SAP Integrated Business Planning

Sandy Markin is the senior director of supply chain solutions at SAP and the solution owner of SAP Integrated Business Planning. Before SAP IBP, Sandy worked extensively as part of the design, development, and launch of SAP APO, among other supply chain solutions. Amit Sinha is an expert in SAP APO and SAP IBP, with a focus on business process reengineering and supply chain solution modeling in sales and operations planning, demand forecasting, supply planning, detail production scheduling, inventory optimization, and supply chain analytics. He has more than twelve years of supply chain management experience doing solution architecting and project management for planning projects for clients in the pharmaceutical, high-tech, manufacturing, consumer goods, and chemical industries.

Foreword from Martin Barkman
Foreword from Tim Gaus
Preface
Target Audience
How to Read This Book
How This Book Is Organized
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Supply Chain Complexity in the Digital World
The Evolution of Supply Chain Planning at SAP
SAP IBP at a Glance
SAP IBP Architecture
SAP S/4HANA and SAP IBP
SAP IBP and the Intelligent Digital Supply Chain
Summary
Navigation
SAP Fiori
SAP IBP Excel Planning View
Summary
Planning Data
Master Data in a Supply Chain Network
Transactional Data in a Supply Chain Network
Standard Data Models in SAP IBP
Data Integration
Data Visualization in SAP IBP
Summary
Building Blocks of a Planning Model
Attribute
Master Data Type
Time Profile
Planning Area
Planning Level
Key Figure
Key Figure Calculation Logic
Planning Operators
Version
Scenario
Reason Code
Global Configuration Parameters
Snapshot Configuration
Summary
Configuring an SAP IBP System
Managing Planning Attributes
Assigning the Master Data Type
Creating Time Profiles
Defining Planning Areas
Managing the Planning Level
Using Key Figures
Adding Calculation Logic to Key Figures
Assigning Planning Operators
Creating Reason Codes
Version Configuration
Creating Scenarios
Managing Global Configuration Settings
Copying from a Standard SAP-Delivered Planning Area
Activating the Planning Model
Deleting Active Objects
Summary
Sales and Operations Planning with SAP IBP
Objective of Sales and Operations Planning
Balancing Demand and Supply through Sales and Operations Planning
Managing Sales and Operations Planning Processes with SAP IBP
Planning and External Procurement Collaboration
What’s Ahead for S&OP?
Summary
Implementing SAP IBP for Sales and Operations
Managing Master Data for Sales and Operations Planning
Building and Activating Sales and Operations Planning Models
Demand and Supply Planning for Sales and Operations Planning
Planning Views and Alerts through Sales and Operations Planning
Collaboration
Summary
Demand Planning and Forecasting with SAP IBP
Demand Forecasting, Demand Planning, and Demand Sensing
Performing Demand Forecasting and Demand Sensing
Preprocessing for Demand Forecasting
Forecasting
Postprocessing and Forecast Error
Promotion Planning and Management
What’s Ahead for Demand Planning?
Summary
Implementing SAP IBP for Demand
Planning Model Configuration
Forecast Model Management
Promotion Planning
Demand Planning Run in SAP IBP
Demand Planning for a New Product
Planning Results
Summary
Response and Supply Planning with SAP IBP
Response and Supply Planning Overview
Supply Planning Methodology
Forecast Consumption
Gating Factor Analysis
Order Review and Analysis
Order Simulation and Scenario Planning
What’s Ahead for Response and Supply Planning?
Summary
Implementing SAP IBP for Response and Supply
Basic Configuration
Integration
Planning Area Overview
Demand Prioritization Configuration
Response and Supply Management Planning Run
Order Simulation and Scenario Planning
Planning Review for Response and Supply
Gating Factor Analysis
Deployment Planning
Summary
Inventory Management with SAP IBP
Why Hold Inventory?
Inventory Types and Usage
Inventory Planning and Related Analytics
Inventory Optimization Calculations
SAP IBP for Inventory
Demand-Driven Material Requirements Planning
What’s Ahead for Inventory?
Summary
Implementing SAP IBP for Inventory
Building Network Visualizations
Modeling Inventory Optimization
Forecast Error Calculation
Input-Output Data Objects and Key Figures
Planning Operators for Inventory Calculation
Performing and Reviewing Inventory Optimization
Summary
SAP Supply Chain Control Tower
Supply Chain Analytics and Dashboards
SAP Supply Chain Control Tower Alerts
The Networked Supply Chain
Root-Cause Analysis and Resolution
Analytics and Key Performance Indicators
Collaborative Supply Chain: SAP IBP and SAP Ariba
What’s Ahead for Analytics?
Summary
Implementing SAP Supply Chain Control Tower with SAP IBP
Analytics Application
Process Modeling
Dashboard Creation
Key Performance Indicators
Case and Task Management
Collaboration
Custom Alerts
Business Network Collaboration
Summary
Unified Planning and User Roles
Unified and Integrated Planning Areas
Application Jobs
User and Business Roles
User Group Creation
Summary
Implementation Methodology
SAP IBP Project Implementation
Project Implementation Methodologies
Sprint Delivery and Team Framework
SAP Best Practices for SAP IBP
SAP Integrated Business Planning, Edge Edition
Implementation Recommendations
Summary
Customer Use Cases
Sales Planning
Collaborative Demand Management
Forecasting and Replenishment Planning
Multilevel Supply Planning
Cost-Optimized Supply Planning
Sales and Operations Planning
End-to-End Planning and Visibility
Integrated Business Planning
Response and Supply Planning
Supply Chain Collaboration
Summary
Appendices
Supply Chain Management Acronyms
The Authors
Index