Supply Chain Management (SCM) is not a buzzword like many others in management and IT - it is here to stay. "Megatrends" such as globalization and increasing specialization result in a complex division of labor at national and international levels. Lean and agile supply chains have become a major management target, and the interorganizational coordination of business processes has become highly relevant.
The complexity of today's supply chains cannot be mastered without the support of powerful information systems. SAP has established itself as the market leader in this type of IT systems. The book describes SCM using a pyramidal framework and relates it to the SAP SCM Solution Map. Desired features of IT support for SCM are formulated, and the extent to which SAP systems provide these features is shown. We describe the functionalities of SAP APO™ in detail, present case studies on implementing and running SAP SCM™ systems, and discuss SCM aspects of the new SAP Business ByDesign™ approach.

供应链管理（SCM）不像其他管理和IT领域的流行语，它将继续存在。”全球化和日益专业化等“大趋势”导致国家和国际一级的复杂分工。精益和敏捷供应链已经成为一个主要的管理目标，企业间业务流程的协调也变得非常重要。
当今供应链的复杂性离不开强大的信息系统的支持。SAP已成为这类IT系统的市场领导者。本书介绍了使用金字塔框架的SCM，并将其与SAP SCM解决方案图相关联。阐述了供应链管理所需的IT支持功能，并说明了SAP系统提供这些功能的程度。我们介绍了SAP APO的功能™ 详细介绍了实施和运行sapscm的案例研究™ 系统，并讨论新SAP Business ByDesign的SCM方面™ 接近。