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SCM Consulting SolutionsProduct Lifecycle Assistant – Release 2015
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Agenda
1. The Challenge: Lifecycle Management in SAP APO DP
2. The Solution: SAP Product Lifecycle Assistant
3. Details on SAP Product Lifecycle Assistant
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The Challenge: Lifecycle Management in SAP APO DP
Using APO DP companies often face the following challenges:
APO standard transactions for DP Lifecycle Management lack usability
Users are required to complete three steps: Creation of Phase-In/Phase-Out Profiles, Creation of Like-Profiles and assignment of profiles to characteristics
Standard transcations allow for only one user at a time to edit data
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Agenda
1. The Challenge: Lifecycle Management in SAP APO DP
2. The Solution: SAP Product Lifecycle Assistant
3. Details on SAP Product Lifecycle Assistant
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The Solution: SAP Product Lifecycle Assistant
FAQ on SAP Product Lifecycle Assistant (PLA)Are there any prerequisites in using SAP PLA? You are required to have SAP APO with Demand Planning module in usage
What advantages does SAP PLA have? User-friendly interface for lifecycle maintenance Reduction of necessary steps from three transactions to just one
Is additional customizing required to use SAP PLA? No, there is no need to perform additional customizing to use SAP PLA
How long does it take to install SAP PLA? SAP PLA can be installed within one day
What are the costs of SAP PLA? For pricing information please contact us via mail to [email protected]
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Agenda
1. The Challenge: Lifecycle Management in SAP APO DP
2. The Solution: SAP Product Lifecycle Assistant
3. Details on SAP Product Lifecycle Assistant
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Details on SAP Product Lifecycle Assistant
Access to APO standard transactionsLifecycle Management in one step
General data: Planning area, time profiles
Detailed settings on phase-out/successor material
Restriction on selection forassignments
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Details on SAP Product Lifecycle Assistant
Dynamic selection screendepending on selection ofsuccessor
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Details on SAP Product Lifecycle AssistantValue help for phase-out/successor material
Weighting factor in %
Start date for phase-out
Selection of assignment filter criteria
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Details on SAP Product Lifecycle Assistant
Acces to stanard transactions oflifecycle planning
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• Further information can also be found our website: http://www.sap.de/inventoryoptimization
How to get Further Information on the InventoryOptimization Services of SAP?
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How to get more information on the topic in general
Inventory Optimization withSAPGalileo Press, 2nd Edition (2008)Marc HoppeISBN 978-1-59229-205-9 https://www.sap-press.com/inventory-optimization-with-sap_1772/