SAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer
Encyclopedia
SAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer consists of modules viz. Demand Planning, Supply Network
planning, Production Planning and detail scheduling, Global Available to Promise
and Transportation management
& vehicle Scheduling.
Demand Planning
APO Demand Planning is a set of functionalities around Demand Management, Statistical Forecasting, Promotion and Life-cycle Planning processes. It is an integral part of any organizations Sales & Operations Planning Process.
Demand Planning can primarily be divided in two areas - Data Mart and Demand Management Functionalities. The Data Mart portion of APO DP is basically the SAP BW component with all BW related transactions and objects available.
Supply network
A supply network is a pattern of temporal and spatial processes carried out at facility nodes and over distribution links, which adds value for customers through the manufacturing and delivery of products...
planning, Production Planning and detail scheduling, Global Available to Promise
Available-to-promise
Available-to-promise is a business function that provides a response to customer order enquiries, based on resource availability. It generates available quantities of the requested product, and delivery due dates...
and Transportation management
Transportation management system
A transportation management system is a subset of supply chain management concerning transportation operations and may be part of an enterprise resource planning system....
& vehicle Scheduling.
Demand Planning
APO Demand Planning is a set of functionalities around Demand Management, Statistical Forecasting, Promotion and Life-cycle Planning processes. It is an integral part of any organizations Sales & Operations Planning Process.
Demand Planning can primarily be divided in two areas - Data Mart and Demand Management Functionalities. The Data Mart portion of APO DP is basically the SAP BW component with all BW related transactions and objects available.