Global Available to Promise with SAP: Functionality and Configuration

S. Pradhan, P. Verma (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

300 Seiten

2011
SAP Press (Verlag)
978-1-59229-385-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Master core functionalities and configuration techniques Explore how global ATP works and integrates with other key SAP software Optimize your global ATP functionalities to suit specific business processes Are you a supply chain professional or practitioner striving to find ways to keep your customers satisfied? If your answer is yes, then this is the book for you! Here, you ll find practical knowledge, configuration steps, and useful tips and tricks to maximize the efficiency of your SAP system. Upon completion of this book, you will have a firm understanding of how global available-to-promise can streamline your company s order fulfillment processes. Technical Guidance Maintain your global ATP system during implementation and after go-live. Comprehensive Understanding Discover how global ATP bridges the gap between order fulfillment and planning, streamlines your business processes, and enhances customer satisfaction. Customize Your SAP System Learn how to customize ATP processes to fit your business needs with rules-based ATP, product allocation, capable-to-promise, multilevel ATP checks, backorder processing, and more.Integration with SAP Tools Find the enhancement possibilities available for global ATP, as well as how it integrates with SAP CRM and service-oriented architecture. Real-World Examples See practical use cases throughout the text that illustrate how global available-to-promise can work for your business.

Autor

Pavan Verma has more than 16 years of experience in Supply Chain Management and has worked in the fields of GATP, SNP, and SD for over 12 years. Pavan's experience is diverse, and he has been a team leader, architect, and consultant on global projects with Big 4Four consulting and leading companies. In addition, he has vast experience in the pharmaceutical, paper, high tech, consumer packaging goods, and utility industries. Sandeep Pradhan is an SAP solution architect in the supply chain management field and has more than 17 years of professional experience. He specializes in supply chain application advisory services and has achieved results by helping clients understand, architect, select, and implement the SAP supply chain solutions required to run theirbusinesses.In his various roles (project manager, solution architect, functional consultant, supply chain manager), he has been responsible for providing thought leadership in supply chain strategy, business processes transformation, technology architecture, and business integration. He has worked on numerous full lifecycle SAP APO-DemandPlanning and Supply Network Planning implementations from the discovery phase through the implementation phase.Sandeep holds an MBA from Monash University, Australia, and is also author of the book Implementing and Configuring SAP Event Management (SAP PRESS, 2010) and co-author of Global Available-to-Promise with SAP: Functionality and Configuration (SAP PRESS, 2011).

