Take your supply chain to the cloud! Walk through the SAP Integrated Business Planning applicationsS&OP, demand, response and supply, demand-driven MRP, and inventory. Then learn to monitor and control these processes. See how to set up and use your SAP IBP system, from planning areas to key figures. With coverage of intelligent visibility, SAP IBP for demand-driven replenishment, and more, you can be sure youre getting the latest information on supply chain planning with SAP!Highlights include:1) Planning model2) Planning areas3) Sales and operations planning (S&OP)4) Demand planning and forecasting5) Supply planning6) Response planning7) Inventory planning8) Demand-driven replenishment9) SAP Supply Chain Control Tower10) Implementation methodology11) Case studies

Sandy Markin is the senior director of supply chain solutions at SAP and the solution owner of SAP Integrated Business Planning. Before SAP IBP, Sandy worked extensively as part of the design, development, and launch of SAP APO, among other supply chain solutions.

... Target Audience ... 23 ... How to Read This Book ... 24 ... How This Book Is Organized ... 24 ... Conclusion ... 27 ... Acknowledgments ... 27 1.1 ... Supply Chain Complexity in the Digital World ... 29 1.2 ... The Evolution of Supply Chain Planning at SAP ... 35 1.3 ... SAP Integrated Business Planning at a Glance ... 37 1.4 ... SAP Integrated Business Planning and the Intelligent Digital Supply Chain ... 47 1.5 ... SAP Integrated Business Planning Architecture ... 49 1.6 ... Summary ... 51 2.1 ... SAP Fiori ... 53 2.2 ... SAP Integrated Business Planning Excel Planning View ... 65 2.3 ... Summary ... 76 3.1 ... Master Data in a Supply Chain Network ... 77 3.2 ... Transactional Data in a Supply Chain Network ... 87 3.3 ... Standard Data Models in SAP Integrated Business Planning ... 88 3.4 ... Data Integration ... 89 3.5 ... Data Visualization in SAP Integrated Business Planning ... 95 3.6 ... Summary ... 106 4.1 ... Attributes ... 108 4.2 ... Master Data Types ... 109 4.3 ... Time Profiles ... 113 4.4 ... Planning Areas ... 114 4.5 ... Planning Levels ... 115 4.6 ... Key Figures ... 116 4.7 ... Key Figure Calculation Logic ... 119 4.8 ... Planning Operator Profiles ... 123 4.9 ... Versions ... 125 4.10 ... Scenarios ... 126 4.11 ... Reason Codes ... 127 4.12 ... Global Configuration Parameters ... 128 4.13 ... Snapshot Configuration Parameters ... 129 4.14 ... Summary ... 130 5.1 ... Managing Planning Attributes ... 131 5.2 ... Assigning Attributes to a Master Data Type ... 133 5.3 ... Creating Time Profiles ... 136 5.4 ... Defining Planning Areas ... 139 5.5 ... Managing the Planning Level ... 142 5.6 ... Using Key Figures ... 145 5.7 ... Adding Calculation Logic to Key Figures ... 146 5.8 ... Attributes as Key Figures ... 148 5.9 ... Creating Reason Codes ... 148 5.10 ... Version Configuration ... 149 5.11 ... Creating Scenarios ... 150 5.12 ... Managing Global Configuration Settings ... 151 5.13 ... Copying a Standard SAP-Delivered Planning Area ... 153 5.14 ... Activating the Planning Model ... 155 5.15 ... Deleting Active Objects ... 157 5.16 ... Summary ... 158 6.1 ... Objective of Sales and Operations Planning ... 160 6.2 ... Technical, Design, and Philosophical Requirements Supporting Sales and Operations Planning ... 163 6.3 ... Managing Sales and Operations Planning Processes with SAP Integrated Business Planning ... 169 6.4 ... Planning and External Procurement Collaboration ... 179 6.5 ... What’s Ahead for Sales and Operations Planning? ... 180 6.6 ... Summary ... 182 7.1 ... Managing Master Data for Sales and Operations Planning ... 183 7.2 ... Building and Activating Sales and Operations Planning Models ... 186 7.3 ... Demand and Supply Planning for Sales and Operations Planning ... 194 7.4 ... Planning Views and Alerts through Sales and Operations Planning ... 202 7.5 ... Collaboration ... 208 7.6 ... Obstacles to Sales and Operations Planning Success and Achievement ... 210 7.7 ... Summary ... 213 8.1 ... Demand Planning ... 216 8.2 ... Product Lifecycle Forecasting ... 233 8.3 ... Integrating Promotion Data in Forecasting ... 234 8.4 ... Realignment ... 235 8.5 ... Forecast Error Calculations in Demand Planning ... 236 8.6 ... Forecast Automation ... 238 8.7 ... Demand Sensing ... 