SAP IBP S &OP

[former_member657407]

Hello All

what is S&OP planning and what is the difference between S&OP and demand planning. because S&OP also we are calculating the forecast, why we need to purchase separate license for demand. We can generate the forecast from S&OP and send it to supply planning.

Regards

[lingaiahvanam · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Sales and Operations Planning effectively balance demand and supply requirements. S&OP has limited statistical forecasting methods when compared with IBP Demand Planning and covers the overall planning process at a very high level.

Demand planning covers the following functionalities that is the reason for separate license cost.

Data Cleansing

• Outlier Correction
• Substitute Missing Values
• Promotion Sales Lift Elimination

Advances Statistical Forecasting (Best Forecast Models)

• Constant
• Trend
• Seasonal
• Sporadic
• Regression

Demand Sensing (short term planning in terms of days to weeks)

Integration with POS data

Product Life Cycle Planning

Promotional Planning

Best Regards,

Lingaiah

[former_member652813]

Hi,

IBP Demand Planning Module : Demand Planning Plus Demand sensing for short-term, mid-term, and long-term forecasting . [per your asked qns] You get More Advance Statistical Models, More pattern recognition Algorithms

IBP S&OP : You get Demand Planning and Supply Planning to handle Cross Departmental Sales and Operations Plan. [per your asked qns] Statistical Model in IBP S&OP are limited compared to IBP DP.

Customer choose above product based on their specific Supply chain Project needs

Thanks,

Pranay

[former_member654033]

Hi,

Please check SAP Help which has complete details

Applications and Features of SAP Integrated Business Planning

Thanks

Girish