Hartmut Stadtler & Bernhard Fleischmann 
Advanced Planning in Supply Chains 
Illustrating the Concepts Using an SAP® APO Case Study

Advanced Planning Systems (APS) are a key enabler of the supply chain management. However, APS are highly complex and difficult to comprehend. This book provides students with valuable insights into the capabilities of state-of-the-art APS and bridges the gap between theory (model building and solution algorithms), software implementation, and adaptation to a specific business case. Our business case – named Frutado – provides a unifying framework for illustrating the different planning tasks that arise in a company – from demand planning to the distribution of goods – that are addressed by APS. In addition, the book guides through interactive learning units which have been created and recorded for each module of SAP´s APS. Learning units can be downloaded free of charge ready to be displayed in a web browser. Together, the textbook and the learning units provide the required skills to better understand the concepts, models, and algorithms underlying today´s APS.

Table of Content

Preface.- Introduction ( Hartmut Stadtler, Christopher Haub) – Part I.- 1 The Frutado Case 11 ( Bernhard Fleischmann).- 2 Hierarchical Planning and the Supply Chain Planning Matrix (H artmut Stadtler, Bernhard Fleischmann).- 3 SAP ® APO – Module Matrix and General Principles ( Christopher Sürie).- Part II.- 4 Demand Planning (DP) ( Herbert Meyr).- 5 Master Planning – Supply Network Planning ( Hartmut Stadtler).- 6 Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS) ( Hartmut Stadtler, Christopher Sürie).- 7 Global Available-to-Promise (global ATP) ( Bernhard Fleischmann, Sebastian Geier).- 8 Deployment ( Martin Grunow, Poorya Farahani).- 9 Transportation Planning/Vehicle Scheduling (TP/VS) ( Martin Grunow, Bryndís Stefánsdóttir).- Part III. – 10 Final Remarks ( Hartmut Stadtler).- Index.- About Contributors.