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Course Summary:

• Describe the key business processes in the supply chain management applications. • Explain the benefits of each supply chain management application. • Provide an overview of the SAP IBP functionality. • Actively engage in SAP Integrated Business Planning implementation projects.

Course Duration:


Course Content:

Unit 1: Introduction to Planning Processes

Introduction to Integrated Planning

  • Outline processes covered by SAP Integrated Business Planning for Supply Chain solution

Process Coverage and Planning Levels

  • Describe Planning Processes and Planning Levels within the Supply Chain Planning Matrix

SAP Best Practices for SAP IBP

  • Leverage SAP Best Practices for SAP IBP

Benefits and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Improved through SAP Integrated Business Planning for Supply Chain

  • Identify SAP IBP benefits

Unit 2: Introduction to SAP Integrated Business Planning

Modules Overview

  • Describe SAP Integrated Business Planning for Supply Chain modules

A Double-Click on Each of the Modules

  • Explain Planning Processes and Levels covered through SAP IBP

Challenges and Solutions

  • Map Supply Chain challenges with the SAP IBP solution

Example Network Overview

  • Illustrate a Supply Chain scenario

Unit 3: Using SAP IBP for Supply Chain

The SAP Fiori Launchpad

  • Personalize the SAP Fiori Launchpad

Planning with the SAP IBP, add-in for Microsoft Excel

  • Use SAP IBP through the SAP IBP, Add-in for Microsoft Excel

Planning View Options

  • Use settings within the SAP IBP, Add-in for Microsoft Excel creating a favorite based on a template

Master Data Management

  • Manage Master data through the SAP IBP, Add-in for Microsoft Excel

Analytics and Dashboards

  • Analyze KPIs using Analytics and Dashboards apps

Analytic Stories

  • Consultants will be able to use the Analytics Stories App to view and understand KPI data.

Planner Workspace

  • Identify the Planner Workspace functionality

Unit 4: Demand Planning

Introduction to SAP Integrated Business Planning for Demand

  • Explain Demand Planning challenges using SAP IBP for Demand

Cleansing Sales data for Statistical forecast

  • Cleanse sales history for a Statistical Forecast Calculation

Demand Planning Adjustments and Consensus

  • Adjust the demand plan

Introduction to Demand Sensing

  • Highlight Demand Sensing Functionalities

Unit 5: Inventory Planning and Optimization

Introduction to Inventory Planning and Optimization

  • Position Inventory Planning and Optimization within SAP IBP

The Inventory Dilemma

  • Address Inventory Planning and Optimization challenges using SAP IBP for Inventory

Demand and Supply Variability

  • Highlight critical factors within Inventory Planning and Optimization

Inventory Components

  • Validate Data Inputs

Inventory Planning and Optimization Process

  • Use SAP IBP to optimize target service level

Unit 6: Supply Planning

Introduction to SAP Integrated Business Planning for Response and Supply

  • Highlight main functionalities within SAP Integrated Business Planning for Response and Supply

Unconstrained Planning with Sales and Operations Heuristic

  • Describe Unconstrained Planning with the Sales and Operations heuristic

Capacity and Scenario Management

  • Outline capacity and scenario management

Constrained Planning with the Supply Optimizer

  • Outline Constrained Planning with the Supply Optimizer

Order-based Planning with SAP Integrated Business Planning for Response and Supply

  • Understand the concepts of Order-based Planning with SAP Integrated Business Planning for Response and Supply

Unit 7: Exception Management

Introduction to SAP Supply Chain Control Tower

  • Address challenges within the supply chain network

Custom Alerts

  • Identify custom alerts functionalities using SAP Supply Chain Control Tower

Case Management

  • Highlight case management through SAP Supply Chain Control Tower

Intelligent Visibility

  • Identify Intelligent Visibility as part of SAP Supply Chain Control Tower

Business Network Collaboration

  • Summarize SAP Supply Chain Control Tower benefits