Sales and Operations Planning
Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) in SAP IBP aligns demand, supply, financial and inventory plans on a unified planning model built on HANA in-memory technology. This topic covers the business purpose of S&OP, the planning area/model architecture, key figures and time profiles, the standard S&OP process cycle, integration touchpoints with Demand and Supply planning, and the configuration and runtime decisions consultants must make when implementing S&OP scenarios for cloud and S/4HANA-integrated landscapes.
Overview
Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) in SAP IBP aligns demand, supply, financial and inventory plans on a unified planning model built on HANA in-memory technology. This topic covers the business purpose of S&OP, the planning area/model architecture, key figures and time profiles, the standard S&OP process cycle, integration touchpoints with Demand and Supply planning, and the configuration and runtime decisions consultants must make when implementing S&OP scenarios for cloud and S/4HANA-integrated landscapes.
Lessons in this topic
- Designing the S&OP Planning Model: Key Figures, Levels and Time ProfilesLearn how to design an S&OP planning area's key figures, planning levels, and time profiles to support aggregate reviews and detailed execution consistently.
- What Sales and Operations Planning Solves in SAP IBPUnderstand the business purpose of S&OP in IBP, how it differs from standalone demand or supply planning, and how the planning model underpins the process.
- Orchestrating the S&OP Review Cycle with Operators and Job ChainsLearn how SAP IBP operators and job chains automate the monthly S&OP cycle, moving data between demand, supply, and consensus versions, and how to design, schedule and troubleshoot this orchestration in production.