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  • How to Best Get Around Deployment Problems in SAP APO

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    Executive Summary

    A heuristic or optimization can perform stock deployment in SNP and the with the heuristic.  Deployment can be set as either push or pull.
    SNP has issues with fair share distribution, and the overall deployment optimizer can’t be effectively used in production.
    There are essential specific areas that we will discuss setting up for deployment, including Means of Transport, Virtual Locations, and a customized deployment in SNP.

    Introduction: A Term Often Used, But Not Often Defined
    Considering how often the term deployment is used, it is odd how infrequently it is defined. You will learn the definition …

  • How to Understand the Basics of Constraint Based Planning in SAP APO SNP

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    Executive Summary

    Constraint planning can be performed in SAP APO.
    APO can perform both finite and infinite resources.
    One can use the days of supply in the SNP cost optimizer.

    Notice of Lack of Financial Bias: We have no financial ties to SAP or any other entity mentioned in this article.

    This is published by a research entity, not some lowbrow entity that is part of the SAP ecosystem. 
    Second, no one paid for this article to be written, and it is not pretending to inform you while being rigged to sell you software or consulting services. Unlike nearly every …

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    How to Understand Kitting in SAP APO and EWM

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    Executive Summary

    Kitting is a mechanism for combining products into a kit.
    Kitting is supported in EWM.
    We cover the EWM kit to order, kitting in reverse, and the two processes in kitting.

    What Is Kitting?
    Kitting is the practice of managing items as a group. A kit is essentially a BOM that is not part of manufacturing. A good example of a kit is an automotive repair kit sold with cars or a service kit used with machinery or aircraft.
    Where in SCM?
    Kitting is located most prominently in two modules of SCM.

    EWM
    SPP

    SPP  plans the kit …

  • How to Understand SAP APO Resources and Resource Types

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    … false claims and sleazy consulting companies and SAP consultants who will tell any lie for personal benefit. Furthermore, SAP pays off all IT analysts — who have the same concern for accuracy as SAP. Not one of these entities will disclose their pro-SAP financial bias to their readers. 

    What Are SAP APO Resource Types?
    Resources apply to SNP, PP/DS, and TP/VS.
    However, a resource type is the resource category, and because different resources do different things, there are different resource types in SAP APO. The most common resources used in SAP APO are production resources, and this is …

  • How to Use the Lot Size Functionality in SAP APO

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    … online definition of lot size. I was disappointed in what I found, so I thought I would write a post on the topic.
    Let us start with the definition I developed. As this site is dedicated to software, the definition will have a software orientation or bias. It applies to SAP APO but applies equally to any supply planning application.
    “The lot size is the order batch quantity which is implemented in the system to control and conform production orders and purchase orders to the objectives of the company. The lot size prevents orders from being created in non-economic …

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    How to Understand SAP APO with ERP Location Types

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    Executive Summary

    A Location Type is a critical component in SAP APO and interacts with ERP locations.
    We cover the various location types used in APO and the CIF.

    Introduction to Location Types in APO
    APO has multiple Location Types. You will learn how to translate requirements to the appropriate Location Type, what the Location Types are, and how they are configured in APO.
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  • How to Understand the Quota Arrangement in SAP APO

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    Executive Summary

    SAP APO allows for Quota Arrangements to direct the supply plan.
    We cover how to create Quota Arrangements, their logic, and how they work.

    Introduction to Quota Arrangements
    Quota arrangements are a way of placing an overlay on supply sources to align with its contracts. You will learn about quota arrangements and how they are used in APO.
    What Are Quota Arrangements?
    A quota arrangement is a method of controlling the sources of supply consistent with the company’s arrangements. They are described by SAP documentation as follows:
    An inbound quota arrangement determines what percentage of a certain …

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    How to Understand Resources in SAP APO

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    Executive Summary

    Resources are how capacity is managed in SAP APO.
    Different resources are used per APO module, while mixed resources can be used for either SNP or PP/DS.
    We cover front loading as a requirement that is backward versus forward scheduling.

    Introduction to Resources
    There are multiple resources in SAP APO. These are designed to help companies manage capacities in the supply network. This article will learn what the different resource types do and how they can be configured.
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  • How to Understand Planning Model and Planning Version and Copy in SAP APO

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    Executive Summary

    We cover both Planning Models and Planning Versions.
    We cover the version copy process in APO.
    One can copy changes to the active version from the inactive version.

    Introduction to Planning Models and Planning Versions
    This article covers creating copies of the active version for various purposes. A common reason for creating a planning version is to do the following:

    Run a constrained plan as unconstrained.
    Have a version that is changed somehow — allowing a comparison between the live environment and the planning version — sometimes called a simulation version.

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    How to Understand CTP - Capable to Promise in SAP APO

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    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 performing supply planning. You will learn the history of this allocation based functionality and technical aspects of CTM, and how CTM should be deployed.
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