Inhalt

Preface 15
1 Order-to-Cash Business Process 19
1.1 Order-to-Cash Overview 19
1.2 Supply Chain Operation Reference Model 23
1.2.1 SCOR Order-to-Cash Model for Stocked Product 25
1.2.2 SCOR Order-to-Cash Model for Make-to-Order Product 31
1.2.3 SCOR Order-to-Cash Model for Engineer-to-Order 33
1.2.4 SCOR Order-to-Cash Model for Retail 36
1.3 Key Performance Indicators for Order-to-Cash 38
1.4 Available-to-Promise in Order-to-Cash 39
1.5 Summary 42
2 Introduction to Global Available-to-Promise 43
2.1 Global Available-to-Promise Overview 43
2.2 Global ATP Capabilities 45
2.3 ATP in SAP ERP versus Global ATP 47
2.4 Global ATP Basic Methods 49
2.4.1 Product Availability Check 50
2.4.2 Product Allocation 53
2.4.3 Forecast 55
2.5 Global ATP Advanced Methods 55
2.5.1 Rules-Based ATP Check 56
2.5.2 Multi-Item Single Delivery 59
2.5.3 Production Capable-to-Promise 59
2.5.4 Production Multilevel ATP Check 60
2.6 Global ATP Extended Functions 62
2.6.1 Backorder Processing 63
2.6.2 Time and Scheduling Functions 64
2.6.3 Global ATP Exception Management Alerts 65
2.6.4 Global ATP Implementation Approach 66
2.7 Summary 68
3 How SAP APO Global ATP Technology Works 69
3.1 Global ATP Time Series 69
3.2 Global ATP Technical Landscape 71
3.3 Core Interface (CIF) 72
3.3.1 Core Interface Configuration Steps 73
3.3.2 Core Interface Enhancements 76
3.4 Building Integration Models for Global ATP in SAP ERP 77
3.5 Monitoring Core Interface Processing in Global ATP (SAP APO) 79
3.6 Summary 81
4 Basic Configuration and Master Data Required for Global ATP 83
4.1 Basic Global ATP Configuration 83
4.1.1 Business Event 85
4.1.2 Check Mode 85
4.1.3 Check Instructions 86
4.1.4 ATP Group 88
4.1.5 Check Control (Check Horizon, Categories, Scope of Check) 89
4.2 Master Data Requirement for Global ATP 90
4.2.1 Check Mode Determination 90
4.2.2 Checking Horizon 91
4.2.3 ATP Group 93
4.3 Summary 93
5 Integrating Transportation Shipment and Scheduling with Global ATP 95
5.1 Transportation and Shipment Scheduling Overview 95
5.1.1 Transportation and Shipment Scheduling using the Condition Technique 98
5.1.2 Condition Technique Configuration 100
5.1.3 Condition Technique Scenario Testing 104
5.2 Transportation and Shipment Scheduling using the Configurable Process Scheduling (CPS) Method 105
5.2.1 Configurable Process Scheduling (CPS) Configuration 106
5.2.2 Additional Configuration Steps 112
5.2.3 Configurable Process Scheduling (CPS) Scenario Testing 114
5.3 Summary 117 6 Designing Your Supply Chain ATP with Rules-Based ATP 119
6.1 Overview of Rules-Based ATP 119
6.2 Business Case Study I: Product and/or Location Substitution 120
6.3 Basic Configuration 121
6.3.1 Condition Technique 123
6.3.2 Define the Condition Table 124
6.3.3 Define the Access Sequence 124
6.3.4 Define the Condition Type 125
6.3.5 Define the Rule Strategy and Assign the Condition Type 125
6.3.6 Define the New Rule Strategy Sequence 126
6.4 Basic Master Data: Rule Maintenance 128
6.4.1 Rule Control 130
6.4.2 Calculation Profile 131
6.4.3 Activity Type 131
6.4.4 Maintaining Condition Records 132
6.5 Scenario Testing for Location Substitution 133
6.6 Business Case Study II: Consolidation Location 136
6.7 Business Case Study III: Stock Transport Orders 140
6.7.1 Configuration in SAP ERP 140
6.7.2 Configuration in SAP APO 141
6.8 Business Case Study IV: Sales Scheduling Agreement 143
6.9 Enhancements 144
6.9.1 Enhancements in the SAP ERP Field Catalog for Rules-Based ATP 144
6.9.2 Enhancement in SAP APO for Global ATP 145
6.10 Summary 146
7 Managing Your Supply Chain ATP with Product Allocation 147
7.1 Overview of Product Allocation in Global ATP 147
7.2 Business Case Study: Product Allocation 149
