The document provides an overview of an SAP APO training course. It discusses topics that will be covered including demand planning, supply network planning, demand planning concepts and configuration, supply planning concepts and the sales and operations planning (S&OP) process, and production planning and detailed scheduling. It also outlines learning guidelines for participants and highlights SAP's penetration in major industries. The training aims to help participants become experts in SAP APO demand and supply planning.

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Welcome to
SAP APO Training Course

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1.0 Overview
1.1 Supply Chain Overview
1.2 APO Overview
1.3 Demand Planning
Overview
1.4 Supply Planning Overview
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1.1 Supply Chain Overview
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ERP System
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MySAP Business suites
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SAP Supply Chain
Manufacture Procure Plan Order
Transport
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Stock Trnf
Shipment
Transport
Demand Planning
Supply Planning
PP/DS
Deployment
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Retailers Customers
Transport Transport
Suppliers Plant DC
GATP

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Planning Functionality Sequence in APO
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SAP APO/SCM Overview
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APO Collaborative Planning
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APO Planning
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SAP-APO
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APO Training Course
 An intensive 40-45 hours course covering the
details of the major planning modules in APO -
Demand Planning and Supply Network Planning
- How to predict / forecast / capture / manage the demand
- How to identify and plan the supply for the required
demand
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Demand Planning
 Overview of Demand Planning Concept
 Introduction to the Business Warehouse, Data marts, info-cubes & Demand
Planning
 Design of Planning model for the business.
 Configuration Settings for the demand planning for implementing the planning
model - Design of History cubes, Planning object structures, Planning area ,
Planning Books, Storage bucket profiles, Key-figures etc.
 Design and development of Advanced Macros
 Interactive Planning
 Statistical toolbox, Promotions and Life Cycle Planning
 Mass Processing and Release of Plans
 Exception Processing and Alert Generation
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SNP
 Overview of Supply Planning Concept and the S&OP Process
 Design of supply chain network
 Master data for the SNP - Products, Locations, Resources, PDS/PPM,
Transportation lanes etc.
 CIF Core Interface : Introduction to Architecture of Integration
 Master Data, Integration to R/3
 Supply Planning methods - Heuristics, Optimization & CTM
 Stock Deployment / Network planning
 Transport Load Builder
 Releasing Supply Plans to DP, PPDS, ECC
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Faculty Participant
 Detailed coverage of topics
 Examples and Exercises
 Q & A Session
 Resume Preparation
 Interview Preparation
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 Think BIG and plan well for
SAP
 Use land phone only and
noise free environment
 Be attentive & note down
important points
 Ask questions when you do
not understand any topic
 Participate in group practices
 Complete the registration
process prior to attending
second week.

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Why SCM Experts?
Focus on making you experts
Help you become a successful SCM Consultant – not just a technical DP/SNP
Consultant
Work with you to identify and explore the different real life scenarios.
Q&A session every alternative week
Exposure to the real time scenarios
Assistance in finding projects
Post training support
System Access (At a nominal fee)
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SAP Penetration
 SAP solutions being used by
- all the world’s top 10 chemical companies,
- 7 of the world’s top 10 petroleum companies,
- 7 of the world’s top 10 pharmaceutical companies,
- 7 of the world’s top 8 computer companies,
- and 9 of the world’s 10 most profitable companies!
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GATP Overview Course
 Overview of Availability Management in ECC-APO
 Principles and configuration of Availability Check
 Introduction to Live Cache-Time Series/Order Series and Pegging
 Introduction to CIF for GATP
 Generation of IM for Availability check
 GATP Methods:
- Basic Methods
 Check using Product Allocations
 Basic Product Availability Check
 Check Against Forecast
- Advanced Methods for GATP Checks
 Rule based GATP
 Multi-Level ATP
 CATP Check
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PP/DS
 Overview of PPDS, Prerequisites, Prod. Planning with ECC
 Master Data & Transaction data Integration with ECC, SNP, DP, gATP
 Demand Management, Requirements & Sales Orders in PPDS
 Production Planning Strategies (Make-to-Order, Make-to-Stock)
 Planning Heuristics in PP/DS
- Standard Production Planning Heuristics
 Product Heuristics
 Planning Heuristics
 Service Heuristics
- Detailed Scheduling Heuristics
 Schedule Sequence
 Backlog Removal
 Lead time Minimization , Operations Scheduling etc.
 Capacity Requirements, Capacity Planning / Leveling
 PP/DS Optimizer
 Standard Planning Transactions
 RRP Transactions
 Product Planning Table
 Resource Planning table
 Exception Processing, Alert Generation
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