Sales and Operations Planning with SAP IBP (Hardcover)

... Foreword from Franz Hero ... 17 ... Foreword from Adam Mussomeli ... 19 ... Preface ... 21 ... Target Audience ... 21 ... How to Read This Book ... 22 ... How This Book Is Organized ... 22 ... Conclusion ... 26 ... Acknowledgments ... 26 1 ... Introduction to Sales and Operations Planning ... 29 1.1 ... Market Drivers ... 29 1.2 ... Process Drivers ... 34 1.3 ... Technology Drivers ... 39 1.4 ... SAP Integrated Business Planning ... 45 1.5 ... Summary ... 65 2 ... SAP IBP Model and Navigation ... 67 2.1 ... SAP Integrated Business Planning Architecture ... 67 2.2 ... Planning Model ... 68 2.3 ... Navigating the Planning Model ... 75 2.4 ... Summary ... 92 3 ... Demand Planning ... 93 3.1 ... Demand Planning at a Glance ... 93 3.2 ... Forecasting Input with Historical Data ... 102 3.3 ... Forecast Generation through Statistical Modeling ... 104 3.4 ... Collaborative Financial Modeling of Demand Forecast ... 116 3.5 ... Review, Collaboration, and Finalization of the Demand Plan ... 120 3.6 ... Summary ... 122 4 ... Unconstrained Supply Planning ... 123 4.1 ... Unconstrained Planning at a Glance ... 123 4.2 ... The Sales and Operations Planning Heuristic ... 126 4.3 ... Supply Network Design ... 127 4.4 ... Propagating Demand ... 134 4.5 ... Propagating Supply ... 149 4.6 ... Rough-Cut Capacity Planning ... 156 4.7 ... Parameters of the Heuristic ... 160 4.8 ... Summary ... 172 5 ... Constrained Supply Planning ... 173 5.1 ... Constrained Supply Planning at a Glance ... 173 5.2 ... S&OP Optimizer ... 174 5.3 ... Optimization Constraints ... 177 5.4 ... Financial Modeling of the Supply Chain ... 179 5.5 ... Advanced Optimizer Features ... 189 5.6 ... Summary ... 199 6 ... Consolidation ... 201 6.1 ... Consolidation at a Glance ... 201 6.2 ... Financial Projections and Review ... 205 6.3 ... Operationalizing the Plan ... 217 6.4 ... Summary ... 224 7 ... Collaboration and Management by Exception ... 227 7.1 ... SAP Jam Collaboration ... 227 7.2 ... Custom Alerts ... 238 7.3 ... Case Management ... 251 7.4 ... Tasks ... 254 7.5 ... Summary ... 257 8 ... Planning Simulations ... 259 8.1 ... Simulation Planning at a Glance ... 259 8.2 ... Simulations ... 264 8.3 ... Versions ... 268 8.4 ... Scenarios ... 273 8.5 ... Summary ... 277 9 ... Process Management ... 279 9.1 ... Process Management in Practice ... 280 9.2 ... Setting Up Process Templates and Automations ... 284 9.3 ... Manage Processes ... 292 9.4 ... Task Management ... 301 9.5 ... Process Management with SAP Jam ... 305 9.6 ... Summary ... 306 10 ... Configuring SAP IBP for Sales and Operations ... 309 10.1 ... Planning Areas and Time Profiles ... 310 10.2 ... Attributes and Master Data Types ... 319 10.3 ... Planning Levels ... 330 10.4 ... Key Figures ... 333 10.5 ... Planning Operators ... 344 10.6 ... History Report ... 349 10.7 ... Advanced Configuration ... 352 10.8 ... System Performance Recommendations ... 355 10.9 ... Summary ... 357 11 ... Building Planning Views ... 359 11.1 ... Planning Views, Templates, and Favorites ... 359 11.2 ... Formatting Planning Views ... 372 11.3 ... Using Charts ... 380 11.4 ... Master Data Worksheets ... 383 11.5 ... Using Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications ... 388 11.6 ... Summary ... 389 12 ... Key Performance Indicators and Performance Monitoring ... 391 12.1 ... Key Performance Indicators in SAP IBP ... 392 12.2 ... Monitoring and Continuous Improvement ... 404 12.3 ... Summary ... 409 13 ... Dashboard and Analytics ... 411 13.1 ... Advanced Analytics ... 412 13.2 ... Advanced Dashboards ... 428 13.3 ... Summary ... 436 14 ... Integrating SAP IBP for Sales and Operations ... 437 14.1 ... Data Integration Scenarios ... 437 14.2 ... Integration for