SCM vs APO for BASIS Admins

At a high level SAP SCM is a product suite of which SAP APO is a part. APO is a planning specific product within the SAP SCM suite.

Relationship
APO = DP + SNP + GATP + PPDS + TPVS + SPP + CIF
SCM = APO + SNC + Event Management + EWM

The suite of SAP SCM solution consists of following solution to fulfill demand on time.

• Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (S&OP)
• Demand and Supply Planning
• Collaborative Response Management
• Warehouse Management
• Transportation Management
• Supply Chain Analytics
• Service Parts Management
• Track & Trace
• Manufacturing and Supply Planning