Supply Chain Management with APO: Structures, Modelling Approaches and Implementation of mySAP SCM 4.1
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 Supply Chain Management with APO: Structures, Modelling Approaches and Implementation of mySAP SCM 4.1
Jörg T. Dickersbach
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The Advanced Planner and Optimiser (APO) is the software from SAP dedicated to supply chain management. This book provides an overview about the supported SCM processes and explains how to implement APO in a company. It is written from a long years' experience in implementation projects and provides project managers and team members with the necessary know-how for a successful implementation project. The focus of the book is on introducing modelling approaches and explaining the structure and interdependencies of systems, modules and entities of APO based on the release mySAP SCM 4.1. Another concern is the integration with R/3, both technically and from a process point of view. Since APO projects differ significantly from other SAP projects, some key issues and common mistakes concerning project management are mentioned as well.

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5 out of 5 stars APO Concepts.......2007-01-25

It's the best book about APO I've ever read. For people that already have an idea of APO principles, it's a mix of technical and practical concepts. I recommend.

5 out of 5 stars Good Overview of APO.......2006-08-24

Very useful information on APO. I have been an APO consultant for several years, and its a good source of information. Lots of information that is not readily available or known without searching for it. Recommended.
Supply Chain Management and Advanced Planning: Concepts, Models, Software and Case Studies
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 Supply Chain Management and Advanced Planning: Concepts, Models, Software and Case Studies

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ASIN: 3540220658

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Supply Chain Management concerns organizational aspects of integrating

legally separated firms as well as coordinating material

and information flows within a production-distribution network.

Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) systems being used for

transaction handling and order execution in most firms today have

been supplemented by Advanced Planning Systems (APS) for

coordinating flows, exploiting bottlenecks and keeping due dates.

This book provides insights regarding the concepts underlying

APS. Special emphasis is given to modelling supply chains and

implementing APS in industry successfully. Understanding is enhanced

through the use of case studies as well as an introduction to the solution

algorithms used.

For the third edition the content of the book has been updated

thoroughly taking into account latest APS software developments,

research results and experiences with APS implementation projects.

Two new case studies have been added resulting in a total

of six case studies now covering a wide range of industrial sectors

and ideas to implement APS successfully. Finally, a new chapter on "Purchasing & Material

Requirements Planning" complements the description of APS.

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4 out of 5 stars Advanced Planning.......2006-06-24

Any review of supply chain management in general has to begin with Michael Porter's 1985 (now available in a 1998 edition) best seller "Competitive Advantage." For software, one would begin with Christopher Koch's "The ABCs of Supply Chain Management" where he states "Supply chain management software is possibly the most fractured group of software applications on the planet. . . . No one has a complete package." and then move on to the EDIGuys "Supply Chain Information Systems" for specifics on the background, buzz, and hype. But, if you are interested in applying modelling and associated quantitative methods (Advanced Planning) to the supply chain management paradigm, then there is probably no better place to begin than Stadtler and Kilgers book. They lead you through concepts to implementation with six case studies from various industries. And, the supplementary material covering forecast methods, linear and mixed integer programming, genetic algorithms, and constraint programming is invaluable.

5 out of 5 stars Contents.......2005-10-09

For the ones who are interested

PART I. Basics of supply chain management

1. Supply chain management - An overview
1.1 Definitions
1.2 Building blocks
1.3 Origins

2. Supply chain analysis
2.1 Motivation and goals
2.2 Process modelling
2.3 Performance measurement
2.4 Inventory analysis

3. Types of supply chains
3.1 Motivation and basics
3.2 Functional attributes
3.3 Structural attributes
3.4 Example for the consumer goods industry
3.5 Example for the computer assembly

4. Advanced Planning
4.1 What is Planning
4.2 Planning tasks along the supply chain
4.3 Examples of type-specific planning tasks and planning concepts

PART II. Concepts of advanced planning systems

5. Structure of advanced planning systems

6. Strategic network planning
6.1 Components of the strategic network design problem
6.2 Review of models in the literature
6.3 Modelling strategic supply chain design
6.4 SNP Modules in advanced planning systems
6.5 Conclusions

7. Demand planning
7.1 A demand planning framework
7.2 Statistical forecasting techniques
7.3 Incorporation of judgmental factors
7.4 Additional features

8. Master planning
8.1 The decision situation
8.2 Model building
8.3 Generating a plan

9. Demand fulfilment and ATP
9.1 Available-to-promise
9.2 Allocated ATP
9.3 Order promising

10. Production planning and scheduling
10.1 Description of the decision situation
10.2 How to proceed from a model to a production schedule
10.3 Model building
10.4 Updating production schedules
10.5 Number of planning levels and limitations

