SAP APO Online Training Complete Management Module

SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) is another SAP module that creates the SAP SCM solution with SAP ICH (inventory collaboration hub) and SAP EM (event management). This suite looks after the performance management. For better performance, many small-sized and medium-sized enterprises are using SAP APO technology.

The main advantage of using SAP APO is that it provides complete end-to-end SCM solution and links together the processes that help in the enhancement of the process. It supports the following features.

Co-operation between partners at all stages of the SCM
1. Order receipt
2. Stock monitoring
3. Final shipping
Cultivation of relationships between customer and business partner
Business collaboration
1. Strategic level
2. Operational planning level
3. Tactical level
Constant optimization of SCM’s efficiency
Constant evaluation of SCM’s efficiency

SAP APO Full Syllabus

❯ Introduction to ERP

ERP concept
SAP business suite architecture
SCM concept
APO architecture
APO modules
Integration of APO with other modules
- R/3
- BW
- BI

❯ Demand Planning

Overview

Demand management
Integration of demand planning with other SAP APO modules
Business scenario

Configuration

Planning area
Planning object structures
Time bucket profile
Storage bucket profile

❯ Administrative Workbench

Info objects
Creating info objects
Basics of reporting
Data source
Source system
Extracting sales data from
- ECC (R/3)
- Excel
- BW

❯ Planning Books and Macros

Planning books
Data views
Advanced macros
Interactive planning functionalities
Selection profile
Macro alerts
Alerts-forecasting alerts

❯ Forecasting Strategies

Univariate forecast
Composite
Multi-linear regression forecast

❯ Aggregation and Disaggregation Calculation Types

What are proportional factors
Time-based proportional factors

❯ Lifecycle Planning

Lifecycle management
Data realignment
Copy
LIKE modeling

❯Mass Processing

Macro calculation
Release of demand planning data to SNP
Transfer of demand planning data to R/3

❯ Process Chains

❯ Core Interface

Introduction
Architecture
Transfer of master data
Background
Initial and change transfers
Reconciliation change pointers

❯ SNP – Supply Network Planning

Overview
- Process of SNP
- Role of SNP in APO
Supply network design
Master data
- Products
- Location
- Calendars
- Resources
- Transportation lanes
- Lot size
- Demand profiles
SNP configuration
- Macros
- Planning object structures
- Data views and books planning
The SNP heuristic
- Sourcing
- Supply planning
- Capacity check
- Capacity leveling
Capable to match
Optimization in SNP
- Constraints in optimization
- Configuration of SNP optimizer
Safety stock planning
- Introduction
- Standard methods
- Advanced methods
Deployment
- Configuration
- Distribution planning concept
- Heuristic
- Optimizer
- Push rules
- Fair share
Transport load builder (TLB)
- Planning for transportation
- TLB run
- TLB configuration

❯ Production Planning or Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS)

Production overview
- Introduction to PP/DS
- Role of PP/DS
Master data
- PP – production planning
  - Configuration
  - Pegging
  - Setup times
  - Heuristics
  - Planning process
  - Source determination
- Check selection

❯ GATP – Global Available to Promise

Product availability check
Check against forecast
MATP – multi-ATP check
CTP – capable to promise

❯ Back Order Processing (BOP)

Interactive BOP
Background BOP

❯ APO’s Technical Aspects

LiveCache technology
Database vs. LiveCache
Object transportation
Performance tuning

❯ Project Scenarios

SAP projects
- Implementation
- Rollouts
- Upgradation
- support
System landscape
Implementation methodologies
Real-time issues
Case study