Executive Summary Capacity resources can be constrained in SAP SNP. There are tradeoffs in inaccuracy in the various approaches to storage capacity. There is a better approach than the standard functionality in SNP, which is little used at actual customers. Introduction This document describes the current design of the storage capacity view and recommends what…
Executive Summary Cases Where There Is No GR Processing Time Intermediate Resolution Introduction This document is designed to explain how the planning book displays the GR processing time and how to work around it. This issue arose when Dawn Richmond pointed out that there was no discrepancy in the Planning Book Between the End Date…
Executive Summary Gartner’s article on HANA looks like an SAP press release. Why is the description of HANA offered by the article (and mostly taken directly from SAP product management) ridiculous? Why SAP should instead be focusing on just improving its lagging and infuriating business intelligence and infrastructure products rather than engaging in “visoneering.” Video…
Executive Summary The minimum lot size and the rounding value are two essential parameters in SNP. Both the rounding value and lot size are forms of order batching. Order batching allows for order quantities to be purchased or produced that is economically viable for the company. Video Introduction: Rounding Value and Lot Sizes Text Introduction…
Executive Summary There are several ways of solving a supply chain optimization problem with CPLEX. These settings are made in both supply planning applications as well as off-the-shelf optimizers. There is both a simplex method and a duplex method. Introduction The solution procedure is the optimization method that is applied. I often describe and differentiate…
Executive Summary In the supply chain, sensitivity analysis is related to S&OP. External optimizers are available for sensitivity analysis, and we cover how this all works. Companies that do not perform sensitivity analysis can be in the dark about how many capital improvements in any one constraint will improve their operations. The Definition of Supply…
Executive Summary Using spreadsheets to explain optimization is beneficial. We cover the advantages and disadvantages of using spreadsheet optimizers. The Popularizing of Optimization Mathematics with Spreadsheets In researching different optimization mathematics, I have observed how research papers do not include spreadsheet models and their documents. Spreadsheet models can be purchased with several books that focus…
Executive Summary Redeployment is a planning thread that repositions inventory to locations where it has a higher likelihood of being consumed. Redeployment applies to more to slow-moving inventor and can be considered a form of inventory analysis and a way of reducing obsolete inventory. Redeployment differs by product type. Introduction to Redeployment Redeployement is the…
Executive Summary Problem decomposition is how the problem is divided up for processing. There are major problems in decomposition for the supply chain optimization in SNP. There are important benefits to decomposition. One test that can be used is running the optimizer for a single location in the supply network. Introduction In finding a way…
Executive Summary There are general misconceptions regarding the MRP Type. The MRP Type controls many important items in APO. Introduction The MRP.Type is a field on the Material Master in ERP which does two things: It controls the planning method (whether it’s MRP, MPS, Reorder Point Planning, etc..) It also serves as a “switch” that…