Preface |
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15 | (4) |
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1 Introduction to Order Promising |
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1.1 Business Challenges in Order Promising |
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20 | (1) |
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1.2 Available-to-Promise in Business Processes |
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21 | (4) |
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21 | (2) |
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1.2.2 Supply Chain Planning |
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23 | (1) |
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24 | (1) |
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25 | (1) |
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1.3 Available-to-Promise in Industry Scenarios |
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25 | (2) |
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1.4 Available-to-Promise in SAP Business Suite |
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27 | (4) |
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1.4.1 Available-to-Promise in SAP ERP |
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27 | (1) |
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1.4.2 Global Available-to-Promise in SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization |
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28 | (3) |
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1.5 SAP S/4HANA for Advanced Available-to-Promise |
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31 | (24) |
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31 | (2) |
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1.5.2 Key Functionalities |
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33 | (16) |
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1.5.3 Integration with Other Modules |
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49 | (1) |
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1.5.5 Advanced Available-to-Promise Business Use Cases |
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50 | (3) |
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1.5.6 Advanced Available-to-Promise Implementation Approach |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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1.6 Comparing Available-to-Promise Options in SAP Business Suite and SAP S/4HANA |
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55 | (6) |
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61 | (2) |
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2 Setting Up SAP S/4HANA for Advanced Available-to-Promise |
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2.1 Available-to-Promise in Order-to-Cash |
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63 | (3) |
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2.2 Configuring Advanced Available-to-Promise for Specific Scenarios |
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66 | (16) |
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66 | (9) |
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2.2.2 Delivery Requirements |
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75 | (1) |
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2.2.3 Stock Transfer Movements |
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76 | (1) |
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2.2.4 Planned Orders and Production Orders |
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77 | (3) |
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2.2.5 Reservations/Goods Movement |
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80 | (2) |
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2.3 Advanced Available-to-Promise Configuration Overview |
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82 | (6) |
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2.3.1 Availability Checking Group |
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82 | (3) |
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2.3.2 Supply Demand-Based Capability Check |
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85 | (1) |
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2.3.3 Product Availability Check |
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86 | (2) |
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88 | (6) |
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2.4.1 Business Roles for SAP Fiori Applications for Available-to-Promise in SAP S/4HANA |
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88 | (1) |
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2.4.2 Advanced Available-to-Promise Characteristic Catalog |
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89 | (4) |
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2.4.3 Object and Value Determination |
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93 | (1) |
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3 Transportation and Shipment Scheduling in SAP S/4HANA |
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3.1 Overview of Transportation and Delivery Scheduling |
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3.2 Delivery Scheduling and Transportation Scheduling |
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3.2.1 Scheduling Menu Paths |
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3.2.2 Transportation Scheduling Lead Times |
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98 | (1) |
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3.2.3 Delivery Scheduling Lead Times |
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98 | (5) |
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3.3 Business Process Scheduling |
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103 | (7) |
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104 | (1) |
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105 | (2) |
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3.3.3 Flexible Working Times and Durations for Activities |
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107 | (3) |
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110 | (1) |
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4 Product Availability Check |
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4.1 What Is Product Availability Check? |
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111 | (1) |
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4.2 Key Concepts of Product Availability Check |
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4.2.1 Calculation of Available Quantities |
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4.2.2 Scope of Availability Check |
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113 | (1) |
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4.2.6 Check at Storage Location |
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4.2.8 Replenishment Lead Time |
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116 | (2) |
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4.2.9 Quantity Distribution |
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118 | (2) |
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4.2.10 Temporary Quantity Assignment |
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120 | (1) |
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4.3 Review Availability Check Result |
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122 | (3) |
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4.4 Setting Up the Product Availability Check |
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125 | (2) |
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4.5 Business Case Studies |
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127 | (3) |
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4.5.1 Scenario 1: Product Availability Check Considering Future Supplies |
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127 | (1) |
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4.5.2 Scenario 2: Product Availability Check with Delivery Group |
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128 | (1) |
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4.5.3 Scenario 3: Component Checks for Production Order |
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128 | (2) |
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130 | (1) |
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131 | (40) |
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5.2 End-to-End Process Flow |
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132 | (2) |
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5.3 Key Product Allocation Concepts |
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134 | (2) |
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5.4 Business Scenario Example |
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136 | (3) |
