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MODULE APO

APO / IBP — Advanced Planning

MRP says what is missing, not how best to obtain it. Advanced planning adds statistical forecasting, the network view (plants, warehouses, transportation), optimization under capacity and cost constraints, detailed scheduling and a reliable promise. SAP APO did this for twenty years; SAP IBP and S/4HANA are taking over.

Audience
Demand and supply planners, supply chain consultants, PP / MM consultants moving into advanced planning, APO migration teams.
Prerequisites
Level 1: none. Levels 2 and 3: PP (MRP, orders) and MM; notions of forecasting and inventory.
Duration
4 days (1 + 2 + 1)
28 h · day-by-day schedule

Day-by-day schedule

4 days, 28 h of training. Beginner 1 d, intermediate 2 d, advanced 1 d. Durations are calculated from the content of each chapter. Click a line to open the chapter.

BeginnerIntermediateAdvancedAssessment
Day 1Beginner

Morning · 9:00 – 12:30

Afternoon · 13:30 – 17:00

Day 2Intermediate

Morning · 9:00 – 12:30

Afternoon · 13:30 – 17:00

Day 3Intermediate

Morning · 9:00 – 12:30

Afternoon · 13:30 – 17:00

Day 4Advanced

Morning · 9:00 – 12:30

Afternoon · 13:30 – 17:00

APO curriculum

7 parts, 19 topics. Open a part, then follow the link to the chapter, the guide or the mini-process.

1. Understanding
2. Architecture
  • liveCache and CIF
    Components and exchanges.
    Chapter →
  • Master data
    Locations, products, resources, PDS, lanes.
    Chapter →
  • Model, version, simulation
    Testing without touching the actual plan.
    Chapter →
  • Pegging
    Who serves what.
    Chapter →
3. Forecasting
  • Demand Planning
    Models and error measurement.
    Chapter →
  • DP configuration
    Structure, planning book, jobs.
    Chapter →
4. Promising
5. Distributing
6. Producing
7. Integrating and migrating