ISBN: 3540200754
TITLE: Inter-organizational Cooperation with SAP Solutions
AUTHOR: Buxmann et al.
TOC:

Chapter 1 Inter-organizational Cooperation in Supply Networks 1
1.1 Forms and Motives of Building Cooperation 1
1.2 Inter-organizational Cooperation in Logistics: Supply Chain Management 2
1.3 Using Information and Communication Systems in Supply Chain Management 6
Chapter 2 Basics of mySAP.com and mySAP Technology 9
2.1 The mySAP.com Solutions 9
2.2 The mySAP.com Infrastructure and Services 12
2.2.1 Portal Infrastructure 13
2.2.2 Exchange Infrastructure 16
2.2.3 SAP Web Application Server 22
2.2.4 Infrastructure Services 24
Chapter 3 EDI and XML/EDI: Concepts and SAP Solutions 27
3.1 Classic EDI: Concepts and SAP Solutions 27
3.1.1 The Basics of EDI 27
3.1.2 SAP Solutions for Supporting EDI 28
3.2 XML/EDI: Concepts and SAP Solutions 30
3.2.1 The XML/EDI Concept 30
3.2.2 The SAP Business Connector for Supporting XML/EDI 33
Chapter 4 Data Management: Concepts and SAP Solutions 39
4.1 The Data Warehouse Concept 39
4.1.1 Principles of the Data Warehouse Concept 39
4.1.2 Inter-organizational Data Management 41
4.2 SAP Business Information Warehouse 42
4.2.1 Data Extraction and Structure of a Data Basis 43
4.2.2 Generating ODS Objects 44
4.2.3 Generating InfoCubes (Multidimensional Data Cubes) 45
4.2.4 Data Analysis and Presentation 48
4.2.5 Business Content 53
4.2.6 Interaction of BW and APO 56
Chapter 5 Collaborative Planning in Supply Networks: Concepts and SAP Solutions 59
5.1 Basics of the SAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer (APO) 59
5.1.1 Application Components 60
5.1.2 liveCache and Integration Technology 61
5.1.3 Optimization Architecture 62
5.2 Demand Planning 62
5.2.1 Concepts and APO Application 62
5.2.2 Collaborative Forecasting 66
5.3 Procurement Planning 68
5.3.1 Concepts and APO Application 68
5.3.2 Collaborative Supply Planning 75
5.4 Production Planning 76
5.4.1 Concepts and APO Application 76
5.4.2 Collaborative Production Planning 83
5.5 Transportation Planning 84
5.5.1 Concepts and APO Application 84
5.5.2 Collaborative Transportation Planning 87
5.6 Process-oriented Perspective: Collaborative Management of Delivery Schedules Using APO 90
5.6.1 Process Overview 91
5.6.2 The Customer: Collaborative Procurement 93
5.6.3 The Vendor: Sales Scheduling Agreement Processing 96
5.6.4 Data Transfer between the Business Partners 99
5.6.5 Integration with the ERP Execution Systems 102
Chapter 6 Electronic Marketplaces: Concepts and SAP Solutions 105
6.1 Electronic Marketplaces: An Overview 105
6.1.1 Classification and Service Offers of Electronic Marketplaces 106
6.1.2 Phases of Marketplace Transactions 108
6.2 mySAP Exchanges 109
6.2.1 MarketSet Infrastructure 110
6.2.2 MarketSet Applications 116
6.2.2.1 MarketSet Procurement 116
6.2.2.2 MarketSet Order Management 120
6.2.2.3 MarketSet Dynamic Pricing Engine 124
6.2.2.4 MarketSet Supply Chain Collaboration 128
6.2.2.5 MarketSet Life-Cycle Collaboration 133
6.2.2.6 MarketSet Analytics 137
6.3 Electronic Marketplaces based on mySAP Exchanges: An Overview 139
Chapter 7 Case Studies from the Automotive Industry 141
7.1 Schenker Case Study: Management of a Supply Chain for Automobile Manufacturing Overseas 142
7.1.1 Management of a Supply Chain for Automobile Manufacturing Overseas - Status Quo 142
7.1.1.1 Overview of the Case Study 142
7.1.1.2 Management of the Processes to Supply the Consolidation Center in Bremerhaven 144
7.1.1.3 Management of the Processes from the Goods Receipt in the CC Bremerhaven through to the Loading in the Shipping Harbor 146
7.1.1.4 Management of the Processes from Loading through to the Goods Receipt at the Deconsolidation Center in Brazil 150
7.1.1.5 Management of the Processes from the Transition of the Containers in the Warehouse through the Delivery to the Factory 153
7.1.1.6 Overall Summary of the Logistics-related Information Infrastructure 155
7.1.1.7 Internet-based Reporting (SOURCE) 157
7.1.2 Evaluation and Outlook 159
7.2 Case Study for the APO Implementation at Bosch Eisenach GmbH 160
7.2.1 The Challenge 161
7.2.2 Planned Implementation of APO at Bosch EhW 162
7.2.2.1 Demand Planning 163
7.2.2.2 Production Planning 167
7.2.3 The Process of the Collaborative Management of Delivery Schedules at Bosch 170
7.3 Case Study Goodyear: Use of mySAP Supply Chain Management 174
7.3.1 APO 176
7.3.1.1 Task 176
7.3.1.2 Using APO 178
7.3.1.3 Demand Planning 179
7.3.1.4 Supply Network Planning and Deployment 180
7.3.1.5 Available to Promise 181
7.3.1.6 Supply Chain Reporting 181
7.3.1.7 SAP APO - An Evaluation 181
7.3.2 Support for Logstics Processes Using the SAP Logistics Execution System 182
7.3.2.1 Starting Point and Task 182
7.3.2.2 Transportation Management with LES 183
7.3.2.3 Order Picking with LES 188
7.3.2.4 SAP LES - An Evaluation 189
7.3.3 Use of the SAP Business Information Warehouse at Goodyear 189
7.4 Case Study for Spare Parts Logistics at Porsche 192
7.4.1 Strategic Background 193
7.4.2 Project Structure and Process 197
7.4.3 SAP-based Processes in the Spare Parts Logistics at Porsche 199
7.4.4 Evaluation of the SAP-based Spare Parts Logistics at Porsche 206
7.5 EM in the Automotive Industry - Case Study SupplyOn 207
7.5.1 Creation of SupplyOn (Operator Collaboration) 208
7.5.2 Marketplace Characteristics 208
7.5.3 Inter-organizational Processes with SupplyOn: Support of Various Forms of Requests for Quotation 210
7.5.3.1 Request for Quotation 210
7.5.3.2 Online Bidding 215
7.5.3.3 Live Bidding 217
7.5.4 Evaluation and Outlook 221
Abbreviations 223
References 229
Index 235
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