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Supply Chain Management with APO: Structures, Modelling Approaches and Implementation of mySAP SCM 4.1
Jörg T. Dickersbach Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
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ASIN: 3540260293 |
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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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APO Concepts.......2007-01-25
Good Overview of APO.......2006-08-24
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Supply Chain Management and Advanced Planning: Concepts, Models, Software and Case Studies
Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
Accessories: 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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Advanced Planning.......2006-06-24
Contents.......2005-10-09
A very broad view of Supply Chain Management and APS.......2002-01-14
State-of-the Art thinking on Supply Chain Management.......2001-10-11
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!
Good reference for advance supply chain management analyst.......2001-07-26
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Advanced Water Distribution Modeling and Management
Manufacturer: Haestead Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0971414122 |
Book Description
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.
Advanced water quality modeling topics including tank mixing, water quality solution algorithms, sampling techniques, tracer studies, tank design, and maintenance of adequate disinfectant residuals.
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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An excellent textbook !!!.......2004-03-17
A practical text for real world practice.......2004-03-10
Advanced Water Distribution Modeling and Management.......2004-03-05
Great reference for the professionals of water distribution.......2004-03-04
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
Cecil Bozarth Manufacturer: Prentice Hall ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0132184052 |
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This is the first text to provide an integrated and comprehensive treatment of both operations and supply chain management. Students learn how firms must link with their supply chain partners in order to gain a market advantage.
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Production Planning by Mixed Integer Programming (Springer Series in Operations Research and Financial Engineering)
Yves Pochet , and Laurence A. Wolsey Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
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ASIN: 0387299599 |
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This textbook provides a comprehensive modeling, reformulation and optimization approach for solving production planning and supply chain planning problems, covering topics from a basic introduction to planning systems, mixed integer programming (MIP) models and algorithms through the advanced description of mathematical results in polyhedral combinatorics required to solve these problems. This book addresses solving real life or industrial production planning problems (involving complex production structures with multiple production stages) using MIP modeling and reformulation approach. It is based on the twenty years worth of research in which the authors have played a significant role. One of the goals of this book is to allow non-expert readers, students in business, engineering, applied mathematics and computer science to solve such problems using standard modeling tools and MIP software. To achieve this the book provides an introduction to MIP modeling and to planning systems, as well as a unique collection of reformulation results, integrating them into a comprehensive modeling and reformulation approach, as well as an easy to use problem-solving library. Moreover this approach is demonstrated through a series of real life case studies, exercises and detailed illustrations. Graduate students and researchers in operations research, management, science and applied mathematics wishing to gain a deeper understanding of the formulations and mathematics underlying this approach will find this book useful because of its detailed treatment of the polyhedral structure of the basic lot-sizing problems and simple mixed integer sets that arise in more complicated problems. Reading this book will allow the reader to improve formulations of non-standard MIP models much more effectively and produce state-of-the-art models and algorithms.
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Advanced Groundwater Remediation: Active and Passive Technologies
F.G. Simon , T. Meggyes , and C. McDonald Manufacturer: Thomas Telford Services Ltd ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0727731211 |
Book Description
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.
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Trends in Supply Chain Design and Management: Technologies and Methodologies (Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing)
Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 1846286069 |
Book Description
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.
By reading Trends in Supply Chain Design and Management: Technologies and Methodologies, researchers will gain an insight into the evolving trends in supply chain design and management and practitioners will learn about the practical applications of the technologies and methodologies discussed. This book could also be used as a reference handbook by lecturers and postgraduate students in advanced supply chain design and management.
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Advanced Supply Chain Management: How to Build a Sustained Competitive Advantage
Charles C Poirier Manufacturer: Berrett-Koehler Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1576750523 |
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Companies all over the world are utilizing supply chain management to develop a competitive edge. Rich in case studies, Charles Poirier's book takes readers through a four-stage process to building an effective supply chain.Customer Reviews:
Tons of Theory & Buzzwords, Zero practical application.......2003-12-19
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.
Do you Have a Supply Network?.......2003-11-19
A "must read" if you are serious about transforming your organisation.
Highly Recommended!.......2001-08-02
Sustained advantage through a customer focused approach.......2001-01-23
Buzzwords.......2000-04-26
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Ocean Disposal of Wastewater (Advanced Series on Ocean Engineering, Volume 8)
I. R. Wood , Robert G. Bell , and Deanna L. Wilkinson Manufacturer: World Scientific Pub Co Inc ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 9810209568 |
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Globalization, Water, & Health: Resource Management in Times of Scarcity (School of American Research Advanced Seminar)
Manufacturer: SAR Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1930618581 |
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