The author of »S&OP with SAP ERP Production Planning«

Jawad Akhtar

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Jawad Akhtar is an SAP logistics and supply chain management expert with a focus on business sales and delivery. He earned his chemical engineering degree from Missouri University of Science and Technology in the United States. He has 20 years of professional experience, 14 of which have been spent working with SAP systems. He has experience working on several large-scale, end-to-end SAP project implementation lifecycles, including rollouts. He works with SAP clients to help them identify root causes of business issues and address those with the appropriate SAP products and change management strategies. He now focuses on next-generation SAP products such as SAP S/4HANA, SAP IBP, SAP Ariba, and SAP Hybris.

Akhtar is also a technical advisor to SAPexperts, an ASUG speaker, and a contributor to SearchSAP, where his "Ask the Expert" column shares real-life lessons and best practices gleaned from SAP implementations, ways to avoid common project pitfalls, and features of various SAP products that solve key business issues.
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  • Cover of Quality Management with SAP ERP

    Quality Management with SAP ERP

    Jawad Akhtar

    883 pages, hardcover

    Get the most out of your Quality Management system in SAP! From QM configuration to business process management to working in the system, this is the resource you need. Get a 360-degree view of the component, learn about QM concepts More about the book

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    • Your one-stop reference for QM with SAP ERP
    • Optimize your QM business processes for planning, notifications, and inspections
    • Integrate QM with your supply chain in SAP ERP
  • Cover of Materials Management with SAP ERP: Functionality and Technical Configuration

    Materials Management with SAP ERP: Functionality and Technical Configuration

    Martin Murray, Jawad Akhtar

    739 pages, hardcover

    Get the most out of your Materials Management implementation with this updated, comprehensive guide to configuration and functionality. Whether you work with SAP MM or with peripheral SAP applications, you'll learn the ins and outs of materials management in SAP More about the book

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    • Configure SAP MM to reflect your unique logistics requirements
    • Maintain critical materials data: materials, customer, and vendor records
    • Master functionalities like batch management, inventory management, purchasing, and quotation management
  • Cover of Production Planning and Control with SAP ERP

    Production Planning and Control with SAP ERP

    Jawad Akhtar

    940 pages, hardcover

    Run your SAP PP system like a finely tuned machine! Learn how to configure SAP ERP Production Planning for discrete, process, and repetitive manufacturing and master BOM status definitions, process message characteristics, and master data. Dive into SAP PP workflows More about the book

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    • Master SAP ERP Production Planning for discrete, process, and repetitive manufacturing
    • Streamline your SAP PP processes using tools like S&OP
    • Configure master data, manufacturing profiles, work centers, and more
  • Cover of Quality Management with SAP S/4HANA

    Quality Management with SAP S/4HANA

    Jawad Akhtar

    950 pages, hardcover

    Keep your product standards high! Make quality management an integral part of your existing supply chain by connecting to materials management, production planning, warehouse management, and other logistics processes in SAP S/4HANA. Step-by-step instructions will show you how to both More about the book

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    • Implement QM with SAP S/4HANA for planning, inspections, and notifications
    • Integrate QM processes across your supply chain
    • Master batch management, stability studies, quality issue management, FMEA, and more
  • Cover of Document Management with SAP S/4HANA

    Document Management with SAP S/4HANA

    Jawad Akhtar

    406 pages, hardcover

    Well-kept records are the key to success—so learn how to maintain yours with Document Management System! Get step-by-step instructions for implementing and configuring DMS in SAP S/4HANA, from using SAP Activate to defining master data. Set up document information records More about the book

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    • Configure DMS in SAP S/4HANA with step-by-step instructions
    • Classify and manage your business-critical records
    • Use digital signatures and engineering change management
  • Cover of Introducing Demand-Driven Replenishment (DDMRP) in SAP S/4HANA

    Introducing Demand-Driven Replenishment (DDMRP) in SAP S/4HANA

    Jawad Akhtar

    99 pages

    Demand-driven replenishment (DDR) is now part of standard SAP S/4HANA, so what does that mean for you? From system configuration to the SAP Fiori apps used for planning and execution, this E-Bite shows you each stage of a DDR project. More about the book

