Learn how to collect, consolidate, and utilize data from SAP using the Logistics Information System (LIS). Analyze supply chain processes, inventory, and purchasing by learning how to fully leverage this often under-utilized tool in SAP. Gain an understanding of how you can manage the collected data and produce accurate and relevant reports for your clients. Learn how to properly configure LIS and how changes can affect its reporting capabilities.
Highlights include:
Information Structures
Standard Analyses
Flexible Analyses
Inventory Controlling
Plant Maintenance Information System
Purchasing Information System
Early Warning System
Quality Management Information System
Logistics Information Library
Inventory Controlling
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Maße
Höhe: 24 cm
Breite: 16.8 cm
ISBN-13
978-1-59229-108-3 (9781592291083)
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Autor*in
A native of London, England, Martin Murray joined the computer industry upon his graduation from Middlesex University in 1986. In 1991, he began working with SAP R/2 in the Materials Management area for a London-based multi-national beverage company. In 1994, he moved to the United States to work as an SAP R/3 consultant. Since then, he's been implementing the Materials Management (MM) and Warehouse Management (WM) functionality in projects throughout the world. He works for IBM Global Business Services.
Martin is the author of six best-selling books from SAP PRESS: Materials Management with SAP ERP, Warehouse Management with SAP ERP, Discover Logistics with SAP ERP, Maximize Your Warehouse Operations with SAP ERP, Understanding the SAP Logistics Information System, and SAP Transaction Codes: Your Quick Reference to T-Codes in SAP ERP.
1 Introduction to the Logistics Information System ...17
1.1 Logistics Information System Overview ... 18
1.1.1 Definition of Logistics and the Supply Chain ...18
1.1.2 LIS and the Supply Chain ... 18
1.1.3 Benefits of Supply Chain Visibility ... 19
1.1.4 Best Practices in Supply Chain Visibility . 20
1.2 Components of the Logistics Information System ... 21
1.2.1 Sales Information System ... 21
1.2.2 Purchasing Information System (PURCHIS) ....21
1.2.3 Inventory Controlling Information System ... 22
1.2.4 Plant Maintenance Information System ... 23
1.2.5 Quality Management Information System ... 23
1.2.6 Shop Floor Information System ... 24
1.3 Summary ... 26
2 Information Structures ... 27
2.1 Standard Information Structures ....27
2.1.1 Characteristics ... 28
2.1.2 Key Figures ... 28
2.1.3 Period Definition ... 30
2.2 User-Defined Information Structures ... 31
2.2.1 Create a User-Defined Information Structure ...31
2.2.2 Types of Information Structures. 34
2.2.3 Generating a User-Defined Information Structure ... 38
2.2.4 Changing a User-Defined Information Structure ... 40
2.2.5 Display a User-Defined Information Structure ... 41
2.2.6 Delete a User-Defined Information Structure ... 41
2.3 Summary ... 42
3 Standard Analyses ... 43
3.1 Basic Analyses ... 43
3.2 Standard Analyses for Purchasing ... 45
3.2.1 Purchasing Group ... 45
3.2.2 Vendor ... 46
3.2.3 Material Group ... 47
3.2.4 Material . 48
3.2.5 Vendor Evaluation ... 50
3.2.6 Subsequent Settlement ... 50
3.3 Standard Analyses for Inventory Controlling ... 52
3.3.1 Plant, Storage Location, and Material ... 52
3.3.2 Batches ... 54
3.3.3 Material Groupings ... 55
3.3.4 Stock/Requirement Situation ... 57
3.3.5 Warehouse Management ... 59
3.4 Standard Analyses for Production ... 61
3.4.1 Work Center ... 61
3.4.2 Operation ... 62
3.4.3 Material . 63
3.4.4 Production Order ... 63
3.4.5 Material Usage ... 64
3.4.6 Product Costs ... 65
3.4.7 Kanban ... 66
3.5 Standard Analyses for Plant Maintenance ... 68
3.5.1 Manufacturer ... 68
3.5.2 Location ... 69
3.5.3 Damage Analysis ... 70
3.5.4 Breakdown Analysis ... 71
3.6 Standard Analyses for Quality Management ... 72
3.6.1 Lots ... 73
3.6.2 Error Analysis ... 74
3.7 Summary .75
4 Selection Versions ...77
4.1 Create a Selection Version ... 77
4.1.1 Definition ... 78
