Materials Planning with SAP

Balance the art and science of materials planning! Learn how to use SAP ERP to calculate what, when, and how many items are required for production with this guide. From portfolio management and policy setting to exception monitoring and inventory optimization, you'll see the complete manufacturing picture that materials planning paints.

PART I Materials Planning Basics Materials Planning Basics The Process of Materials Planning The Materials Controller Strategic and Tactical Materials Planning Portfolio Segmentation for Decision Making Lean and Agile Supply Chains Summary The Past and the Future of Materials Planning Past Problems with Materials Requirements Planning Today's Problems with Material Requirements Planning A Word on Customizing The Old Paradigm and the New Future Potential in Operations, Supply Chain, and Materials Management Planning the Future with an Unconstrained Supply Plan Summary Building Blocks of Materials Planning Modeling Strategic and Tactical Materials Planning Scientific Theories and Global Integration Summary PART II Materials Planning in SAP ERP Principles of Effective Materials Planning Supply Chain Strategy and Performance Boundaries Developing User Guidelines and a Policy Playbook Setting Control Limits The Competent Materials Controller Summary Prioritized Portfolio Management Portfolio Basics in SAP Responsibilities and Accountability Using Buckets Monitoring Your Portfolio Summary Automated and Periodic Policy Setting Employing Strategies and Policies in an Enterprise Segmenting a Materials Portfolio Replenishment Policies Planning Policies Setting Policy Using the SAP Add-On Tools for Segmentation and Policy Setting Summary Intelligent Exception Monitoring Exception Monitoring in SAP ERP Building a Monitoring System for Exceptional Situations Using the SAP Add-On Tool MRP Exception Monitor Summary Sustainable Inventory Optimization Performing Inventory Analysis Employing Inventory Strategies with Meaningful Key Performance Indicators Making Inventory Optimization Sustainable SAP Add-On Tools for Inventory Optimization Summary PART III Evaluating, Measuring, and Improving Materials Planning Key Performance and Supply Chain Indicators The Balanced Scorecard The Supply Chain Performance Index Framework Putting It All Together SAP Add-On Tools for Performance Measurement Summary Traditional Inefficiencies Dealing with an Unmanageable Amount of Exception Messages An Isolated Sales Department A Buyer without a Cause Fiddling with Policy Capacity Planning Using Sales Orders for Intercompany Stock Transfers Chasing Demand Hiding the Buffer The Reorder Point Dilemma When Sourcing from Another Plant The Hang-from-the-Ceiling Strategy Summary Improvement and Optimization Programs Benchmarking the Current State Developing Improvement Initiatives Measuring Progress Summary Modeling Materials Planning Scientific Modeling of the SAP Supply Chain Operations Management and Science Systems Thinking Factory Physics SAP Value Stream Mapping Summary Examples from Industry Continuous and Sustainable Optimization at Tennant Company Plant Transformation at ASEA Brown Boveri A Model for the Process Industry from Bellisio Foods Lean Materials Planning with SAP at Kraft Foods Summary Conclusion and Outlook Appendices Bibliography The Author Index