Supply Chain Analytics

One of the core technology components to supply-chain analytics is SAP APO. Most of the SAP BW support for SAP APO comes through the embedded SAP BW system or as standard Business Content on a remote SAP BW system. In contrast to CRM analytics, SAP APO does not provide SAP BW with separate analytic engines for its content.

The discussion in this section begins with an explanation of the SCOR model before briefly covering the applications and architecture of SAP APO. SCOR has modeling and analysis aspects that are topically covered with skewed emphasis on analysis. Finally, the discussion explains how SAP APO uses the SAP BW platform. SAP APO integrates with SAP BW in three basic ways: through the supply-chain cockpit, through customizable planning book-based applications (such as demand planning), and through Business Content for fixed operational planning applications (such as production planning and detailed scheduling).