7.3 Basic Configuration of Product Allocation in SAP APO 151
7.3.1 Creating a New Planning Object Structure 152
7.3.2 Creating a New Planning Area 152
7.3.3 Define a New Planning Book 153
7.3.4 Maintain Field Catalog for Characteristics 154
7.3.5 Maintain the Product Allocation Object 155
7.3.6 Maintain the Product Allocation Group 155
7.3.7 Maintain the Product Allocation Procedure 159
7.3.8 Maintain the Sequence of the Product Allocation Procedure 161
7.3.9 Maintain the Connection to the Planning Area 161
7.3.10 Check the Product Allocation Settings 163
7.4 Basic Master Data for Product Allocation 163
7.4.1 Characteristics Combination for Demand Planning 163
7.4.2 Characteristics Combination for the Product Allocation Group 166
7.5 Key Steps in Scenario Testing 169
7.6 Enhancement for Product Allocation 173
7.6.1 Enhancements in the SAP ERP Field Catalog for SAP APO Product Allocation 173
7.6.2 Enhancements in SAP APO for Product Allocation 175
7.7 Summary 175
8 Keeping Your Order Confirmation Firm with Global ATP Backorder Processing 177
8.1 Overview of Backorder Processing (BOP) in Global ATP 177
8.1.1 Backorder Processing Comparison in SAP ERP and Global ATP 179
8.1.2 Business Case Study Example 180
8.2 Basic Configuration for Backorder Processing 181
8.2.1 Filter Type 182
8.2.2 Sort Profile 183
8.3 Basic Master Data for Backorder Processing 184
8.4 Key Steps in Scenario Testing 187
8.5 Overview of Event-Driven Quantity Assignment (EDQA) 192
8.6 Enhancements in Backorder Processing 200
8.7 Summary 201
9 Streamlining Your Manufacturing Planning with Capable-to-Promise 203
9.1 Overview of the Capable-to-Promise Process 203
9.2 Business Case Study Example 206
9.3 Capable-to-Promise: Basic Configuration 209
9.3.1 Global ATP: Check Mode 209
9.3.2 Global ATP: Check Instruction 210
9.3.3 Global ATP: Rules-Based CTP 211
9.3.4 Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling: Production Planning Procedure 212
9.4 Basic Master Data Requirements 217
9.4.1 Product Location (SAP APO Transaction /SAPAPO/MAT1) 218
9.4.2 Work Center (SAP ERP Transaction CS03) 219
9.4.3 Bill of Materials (SAP ERP Transaction CR03) 219
9.4.4 Routing (SAP ERP Transaction CA23) 220
9.4.5 Production Version (SAP ERP Transaction C223) 220
9.4.6 Resource (SAP APO Transaction /SAPAPO/RES01) 220
9.4.7 Production Process Model (Transaction /SAPAPO/SCC03) 222
9.5 Key Steps in Scenario Testing 224
9.5.1 Case 1: Block Planning Resource 225
9.5.2 Case 2: Location Determination Activity 227
9.6 Summary 229
10 Confirming Customer Orders with Multilevel ATP Component-Level Check 231
10.1 Overview of the Multilevel ATP Process 231
10.2 Business Case Study Example 234
10.2.1 Fulfilling Business Logic and Rules 235
10.2.2 Variant Configuration 236
10.3 Basic Configuration of Multilevel ATP 236
10.3.1 Global ATP: Check Mode 237
10.3.2 Global ATP: Check Instruction 237
10.3.3 Global ATP: Rules-Based Multilevel ATP 239
10.3.4 Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling: Global Settings 240
10.3.5 Demand Planning (SAP APO DP): Planning Area and Planning Book 242
10.4 Basic Master Data Rule Requirements 244
10.4.1 SAP ERP Variant Configuration 245
10.4.2 SAP APO Demand Planning: Characteristics-Based Forecasting 247
10.4.3 SAP APO Product Location Master 249
10.4.4 SAP APO Production Data Structure 250
10.4.5 Rules-Based Condition Record 251
10.5 Key Steps in Scenario Testing 251
10.5.1 Scenario 1: Multilevel ATP 251
10.5.2 Scenario 2: Multilevel ATP with a Rules-Based Check 253
10.6 Summary 256
11 Integrating Global ATP with Supply Planning 257
11.1 Integration between Supply Planning and Order Fulfillment 257
11.2 Integrating Rules of Global ATP in the Capable-to-Match Planning Run 259
