1、Demand Planning with SAP APOClaus BoschApplication Solution Management SCMSAP AG,January 2008Agenda1.Introduction to Demand Planning2.APO Demand Planning features 3.APO Forecasting 4.APO Demand Planning integration and master data 5.SAP APO Infos&References1Pain Points in Demand PlanningDo you have
2、problems with Differences in planned demand and actual sales?Incorporating all necessary demand information like promotions,product life cycles or other events in your demand plan?Demand visibility and consistency across all your departments and users?Wrong forecasts?2Implications for your Demand Ma
3、nagement and therefore face Bad forecast qualityIncomplete and inaccurate demandHigh number of stock outsHigh inventory levelsSlow response to changing market Lack of information for right planning decisions3Do you therefore need a tool to shape demand considering promotions,events and the life cycl
4、e of products improve forecast accuracy?achieve higher product availability?better sense and actively manage demand by considering various demand signals support effectively the synchronization of your supply and demand?improve the calculation of buffer or safety stocks4Synchronize supply with deman
5、d in your global supply chain by balancing push and pull network-planning processes and by handling replenishment and production based on actual demand.nAPO DP:Improves the forecast quality and planning accuracynAPO SNP:Improves visibility across your global supply chain and lowers inventorynAPO PP/
6、DS:Supports you in creating optimized production plansnAPO gATP:Allows state-of-the-art sales order confirmation planning processesnAPO TP/VS:Optimizes transportation loads and minimizes transportation costs nAPO Alert Monitor:Powerful exception message system integrated in all APO planning modulesG
7、lobal Available-to-PromiseDemand PlanningSupply Network PlanningProduction Planning&Detailed SchedulingAdvanced Planning&OptimizationAlert MonitorTransportation Planning&Vehicle SchedulingDemand Planning is part of APO5Agenda1.Introduction to Demand Planning2.APO Demand Planning features 3.APO Forec
8、asting 4.APO Demand Planning integration and master data 5.SAP APO Infos&References6APO DP(Demand Planning)nComprehensive forecasting tool-set nStatistical forecasting with causal and time-series methodsnSelection of best-fit modelnAutomatic outlier detection availablenHighly configurable planning b
9、ooks with macro functionalitynSupporting aggregation/disaggregation logicnLifecycle planning nPlan promotions separately from the rest of your forecastnTrack&monitor forecast accuracynSeasonal planning nCollaborative demand planningnImproved forecast qualitynOne tool for power and business usernCons
10、olidated demand plan(different regions,countries,departments,)Key BenefitsFeaturesCalculate and determine future demand to improve demand quality and accuracy7Typical DP Planning CycleSense&RespondCompare and evaluate different scenariosImport relevant master and transactional data(e.g.historical da
11、ta)Generate forecast&apply life cycle managementReview final demand planPlan promotions and/or other eventsRelease final demand to APO SNP or SAP ERPSimulate 134567Analyze and prepare data2Collaborate 8Interactive PlanningnText can be added to any cell(notes management)nCopy and paste(within grid an
12、d from/to Microsoft Excel)nUser-specific customizationnFree definition of planning books and data viewsnCreation of data groups(selections)and user-specific assignment nMulti-level planning with full visibility(drill up/down)nSupporting different aggregation/disaggregation logicnData representation
13、on different periodicities and horizons9nUse graphs and charts to represent data in visually perspicuous way nGraphs with data manipulation possibilitiesnUse high flexibility in customizing and capability of displaying more chart types Interactive Planning-SAP Chart Engine10MacrosnUse advanced macro
14、s to perform complex calculations quickly and easily.nAPO system comes with examples of the use of macro functions and operators nMacros are executed either directly by the user in interactive planning or automatically at a predefined point in time during a background job.11Alert ManagementAlerts ar
15、e communicated to the user by:nVisualization in the alert monitornMailnSMS messageAlerts can be customized user specific Alerts are triggered during planning run or interactive planning for:nForecast errors exceeding borders defined by the usernAny kind of check carried out by a macro12Lifecycle Man
16、agementActuals for old productLike ModelingForecast for new productLifecyclePhase-in profile Phase-out profileLifecycle Planning simulates the launch,growth,maturity,and discontinuation phases of different productsMimics the sales curve that you expect the product to display during the following pha
17、ses:nLaunch and growth nDiscontinuation13Promotion PlanningnAttempts to predict the outcome of the effect of an event,e.g.,monthly promotions or advertising campaign nEnables separation of base sales data from changes caused by the eventTools:nMultilevel promotionsnCannibalizationnPost promotion ana
18、lysis pattern identification&repetitionnCollaboration through the Internet with trading partnernIntegration of campaigns created in SAP CRM to support Trade Promotion ManagementPast FutureCorrected forecastForecastHistory(with promotions)Corrected forecast+promotions14CannibalizationYou use cannibal
19、ization groups to model the impact of a promotion on sales of related products Sales for special offer productM07/03M08/03M09/03M10/03TimeCorrected forecastOriginal forecastM07/03M08/03M09/03M10/03TimeOriginal forecastSales for similar productCorrected forecast15 Seasonal PlanningFreely definable se
20、asons and planning years are introduced that can be flexibly assigned to characteristic combinations16ObjectivenCreate a demand plan by integrating all available informationnCollaborative process to gain“one number”consensus from sales,marketing,operationsn Combine various data:n Forecastn Promotion
21、sn Budgets,sales plans,etc.n Manual changesConsensus Demand Planning17Duet Demand PlanningDuet Demand Planning enables sales and planners to utilize the full Microsoft Excel capabilities as a intuitive planning front end for mySAP SCMnFaster and accurate plans aligned to customer demand requirements
22、nLeverages the full capabilities of Microsoft Excel(formulae,functions,graphics,etc.)nPresents an intuitive interface that requires minimum trainingnDelivers improved user acceptance and productivity through simple and timely access to relevant business informationnDesigned as a composite applicatio
23、n based on Enterprise SOA 18Demand CombinationDemand Combination reconciles multiple demand streams in an automated manner using a flexible decision framework that represent business rules to get a more accurate projection of demandnAnalyses multiple demand streams in an automated manner nCarries ou
24、t reasonability checks to identify events or other demand componentsnAlerts user to discrepancies where automated correction is not possiblenDetermines the most appropriate demandstream for each time periodnPasses the reconciled demand to the downstream planning and execution systemsnIs an enabler o
25、f a demand-driven supplynetwork e.g.for collaborative planning,dynamic S&OP,incorporation of the VMI order forecast into the demand plan19Agenda1.Introduction to Demand Planning2.APO Demand Planning features 3.APO Forecasting 4.APO Demand Planning integration and master data 5.SAP APO Infos&Referenc
26、es20nForecasting predicts future demand based on historical and judgmental datanForecasts can be created in various ways:nStatistical methodsnHuman judgementnCombination of aboveForecasting21ConstantnExponential smoothingnMoving averagenWeighted moving averageTrendnExponential smoothingnLinear Regre
27、ssionSeason(without trend)nExponential smoothingTrend-SeasonnExponential smoothingnManual ForecastingnSeasonal linear regressionOthersnCroston(sporadic demand)nHistory nNo ForecastnExternal Forecast Causal AnalysisnMultiple Linear Regression(MLR)nInfluence VariablesnClimate(e.g.Temperature)nPricenAd
28、vertisingnDistributionn.AUTOMATEDPICKBESTComposite ForecastnOwn defined model selection based on error measure nCombine different forecastsnWeight each forecast(time independent or dynamic)Statistical Forecasting Methods22Finalized forecastUnivariate Forecasting MethodsCorrected current dataForecast
29、Corrected forecastCurrent dataConstantnExponential smoothing 1st ordernExponential smoothing 1st order with a-a-adaptation nMoving averagenMoving weighted averagenCrostonTrendnExponential smoothing 1st order/HoltnExponential smoothing 2nd order nExponential smoothing 2nd order with a-a-adaptation nL
30、inear RegressionSeason(without trend)nExponential smoothing 1st order/WintersTrend-SeasonnExponential smoothing 1st ordernSeasonal linear regression OthersnHistory nManual Forecasting nNo Forecast nExternal Forecast/BAdI23(Weighted)Moving AverageFirst Order Exponential Sm.Intermittent DemandExponent
31、ial Sm.(Croston)Phase-In/OutSecond Order Expon.Sm.(Holt)Linear RegressionRegular DemandLife cycleConstantTrendTrend+SeasonSeasonal Linear RegressionFirst Order Expon.Sm.(Winters)Choose Forecasting Model OverviewnDifferent univariate forecasting methods can be assigned based on regular and intermitte
