Inventory optimization with SMARTops

Hi all
we are coming up soon with requirements gathering sessions for implementing inventory optimization with SMARTops.
can anyone provide a heads up for your expereiences with SMARTops and how this new product works with SAP APO.
we are currently on SCM7.0.
please send some links that can direct me to case studies and information about implementing SMARTops with SAP APO.

Ashvin, there are several ways to take the SAP EIS (formerly SmartOps) time phased safety stock output and convert that into one safety stock value for ECC.  As you pointed out, you can take the one value for the current week and use that but a less volatile idea might be to average the SS recommendations for several time periods going forward, depending on your business details.  If you have a frozen period with your factories or vendors, or if you get order lead time from customers, those parameters would impact the number of periods to average.  You could take the highest SS value over that period instead, depending on your customer service targets and if you're planning safety stocks throughout your supply chain  (multi-echelon)with EIS or just for finished goods.  As you can see, a lot goes into the decision about how to take time phased safety stock values and convert them into one value.  Many EIS customer are doing that now successfully.  I suggest reaching out to your SmartOps consultant for guidance.   I am currently working for SAP as a Solutions Consultant on the EIS application.

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