Master Data for Production;258 7.1.5;13.5 Dependencies to the SAP ERP(TM) Configuration ;281 7.2;14 Rough-Cut Production Planning;283 7.2.1;14.1 Basics of Rough-Cut Production Planning;283 7.2.2;14.2 SNP Heuristic;286 7.2.3;14.3 Capacity Levelling;288 7.2.4;14.4 SNP Optimisation for Production Planning;289 7.2.5;14.5 Capable-to-Match (with SNP Master Data);291 7.2.6;14.6 Scheduling in SNP;292 7.2.7;14.7 Integration to PP/DS and SAP ERP(TM);295 7.3;15 Detailed Production Planning;301 7.3.1;15.1 Basics of PP/DS;301 7.3.2;15.2 Heuristics for Production Planning;306 7.3.3;15.3 Consumption Based Planning;314 7.3.4;15.4 Material Flow and Service Heuristics;315 7.3.5;15.5 Tools for Visualisation and Interactive Planning;317 7.3.6;15.6 Reporting;322 7.3.7;15.7 Special Processes for Production Planning;325 7.3.8;15.8 Capable-to-Match (with PP/DS Master Data);