Preface -- Introduction (Hartmut Stadtler, Christopher Haub) - Part I -- 1 The Frutado Case 11 (Bernhard Fleischmann) -- 2 Hierarchical Planning and the Supply Chain Planning Matrix (Hartmut Stadtler, Bernhard Fleischmann) -- 3 SAP® APO - Module Matrix and General Principles (Christopher Sürie) -- Part II -- 4 Demand Planning (DP) (Herbert Meyr) -- 5 Master Planning - Supply Network Planning (Hartmut Stadtler) -- 6 Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS) (Hartmut Stadtler, Christopher Sürie) -- 7 Global Available-to-Promise (global ATP) (Bernhard Fleischmann, Sebastian Geier) -- 8 Deployment (Martin Grunow, Poorya Farahani) -- 9 Transportation Planning/Vehicle Scheduling (TP/VS) (Martin Grunow, Bryndís Stefánsdóttir) -- Part III. - 10 Final Remarks (Hartmut Stadtler) -- Index -- About Contributors.

Advanced Planning Systems (APS) are a key enabler of the supply chain management. However, APS are highly complex and difficult to comprehend. This book provides students with valuable insights into the capabilities of state-of-the-art APS and bridges the gap between theory (model building and solution algorithms), software implementation, and adaptation to a specific business case. Our business case – named Frutado – provides a unifying framework for illustrating the different planning tasks that arise in a company – from demand planning to the distribution of goods – that are addressed by APS. In addition, the book guides through interactive learning units which have been created and recorded for each module of SAP´s APS. Learning units can be downloaded free of charge ready to be displayed in a web browser. Together, the textbook and the learning units provide the required skills to better understand the concepts, models, and algorithms underlying today´s APS.