SAP Integrated Business Planning: Functionality and Implementation

Take your supply chain to the cloud! Walk through the SAP Integrated Business Planning applications―S&OP, demand, response and supply, demand-driven MRP, and inventory. Then learn to monitor and control these processes. See how to set up and use your SAP IBP system, from planning areas to key figures. With coverage of intelligent visibility, SAP IBP for demand-driven replenishment, and more, you can be sure you’re getting the latest information on supply chain planning with SAP!P>
* Configure and use SAP IBP for S&OP, demand, response and supply, inventory, and analytics
* Incorporate demand-driven MRP into your supply chain planning
* Deploy SAP IBP and set it up in your landscape

Getting Started
Understand the scope of SAP IBP and plan your implementation! Learn how to navigate the system, load data, and use the basic planning model.

Configuration
Follow comprehensive steps for configuring SAP IBP, starting with the baseline functionality common to all planning applications. Then, delve into application-specific setup.

Functionality
Learn to balance demand and supply, perform demand forecasting, use order simulation, optimize inventory levels, manage buffer levels, monitor KPIs, and more.

*Planning model
*Planning areas *Sales and operations planning (S&OP)
*Demand planning and forecasting
*Supply planning
*Response planning
*Inventory planning
*Demand-driven replenishment
*SAP Supply Chain Control Tower
*Implementation methodology
*Case studies

Sandy Markin has more than 40 years of experience in manufacturing and supply chain management. He began his career in operations management in the consumer products industry and subsequently worked for several software providers. In 1994, he joined SAP, where he is now the senior director for the digital supply chain. During his tenure at SAP, he has been instrumental in bringing to market several industry-leading supply chain solutions, including SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (SAP APO) and SAP Integrated Business Planning (SAP IBP). Sandy is a lifelong Chicago-area resident and received his BS from the University of Illinois and his MBA from Loyola University of Chicago.

Amit Sinha is an expert in SAP supply chain processes and digital technology with more than 16 years of experience in leading supply chain transformation projects. He has worked extensively with different industry sectors across the globe in the areas of sales and operations planning (S&OP), demand planning, supply planning, inventory optimization, manufacturing, and supply chain analytics. He is an expert in SAP IBP and other SAP supply chain applications. Amit has authored multiple books and research papers on supply chain management and digital technology applications for creating intelligently automated supply chains. He has been a speaker at global supply chain conferences and serves as a board member for two nonprofit organizations focused on manufacturing organizations and supply chain education. Currently working as a leader in the supply chain Strategy & Transformation team at Microsoft, Amit has also been active with the teaching, research, and spreading knowledge about digital supply chains for helping students, professionals, organizations, and related ecosystem partners.

Sanchit Chandra is a supply chain leader with more than 11 years of experience developing supply chain strategies and delivering digital business transformation programs. He has worked extensively across consumer, chemical, and hi-tech industries, helping clients design and implement SAP supply chain planning solutions in the areas of demand management, master production scheduling, inventory planning and optimization, and S&OP. Sanchit has worked with multiple SAP IBP customers