SAP IBP 2016

SAP IBP enables an organization to bring all its Sales and Operation Planning (S&OP)
processes together: reporting, planning, and executing using the same data set. The above
figure shows the different SAP IBP modules as:
Supply Chain Control Tower: Exception handling and business network collaboration
Sales and Operations Planning: Strategic and Tactical decision Processes
Demand: Statistical Forecasting, Consensus Planning, Demand Sensing
Inventory: Multi-stage Inventory Optimization
Response and Supply: Unconstrained and Constrained Supply Planning, Allocations and
Deployment Planning, Order Scheduling

Demand-driven Replenishment: Material Requirements Planning (DDMRP) is a fundamental
part of the IBP Modules as well, constructing the SAP IBP landscape. IBP builds a platform
with Analytics and a Web-based Planning UI, a Microsoft Excel Planning Frontend, Job
Scheduling functionalities, Data Integration capabilities, Version Planning and Simulation
features, User Management and Authorizations components, Data Realignment options, and
so on. Finally, SAP IBP is powered by SAP HANA