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5.5 Setting Up Product Allocations |
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139 | (11) |
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5.5.1 Configure Product Allocation |
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139 | (4) |
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5.5.2 Manage Product Allocation Planning Data |
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143 | (2) |
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5.5.3 Manage Product Allocation Sequences |
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145 | (4) |
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5.5.4 Assign Product to Product Allocation |
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149 | (1) |
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5.6 Additional Business Scenarios |
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150 | (16) |
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5.6.1 Sales Allocation with Alternative Sequence (Logical OR) |
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150 | (3) |
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5.6.2 Sales Allocation with Constraints (Logical AND) |
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153 | (3) |
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5.6.3 Sales Allocation with Multiple Products Consuming the Same Allocation |
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156 | (2) |
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5.6.4 Capacity Allocation: Transportation Capacity |
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158 | (4) |
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5.6.5 Capacity Allocation: Manufacturing Capacity |
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162 | (4) |
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5.7 Product Allocation Analytics |
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166 | (3) |
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169 | (2) |
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171 | (26) |
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6.1 Key Concepts of Supply Protection |
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6.1.1 Core (Horizontal) Protection |
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172 | (2) |
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6.1.2 Prioritized (Vertical) Protection |
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174 | (1) |
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6.1.3 Combined Core and Prioritized Protection |
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175 | (1) |
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6.1.4 Supply Protection Consumption |
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176 | (1) |
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6.1.5 Supply Protection over the Planning Horizon |
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177 | (2) |
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6.1.6 Integrating Supply Protection with Other Available-to-Promise Processes |
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179 | (1) |
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6.2 Setting Up Supply Protection |
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180 | (4) |
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184 | (6) |
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6.3.1 Combined Core and Prioritized Protection for a Single Time Period |
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184 | (3) |
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6.3.2 Combined Core and Prioritized Protection for a Weekly Bucket |
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187 | (3) |
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6.4 Best Practices for Supply Protection |
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190 | (6) |
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196 | (1) |
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7 Alternative-Based Confirmation |
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197 | (40) |
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7.3 Business Scenario Example |
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199 | (2) |
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7.4 Substitution Master Data |
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201 | (8) |
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7.4.1 Manage Substitution Reasons |
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201 | (1) |
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7.4.2 Manage Substitution Groups |
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202 | (1) |
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7.4.3 Manage Substitution Controls |
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203 | (1) |
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7.4.4 Manage Substitutions |
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204 | (4) |
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7.5 Setting Up Alternative-Based Confirmation |
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209 | (13) |
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7.5.1 Manage Characteristic Combinations |
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210 | (3) |
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7.5.2 Configure Alternative Determination |
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213 | (3) |
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7.5.3 Configure Substitution Strategy |
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7.5.4 Manage Access Sequences: Substitutions |
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219 | (2) |
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7.5.5 Configure Alternative Control |
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221 | (1) |
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7.6 Additional Business Scenarios |
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222 | (13) |
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7.6.1 Product Substitution with Exclusion |
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222 | (2) |
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7.6.2 Plant Substitution with Substitution Master Data with Lead Indicator |
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224 | (3) |
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7.6.3 Plant Substitution with Substitution Control |
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227 | (3) |
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7.6.4 Plant Substitution with Rating Attributes and Hard Constraint |
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230 | (2) |
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7.6.5 Product and Plant Substitution |
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232 | (3) |
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235 | (2) |
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237 | (26) |
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8.1 Key Concepts in Backorder Processing |
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237 | (4) |
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8.1.1 Backorder Processing Segment |
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238 | (1) |
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8.1.2 Confirmation Strategies |
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238 | (2) |
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8.1.3 Backorder Processing Variant |
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240 | (1) |
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241 | (1) |
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8.2 Business Scenario: Backorder Processing |
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241 | (5) |
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8.3 Setting Up Backorder Processing |
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246 | (10) |
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8.3.1 Manage Characteristic Catalogs App |
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246 | (1) |
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8.3.2 Configure BOP Segment App |
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246 | (4) |
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8.3.3 Configure Custom BOP Sorting App |
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250 | (1) |
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8.3.4 Configure BOP Variant App |
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251 | (3) |
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8.3.5 Schedule BOP Run App |
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254 | (2) |
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8.3.6 Monitor BOP Run App |
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256 | (1) |