32、nt demand patternsnAdditionally,life cycle profiles can be added to simulate phase-in/out of products.24Automated Pick the Best Model SelectionYou can choose Automatic Model Selection if there is no knowledge of the patterns in the historical datanThe historical data are checked for constant,trend,s
33、easonal,and seasonal trend patternsProcedure 1nThe relevant forecast parameters(alpha,beta,and gamma)are constantnNo consideration of error measurenThe forecasting model that corresponds most closely to the pattern detected is appliedProcedure 2nTests for constant,trend,seasonal,and seasonal trend p
34、atterns,using all possible combinations for the alpha,beta,and gamma smoothing factors nThe model with the lowest error measure customized(e.g.,mean absolute deviation MAD)is chosen25Multiple Linear Regression(MLR)MLR can assess how the development of one(dependent)variable can be explained by sever
35、al(independent)variables For a causal analysis,MLR does the final calculation of the regression coefficientsTypical variables:n Trend n Seasonality n Climatic conditions(e.g.,temperature,precipitation)n Economy(e.g.,GDP,inflation,unemployment rate)n Product specific(e.g.,price/costs,new model/versio
36、n,marketing activities)n Demography(e.g.,population in age classes)n Others(e.g.,life cycle,)26Multiple Linear Regression(MLR)Causal Analysis can assess how the development of one(dependent)variable can be explained by several(independent)variables The input data for the MLR,i.e.the modelling of the
37、 causal effects is the key issueYi=b bo+b b1X1+b b2X2.+b bn XnSalesHistoryMeanCoefficientsCausalFactor27Composite ForecastingnCombine different forecastsnOwn defined model selection based on error measure nWeight each forecast(time independent or dynamic)nEnables the combination of different forecas
38、ts with a constant or time dependent weightingnThe weighting will,in general,be purely arbitraryForecast1n.Combine&ReconcileUnivariateMLRUnivariateResultMLR28Forecast Error Measures for Univariate Models Look at errors over timeCumulative measures summed or averaged over all datanError Total(ET)nMea
39、n Percentage Error(MPE)nMean Absolute Percentage Error(MAPE)nMean Squared Error(MSE)nRoot Mean Squared Error(RMSE)Smoothed measures reflects errors in the recent pastnMean Absolute Deviation(MAD)Measure BiasMeasure errormagnitude29Measures of Fit for MLRInfluence of an independent variablenCoefficie
40、nt,ElasticityA Measure Of Goodness-Of-FitnR2nAdjusted R2Correlation of the dependent to an independent variablent-statistic Autocorrelation(past periods are influencing current periods)nDurbin-Watson nDurbin-h 30Agenda1.Introduction to Demand Planning2.APO Demand Planning features 3.APO Forecasting
41、4.APO Demand Planning integration and master data 5.SAP APO Infos&References31Agenda1.Introduction to Demand Planning2.APO Demand Planning features 3.APO Forecasting 4.APO Demand Planning integration and master data 5.SAP APO Infos&References35Some figures about SAP APO&Informationn First release SA
42、P APO 1.1(1998)n Current release:SAP APO 5.1(8th APO release)part of SCM 2007-in ramp-up since August 31st 2007-mass shipment planned for Q1/2008 n Planned next release:SAP APO 7.0(Start ramp-up:Q4/2008)n Number of active APO customers:1800n Service marketplace for SCM:http:/ http:/ figures about SA
43、P APO36Molex-SAP Demand Planning(1)37Molex-SAP Demand Planning(2)38Conair-SAP Demand Planning39Oxford University Press-SAP Supply Chain Management(1)40Oxford University Press-SAP Supply Chain Management(2)41Analyst Quotes“SAP Extends Its Vision for Supply Chain Management 1n“As implementations of SA
44、P Advanced Planner and Optimizer(APO)have increased,APOs strengths(and challenges)have become apparent.”n“APO 5.0 is the most mature product in the mySAP SCM portfolio With APO 5.0,SAP has moved the investment towards innovation and new functionality”n“Functionally,SAP is a good contender when compa
45、nies are considering using SAP APO to power their ATP processes”.n 1 White,et al.,March 20,2006(Gartner)42SAP SCMClaus BoschC Q&AThank you for your interest!“This presentation is a preliminary version and not subject to your license agreement or any other agreement with SAP.This document contains on
46、ly intended strategies,developments,and functionalities of the SAP product and is not intended to be binding upon SAP to any particular course of business,product strategy,and/or development.Please note that this document is subject to change and may be changed by SAP at any time without notice.SAP assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in thisdocument.”43






