APO stands for Advanced Planner and Optimizer and is a set of applications
for supply chain management. The application comes from the German-
based software company SAP and is purposely-built to assist a company in
improving pricing, shipping, scheduling and production planning.
It works on a real-time basis, receiving updates from retailers all around the world about scalability in terms of customer demands.
These ‘demand triggers’ consider a variety of complex variables, including delivery schedules, the availability of raw materials and cycles of production.
This algorithm helps them to forecast the how much stock a company may need to meet the future demand of customers. Anyone looking to work in the field of ICT for a large retail business or organisation should familiarise themselves with the software.
Jobs that involve APO include:
– Sap BW Consultant
– Business Analyst
– Head of Digital
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