SAP APO & PPDS

APO and PP/DS

MODULE 1 - SAP APO CIF (CORE INTERFACE) TRAINING

• RFC Connection
• Business System Group
• Master Data Overview
• Integration Model Master Data
• Master Data for Transfer of Data Changes
• SAP APO Master Data
• Models and Planning Versions
• Transaction Data Overview
• Integration Model Transaction Data Monitoring
• CIF Cockpit, qRFC Alert and Comparisons
• Capacity Requirements, Capacity Planning / Optimizer
• Exception Processing, Alert Generation

MODULE 2 - DEMAND PLANNING

• Introductions, APO Overview
• Overview of Demand Planning Concept
• Data mart, info-cubes & Demand Planning
• Planning area and Planning Books
• Macros & Notes
• Interactive Planning
• Statistical toolbox, Promotions and Life Cycle Planning
• Mass Processing and Release of Plans
• Exception Processing and Alert Generation

MODULE 3 - SUPPLY NETWORK PLANNING

• Overview of Supply Planning Concept
• Supply Planning, Interactive Supply Planning, and Integration with other SCM components
• Planning Methods: Heuristics, Optimization & CTM
• Deployment
• Transport Load Builder
• Releasing Supply Plans to DP, PPDS, ECC
• CIF Core Interface: Introduction to Architecture of Integration
• Master Data, Integration to R/3
• Planning in ECC - APO with Integration Model Generation
• Initial & Change Transfers, Background Jobs
• Monitoring & Handling CIF Errors
• Comparison & Reconciliation

MODULE 4 – PRODUCTION PLANNING and DETAILED SCHEDULING:

• Introduction and Course Overview
• Introduction
• The Role of APO-PP/DS in Supply Chain Planning
• Master Data Overview
• Demand Management
• Planned Independent Requirements and Sales Orders
• Make-to-stock production
• Make-to-Order Production
• Enhancements for Demand Management
• Tools and Production Planning
• Product View
• Product Planning Table
• Product Overview
• Pegging Overview
• Detailed Scheduling Planning Board
• Resource Planning Table
• PP/DS Optimizer
• Production Planning
• Prerequisites and Basic Settings
• The Planning Process
• Heuristics
• Steps in Production Planning
• Introduction
• Net Requirements Calculation and Lot-Size Calculation
• Source Determination
• PPM/PDS Explosion and Scheduling
• Pegging
• Setup Times