In recent years, Supply Chain Management (SCM) has become one of the most widely discussed issues on top management`s agenda. One essential precondition for the implementation of SCM concepts are powerful information systems. Many manufacturing companies deploy the logistics modules of the SAP R/3 system. In 1997 SAP enlarged its focus beyond Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and started an SCM initiative, which resulted in the Advanced Planner and Optimizer (APO) system. Today, APO has become one of the main components of the mySAP.com solutions. This book describes the principles and methods of intra- and inter-company SCM with reference to Release 4.6 of the SAP R/3 and to Release 3.0 of the SAP APO system. It also discusses potential future developments of these widely used software systems. The final chapter of the book contains an annotated overview of the most valuable online resources dealing with SCM.

In order to make strategy happen there is a need for powerful management information systems. SAP focuses on the application of modern business administration concepts, e.g. Value Based Management, the Balanced Scorecard, the Management Cockpit or flexible planning methods. The book describes the methodology and implementation of a powerful tool for enterprise management. Practical examples show how SAP Strategic Enterprise Management/Business Analytics (SAP SEM/BA) can help to improve cross functional planning, reporting and analyzing. SAP SEM/BA is a leading edge IT-solution for top management and related departments in large enterprises and groups. It demonstrates the state of the art of modern management information and decision support systems.

Supply Chain Management (SCM) is not a buzzword like many others in management and IT - it is here to stay. "Megatrends" such as globalization and increasing specialization result in a complex division of labor at national and international levels. Lean and agile supply chains have become a major management target, and the interorganizational coordination of business processes has become highly relevant. The complexity of today's supply chains cannot be mastered without the support of powerful information systems. SAP has established itself as the market leader in this type of IT systems. The book describes SCM using a pyramidal framework and relates it to the SAP SCM Solution Map. Desired features of IT support for SCM are formulated, and the extent to which SAP systems provide these features is shown. We describe the functionalities of SAP APOTM in detail, present case studies on implementing and running SAP SCMTM systems, and discuss SCM aspects of the new SAP Business ByDesignTM approach.

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich BWL - Industriebetriebslehre, Note: 1,3, Universität Mannheim, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die vorliegende Arbeit hat sich zum Ziel gesetzt, erhöhte Komplexität und Kausalzusammenhänge innerhalb einer Closed-Loop Supply Chain im Rahmen des System-Dynamics-Ansatzes abzubilden. Mittels des Simulationsstudiums sollen grundlegende Erkenntnisse über die dynamischen Auswirkungen einer Integration von Sekundärressourcen in den Produktionsprozess gewonnen werden. Besondere Beachtung wird dabei den Implikationen der Reverse Logistics auf das Systemverhalten infolge exogener Störungen in der Nachfrage (Bullwhip-Effekt) zuteil. Zum Erreichen der Zielsetzung wird folgender Lösungsweg eingeschlagen: In Kapitel 2 wird auf Umfeld und Prozesse der Reverse Logistics eingegangen, um so den Rahmen für die spätere Modellentwicklung aufzuspannen. Dazu werden zunächst gesetzliche Grundlagen und direkte und indirekte ökonomische Anreize als Ursachen der Produktrücknahmen seitens der Hersteller identifiziert. Darauf folgend werden verschiedene Quellen und Senken der Produktrückflüsse definiert und Reverse Logistics als viergliedrige Prozesskette charakterisiert. Abschließend erfolgt eine Systematisierung der dem RL-Umfeld inhärenten Angebotsunsicherheit. In Kapitel 3 wird auf Basis der gewonnen Erkenntnisse ein System-Dynamics- Modell einer generischen Closed-Loop Supply Chain konzipiert, dessen Ausgangsstruktur anhand der wesentlichen Modellsektoren Produktion, Produktnutzung und Reverse Logistics erläutert wird. Darauf folgen eine Validierung der Modellstruktur sowie eine Diskussion der durch Simulation des Basismodells gewonnenen Ergebnisse. Die in Kapitel 4 zunächst vorgenommene Erweiterung des System-Dynamics- Modells um eine sektorübergreifende Koordination der Produktions- und Recyclingprozesse strebt eine Verbesserung des zuvor beobachteten Systemverhaltens an. Sich daran anschließende Szenarioanalysen betrachten Auswirkungen der Reve

In order to make strategy happen there is a need for powerful management information systems. SAP focuses on the application of modern business administration concepts, e.g. Value Based Management, the Balanced Scorecard, the Management Cockpit or flexible planning methods. The book describes the methodology and implementation of a powerful tool for enterprise management. Practical examples show how SAP Strategic Enterprise Management/Business Analytics (SAP SEM/BA) can help to improve cross functional planning, reporting and analyzing. SAP SEM/BA is a leading edge IT-solution for top management and related departments in large enterprises and groups. It demonstrates the state of the art of modern management information and decision support systems.

After describing the functions of the PC and the role of computers in local and global networks, the authors explain the fundamentals of data management, as well as the support of firms' functions and processes through information processing. The concepts utilized are deployed in a multitude of modern and integrated application systems in manufacturing and service industries. These application examples make up the core of the book. Many application examples illustrate the methodologies addressed.

In order to make strategy happen there is a need for powerful management information systems. SAP focuses on the application of modern business administration concepts, e.g. Value Based Management, the Balanced Scorecard, the Management Cockpit or flexible planning methods. The book describes the methodology and implementation of a powerful tool for enterprise management. Practical examples show how SAP Strategic Enterprise Management/Business Analytics (SAP SEM/BA) can help to improve cross functional planning, reporting and analyzing. SAP SEM/BA is a leading edge IT-solution for top management and related departments in large enterprises and groups. It demonstrates the state of the art of modern management information and decision support systems.