§... Preface ... 15§§1 ... An Overview of Planning with SAP Supply Chain Management ... 21§§1.1 ... SAP Supply Chain Management ... 21§§1.2 ... SAP Advanced Planning & Optimization ... 23§§1.3 ... Summary ... 27§§2 ... An Overview of Production Planning with SAP ERP and SAP APO-PP/DS ... 29§§2.1 ... Production Planning Functions ... 29§§2.2 ... Advanced Production Planning with SAP APOPP/DS ... 38§§2.3 ... Planning in SAP APO and Execution in SAP ERP ... 52§§2.4 ... Summary ... 53§§3 ... The SAP Advanced Planning & Optimization Core Interface ... 55§§3.1 ... Design of the Core Interface ... 55§§3.2 ... The Principle of Master Data Transfer ... 69§§3.3 ... The Principle of Transaction Data Transfer ... 96§§3.4 ... Core Interface Monitoring ... 104§§3.5 ... Summary ... 112§§4 ... Master Data ... 113§§4.1 ... Mapping Principle ... 113§§4.2 ... Locations ... 114§§4.3 ... Products ... 123§§4.4 ... Resources ... 129§§4.5 ... Production Data Structures and Production Process Models ... 132§§4.6 ... Mass Changes to SAP APO Master Data ... 140§§4.7 ... Summary ... 142§§5 ... Basic Functions of Production Planning ... 145§§5.1 ... Basic Settings ... 145§§5.2 ... Independent Requirements ... 152§§5.3 ... The Planning Procedure ... 168§§5.4 ... Heuristics ... 176§§5.5 ... Example of a Complete Planning Run ... 186§§5.6 ... Firming ... 188§§5.7 ... Net Requirements Calculation and Lot Sizes ... 192§§5.8 ... Determining the Source of Supply ... 196§§5.9 ... Scheduling ... 202§§5.10 ... Pegging ... 216§§5.11 ... Setup Times in Planning ... 222§§5.12 ... Product Interchangeability ... 225§§5.13 ... Executing Planning in SAP ERP ... 227§§5.14 ... Summary ... 228§§6 ... Tools to Evaluate and Process Planning ... 231§§6.1 ... Order Views ... 231§§6.2 ... Product Planning Table ... 236§§6.3 ... Product Overview ... 242§§6.4 ... Detailed Scheduling Planning Board ... 245§§6.5 ... Resource Planning Table ... 265§§6.6 ... PP/DS Optimizer ... 268§§6.7 ... Alert Monitor ... 276§§6.8 ... Summary ... 280§§7 ... Advanced Processes in SAP APO-PP/DS ... 283§§7.1 ... Finite Planning with the Planning Run ... 284§§7.2 ... Setup-Optimal Sequencing with the PP/DS Optimizer ... 298§§7.3 ... Capable-to-Promise ... 308§§7.4 ... Planned Material Flow ... 317§§7.5 ... Multiresource Planning with the Wave Algorithm ... 323§§7.6 ... Integration of Variant Configuration ... 332§§7.7 ... Material Requirements Planning-Based Detailed Scheduling ... 357§§7.8 ... Summary ... 360§§8 ... Alternative User Interface for Planning ... 361§§8.1 ... Planner's Home Page ... 361§§8.2 ... Enhanced Product Planning and Side Panels ... 368§§8.3 ... Summary ... 374§§... Appendices ... 375§§A ... Transactions and Menu Paths ... 377§§B ... SAP Notes on SAP APOPP/DS ... 391§§C ... Heuristics ... 405§§D ... Abbreviations ... 417§§E ... The Authors ... 419§§... Index ... 421§§