239 8.8 ... What’s Ahead for Demand Planning? ... 241 8.9 ... Summary ... 241 9.1 ... Planning Model Configuration ... 244 9.2 ... Forecast Model Management ... 252 9.3 ... Promotion Planning ... 258 9.4 ... Demand Planning Run in SAP Integrated Business Planning ... 260 9.5 ... Demand Planning for a New Product ... 260 9.6 ... Summary ... 262 10.1 ... Response and Supply Planning Overview ... 264 10.2 ... Supply Planning Methodology ... 265 10.3 ... Forecast Consumption ... 270 10.4 ... Gating Factor Analysis ... 271 10.5 ... Order Review and Analysis ... 272 10.6 ... Order Simulation and Scenario Planning ... 277 10.7 ... What’s Ahead for Response and Supply Planning? ... 280 10.8 ... Summary ... 281 11.1 ... Data Integration ... 284 11.2 ... Planning Area Overview ... 285 11.3 ... Basic Configuration ... 290 11.4 ... Demand Prioritization Rule ... 298 11.5 ... Response and Supply Management Planning Run ... 303 11.6 ... Order Simulation and Scenario Planning ... 309 11.7 ... Planning Review for Response and Supply ... 310 11.8 ... Gating Factor Analysis ... 311 11.9 ... Deployment Planning ... 312 11.10 ... Synchronized Planning ... 315 11.11 ... Summary ... 318 12.1 ... Why Hold Inventory? ... 319 12.2 ... Inventory Types and Usage ... 321 12.3 ... Inventory Planning and Related Analytics ... 324 12.4 ... Inventory Optimization Calculations ... 329 12.5 ... SAP IBP for Inventory ... 333 12.6 ... What’s Ahead for Inventory? ... 337 12.7 ... Summary ... 337 13.1 ... Building Network Visualizations ... 339 13.2 ... Modeling Inventory Optimization ... 343 13.3 ... Manage Forecast Error Calculations App ... 347 13.4 ... Inventory Profiles App ... 349 13.5 ... Inventory Analysis App ... 349 13.6 ... Input/Output Data Objects and Key Figures ... 353 13.7 ... Planning Operators for Inventory Calculation ... 358 13.8 ... Performing and Reviewing Inventory Optimization ... 359 13.9 ... Summary ... 364 14.1 ... Supply Chain Analytics and Dashboards ... 366 14.2 ... SAP Supply Chain Control Tower Alerts ... 368 14.3 ... The Networked Supply Chain ... 369 14.4 ... Root-Cause Analysis and Resolution ... 370 14.5 ... Analytics and Key Performance Indicators ... 372 14.6 ... Business Network Collaboration ... 378 14.7 ... Intelligent Visibility ... 381 14.8 ... What’s Ahead for Analytics? ... 383 14.9 ... Summary ... 384 15.1 ... Analytics Application ... 386 15.2 ... Process Modeling ... 389 15.3 ... Dashboard Creation ... 391 15.4 ... Key Performance Indicators ... 392 15.5 ... Case and Task Management ... 393 15.6 ... Collaboration ... 396 15.7 ... Custom Alerts ... 398 15.8 ... Business Network Collaboration ... 404 15.9 ... Intelligent Visibility ... 409 15.10 ... Summary ... 412 16.1 ... What Is Demand-Driven Material Requirements Planning? ... 414 16.2 ... Position, Protect, and Pull ... 417 16.3 ... Demand-Driven Sales and Operations Planning ... 427 16.4 ... The Demand-Driven Adaptive Enterprise ... 428 16.5 ... Organizational Readiness ... 429 16.6 ... Summary ... 430 17.1 ... Master Data and Planning Area Configuration ... 431 17.2 ... Average Daily Usage Calculation ... 437 17.3 ... Strategic Inventory Positioning and Buffer Sizing ... 441 17.4 ... Managing Buffers ... 445 17.5 ... Demand-Driven Order Recommendations ... 447 17.6 ... Integration with SAP ERP ... 447 17.7 ... Visibility and Collaboration ... 449 17.8 ... Summary ... 451 18.1 ... Unified and Integrated Planning Areas ... 453 18.2 ... Application Jobs ... 459 18.3 ... User and Business Roles ... 463 18.4 ... User Group Creation ... 469 18.5 ... Summary ... 470 19.1 ... SAP Integrated Business Planning Project Implementation ... 472 19.2 ... Project Implementation Methodology ... 472 19.3 ... Sprint Delivery and Team Framework ... 482 19.4 ... SAP Best Practices for SAP Integrated Business Planning ... 483 19.5 ... SAP Integrated Business Planning, Edge Edition ... 485 19.6 ... Implementation Recommendations ... 486 19.7 ... Summary ... 489 20.1 ... Automotive ... 491 20.2 ... Building Materials ... 492 20.3 ... Chemicals ... 493 20.4 ... Consumer Products ... 495 20.5 ... Healthcare ... 501 20.6 ... High Tech ... 502 20.7 ... Industrial Machinery and Components ... 504 20.8 ... Mill Products ... 505 20.9 ... Retail ... 506 20.10 ... Utilities ... 507 20.11 ... Summary ... 507