Supply Chain Management and Advanced Planning: Concepts, Models, Software and Case Studies

Contents......Page 11
Preface......Page 5
Introduction......Page 17
References......Page 21
Part I. Basics of Supply Chain Management......Page 22
1.1 Definitions......Page 23
1.2 Building Blocks......Page 25
1.3 Origins......Page 38
References......Page 47
2.1 Motivation and Goals......Page 50
2.2 Process Modelling......Page 52
2.3 Performance Measurement......Page 62
2.4 Inventory Analysis......Page 69
References......Page 75
3.1 Motivation and Basics......Page 77
3.2 Functional Attributes......Page 78
3.3 Structural Attributes......Page 81
3.4 Example for the Consumer Goods Industry......Page 83
3.5 Example for Computer Assembly......Page 88
References......Page 92
4.1 What is Planning?......Page 93
4.2 Planning Tasks Along the Supply Chain......Page 98
4.3 Examples of Type-Specific Planning Tasks and Planning Concepts......Page 104
References......Page 118
Part II. Concepts of Advanced Planning Systems......Page 119
5 Structure of Advanced Planning Systems......Page 120
References......Page 126
6 Strategic Network Planning......Page 127
6.1 Components of the Strategic Network Design Problem......Page 131
6.2 Review of Models in the Literature......Page 137
6.3 Modelling Strategic Supply Chain Design......Page 138
6.4 SNP Modules in Advanced Planning Systems......Page 143
6.5 Conclusions......Page 144
References......Page 146
7.1 A Demand Planning Framework......Page 148
7.2 Statistical Forecasting Techniques......Page 152
7.3 Incorporation of Judgmental Factors......Page 157
7.4 Additional Features......Page 159
References......Page 166
8 Master Planning......Page 167
8.1 The Decision Situation......Page 168
8.2 Model Building......Page 174
8.3 Generating a Plan......Page 182
References......Page 185
9 Demand Fulfilment and ATP......Page 186
9.1 Available-to-Promise (ATP)......Page 187
9.2 Allocated ATP......Page 193
9.3 Order Promising......Page 198
References......Page 202
10.1 Description of the Decision Situation......Page 203
10.2 How to Proceed from a Model to a Production Schedule......Page 204
10.3 Model Building......Page 207
10.4 Updating Production Schedules......Page 213
10.5 Number of Planning Levels and Limitations......Page 215
References......Page 219
11.1 Basics of Material Requirements Planning......Page 221
11.2 Generation and Timing of Uncritical Orders......Page 223
11.3 Quantity Discounts and Supplier Selection......Page 228
References......Page 232
12.1 Planning Situations......Page 234
12.2 Models......Page 240
References......Page 248
13.1 Coordination of APS Modules......Page 250
13.2 Integration of APS......Page 253
13.3 Supply Chain Event Management......Page 261
References......Page 262
14 Collaborative Planning......Page 263
14.1 Introduction......Page 264
14.2 Types of Collaborations......Page 266
14.3 A Generic Collaboration Process......Page 274
14.4 Software Support......Page 280
References......Page 282
Part III. Implementing Advanced Planning Systems......Page 283
15 The Definition of a Supply Chain Project......Page 284
15.1 Supply Chain Evaluation......Page 286
15.2 Supply Chain Potential Analysis......Page 294
15.3 Project Roadmap......Page 300
References......Page 303
16 The Selection Process......Page 305
16.1 Creation of a Short List......Page 306
16.2 APS Requirements......Page 311
16.3 Implementation and Integration......Page 313
16.4 Post-implementation Effort and Support Model......Page 317
References......Page 318
17.1 The APS Implementation Project......Page 319
17.2 Modelling Phases of an APS-Project......Page 334
References......Page 339
Part IV. Actual APS and Case Studies......Page 340
18.1 i2 Technologies – i2 Six.One......Page 341
18.2 Peoplesoft – EnterpriseOne™ Supply Chain Planning......Page 346
18.3 SAP – APO......Page 350
References......Page 353
19.1 Case Description......Page 354
19.2 Objectives of Project......Page 357
19.3 Planning Processes......Page 360
19.4 Results and Lessons Learned......Page 368
20.1 Case Description......Page 370
20.3 Model Building in Peoplesoft Strategic Network Optimization......Page 376
20.4 Implementing the Master Planning model......Page 380
20.5 Results and Lessons Learned......Page 386
References......Page 387
21.1 Description of the Computer Assembly Case......Page 388
21.2 Scope and Objectives......Page 392
21.3 Planning Processes in Detail......Page 394
21.4 Summary and Lessons Learned......Page 404
References......Page 405
22.1 Description of the Supply Chain......Page 406
22.2 The Architecture of the Planning System......Page 407
22.3 Model Building with SAP APO Demand Planning......Page 409
22.4 The Demand Planning Process of the Styrene Plastics Division......Page 414
22.5 Concluding Remarks......Page 418
References......Page 419
23.1 Case Description......Page 420
23.2 Objectives of Project......Page 424
23.3 Model Building with the i2 Factory Planner......Page 426
23.4 Lessons Learned......Page 433
24.1 Case Description......Page 434
24.3 Modelling the Production Process in APO PP/DS......Page 436
24.4 Planning Process......Page 447
24.5 Results and Lessons Learned......Page 448
Part V. Conclusions and Outlook......Page 451
25 Conclusions and Outlook......Page 452
References......Page 455
Part VI. Supplement......Page 456
26.1 Forecasting for Seasonality and Trend......Page 457
26.2 Initialization of Trend and Seasonal Coefficients......Page 463
References......Page 467
27.1 Linear Programming......Page 469
27.2 Pure Integer and Mixed Integer Programming......Page 473
27.3 Remarks and Recommendations......Page 477
References......Page 479
28.1 General Idea......Page 480
28.2 Populations and Individuals......Page 481
28.3 Evaluation and Selection of Individuals......Page 483
28.4 Recombination and Mutation......Page 485
28.5 Conclusions......Page 486
References......Page 487
29.1 Overview and General Idea......Page 488
29.2 Constraint Satisfaction Problems......Page 489
29.3 Constraint Propagation......Page 490
29.4 Search Algorithms......Page 492
29.5 Concluding Remarks......Page 493
References......Page 494
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