• Architecture of SAP APO and integration with SAP ERP
• APO components and planning processes
• APO system landscape and navigation
• Integration between SAP ERP and APO
• Master data transfer using CIF
• Transactional data integration
• Monitoring and troubleshooting CIF issues
• Location master data
• Resource master data
• Transportation lanes
• Production process models (PPM) and production data structures (PDS)
• Planning areas and planning books
• Forecasting techniques
• Statistical forecasting methods
• Demand planning macros and alerts
• Network planning concepts
• SNP heuristics and optimization
• Deployment and transport load building
• Capacity planning in SNP
• Planning with heuristics
• Detailed scheduling and capacity planning
• Product heuristics and scheduling strategies
• Pegging and product availability checks
• Product availability check
• Rules-based ATP (RBA)
• Product allocation and backorder processing
• Capable-to-Promise (CTP)
• Transportation lanes and routes
• Vehicle scheduling concepts
• Transportation planning optimization
• Alert monitoring and exception handling
• Performance monitoring and analysis
• Business Intelligence integration
• Planning reports and dashboards
• Data synchronization and planning execution
• Transition considerations from APO to IBP
• Demand and supply planning simulation
• Hands-on case study implementation
• Final project evaluation and best practices