Implementing Integrated Business Planning: A Guide Exemplified With Process Context and SAP IBP Use Cases

This book provides guidance on leveraging SAP IBP technology to connect strategic, tactical, and operational planning into one coherent process framework, offering use cases and practical tips for implementation. It covers Long-term planning, sales and operations planning (S&OP), inventory optimization, shelf life planning, order-based allocation planning, sales order confirmation, and performance measurement.

Format: Hardback
Length: 461 pages
Publication date: 02 August 2018
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

This comprehensive guide delves into the realm of leveraging SAP IBP technology to seamlessly integrate strategic, tactical, and operational planning into a unified process framework. Drawing from the collective expertise of practitioners across workshops, customer presentations, business, and IT transformation projects, the book offers invaluable insights and practical tips to ensure a thorough understanding of the challenges and advantages of implementing IBP.

The journey begins by examining the prevailing state of disconnected planning and contrasting it with the fundamental principles of a transformation project approach. It delves into the functional foundations of SAP IBP, encompassing SAP Hybris, Trade Promotion Planning, Customer Business Planning, ARIBA, and S/4 integration. The book then presents a step-by-step process for integrating finance within the IBP framework. Annual and monthly planning are used as examples to illustrate the concept of long-term planning, often referred to as strategic planning in certain organizations.

At the heart of the book lies the intricate realm of sales and operations planning (S&OP), encompassing a series of process steps. These steps include product demand analysis, supply review, integrated reconciliation, and management business review, all vividly illustrated with real-world use cases. The book further explores unconstrained and constrained optimized supply planning, inventory optimization, shelf life planning, and how to enhance responsiveness through order-based allocation planning, sales order confirmation, and big deal/tender management, all in conjunction with simultaneous supply re-planning.

The book concludes with a chapter dedicated to performance measurement, encompassing the evaluation of effectiveness, efficiency, and adherence. By employing these metrics, organizations can gain a comprehensive view of their planning processes and make data-driven decisions to optimize their operations and achieve their strategic goals.

In summary, this book serves as a valuable resource for anyone seeking to harness the power of SAP IBP technology to drive strategic, tactical, and operational planning into a coherent and effective framework. With its wealth of experience, practical tips, and illustrative use cases, it provides a comprehensive guide for practitioners and decision-makers alike, empowering them to navigate the complexities of IBP implementation and unlock the full potential of their planning processes.

Weight: 818g
Dimension: 162 x 241 x 35 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783319900940
Edition number: 1st ed. 2019