4.1.2 Characteristics ... 80
4.1.3 Key Figures ... 81
4.2 Change a Selection Version . 82
4.2.1 Delete Characteristic or Key Figure ... 82
4.2.2 Create Variant for Selection Version ... 83
4.3 General Overview of Selection Versions ... 84
4.4 Summary ... 86
5 Drilldown ....87
5.1 Characteristic Drilldown ... 87
5.1.1 Standard Drilldown ... 87
5.1.2 Change Drilldown ... 89
5.2 Hierarchy Drilldown ... 91
5.2.1 SAP Defined Hierarchy Drilldowns . 91
5.2.2 Executing a Hierarchy Drilldown ... 91
5.3 Switching Information Structures ... 93
5.4 Selection Log ... 95
5.5 Summary ... 96
6 ABC Analysis ... 97
6.1 Create an ABC Analysis . 97
6.1.1 Strategies for an ABC Analysis ... 98
6.1.2 Strategy Parameters ... 99
6.1.3 Graphic Display of ABC Analysis ... 99
6.2 Summary ... 102
7 Classification Functionality ... 103
7.1 Graphical Display of Classification ...104
7.1.1 Class Overview ....105
7.1.2 Class List ... 105
7.1.3 Class Limits ... 106
7.2 Dual Classification Functionality ... 108
7.3 Graphical Display of Dual Classification . 109
7.3.1 Overview of Segments ... 110
7.3.2 Total List ... 110
7.3.3 Class Limits ...11
7.4 Summary ...111
8 Flexible Analysis ...113
8.1 Overview of Flexible Analysis ... 113
8.2 Evaluation Structures ... 114
8.2.1 Application Area ... 114
8.2.2 Evaluation Structure Name ... 115
8.2.3 Evaluation Structure Description ... 115
8.3 Evaluations ... 115
8.3.1 Evaluation Name ... 116
8.3.2 Evaluation Description . 116
8.4 Summary ... 116
9 Evaluation Structure ... 117
9.1 Create an Evaluation Structure ... 117
9.1.1 Create Evaluation Structure with Reference to an Evaluation Structure ... 118
9.1.2 Create Evaluation Structure with Reference to a Data Dictionary Table ... 120
9.2 Change an Evaluation Structure ... 125
9.2.1 Add a Characteristic ... 125
9.2.2 Delete a Characteristic ... 126
9.2.3 Move a Characteristic ... 126
9.2.4 Add a Key Figure ...127
9.2.5 Delete a Key Figure ... 127
9.2.6 Move a Key Figure ... 128
9.2.7 Generating and Transporting Evaluation Structures ...128
9.3 Combining Data ... 129
9.4 Summary ... 130
10 Evaluations ... 131
10.1 Create an Evaluation ... 131
10.1.1 Create Evaluation-Initial Screen ... 132
10.1.2 Define Characteristics . 132
10.1.3 Define Key Figures ... 133
10.1.4 Define a Characteristic Display Type ... 134
10.1.5 Layout Control ... 139
10.1.6 Entering a Formula ... 140
10.2 Change an Evaluation ... 143
10.2.1 Change Evaluation-Initial Screen ... 143
10.2.2 Change Display Options . 144
10.3 Deleting an Evaluation ... 146
10.4 Create a Set ... 147
10.4.1 Naming of a Set ... 148
10.4.2 Basic Set Data ... 148
10.4.3 Set Type ... 14810.4.4 Entering Set Details for a Table ... 149
10.4.5 Entering Set Details for an Evaluation ... 149
10.5 Summary ... 151
11 Hierarchies ................................................................ 153
11.1 Example of a Hierarchy ...153
11.2 Creating a Hierarchy ... 154
11.2.1 Hierarchy Name ... 155
11.2.2 Hierarchy Description ... 155
11.2.3 Data Element ... 155
11.2.4 Hierarchy Definition ... 157
11.3 Hierarchy Validity Dates ... 159
11.4 Using the Hierarchy . 161
11.4.1 Execute a Standard Analysis .161
11.4.2 Change to the User-Defined Hierarchy ... 162
11.5 Changing a Hierarchy ... 165
11.5.1 Create a Node ... 166
11.5.2 Rename a Node ... 166
11.5.3 Delete a Node ... 167
11.6 Summary ... 167
12 Sales Information System ... 169
12.1 Information Structures ... 170
12.2 Standard Analyses ... 170
12.2.1 Customer ... 171
12.2.2 Material ... 172
12.2.3 Sales Organization ... 174
12.2.4 Shipping Point ... 176
12.2.5 Sales Employee . 177
12.2.6 Sales Office ... 179
12.3 Configuration for SIS ... 181
12.3.1 Configuration for Information Structures ...181
12.3.2 Statistics Groups ... 183
12.3.3 Update Group ... 184
12.4 Testing the SIS Updates ... 187
12.4.1 Switching on Update Log ... 187
12.4.2 Create a Sales Order ... 188
12.4.3 Review the Update Log ... 188
12.5 Summary ... 190
13 Purchasing Information System ... 191
13.1 Information Structures ... 192
13.1.1 Purchasing Group (S011) ... 192
