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  • The SAP APO Master Data Mass Maintenance Booster

    ByPrimary Researcher

    Executive Summary

    The MASSD and WUF T-Code provides a minimal set of functions and capabilities for maintenance and review of Master Data.
    Our Booster provides an exhaustive set of capabilities for maintenance and review of Master Data in SAP APO.

    Introduction
    The MASSD interface is fundamentally limited in the sense that one can only change a set of master data and that too for a fixed value change. (a constant, a standard increment) of numeric or non-numeric master data variables. There are plenty of master data maintenance activities in APO that are often too cumbersome to maintain. Customers …

  • The Booster for Central Maintenance of Authorizations and Roles in SAP APO

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    … no documentation from SAP. Making Authorization Maintenance guesswork, wasting valuable consulting time. Roles in APO continue to be grossly mismanaged with risky authorizations assigned to users.
    See our references for this article and related articles at this link.
    The Booster for Roles and Authorizations Maintenance in SAP APO
    Authorizations in SAP APO projects were always a low essential item. Neither the functional consultants nor the traditional BASIS person were experts at designing and implementing user Authorizations in APO. This often resulted in excessive authorizations to the planners and end users.
    In most installations, unlimited access was given to /SAPAPO/MSDP …

  • How to Mix Reorder Points and MRP in SAP APO

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    … use of various methods. This is from a real project, and while the system that is used will change, the approach outlined in this chapter would apply to any supply planning application.

    Here is a screenshot is taken from the Brightwork Research & Analysis Press book Multi-Method Supply Planning in SAP APO. It shows the association of each product location combination with either the advanced method (either CTM – Capable to Match or the optimizer) or consumption-based replenishment methods.
    In SAP APO, some methods need to work with what I refer to as method modifiers. In SAP APO, or more …

  • The Brightwork SAP APO/IBP Research Based Assessment

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    Oracle’s growth outside of acquisitions has been tepid for several years.
    A limiting factor on future Oracle growth is the Oracle software position of customers after years of some of the most aggressive sales quotas set in the enterprise software space and the implication on the applications and databases that are already sold into the Oracle account base. The following table is just a few examples of techniques used by Oracle to meet previous quarters.

    Previous Oracle Sales Tactics
    Oracle sales tactics that have been …

  • How to Understand SAP APO and ROI and The Problems with ROI Calculation

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    … an ROI.
    In this article, we will review how ROI for APO can be calculated.

    Video Introduction: How to Understand SAP APO and ROI and The Problems with ROI Calculation
    https://youtu.be/8gfRYNyrwt8
    Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video)
    When evaluating the decision to implement a new SAP APO application, the most compelling argument for executives is the implementation’s financial benefit. Determining this isn’t as simple as it may appear at first glance because, as with most analyses, everything rests on the assumptions. Companies that purchased and implemented SAP APO have had great difficulty in …

  • How to Get More From SAP APO

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    … APO typically only is maintainable without enabling its upper end functionality.

    Video Introduction: How to Get More From SAP APO
    https://youtu.be/hyvJ81FjkoU
    Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video)
    With the negative ROI of so many APO implementations, it’s critical to get the most from your SAP APO investment. And because SAP APO has more applications and functionality within each release than ever before, figuring out the appropriate area of functionality to leverage can make the difference in your SAP APO projects. This chapter focuses on how to improve the utility of your SAP APO implementation …

  • Introduction to SAP APO CIF

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    Executive Summary

    The CIF or core interface moves master data and transactional data between APO and ECC.
    The CIF is a high overhead item with queues and error management.
    The CIF allows the creation of integration models that can be saved as CIF variants that can save CIF settings.

    Introduction
    In this article, you’ll get a high-level overview of the entire SAP APO CIF.
    SAP SCM is basically designed to perform planning and develop recommendations for executing transactions such as creating purchase orders, stock transport orders, and sales orders; it doesn’t execute these transactions. So, SAP SCM …

  • Introduction to SAP APO EM

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    Executive Summary

    An Explanation and Introduction to EM
    Basic Functionality and Concepts of SAP EM
    How Event Management Is New for SAP SCM
    Procurement
    Asset Management
    Event Handler Types
    Event Notifications
    Event Messages
    Service Matching
    Analytics: SAP NetWeaver BW and Trend Analysis
    Web Interface and Access
    SAP EM Release History

    Introduction
    In this article, you’ll get a high-level overview of the entire SAP APO TM.
    The capability to provide alerts and engage in exception-based planning is an essential functionality. The capability to do this for areas of the supply chain that aren’t under your company’s …

  • Introduction to SAP APO TM

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    Executive Summary

    An Explanation and Introduction to TM
    Basic Functionality and Concepts of SAP TM
    High-Level Processes
    Shipment Creation
    Carrier Tendering and Selection
    Carrier Selection
    Carrier Cost Estimation
    Transportation Load Builder
    Important SAP TM Structures
    Transportation Lanes
    Location Geo-coding
    Transportation Modes
    Transportation Zones
    SAP TM Resources
    Vehicle Resources
    Freight Units
    SAP Event Management
    SAP TM Release History

    Introduction
    In this article, you’ll get a high-level overview of the entire SAP APO TM.
    Transportation planning is the business function of planning your company’s transportation in a way that meets quantity movements and time objectives at a …

  • Introduction to SAP APO GATP

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    Executive Summary

    An Explanation and Introduction to PP/DS
    GATP and CTM
    Availability Checking
    Available to Promise
    Different Levels of ATP Checks
    Multilevel ATP Check (M-ATP)
    Availability Checking for Kits (or BOM)
    Rules-Based Availability Checking
    What Attaining ATP Proficiency Can Mean
    Capable to Promise
    ATP Tree Structure
    Scope of Checking
    The GATP Time Horizon

    Introduction
    The need to provide commitments back to customers is called available to promise (ATP) capability. This is a capability offered by operations to sales. Strong ATP functionality is important to a company’s credibility with its customers. And while this is the desired …