11. Purchasing and material requirements planning
11.1 Basics of material management planning
11.2 Generation and timing of uncritical orders
11.3 Quantity discounts and supplier selection

12. Distribution and transport planning
12.1 Panning situations
12.2 Models

13. Coordination and integration
13.1 Coordination of APS modules
13.2 Integration of APS
13.3 Supply chain event management

14. Collaborative planning
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Types of collaborations
14.3 A generic collaboration process
14.4 Software support

PART III. Implementing advanced planning systems

15. The definition of a supply chain project
15.1 Supply chain evaluation
15.2 Supply chain potential analysis
15.3 Project roadmap

16. The selection process
16.1 Creation of a short list
16.2 APS requirements
16.3 Implementation and integration
16.4 Post-implementation effort and support model

17. The implementation process
17.1 The APS implementation project
17.2 Modelling phases of an APS-project

PART IV. Actual APS and case studies

18. Architecture of selected APS
18.1 i2 Technologies - i2 Six.One
18.2 Peoplesoft - EnterpriseOne Supply chain planning
18.3 SAP - APO

19. SCM in a pharmaceutical company
19.1 Case description
19.2 Objectives of project
19.3 Planning process
19.4 Results and lessons learned

20. Food and beverages
20.1 Case description
20.2 Aim of the project
20.3 Model building in Peoplesoft Strategic Network Optimization
20.4 Implementing the Master Planning Model
20.5 Results and lessons learned

21. Computer assembly
21.1 Description of the computer assembly case
21.2 Scope and objectives
21.3 Planning process in detail
21.4 Summary and lessons learned

22. Demand planning of styrene plastics
22.1 Description of the supply chain
22.2 The architecture of the planning system
22.3 Model building with SAP APO Demand planning
22.4 The demand planning process of the styrene plastics division
22.5 Concluding remarks

23. Semiconductor manufacturing
23.1 Case description
23.2 Objectives of project
23.3 Model building with i2 Factory planner
23.4 Lessons learned

24. Scheduling of synthetic granulate
24.1 Case description
24.2 Objectives
24.3 Modelling the production process in APO PP/DS
24.4 Planning process
24.5 Results and lessons learned

PART V. Conclusions and outlook

25. Conclusions and outlook

PART VI. Supplement

26. Forecast methods
26.1 Forecasting for seasonality and trend
26.2 Initialization of trend and seasonal coefficients

27. Linear and mixed integer programming
27.1 Linear programming
27.2 Pure integer and mixed integer programming
27.3 Remarks and recommendations

28. Genetic algorithms
28.1 General idea
28.2 Population and individuals
28.3 Evaluation and selection of individuals
28.4 Recombination and mutation
28.5 Conclusions

29. Constraint programming
29.1 Overview and general idea
29.2 Constraint satisfaction problems
29.3 Constraint propagation
29.4 Search algorithms
29.5 Concluding remarks


5 out of 5 stars A very broad view of Supply Chain Management and APS.......2002-01-14

This book will give every reader a very good view of the Supply Chain Management concepts. It will take the reader from the Strategic point of view, through the Demand Planning Systems to the Advance Planning Systems. A very good book to put every concept into a global perspective, with some case studies that will help the reader to make the transition from the theory to the pratical aspect of Supply Chain Information Systems.

5 out of 5 stars State-of-the Art thinking on Supply Chain Management.......2001-10-11

I was pleasantly surprised and impressed with the high quality and standard of the book, Supply Chain Management and Advanced Planning. It reflects state-of-the-art thinking as well as current views, and contains up-to-date case studies of supply chain management and advanced planning systems. There is no doubt that the authors are working at the cutting edge of the supply chain management field. They show intimate knowledge of practical advanced planning applications as well as implementation issues around a variety of commercially available software systems.

Recent information technology developments have changed modern manufacturing organizations dramatically. We have witnessed the introduction of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, such as SAP and BAAN, aimed at integrating internal processes in an organization. These systems cut across multiple functional areas and provide a corporate wide database with all the relevant data of an organization. Many believed that these systems would address all the problems and lead to drastic improvements of business performance. This focus on internal processes, however, was not sufficient since, in a sense, it was not able to cope with the exceptions and with the variability that confront organizations on a daily basis. State-of-the-art planning procedures, provided by Advanced Planning Systems (APS), are required to allow organizations to reduce the amount of exceptional situations. An APS exploits the environment created by ERP systems and this has created major breakthroughs in enterprise wide planning. The impact has spread wider to collaborative planning amongst supply chain partners. This book is devoted to Advanced Planning Systems, the concepts underlying these, the current limitations of APS, how it links and interacts with ERP systems, what is required for successful implementation, etc. Through using, testing and implementing APS modules developed by companies such as i2 Technologies, J.D. Edwards and SAP A.G., the authors gained many insights. Practical real-world experiences are captured in the various chapters of the book.