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8.4 Business Scenario: Release for Delivery |
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256 | (4) |
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8.5 Setting Up Release for Delivery |
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260 | (2) |
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262 | (1) |
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9.1 What Is Supply Assignment? |
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264 | (1) |
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9.2 Key Concepts of Supply Assignment |
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9.2.1 Supply Assignment Rule |
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266 | (1) |
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9.2.2 Supply Sorting Rules |
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267 | (1) |
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9.2.3 Proportional Assignment |
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268 | (1) |
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9.2.4 Execution of Supply Assignment |
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9.2.6 Integration of Supply Assignment to Other Processes |
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272 | (1) |
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9.3 Setting Up Supply Assignment |
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9.3.1 Enhancement to Master Data |
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9.3.2 Cross-Application Configuration |
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9.4 Supply Assignment Analytics |
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9.4.1 Supply and Demand Cockpit |
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9.4.2 Supply Demand Overview: All Documents |
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9.4.3 Supply Demand Overview: Detailed Analysis |
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278 | (1) |
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9.4.4 Supply Demand Overview: Flexible Analysis |
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278 | (1) |
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9.4.5 Monitor Supply Assignment Demand |
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279 | (1) |
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9.5 Business Case Studies |
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280 | (5) |
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9.5.1 Scenario 1: Supply Assignment Process via Backorder Processing |
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280 | (4) |
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9.5.2 Scenario 2: Supply Assignment with Proportional Distribution |
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10 Supply Creation-Based Confirmation |
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287 | (30) |
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10.1.1 Supply Demand-Based Capability Check |
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288 | (1) |
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10.1.2 Product Availability Check with Supply Creation |
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288 | (3) |
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10.1.3 Production Planning-Based Availability Check with Supply Creation |
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291 | (5) |
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10.1.4 Integration into Planning and Supply Creation |
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296 | (1) |
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10.2 Configuring Supply Creation-Based Confirmations |
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297 | (12) |
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10.2.1 Configure Supply Demand-Based Capability Check |
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297 | (1) |
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10.2.2 Configure Enhanced Check Methods |
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298 | (1) |
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299 | (10) |
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10.3 Business Use Case Examples |
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309 | (7) |
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10.3.1 Use Case for Supply Creation-Based Availability Check |
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309 | (1) |
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10.3.2 Partial Availability for Finished Product and Planned Component |
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310 | (4) |
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10.3.3 Partial Availability for Finished Product, Late Availability for Planned Component, and Partial Availability for Checked Component |
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314 | (2) |
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11 Extensibility in SAP S/4HANA for Advanced Available-to-Promise |
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317 | (20) |
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11.1 Avaiiable-to-Promise Characteristic Catalog and Extension |
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317 | (5) |
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11.1.1 Maintain Characteristic Catalog |
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318 | (3) |
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11.1.2 Extend Characteristic Catalog |
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321 | (1) |
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11.2 Business Add-Ins in Advanced Available-to-Promise |
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322 | (4) |
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11.2.1 Business Add-Ins in Alternative-Based Confirmations |
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322 | (2) |
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11.2.2 Business Add-Ins in Product Allocation |
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324 | (1) |
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11.2.3 Business Add-Ins in Release for Delivery |
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325 | (1) |
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11.3 Application Programming Interfaces |
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326 | (10) |
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11.3.1 Basic Product Availability Info |
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327 | (3) |
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11.3.2 Product Availability Info |
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330 | (3) |
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11.3.3 Product Allocation Object |
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333 | (1) |
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11.3.4 Product Allocation Sequence |
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334 | (1) |
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11.3.5 Supply Availability Protection Plan |
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335 | (1) |
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11.3.6 Substitution Master Data |
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335 | (1) |
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336 | (1) |
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337 | (14) |
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12.1 Backorder Processing with Plant and Product Substitution |
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337 | (2) |
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12.2 Backorder Processing with Sales and Capacity Product Allocations |
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339 | (5) |
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12.3 Product Allocation with Supply Protection |
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344 | (3) |
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12.4 Product Availability Check with Product Substitution and Product Allocations |
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347 | (2) |
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349 | (2) |
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13 What's Ahead for SAP S/4HANA for Advanced Available-to-Promise |
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13.1 Roadmap for Advanced Available-to-Promise |
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352 | (4) |
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13.2 Trends and Future Direction |
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356 | (5) |
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361 | (2) |
The Authors |
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Index |
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