Supply Chain is a process and flow of activities that touch all the primary areas of Finance, Sales & Distribution and Materials Management plus (at least) Production and Quality management. The target audience of this book is the users in organizations and SAP consultants though the book is very exhaustive and is of use to practically anyone interested in SCM. This Supply Chain manual will thus involve all functions across this entire spectrum. It covers the important transactional functions relating to the entire Order to cash, Requisition to Pay, General Ledger & daily and periodic financial activities in any organization. In writing this book, I have stayed away from all frills and concentrated on providing only useful subject matter with tips and tricks based on over my multiple years experience in SAP implementations and consulting. This book is not a result of overnight arrangement but a composition of several years of training and understanding of Business processes across multiple industries in various disciplines. I believe it is as comprehensive as any book can be for users new and old, to conducting Supply Chain functions on SAP. This manual will be very useful to someone trying to make an entry into the field of SAP as a user and not knowing where to begin, to companies already implementing or running SAP and to consultants wanting to explore the user side better to become more comfortable with the Business lingo.
SAP Supply Chain Manual is a composition of how all business activities are performed in SAP relating to Requisition to Pay, Order to Cash, General ledger Accounting and Periodic reporting.
SAP SCM: Applications and Modeling for Supply Chain Management empowers you to capitalize on the sophistication of SAP APO. This book provides clear advice on the inevitable, critical decisions that can lead to project success or failure and shows you, wherever you are on the supply chain management staff—buyer, planner, ground controller or analyst—to fully exploit the agility SAP APO offers.
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Eliminate the everyday challenges of ever-increasing customer expectations and changing market dynamics with SAP APO Understand the whys and hows of the SAP APO component in SAP SCM, including all of the steps and processes that are involved in demand and supply planning. This book gives you the concrete tools you need to have a firm knowledge of your SAP APO options and get started with confidence. 1. Demand and Supply Planning PrinciplesBasic sales and operations planning principles explain the different types of supply chains and metrics, and how to construct supply chain and inventory models. 2. Basic Configuration and NavigationWith elementary and advanced techniques, configure and navigate the different SAP APO functions in your system and learn how to set up BW objects, planning books, and more. 3. Components and ModulesUnderstand how the APO-DP and SNP functionalities work in SAP APO, as well as with other SAP functions and systems such as SAP NetWeaver BW, SAP CRM, and SAP ERP. 4. Tracking Needs and SuccessLearn what SAP APO tools you need to meet your demand and supply planning business requirements, and then use different tools to monitor your efforts. 5. ABC TechnologyFollow a fictional business and understand how to translate its business requirements into technical processes. Highlights Include: Advanced planning and scheduling SCOR model SAP APO Supply Network Planning and Demand Planning Inventory optimization Change management SAP NetWeaver BW and SAP CRM integration Planning engines: Heuristics, SNP optimizer, and CTM Core Interface (CIF) Legacy System Migration Workbench (LSMW) SAP Supply Chain Performance Management Enhancements Characteristics-based planning Collaborative planning
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Business Processes in SAP encompasses everything an organization would ordinarily go in it's day to day functioning and much more. It covers the entire Order to Cash cycle, the complete Requisition to Pay cycle & periodic and daily Accounting and Financial activities. This manual also refers exhaustively to cross functional areas in SAP and the touch points of where one module hands over data and affects the others. It is an invaluable guide for anyone associated with working on SAP, as a user or as a consultant. Not much about Supply Chain in SAP is left uncovered.
Don't get trapped in a thicket of confusing IT terms and explanations: Consult this single resource written for you, the SAP user! You'll find detailed steps and screenshots that walk you through the processes you need to do your job: logging on to the system, navigation and maintenance, creating reports, printing, and so much more. Whether you're entering data, using SAP software on a daily basis, or need a foundational knowledge of navigating the SAP system, this book will get you comfortable in no time. Highlights: Logging on and off the system Navigating the system Changing the system layout and user data Reporting Printing Automating tasks Messaging and the business workplace Handling roles and authorizations Using help functions Working with the SAP components
Delve into this updated best-selling guide on SAP Material Master! Updated to cover key updates to the SAP Material Master in SAP S/4HANA, this guide walks through basic concepts on how to tailor the SAP Material Master to your production environment, as well as learn detailed information on material master settings and their impacts. This book provides the opportunity for readers to better understand their unique environments and how to make the SAP Material Master work for them. This guide provides best practices for how to approach common scenarios, and offers cost-saving tips. Find out why planning is the most important (and often overlooked) aspect of understanding the SAP Material Master. Review how material master settings impact FI/CO and other SAP modules. This third edition incorporates feedback from readers, and includes solution updates, new information on advanced planning views, extended service parts planning views, and the SAP Fiori app for Material Master. By using practical examples, tips, and screenshots, the authors bring readers up to speed on best practices for optimal use of the SAP Material Master. - Fundamental SAP Material Master concepts - How settings impact other modules in SAP - Cost-effective procurement and planning techniques - Inventory and quality management best practices
