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SAP Supply Chain Planning Options
SAP APO as add-on
for SAP ERP
SAP APO as part
of SAP SCM
Integrated
Business planning (IBP)
SAP APO add-on on top ERP SAP APO is an integral part of the
SAP SCM. SAP SCM is an on
premise standalone system.
Integrated business planning is
new Could based SCM tool.
SAP APO uses ERP database and
SAP LiveCache
SAP SCM uses a database separate
from SAP ERP and SAP Live Cache
IBP is designed on top HANA
Platform
Not all SAP APO functions are
supported (GATP, SPP)
Full SAP APO functionalities are
supported
Not all SAP APO functions are
supported yet (GATP, SPP)
Recommended only for small
volumes
Recommended for high volumes Recommended for high volumes
HANA DB supported HANA DB Supported Works only with HANA
Required NetWeaver and SAP BW Required NetWeaver and SAP BW Required HANA Platform
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APO Proposed Architecture with data flow
Any DB HANA DB
APO Master Data
APO Transaction
Data
CIF
EDW (HANA)
SLT/Data Service
MDXSQL MDXSQL
SLT/ODP
Extractors
SAP APO
SAP BW
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Overview of APO SCM Modules
DP
•Forecasting
•Simulation
•collaboration
•monitoring
SNP
•Network
modelling
•Cost
optimization
•Deployment
•Load builder
•VMI
PP/DS
•Planning
•Scheduling
•Monitoring
GATP
•Capable to
promise
•Allocation
•Substitution
•Multilevel
Check
TP/VS
•Route
optimization
•Consolidation
•Carrier
Selection
•Tendering
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APO-GATP Data Flow
APO
Temp. Qty
Assignments for
Components
ERP System
SD
Create
Sales order
Sales order
Save Sales
Order
PP
Planned:
Production
Order
Preq/Purcha
se Order
Temp. Qty
Assignments for
finished product
ATP
ATP check
Finished
Product
ATP Check for
Components
1 Step 1
Event
ATP Check for
Components 2
Step 2
ATP Tree
Structure
Requirement
finished product
PP/DS
Plan Explosion
and
Scheduling
Plan Explosion
and
Scheduling
Planned Order
Purchase
request
Conversion of
ATP Structure
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SAP Supply Chain Planning Options
Process/Functionality Cloud (SAP IBP)
On premise
(APO/other)
Statistical forecasting, consensus demand
planning
IBP – Demand APO Demand Planning
(DP)
Demand sensing, short-term forecasting IBP – Demand Enterprise Demand
Sensing (EDS – SmartOps)
Aggregate supply planning IBP – Supply & Response APO Supply Network
Planning (SNP)
Capable to match, demand-
supply prioritization
IBP – Supply & Response APO CTM (capable to
match)
Deployment planning None (planned for future) APO SNP
Rapid re-planning based on demand, supply
or capacity changes; update supply
proposal & orders
IBP - Supply & Response APO GATP + CTM + BOP
Unconstrained heuristics IBP – S&OP, Inventory, Supply APO SNP
Constrained heuristics IBP – S&OP, Supply & Response APO SNP
Supply planning optimizer IBP – Supply & Response APO SNP
Sales & operations planning IBP for Sales and Operations
Planning
APO, BI
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SAP Supply Chain Planning Options (Cont…)
Process/Functionality Cloud (SAP IBP)
On premise
(APO/other)
Rules-based order promising,
capable to promise
None APO GATP
Inventory planning & optimization IBP – Inventory (only FG
currently; BOM/RM to be
added in future)
Enterprise Inventory &
Service level Optimization
(EIS - SmartOps)
SC metrics, actionable analytics,
alerts, dashboards,
Control Tower + IBP Supply Chain Info Center,
analytics-assisted response Response SAP Supply Chain
Performance
Management, SAP Event
Management