ADVANCED PLANNING SYSTEMS (APS) ANALYSIS: CONCEPTION AND EVALUATION / ANÁLISE DE SISTEMAS DE PLANEJAMENTO AVANÇADO (APS): CONCEITUAÇÃO E AVALIAÇÃO

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2004

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The purpose of this document is presenting the existing functionalities of the advanced planning software, the so called Advanced Planning Systems (APS) and the benefits obtained by the companies with the implementation of these systems. In order to accomplish such analysis, a bibliographic research was made to study and present the concepts of the supply chain management applications and advanced planning systems, as well as present the current market for these applications. The APO (Advanced Planner and Optimizer) system of the German company SAP was chosen for the exemplification of the advanced planning systems. Based on interviews performed at two companies, which made use of the APO and with the aid of a semi-structured form it was possible to understand how these companies are utilizing this system. It was also possible to observe what led the companies to implement an advanced planning system, the changes that occurred in the various processes and the benefits obtained with the implementation.

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information systems supply chain management advanced planning systems (aps) sistemas de informacao sistemas de planejamento avancado (aps) gerenciamento da cadeia de suprimento

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