1. Master Data for SCM (1) Master Data in Demand Planning & Fulfillment Processes EGN Logistics Engineering Fall, 2015

2. Master Data Overview
Master data plays an important role in APO and control many processes.
Some master data objects in APO have analogies in ERP like product (Material in ERP), and most of these are transferred from ERP. Others have to be maintained in APO.
Most organisational entities from ERP are not needed for APO, which is only concerned with logistics and not accounting and costing; so organizational entities such as company codes, or cost centers have no significance in APO.

3. Master Data Objects in SAP APO and SAP ERP
PI – Process integration

4. Location Types in SAP APO

5. DP Function in SCM BW: business data warehouse
OLTP: online transaction processing
OLAP: online analytical processing
HANA: High-Performance Analytic Appliance
OLTP: online transaction processing
OLAP: online analytical processing
HANA: High-Performance Analytic Appliance

6. Time Horizons for DP and Sales in SCM
Demand planning takes the longest time horizon in APO Modules.
VMI: vendor managed inventory

7. Level of Detail and Time Horizon of DP in APO Modules
SNP: Supply Network Planning
ATP: Available-to-promise
TP: Transportation Planning
VS: Vehicle scheduling
PP: Production Planning
DS: Detailed scheduling
Demand planning is at lowest level of details.

8. DP and Sales Processes in APO Modules
DP: demand planning is in APO-DP module and Sales process is in APO-ATP module.
TP/VS: transportation planning and vehicle scheduling
SNP: supply network planning
VMI: vendor managed inventory
PP/DS: production planning and detailed scheduling

9. DP Module in APO System Structure and Integration with ERP
The data for DP comes from Info cubes (Business Data Warehouse).
DP output combined with time series basically go to SNP, PP/DP, and TP/VS for further processing.
An option for DP output is to go to ERP.
ATP: available to promise
LIS: logistics information system: transportation data
CIF: core (information) interface: master data
ATP: Available to promise
CIF: Core interface
LIS: Logistics Information System

10. Overview Master Data and Application in DP and Sales
Master Data for Demand Planning:
- Product
CVC (characteristic value combinations)
Master data for Sales:
- Location,
Product,
Rules
CVC: characteristic value combinations
PPM/PDS

11. Planning Levels and Consistent Planning
The most primitive questions in DP are:
on which levels (product, product group, …) to plan?
in which periods of time (weeks, months) to plan?
which data is required?
In APO, planning levels are represented by characteristics (CVC), the period of timer corresponds to the time (i.e., time bucket), and the data (linked to “key figures” such as revenue and sold quantity).

12. Overview Master Data and Application in DP and Sales
PPM/PDS

13. Process for Demand Planning
Result of the demand planning process: independent requirements which will trigger the planning activities of distribution, production and procurement planning.

14. Data Structure for Demand Planning

15. Planning Levels and Consistent Planning
Planning shall take place on the levels of sales organization, location, product and product group.
Each product belongs to only one product group
Key figures include sales forecast and demand plan.

16. Planning on Aggregated Level

17. Automatic Disaggregation

18. Active Characteristic Value Combinations (CVC)
Location
The CVCs are 24 (3 sales organizations x 2 locations x 2 product x 2 product groups), in theory and 16 CVCs are active.
The CVCs are 24 (3 sales organizations x 2 locations x 2 product x 2 product groups), in theory and 16 CVCs are active.

19. CVC for the Use of DP-BOMs

20. CVC for the Use of DP-BOMs5 10

21. CVC for the Use of DP-BOMs5 50
100
150 10
100
200
300

22. Order Fulfillment Overview
Sales order entry is performed in ERP either manually or via EDI (EDI - Electronic Data Interchange), but ATP check is carried out in APO during the sales order entry.
Transportation planning is performed in APO based on the deliveries and sends shipments back to ERP.
EDI: Electronic Data Interchange

23. Tasks during Sales Order Entry

24. Location Substitution with /Without Stock Requisition

25. Exercises: (Due date 12/5/2015)
1. SCM resource setting
2. Change work centers
3. Create purchasing information records
4. Display info records by vendor
5. Create demand in SAP ERP
- Change planning strategy
- Create demand for the finished products