This book covers an immense quantity of Supply Chain Management material. It is presented in a logical and easily understandable way. Here and there it is obvious that the authors are not fully comfortable with English but it is not very distracting. The book is comprehensive and the different aspects of supply chain management are outlined in great detail. I found the book a real pleasure to work through. What impressed me most was the ease with which the authors of the various chapters dealt with complex and sometimes very interrelated supply chain aspects. From a personal point of view, the emphasis on quantitative tools to assist and improve planning was very encouraging. This is something that is not recognized and appreciated enough. This book is a must for every logistics professional. Buying this book will be a worthwhile investment!

4 out of 5 stars Good reference for advance supply chain management analyst.......2001-07-26

It is very good reference for all analyst to have this book. It explain the detail configuration to achieve optimum supply chain effectiveness. At the end of this book, it introduces also solutions for advance planning by several high-end vendors such as J.D. Edwards etc.
Advanced Water Distribution Modeling and Management
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 Advanced Water Distribution Modeling and Management

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Advanced Water Distribution Modeling and Management builds on Haestad Press' best-selling Water Distribution Modeling book. Addressing the modeling process from data collection to application, Advanced Water Distribution Modeling & Management includes all the material from the best-selling Water Distribution Modeling book plus many additional topics.

The new 800+ page release from Haestad Press adds extensive material from an international team of experts from both academia and consulting firms and includes topics such as:

In-depth coverage of optimization techniques for model calibration, system design, and pump operations.

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Integration of SCADA systems with water distribution modeling for estimating model demands, initial conditions, and control settings; forecasting system operations; calibrating extended-period simulation models; streamlining water quality analysis; and estimating water loss during a main break.

The essentials of transient analysis including the causes and sources of transients, as well as the potential effects of transients on water distribution systems.

Application of GIS technology for skeletonization, demand allocation, and pipe break analysis; discussion of the technological issues that arise when integrating GIS and water distribution modeling; and the current state of the technology.

Use of models to assess water system vulnerability and security, respond to emergencies in real-time, simulate contamination events, prioritize physical security improvements, and unravel past contamination events.

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4 out of 5 stars An excellent textbook !!!.......2004-03-17

Advanced Water Distribution Modeling and Management is not only a complete and current reference for professionals involved in water distribution systems but also an essential textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses. In fact, what makes this book different is that it contains from basic hydraulic concepts up to the most recent researches and experiences in a comprehensive language.

5 out of 5 stars A practical text for real world practice.......2004-03-10

Haestad Methods has provided an excellent text for practical use by engineers. This text is best used in combination with Haestad Method's WaterCAD Software, but still provides enough to be valuable to any engineer who works with water distribution systems. This book is an improvement over the previous "Water Distribution Modeling" text and effectively replaces it. This book is a very useful resource for any civil engineering office that designs water distribution systems. The WaterCAD software program is also fantastic.

5 out of 5 stars Advanced Water Distribution Modeling and Management.......2004-03-05

Thank-You Haestad Mdthods for developing such a wonderful program. I use this book as a guide almost everyday.

5 out of 5 stars Great reference for the professionals of water distribution.......2004-03-04

This texttbook, that I recently reviewed, was for me a great experience. This is a must have book for any Civil consultant involved in hydraulics. It is both a guide to water modeling and a practical reference to water distribution operation and management. Thanks Haestad Methods.

5 out of 5 stars The Best "How To" Book on Modeling.......2004-03-03

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Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management with Advanced Decision Support Tools
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    Cecil Bozarth
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        In the second half of the twentieth century, increasing efforts were made towards containing and cleaning contaminated groundwater. A number of techniques can be used to achieve such goals, traditionally either by treating or isolating the soil in situ, or by removing it for washing or disposal. However, such technologies tend to be accompanied by high energy consumption, and can lead to new environmental problems. Therefore, more efficient and economical techniques are needed to remediate contaminated soil and groundwater. Advanced groundwater remediation contains a selection of the most up-to-date research results on reactive barrier and pump-and-treat techniques, with the main focus on heavy metal removal. After dealing with general issues of groundwater remediation using active and passive processes, remediation engineering practice is discussed, with the emphasis on chromium remediation, innovative applications, engineering design and performance monitoring. There is particular focus on sorptive removal and on natural processes, including metals loading on sorbents, sorption mechanisms, monitored natural attenuation and phytoextraction. This book will contribute to improving groundwater quality: firstly, through enhanced efficiencies in research investment, by avoiding needless overlap/competition between approaches; secondly, by achieving a clearer recognition of situations for which a particular approach is best suited, and of the specialist capabilities essential to the informed delivery of each; and finally, by achieving recognition for the value and maturity of the whole field of groundwater remediation.
        Trends in Supply Chain Design and Management: Technologies and Methodologies (Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing)
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          With the rapid development of information and network technologies and market requirements, new challenges in supply chain design and management have emerged. Notably, there are four new technologies which can affect traditional supply chain management: Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology; mobile transaction technology; information handling and storage technology; and multi-agent technology. These new technologies enable global companies to change their ways of thinking about supply chain management in order to cope with the changing environment. In line with this rapid development of technologies are new challenging methodologies: sustainable supply chain management, advanced supply chain planning, available-to-promise (ATP) system and lean supply chain design and management.

