xLPO along with APO

[Former Member]

Folks,

We are currently analyzing usage of xLPO to implement lean production strategy.

Can anyone explain how we can integrate this with APO?

I am sure that APO is not full fledged to impelement any lean planning and sap's solution is XLPO. Please suggest the scenarios on how we can integrate APO with xMII and xLPO.

Thanks in advance

Bhaskar

[Former Member]

A powerful new addition to SAPu2019s offerings for manufacturers,

SAP xLPO supports an integrated approach to lean production

management. This approach directly links production to actual

consumer demand, while maintaining the stability required for

consistent, reliable, waste-free factory and supply chain operations.

SAP xLPO fills the gap between enterprise-level systems

and visual factory controls and enables factory personnel to do

the following:

u2022 Establish pacemaker production schedules that are leveled

over the shift, day, and week to absorb demand variability with

lot sizes as small as possible u2013 small EPEI (every part every interval)

u2022 Properly size and monitor inventory buffers, kanban loops,

and supermarkets that minimize carrying costs and enable

100% customer order fulfillment

u2022 Send level, stable requirement projections and buffer replenishment

signals to upstream operations and suppliers

u2022 Monitor actual production and changes to underlying demand

volatility to adjust finished goods, work in progress (WIP), and

safety stock target levels as needed

SAP xLPO helps create and monitor demand-driven production

schedules that are as level as possible, and as mixed as possible u2013

given your production process at any point in time. The software

enables you to maximize responsiveness and minimize waste at

all stages of transformation and operation.

Pacing production. Synchronizing supply. Even in traditional

lean manufacturing settings, these two pillars of demand-driven

production are difficult to manage. So how do you enable lean

manufacturing when youu2019re dealing with demand volatility and

variable volumes and mixes? Or when youu2019re looking to move

from an early-stage lean transformation to a corporate-wide

deployment? With the SAP® xAppu2122 Lean Planning and Operations

(SAP xLPO) composite application u2013 a real-time production

management and scheduling system u2013 you can address the two

critical requirements of lean manufacturing:

u2022 Production leveling at pacemaker operations

u2022 Synchronization to create stability in the upstream

supply chain

[Former Member]

HI,

I also did the study of it, and through the SAP reading materials I got the information that xLPO is integrated with xMII and not to the APO directly.

APO is getting integrated with xLPO via ECC (SAP R/3) and xMII

most of the companies are having MES that also get integrated to ECC and then to xLPO.