Executive Summary How SAP has been busy pushing a solution that does not exist as a distinct product. An analysis of SAP PLM. Pushing SAP PLM For some time, SAP has been promoting its product lifecycle management (PLM) solution. PLM is a problematic term that more than a few companies have had a problem defining….
Executive Summary There is a change in SPP that can be made to make a part an SPP part. SPP deployment is covered in the article. SPP also performs inventory balancing or redeployment, which is a common requirement for service parts projects. How Much Change to Make a Part an SPP Part? The SCM product…
Executive Summary We compare SAP WM to EWM. EWM is a strange combination of functionality that is not designed around the requirements for shippers. Introduction to EWM vs. WM EWM is the most advanced WM offering that SAP has. It is far larger than SAP WM. You will learn how the two applications compare in…
Executive Summary To use DP, it is necessary to create a DP InfoCube, which is done from the DP WorkBench and uses InfoObjects and master data bearing characteristics. Introduction The DP workbench (RSA1) contains many data holding and data management elements. This post identifies and discusses them (since “characteristics” are used so often in this…
Executive Summary How the SAP Workbench works in both BW and DP. Interacting with the Workbench There are two major parts to DP. One is the forecasting portion, and the other is the data workbench. The forecasting methods are applied to the data workbench. DP’s Workbench is a copy of the BW Workbench, a problem…
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…
Executive Summary Supersession is how parts are set up as interchangeable or substitutable. There are different types of part supersession. Where product interchangeability functionality is set up in SAP APO. Introduction: Getting the Heart of Supersession Supersession and part substitution is a critical component to supply chain planning that is only increasing due to the…