          Trends in Supply Chain Design and Management: Technologies and Methodologies is a collection of chapters from active researchers and practitioners which describe new trends in supply chain design and management with emphasis on technologies and methodologies. Each chapter contains guidelines detailing the real-world application(s) of the presented technologies and methodologies.

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          Advanced Supply Chain Management: How to Build a Sustained Competitive Advantage
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          Customer Reviews:

          2 out of 5 stars Tons of Theory & Buzzwords, Zero practical application.......2003-12-19

          Lots of talk about "mushroom-shaped business models" and "value constellations", and maybe 1 good framework that is useful (the phases of supply chain efforts).

          Everything worthwhile is in the first couple of chapters - after that it devolves into hypothetical mumbo-jumbo without a supporting case study in sight.

          Great if you want to examine the possibilities, but it smacked of the late-90's "any business model is possible" thinking.

          Lots of stuff like "in the future, businesses will have to choose who in their supply chain will do all the purchasing for every company, and share costs and revenues". It sounded a lot like Marx's "from each according to his ability, to each according to his need."

          I was looking for practical advice on how to move my company forward. I wasted 2 five-hour flights reading this.

          4 out of 5 stars Do you Have a Supply Network?.......2003-11-19

          A useful and thought provoking text for supply / purchasing professionals looking for inspiration on how to improve their organisation, no matter how basic their organisation is - everybody has to start somewhere. Although mainly focussed on consumer / FMCG corporations Poirier writes in an entertaining and logical way, with plenty of case references to exemplify what he is explaining. Very relevant in these times of technicological change, poirier also explains how the web can enable supply networks to create a virtual "glass pipeline" of information.

          A "must read" if you are serious about transforming your organisation.

          5 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended!.......2001-08-02

          Cheers to Charles C. Poirier, who took a topic that almost cries out for unintelligible jargon and undecipherable graphs, and instead laid it plain, in common English, for all to understand. His essential notion: To achieve efficiencies you must develop a closer working relationship with the vendors that make up your supply chain. The goal is to share real-time inventory and production data so that your network of business partners - Poirier's supply-chain constellation - is better able to meet the end needs of the consumer. The major shortcoming of the book lies in its omission of information-based companies from its analysis. How can knowledge industry firms integrate their less tangible supply chains, and will they reap the same rewards as widget-makers if they do? Regardless, we [...] strongly recommend this book to anyone not an expert in the latest logistics-management techniques - and, unfortunately, that's almost everyone.

          4 out of 5 stars Sustained advantage through a customer focused approach.......2001-01-23

          I felt that this book made some good points and presented a good framework for identifying where you are and where you need to get to. His framework of 4 levels of supply chain optimization: Sourcing & logistics and Internal excellence which are internal in nature and Network construction and Industry leadership which are external in nature contains some valid points. One point is the need to sequentially move through the levels instead of trying to jump right to the end. Another point is the need to continue moving in order to succeed. His point that all participants must share benefits from supply chain optimization is very accurate. I have seen at least 2 health care supply chain optimization efforts fail because of this issue. Finally, he doesn't claim that building a sustained competitive advantage is simple and he certainly doesn't try to give a cookbook approach for achieving it. A sustained competitive advantage is not a static achievement, it can only be maintained by taking an external view of supply chain optimization that is focused on building a value added community (or alliance) that enables: rapid, interactive, and successful product design and introduction; global available-to-promise capability with completely visible inventory; ability to assemble, build, or configure diverse components into a finished order; features of mass customization in the finished offering; a glass pipeline for viewing availability and flow of goods and services; analytical and financial feedback loops that accurately measure progress; continuous learning and improvement; etc....

          1 out of 5 stars Buzzwords.......2000-04-26

          As Theodore Levitt observed "man lives not by bread alone but mostly by buzzwords". Little substance here. Like many books of its type would have been much better if it was 1000% shorter.
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