Executive Summary This is an explanation and introduction to the basic concepts of SNP. We cover the reality of SNP functionality and usage. SNP as the Heart of APO SNP is often considered the heart of SAP APO because it ties together many other SAP APO applications. Those implementing SNP must be keenly aware of…
Executive Summary The real story on SNP and PP/DS is considerably different than what SAP proposes. The optimizer cannot be made to run correctly in either application. This is why we recommend turning the optimizer off and using an external optimizer with the APO database. SAP support is misleading many customers into continuing down a…
Executive Summary The MRP Type controls the planning of a product location as well as SNP and ERP location interactions. We cover the APO relevant fields for the MRP Type. Introduction This document is designed to provide background as to the location coding and interactions between APO and ERP. The MRP Type This is a…
Executive Summary Different Redeployment Designs in Conjunction with APO Redeployment Decision Matrix Integrating with the SAP Deployment Solution The Approach for Transportation Lane Management The Downsides Introduction Redeployment is a much less discussed supply planning thread. Some redeployment is necessary at most companies. Different Redeployment Designs in Conjunction with APO Companies do not meet their…
Executive Summary Background on Planning Versions and Simulation Some Common Reasons for Using Different Versions Version Copy In APO Copying Back Changes to the Active Version from the Inactive Version Process Issues of the S&OP Thread Security Issues and Simulation Version Report Generation and Extraction from the S&OP Version Beyond the Standard APO Problem Decomposition…
Executive Summary Understanding the Requirement. How the SNP Heuristic has Product Locations Added to the Procedure. How the CTM Heuristic has Product Locations Added to the Procedure. The CTM Master Data Selection Introduction The requirement described in this article is to have updates to products be assigned to groups so that the group is changed…
Executive Summary Subcontracting functionality works in specific SAP APO modules. It is essential to understand the subcontracting process flow. Introduction I cover subcontracting in this article. Subcontracting, in supply chain management, is the outsourcing of a manufacturing process, where the OEM (original equipment manufacturer) provides some of the parts or a semi-finished good to the subcontractor. Therefore, a stock transfer…
Executive Summary Covering the Planning Book configuration, which means understanding Key Figure options and the available settings. Key Figures used in DP and their configuration are covered in this article. Introduction to Proportional Factors When reviewing a Planning Book, it is important to consider that each Key Figure has many ways to configure. For instance,…
Executive Summary The SNP network heuristic is used for the initial supply plan. There are different flavors of running the network heuristic with either the location heuristic or the network heuristic. This highlights the need to consider how the supply planning problem is divided or decomposed by different methods. Introduction The SNP Heuristic is one…
Executive Summary SNP heuristic will stop with incorrect transportation lanes. We cover the low-level code in the SNP heuristic. We provide a recommendation for how to manage transportation lanes and SNP heuristics. Introduction to Transportation Lanes Transportation lanes connect the supply network locations, and they have a huge number of APO settings. You will learn…