11.2.1 Configuration for Rules-Based ATP Integration with CTM 260
11.2.2 Master Data for Rules-Based ATP Integration with Capable-to-Match 262
11.3 Integrating Global ATP in Transportation Planning and Vehicle Scheduling 265
11.3.1 Dynamic Route Determination (DRD) Profile 267
11.3.2 Activation of Dynamic Route Determination 270
11.4 Summary 270
12 Integrating the SAP Customer Relationship Management System with Global ATP 273
12.1 Overview of SAP CRM with Rules-Based ATP 273
12.2 Basic Configuration in the SAP CRM System 274
12.2.1 ATP Profile 275
12.2.2 Item Category 276
12.2.3 Item Category Determination 276
12.2.4 Business Partner Assignment 277
12.3 Basic Configuration in Global ATP for CRM Integration 278
12.3.1 Requirements Profile 278
12.3.2 Rules-Based ATP 280
12.4 Master Data Maintenance 280
12.5 SAP CRM Business Scenario Testing 282
12.6 Enhancements in CRM for Global ATP 284
12.7 Integration Scenarios with CRM 284
12.7.1 Kit-to-Order 285
12.7.2 Special Dynamic Safety Stock 285
12.7.3 Third-Party Order Processing 285
12.8 Summary 287
13 Accelerate Your Global ATP Implementation with Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Packages 289
13.1 Introduction to Service-Oriented Architecture 289
13.1.1 Configuration Templates 290
13.1.2 Ease of Integration 290
13.1.3 Business Process Library 291
13.2 Modeling and Designing the Order Management Process in SOA Case 1: ATP Check Enterprise Services Bundle 292
13.3 Modeling and Designing Order-Management Process in SOA Case 2: Availability Issue Resolution and Backorder Processing ES Bundle 295
13.4 Understanding SOA by Design 298
13.5 Enterprise Service Repository 300
13.6 Summary 302
14 Maintenance and Monitoring Procedure for Global ATP 303
14.1 Monitoring and Maintenance 303
14.1.1 Backorder Processing (BOP) 303
14.1.2 Temporary Quantity Assignment (TQA) 304
14.1.3 Persistent Quantity Assignment 304
14.1.4 SAP ERP Database and SAP APO liveCache 305
14.1.5 Reorganization 308
14.1.6 SAP APO Planning Area 310
14.1.7 Product Allocation 311
14.2 Regular Transactions and Batch Jobs 313
14.3 Disaster Recovery Plan 315
14.3.1 Switching the ATP Check from SAP APO to SAP ERP 315
14.3.2 Performing an ATP Check in SAP ERP for the Interim 316
14.3.3 Switching the ATP Check Back from SAP ERP to SAP APO 316
14.3.4 Postprocessing Sales Orders in Global ATP 317
14.4 Performance 317
14.5 Application Log 319
14.6 Sizing 319
14.7 Summary 320
Appendices 323
A Enhancements in Global ATP 325
A.1 Minor Enhancement Scenarios in Global ATP 325
A.2 Major Enhancement Scenarios in Global ATP 329
A.3 Enhancements in SAP ERP Field Catalog for SAP APO Global ATP and Product Allocation 330
A.4 Enhancements in SAP APO Field Catalog for SAP APO Global ATP and Product Allocation 331
B SAP Notes for Global ATP 333
B.1 General 333
B.2 Rules-Based ATP 333
B.3 CTP and Multilevel ATP 334
B.4 Scheduling Function 334
B.5 Backorder Processing 335
B.6 Product Allocation 335
B.7 Transportation Integration 336
B.8 CRM Integration 336
B.9 Enhancements 336
C The Authors 339
Index 341

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.10.2011
• Reihe/Serie: SAP PRESS Englisch
• Verlagsort: Maryland
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Netzwerke
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Weitere Themen ► SAP
• Schlagworte: Backorder processing • Configurable Process Scheduling (CPS) Method • GATP technical architecture • Master data requirements in ECC and SCM • Order to Cash processes • Rule-based ATP • SAP • SAP Service Oriented Architecture • Services Oriented Architecture (SOA)
• ISBN-10: 1-59229-385-9 / 1592293859
• ISBN-13: 978-1-59229-385-8 / 9781592293858
• Zustand: Neuware