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SAP Integrated Business Planning The Comprehensive Guide

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740 pages, 4th, updated and revised edition , Print edition hardcover
ISBN 978-1-4932-2889-8
740 pages, 4th, updated and revised edition
E-book formats: EPUB, PDF, online
ISBN 978-1-4932-2890-4
740 pages, 4th, updated and revised edition , Print edition hardcover
E-book formats: EPUB, PDF, online
ISBN 978-1-4932-2891-1
Master supply chain planning with SAP IBP! Learn how to use SAP IBP for S&OP, demand forecasting, supply planning, inventory optimization, and demand-driven replenishment. Follow step-by-step instructions to create your harmonized planning area, build your planning model, configure your system, and implement each SAP IBP solution. With expanded coverage on integration and AI-assisted features, this is your one-stop shop for SAP IBP!
  • Master supply chain planning and analytics, accelerated with AI
  • Configure your SAP IBP applications: S&OP, inventory, demand, response, and more
  • Integrate SAP IBP with SAP S/4HANA and SAP Business Network
About the E-book About the Book E-book in full color. PDF (31 MB) and EPUB (13 MB) files for download, DRM-free with personalized digital watermark. Copy and paste, bookmarks, and print-out permitted. Table of contents, in-text references, and index fully linked. Including online book edition in dedicated reader application. 740 pages, hardcover. Reference book format 7 x 10 in. Printed black and white on 50# offset paper from sustainable sources. Casebound for durability. Reader-friendly serif font (TheAntiquaB 9.5 Pt.). One-column layout.

In this book, you’ll learn about:

  1. Modern Supply Chain Planning

    See what’s possible with SAP IBP! Explore how key solutions for demand, supply, inventory, and more build on foundational S&OP. Learn about the latest features, from machine learning models to AI-assisted planning and analysis.

  2. Configuration and Implementation

    Follow a blueprint to set up your system with a harmonized planning area. Walk through the implementation for each SAP IBP solution: the SAP IBP foundation, SAP IBP for demand, SAP IBP for advanced supply, and more.

  3. Integration with Your Landscape

    Create a seamless flow between SAP IBP, your ERP system, and your suppliers. Connect to SAP S/4HANA or SAP ERP to communicate planning results, and integrate with SAP Business Network for supply chain collaboration.

Highlights include:

  • Sales and operations planning (S&OP)
  • Demand planning and forecasting
  • Advanced supply planning
  • Inventory management
  • Demand-driven replenishment
  • Supply chain planning analytics
  • Harmonized planning area
  • Configuration and implementation
  • Integration
  • AI-assisted features

Sandy Markin has more than 40 years of experience in manufacturing and supply chain management.

Amit Sinha is a visionary global leader and digital transformation architect with over 20 years of experience driving large-scale supply chain innovation and SAP technology implementations for the world’s most complex Fortune 500 organizations.

Jay Foster is the director of solution management at SAP for SAP IBP. As a supply chain and manufacturing veteran of more than 30 years, Jay brings a wealth of practical experience and logical insight to solving today’s business challenges.

Dhaval Desai is a partner group engineering manager at Microsoft and a recognized industry leader in modern supply chain engineering, AI systems, and large-scale digital transformation.

Marcus Freudenburg is a supply chain planning expert specializing in SAP Integrated Business Planning, with extensive experience designing and scaling end-to-end planning solutions across demand, supply, inventory optimization, Control Tower, and S&OP.

Ujwal Jetagi is the principal software engineering lead for supply chain engineering at Microsoft.

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