    $24.99

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    • Discover how DDR minimizes demand-supply variability
    • Explore SAP Fiori apps for stock positioning, lead time, and more
    • Preview your DDR configuration in SAP S/4HANA
  • Cover of Production Planning with SAP S/4HANA

    Production Planning with SAP S/4HANA

    Jawad Akhtar

    1092 pages, hardcover

    Streamline your production planning process with SAP S/4HANA! Get step-by-step instructions for configuring and using SAP S/4HANA for discrete, process, and repetitive manufacturing. Then dive into production tools and functionalities like batch management, S&OP, predictive MRP, DDMRP, and the Early More about the book

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    • Implement production planning for discrete, process, and repetitive manufacturing with SAP S/4HANA
    • Perform batch management, MRP, S&OP, and more
    • Analyze your data with standard analytics and SAP Fiori apps
  • Cover of Business Partners in SAP S/4HANA

    Business Partners in SAP S/4HANA
    The Comprehensive Guide to Customer-Vendor Integration

    Jawad Akhtar

    353 pages, hardcover

    The distinction between “customers” and “vendors” is now a relic of the past—jump into the future with this all-in-one guide to business partners in SAP S/4HANA! Learn how to set up business partners from start to finish for greenfield implementations. More about the book

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    • Configure business partners in SAP S/4HANA for new implementations and system conversion projects
    • Perform your customer-vendor integration and synchronization
    • Maintain customer, vendor, and contact data with apps and transactions
  • Cover of Kanban with SAP S/4HANA

    Kanban with SAP S/4HANA
    Configuration and Use

    Jawad Akhtar

    121 pages

    Implement Kanban in SAP S/4HANA to help you pull only the stock you need! From configuring the Kanban board to setting up critical master data, this E-Bite provides key configuration instructions to get you up and running. Once live, see More about the book

    $34.99

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    • Configure Kanban functionality in your SAP S/4HANA system
    • Replenish using Kanban cards for production, procurement, and stock transfer
    • Analyze and report on your replenishment activities
  • Cover of Introducing Production Engineering and Operations (PEO) with SAP S/4HANA

    Introducing Production Engineering and Operations (PEO) with SAP S/4HANA

    Jawad Akhtar

    77 pages

    Wondering how production engineering and operations (PEO) works? Look no further! In this E-Bite, walk through PEO in SAP S/4HANA, from key master data to data transfer between document BOMs, engineering BOMs, and manufacturing BOMs. Discover the impact on production More about the book

    $24.99

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    • See how SAP S/4HANA handles complex manufacturing requirements
    • Explore production engineering and operations plans
    • Dive into document BOMs, engineering BOMs, and manufacturing BOMs
  • Cover of Materials Management with SAP S/4HANA

    Materials Management with SAP S/4HANA
    Business Processes and Configuration

    Jawad Akhtar, Martin Murray

    1018 pages, hardcover

    Manage your materials with SAP S/4HANA! Whether your focus is on materials planning, procurement, or inventory, this guide will teach you to configure and manage MM in SAP S/4HANA. Start by creating your organizational structure and defining business partners and More about the book

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    • Configure your materials management processes in SAP S/4HANA
    • Maintain critical material and business partner records
    • Master core functionality: procurement, MRP, inventory management, and more
  • Cover of Quality Management with SAP S/4HANA

    Quality Management with SAP S/4HANA

    Jawad Akhtar

    935 pages, hardcover

    Put quality first with QM in SAP S/4HANA! Connect quality management to materials management, production planning, warehouse management, and other logistics processes in SAP S/4HANA. Follow step-by-step instructions to both configure and use key QM processes like batch management, audits, More about the book

    approx. $94.99

    Pre-order now
    Available on 11/21/2024

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    • Implement QM with SAP S/4HANA for planning, inspections, and notifications
    • Integrate QM processes across your supply chain
    • Master batch management, stability studies, quality issue resolution, FMEA, and more