1 Inter-organizational Cooperation in Supply Networks.- 1.1 Forms and Motives of Building Cooperation.- 1.2 Inter-organizational Cooperation in Logistics: Supply Chain Management.- 1.3 Using Information and Communication Systems in Supply Chain Management.- 2 Basics of mySAP.com and mySAP Technology.- 2.1 The mySAP.com Solutions.- 2.2 The mySAP.com Infrastructure and Services.- 3 EDI and XML/EDI: Concepts and SAP Solutions.- 3.1 Classic EDI: Concepts and SAP Solutions.- 3.2 XML/EDI: Concepts and SAP Solutions.- 4 Data Management: Concepts and SAP Solutions.- 4.1 The Data Warehouse Concept.- 4.2 SAP Business Information Warehouse.- 5 Collaborative Planning in Supply Networks: Concepts and SAP Solutions.- 5.1 Basics of the SAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer (APO).- 5.2 Demand Planning.- 5.3 Procurement Planning.- 5.4 Production Planning.- 5.5 Transportation Planning.- 5.6 Process-oriented Perspective: Collaborative Management of Delivery Schedules Using APO.- 6 Electronic Marketplaces: Concepts and SAP Solutions.- 6.1 Electronic Marketplaces: An Overview.- 6.2 mySAP Exchanges.- 6.3 Electronic Marketplaces based on mySAP Exchanges: An Overview.- 7 Case Studies from the Automotive Industry.- 7.1 Schenker Case Study: Management of a Supply Chain for Automobile Manufacturing Overseas.- 7.2 Case Study for the APO Implementation at Bosch Eisenach GmbH.- 7.3 Case Study Goodyear: Use of mySAP Supply Chain Management.- 7.4 Case Study for Spare Parts Logistics at Porsche.- 7.5 EM in the Automotive Industry — Case Study SupplyOn.- Abbreviations.- References.

Practical software solutions Five real-life case studies from well-known companies in the automotive industry Expert knowledge direct from SAP The second edition has been totally revised to take account of current challenges concerning building up cooperation from both the management and the software perspective. In order to achieve this the authorial team was expanded Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras