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Sap Advanced Planning and Optimization (Apo) : Current Version: 7.0

SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) 7.0 is SAP's supply chain planning solution. It supports strategic, tactical, and operational decision making through demand planning, supply network planning, production planning, detailed scheduling, and other functions. Benefits include planning at different aggregation levels, seamless integration with other SAP systems, and drill-down capabilities. It provides an end-to-end supply chain management solution linking order generation to production to transportation. The solution can handle complex scenarios and forecasting models for short, medium, and long term planning with dependent demand forecasting.

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Sap Advanced Planning and Optimization (Apo) : Current Version: 7.0

SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) 7.0 is SAP's supply chain planning solution. It supports strategic, tactical, and operational decision making through demand planning, supply network planning, production planning, detailed scheduling, and other functions. Benefits include planning at different aggregation levels, seamless integration with other SAP systems, and drill-down capabilities. It provides an end-to-end supply chain management solution linking order generation to production to transportation. The solution can handle complex scenarios and forecasting models for short, medium, and long term planning with dependent demand forecasting.

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SAP ADVANCED PLANNING AND OPTIMIZATION (APO)

Current Version: 7.0

What is APO

Planning component of mySAP SCM, the supply chain management solution provided by SAP Used to make strategic, tactical and operational decisions and supports you in performing the following planning activities:

Demand Planning (DP) Supply Network Planning (SNP)

Production Planning (PP)


Detailed Scheduling (DS) Deployment Transport Load Builder (TLB) Global Available-to-Promise (gATP)

Benefits and Capabilities (If possible)

Benefits:

Planning and Forecasting possible on different Aggregation Levels Seamless Integration with other SAP systems (ECC/BW) Provides Drilldown Facilities to the Planner a major advantage over Planning in other tools Provides a End-to-End supply chain management solution, seamlessly linking all key processes from order generation to production planning to transportation

Capabilities:

Can handle Complex scenarios like Vendor Managed Inventory Planning and Forecasting and Dependent Demand Forecasting Forecasting Models and Algorithms exist suitable for Short , Medium and Long term planning Dependent Demand can also be forecasted using APO as planning tool

Target Audience

Planning (Head of Planning, Supply Chain Planning) Sales Team, Inventory and Production team Process Owner Business Analyst

Questions to Ask (TO UNCOVER OPPORTUNITIES)


Are you observing frequent urgent Shipments at some locations ? Does some of your warehouses are always over stocked for some products and falling short on some products when actual demand comes Are you observing always a considerable difference between Forecasted Sales and Actual Realized Sales Suggest a change in forecasting strategy and tool

Facing Integration issues between your Planning and ERP system ?


Planners facing Drilldown Issues while planning in current tool, if any?

If answer to any of the above is a YES than its time to use mySAP SCM Planning functionality

Competitive Analysis

Solution Competitors:

I2 Manugistics

Implementation Partner Competitors:


Capgemini Accenture Igate

We can perform integrations with:


Other SAP System (ECC, BI) Other Legacy or Transactional System

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