In 1997 SAP enlarged its focus beyond Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and started an SCM initiative, which resulted in the Advanced Planner and Optimizer (APO) system. This book describes the principles and methods of intra- and inter-company SCM with reference to Release 4.6 of the SAP R/3 and to Release 3.0 of the SAP APO system.

1 Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management.- 1.1 Order Management, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management.- 1.2 Main Topics in Supply Chain Management.- 1.3 Software Support for Supply Chain Management.- 2 Application Systems in the Individual Business Functions.- 2.1 Engineering.- 2.2 Sales.- 2.3 Procurement.- 2.4 Production.- 2.5 Distribution.- 2.6 Service Management.- 2.7 Recycling and Disposal.- 3 SAP’s Supply Chain Management System.- 3.1 Advanced Planner and Optimizer.- 3.2 Business-to-Business Procurement, EnterpriseBuyer.- 3.3 Logistics Execution System.- 3.4 System Architectures.- 4 Recent Developments in Order and Supply Chain Management based on SAP Systems.- 4.1 MySAP.com Solutions — Effects of the Internet on the SAP Environment.- 4.2 Interview with Professor Dr. Claus Heinrich.- 5 Case Studies on Supply Chain Management.- 5.1 Description.- 5.2 Summary.- 6 Internet Resources for Supply Chain Management.- 6.1 Portals.- 6.2 Communities, Societies, and Professional Associations.- 6.3 Research Companies.- 6.4 Consultancies.- 6.5 Vendors of SCM Software.- 6.6 Universities.- 6.7 Journals.- Abbreviations.- References.

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