13.1.2 Purchasing (S012) ... 193
13.1.3 Vendor Evaluation (S013) ... 194
13.1.4 Subsequent Settlement (S015) ... 195
13.2 Standard Analyses ... 195
13.2.1 Purchasing Group . 195
13.2.2 Vendor ... 195
13.2.3 Material Group ... 196
13.2.4 Material ... 196
13.2.5 Vendor Evaluation ... 196
13.2.6 Subsequent Settlement ... 196
13.3 Long-Term Planning ... 196
13.3.1 Preparing for Long-Term Planning ... 197
13.3.2 Long-Term Planning for Vendors .199
13.3.3 Long-Term Planning for Material Group ...204
13.3.4 Long-Term Planning for Material . 206
13.4 Summary ... 207
14 Inventory Controlling ... 209
14.1 Information Structures ... 209
14.2 Basic Standard Analyses .. 210
14.2.1 Plant ... 210
14.2.2 Storage Location ... 211
14.2.3 Material ... 213
14.2.4 Batches ... 214
14.3 Material Groupings Standard Analyses ... 216
14.3.1 MRP Controller ... 216
14.3.2 Business Area ... 217
14.3.3 Material Group . 219
14.3.4 Division . 220
14.3.5 Material Type ... 221
14.4 Parameter Controlling ...223
14.4.1 Standard Analysis ... 223
14.4.2 Dual Classifications ... 224
14.4.3 Safety Stock Buffer ... 224
14.4.4 Lot Size ... 225
14.4.5 Safety Stock ... 225
14.4.6 Stock at Receipt ... 225
14.4.7 Slow-Moving Items ... 226
14.5 Stock/Requirements ... 226
14.5.1 Current Situation ... 227
14.5.2 Long-Term Planning . 228
14.6 Warehouse Management ... 229
14.6.1 Stock Placement/Removal . 230
14.6.2 Quantity Flows ... 231
14.6.3 Material Placement/Removal ... 232
14.6.4 Material Flows ... 233
14.6.5 Movement Types ... 234
14.7 Summary ... 235
15 Shop Floor Information System ... 237
15.1 Information Structures ... 237
15.2 Standard Analyses ... 239
15.2.1 Work Center ... 239
15.2.2 Operation ...241
15.2.3 Material ... 243
15.2.4 Production Order ... 244
15.2.5 Material Consumption ... 246
15.2.6 Product Costs ... 248
15.3 Repetitive Manufacturing ... 250
15.3.1 Goods Receipt . 250
15.3.2 Material Consumption ... 252
15.3.3 Product Costs ... 253
15.4 Kanban ... 255
15.4.1 Single-Card Kanban ... 255
15.4.2 Dual-Card Kanban ... 255
15.4.3 Kanban Analysis ... 256
15.5 Summary ... 257
16 Plant Maintenance Information System ... 259
16.1 Information Structures ... 259
16.2 Standard Analyses . 260
16.2.1 Object Class ... 260
16.2.2 Manufacturer . 262
16.2.3 Location ... 264
16.2.4 Planner Group ... 265
16.2.5 Damage Analysis ... 266
16.2.6 Object Statistics ... 268
16.2.7 Breakdown Analysis ... 269
16.2.8 Cost Analysis ... 270
16.3 Summary .... 272
17 Quality Management Information System ... 273
17.1 Information Structures ... 274
17.2 Standard Analyses for Materials . 275
17.2.1 Lots ... 275
17.2.2 General Results ... 277
17.2.3 Quantitative Results ... 279
17.2.4 Notification Overview ... 282
17.2.5 Notification Problems ... 283
17.3 Standard Analyses for Vendors ... 285
17.4 Standard Analyses for Customers ... 285
17.5 Summary ...286
18 Early Warning System .... 287
18.1 Creating an Exception ... 287
18.1.1 Requirement ...289
18.1.2 Key Figures ...290
18.1.3 Threshold Value Analysis ... 291
18.1.4 Plan/Actual Comparison ... 292
18.1.5 Trend Analysis ... 293
18.2 Executing the Exception ... 294
18.3 Exception Groups ... 295
18.3.1 Create an Exception Group . 295
18.3.2 Executing the Exception Group ...296
18.4 Periodic Analysis ... 297
18.4.1 Creating a Periodic Analysis ... 297
18.4.2 Schedule the Periodic Analysis ... 299
18.5 Executing the Exception ... 301
18.6 Summary .302
19 Logistics Information Library ... 303
19.1 Retrieving Key Figures ... 303
19.1.1 Retrieval by Text String ... 303
19.1.2 Retrieval by Classification . 306
19.1.3 Retrieval by Info Set ... 307
19.2 Adding Key Figures to the LIL ... 309
19.2.1 Configure Key Figure Number Range . 309
19.2.2 Adding a Key Figure ... 310
19.3 Adding Info Sets to the LIL ... 311
19.3.1 Types of Info Sets ... 311
19.3.2 Configure Info Set Number Range ... 311
19.3.3 Adding a Single-Level Info Set .312
19.3.4 Adding a Multi-Level Info Set ...314
19.4 Summary....315
19.5 Book Conclusion .315
A Glossary ... 319
B Bibliography .. 321
C The Author .. 323
Acknowledgments... 323
Index ...325
