How to Configure and Test Flexible Planning to Improve Performance and Increase Profits

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How to Configure and Test Flexible Planning to Improve Performance and Increase Profits

Published: 30/August/2011

Reading time: 22 mins

A good conceptual understanding of the Flexible Planning component of SAP Sales and Operations Planning (SAP SOP) helps reduce the number of cyclic iterations in Information Structure configurations and test its impact on the planning type before choosing the final design. Learn the necessary steps to configure Flexible Planning in your SAP system, including configuring…

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