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Three Reasons Why SAP Supply Chain Planning Is a Risk to Your Business

Supply Chain Shaman

When SAP launched APO in 2002, the optimization technologies were inferior to most best-of-breed technologies in the market. Following a customer uproar the date was extended until 2025. As a result, I believe that SAP innovation will lag and SAP will play catch-up in 2025. Let’s face facts.

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Three Reasons Why SAP Supply Chain Planning Is a Risk to Your Business

Supply Chain Shaman

When SAP launched APO in 2002, the optimization technologies were inferior to most best-of-breed technologies in the market. Following a customer uproar the date was extended until 2025. As a result, I believe that SAP innovation will lag and SAP will play catch-up in 2025. Let’s face facts.

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Integrated Business Planning: A New Narrative for an Old Process

Supply Chain Trend

Wave 2, Advanced Planning Systems (APS), first adopted in the 1990s, facilitated a forward view of the business, integrated plans with other functions, and optimized supply-chain metrics such as forecast accuracy, inventory holdings, and customer service. The authors detailed a sequential S&OP cycle around a.