Real Optimization with SAP® APO

Prof. Dr. Josef Kallrath ist in der Praxis und Lehre tätig und löst mit Wissenschaftlichem Rechnen praktische Probleme in der Industrie. Schwerpunkt seiner Tätigkeit ist die Mathematische Optimierung zur Unterstützung von Entscheidungsprozessen und die Modellierung physikalischer Systeme. Lehrtätigkeiten übte er an der Universität Heidelberg und derzeitig an der University of Florida in Gainesville/USA aus. Seit 2002 leitet er die Arbeitsgruppe 'raxis der mathematischen Optimierung' der Gesellschaft für Operations Research (GOR).

Supply Chain Management and Advanced Planning Systems.- Introduction: Models, Model Building and Optimization.- Model Building in SAP APO Supply Network Planning.- Optimization in SAP APO.- Detailed Case-Studies.- Planning in Semiconductor Manufacturing.- Consumer Products.- Customized Optimization Solutions for the Automotive and Chemical Industries.- Operative Planning in the Process Industry.- Case Studies - Interfacing Tailored Models to SAP APO.- Concluding Considerations - The Future.- Summary, Visions and Perspective.

From the reviews:

"'SAP APO' stands for 'SAP Advanced Planning and Optimizer.' ... I recommend this book for personnel in corporations and governmental entities contemplating improving supply chain operations with SAP software. The book may also be of more general interest to operations researchers and mathematical optimization professionals, especially those interested in mixed integer linear programs, those wanting to keep their academic activities relevant to real-world concerns, and those wishing to gain experience in commercial applications." (R. Baker Kearfott, SIAM Review, Vol. 49 (2), 2007)

"This book presents results on how to solve industrial optimization problems using APO from SAP. ... This book is a comprehensive introduction to SAP APO, its opportunities and limits using interesting examples arising in practice. The book is equally interesting for use in undergraduate university courses as well as for practitioners." (Erwin Pesch, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1214, 2011)

From the reviews:"‘SAP APO’ stands for ‘SAP Advanced Planning and Optimizer.’ … I recommend this book for personnel in corporations and governmental entities contemplating improving supply chain operations with SAP software. The book may also be of more general interest to operations researchers and mathematical optimization professionals, especially those interested in mixed integer linear programs, those wanting to keep their academic activities relevant to real-world concerns, and those wishing to gain experience in commercial applications." (R. Baker Kearfott, SIAM Review, Vol. 49 (2), 2007)“This book presents results on how to solve industrial optimization problems using APO from SAP. … This book is a comprehensive introduction to SAP APO, its opportunities and limits using interesting examples arising in practice. The book is equally interesting for use in undergraduate university courses as well as for practitioners.” (Erwin Pesch, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1214, 2011)