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Supply Chain Management Based on SAP Systems: Architecture and Planning Processes

By Peter Mertens , Jörg Thomas Dickersbach (auth.) , Gerhard F. Knolmayer , Alexander Zeier

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2009
ISBN
3540687378, 9783540687375, 9783540687399
DOI
10.1007/978-3-540-68739-9
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4143676 bytes)
Series
SAP Excellence
Edition
1
Pages
207\214
Topic
Business Management
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-04-11 19:55:47
Business Information Systems; Information SystemsLogisticsMarketing; Management/Business for ProfessionalsOrganization

Description

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 APO™ in detail, present case studies on implementing and running SAP SCM™ systems, and discuss SCM aspects of the new SAP Business ByDesign™ approach.

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