Modules 1 thru 7: Overview & Review of Major FunctionalityModules covered in detail in the “Using Aspen Supply Planner” training course are briefly reviewed in order to provide a common starting point. These include:
- Module 1: Introduction to Aspen Supply Planner
- Module 2: Supply Planner Functionality Overview
- Module 3: Data Management
- Module 4: Plan Generation
- Module 5: Plan Analysis
- Module 6: What-If Analysis
- Module 7: Publishing the Plan
Module 8: Supply Planner Configuration: Basic Set-Up
- Overview of all components necessary to install Aspen Supply Planner
- The role of Aspen SCM Library Cases
- Setting up a library case
- Working with Remote Sets/Tables
- The Library Manager tool
- Upgrading Libraries
- Methods of accessing on-line help
Module 9: Defining Time Periods and Specifying Optimizer
- Explanation of configurable tables and screens pertaining to the time period structure
- How to specify the correct optimizer, use of 3rd party optimizers
Module 10: Data Structure Propagation
- How to use data structure propagation to maintain control tables that establish dependencies between set and table definitions
- Using a library routine to update code and description widths of sets and character lengths of tables based on dependencies
Module 11: Data Import
- Explanation of the data import process
- How to configure the data import process
Module 12: Procedure Control
- Purpose of procedure control feature from CAPs Data Management Library
- Configuration of procedure control; procedure groups and correct use of user exit routines
- Exercise: Applying Your Skills :Extended hands-on exercise applying and combining skills and knowledge gained so far
Module 13: Data Conversion
- Use and configuration of the generic data conversion routines
- How time effective mappings are handled in the generic data conversion
Module 14: Mastering the Data Viewer
- Displaying and configuring new tables in the Data Viewer
- Cleaning the data viewer for a table, adding new attributes, and Creating View Type sets
- Modifying data display options
- Switching Data Viewer Progress Meter
Module 15: Workspace Controls and Role-based Trees
- Workspace control structures
- Altering default views for user requirements
- Setting up and using role-based tree menus
Module 16: Configuring Maps
- Understanding map controls in the supply planner
- Creating map locations
- Adding new maps
Module 17: Scenarios
- Scenario manager structures
- Configuring scenario parameters
- Updating the sets/tables stored in each scenario file
Module 18: Data Export
- Understanding the data export process
- How to configure data to be exported
Module 19: Model Parameters
- Modifying data control parameters
- Configuring model parameters
- How to configure solver parameters
Module 20: Advanced Report Configuration
- Configuring Summary Reports
Module 21: Modifying the Formulation
- How changes to the LP formulation impact other Supply Planner structures