Executive Summary Multisourcing is how a planning system can compare and choose from multiple sources of supply. This functionality is supposedly supported by SAP SNP when the optimizer is used. Other important areas to control are priorities and quota arrangements. Introduction Multisourcing is the ability of a supply planning system to choose between alternate sources…
Executive Summary We cover the background on APO Planning Areas. This includes creating the Planning Areas, the aggregate Planning Area, and its activation. The Planning Area has important interactions with macros. Introduction Planning areas are the central data structures for Demand Planning and Supply Network Planning. To go to planning areas or to create planning…
Executive Summary The CIF change pointer is covered in this article. ECC systems and services define jobs (SM36) There is an organization of the integration model. Introduction In this article, we will cover change pointers and what they do. CIF Change Pointer The CIF change pointer lists any inconsistent objects it identifies. Here is the…
Executive Summary We cover the basics of capacity planning in SAP APO, including Resource Categories for SNP and Resource Types for SNP. There are capacity planning tools in MRP and heuristics. Introduction to Capacity Planning Tools Capacity planning is a broad description of how capacity is managed in a supply planning system. In this article,…
Executive Summary GATP is the availability checking module in APO, and it differs from standard availability checking in ERP. We cover multilevel ATP checking, ATP categories, the Calculation Profile, performing a basic ATP check, the GATP Check Mode, and when the check is performed. Why some supply chain experts question the implementability of GATP. Introduction:…
Executive Summary Capable to promise, or CTP, is a capability that requires integration between order promising and production scheduling or between GATP and PP/DS. We cover model structures and the Strategy Planning Profile in ERP PP and the prerequisites for using CTP. Introduction to CTM CTM is an order based or allocation based methods of…