After studying this chapter you will be able to: Explain the purpose of acceptance sampling, compare and contrast single- and multiple-sampling plans, describe what an operating characteristic curve does, determine the average outgoing quality of inspected lots. | PART IV ARCHITECTURE OF SELECTED APS SUMMARY of Last Lecture This chapter introduce the APS used in the case studies from AspenTech, JDA, OM Partners, Oracle and SAP: aspenONE, JDA Manufacturing Planning Suite, OM Plus, Value Chain Planning and SAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer (APO). As these tools regularly consist of a multitude of software modules and special addons, only a brief survey without claiming completeness can be given. Furthermore, different lines of business can use different modules of an APS. It is also possible to use an APS only partially, . without modules for scheduling or only using modules for demand planning and demand fulfillment. For each individual case the composition of modules has to be evaluated and selected AspenTech was founded in 1981 with the objective of commercializing technology that was developed as part of the Advanced System for Process Engineering (ASPEN) Project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. AspenTech’s APS modules are built on a relational database model which allows the relevant data to be shared across several modules without unnecessary duplication. CHAP 18 (Cont’d) Architecture of Selected APS LAYOUT OMPartners: OMP Plus Suite OMP Plus Modules Coordination and Integration Modules Oracle: Value Chain Planning Oracle’s APS Modules System Integration Collaboration Modules SAP: SCM and SAP APO SAP’s Software Components OMPARTNERS: OMP PLUS SUITE OM Partners, headquartered in Wommelgem Belgium, was founded in 1985. Initially developing mathematical programming software, the company gradually extended to provide a complete suite of supply chain planning software called OMP Plus. Unlike competition, the company grew organically in the past 28 years, with a strong foothold in the Mill Products (paper, metals, plastics and floor coverings) and Semi Process industries (chemicals, food and beverages, consumer products). OM Partners followed the internationalization of its customers and . | PART IV ARCHITECTURE OF SELECTED APS SUMMARY of Last Lecture This chapter introduce the APS used in the case studies from AspenTech, JDA, OM Partners, Oracle and SAP: aspenONE, JDA Manufacturing Planning Suite, OM Plus, Value Chain Planning and SAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer (APO). As these tools regularly consist of a multitude of software modules and special addons, only a brief survey without claiming completeness can be given. Furthermore, different lines of business can use different modules of an APS. It is also possible to use an APS only partially, . without modules for scheduling or only using modules for demand planning and demand fulfillment. For each individual case the composition of modules has to be evaluated and selected AspenTech was founded in 1981 with the objective of commercializing technology that was developed as part of the Advanced System for Process Engineering (ASPEN) Project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. AspenTech’s APS .