Logistics with SAP S/4HANA
An Introduction
3rd Edition
Published on 25. May 2022
Book
Hardback
602 pages
978-1-4932-2258-2 (ISBN)
Description
Discover how SAP S/4HANA transforms your supply chain! Explore functionalities for sourcing and procurement, production execution, plant maintenance, sales order management, transportation management, warehouse management, and more. See how intelligent technologies elevate your logistics operations with SAP Business Technology Platform and learn about complementary cloud solutions like SAP Ariba and SAP IBP. This is your starting point for logistics with SAP S/4HANA!
In this book, you'll learn about:
a. Key Functionality
See what SAP S/4HANA 2021 has to offer! Walk through your logistics business processes, from production planning to inventory valuation and beyond. Learn about new features such as predictive MRP, centralized procurement, and production engineering and operations.
b. Logistics Innovations
Your supply chain is getting smarter. Discover intelligent technologies enabled by SAP BTP: blockchain, intelligent robotic process automation, machine learning, and more.
c. Planning Your Migration
Prepare for your logistics transformation. Plan your roadmap to SAP S/4HANA, evaluate your implementation approaches, and get insight into the new RISE with SAP offering.
Highlights include:
1) Planning and scheduling
2) Sourcing and procurement
3) Manufacturing operations
4) Quality management
5) Plant maintenance
6) Sales order management
7) Transportation management
8) Inventory management
9) Warehouse management
10) Intelligent technologies
11) Reporting and analytics
12) Industry use cases
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Deb Bhattacharjee | Vadhi Narasimhamurti | Chaitanaya Desai
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An Introduction
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Persons
Author
Deloitte principal/partner Deb Bhattacharjee is a thought leader in supply chain strategy, supply chain planning, and inventory planning and management. He has published papers on supply chain segmentation, inventory management, and transportation.
Vishal Khandalkar is a senior technology transformation leader at Deloitte. He has more than 17 years of SAP and supply chain experience in selling and delivering complex supply chain and business transformation projects enabled by SAP S/4HANA. He leverages his deep supply chain expertise in translating complex business challenges into technology-enabled solutions and has a strong delivery track record with proficiency in procurement, inventory management, and manufacturing domains across life sciences, consumer products and automotive sectors. He has led projects across the globe, managing geographically diverse and highly talented teams, and he has served as an advisor to client executives in applying latest SAP innovations in supply chain management.
Falguni Thompson is a managing director at Deloitte, where she is a leader in digital transformation within Deloitte's Enterprise Performance offering. Falguni is responsible for selling, delivering, and managing large-scale, global, technology-enabled supply chain transformation projects for Fortune 500 companies.
Guillermo Vazquez is a senior technology executive, leading multimillion dollar SAP global programs with Fortune 500 companies. He has extensive experience defining enterprise architecture strategy and solutions, having advised more than twenty C-level executives in the adoption of SAP S/4HANA, SAP HANA, cloud, mobile, and big data solutions. He has been implementing supply chain management solutions such as sales and distribution, purchase management, intercompany processing and transfer pricing, and warehouse management for more than twenty years. Guillermo led the fourth live SAP HANA implementation in the world.
Content
... Foreword ... 19
... Preface ... 23
... The Objective of This Book ... 25
... Who Should Read This Book? ... 25
... What Will Be Covered? ... 25
... Acknowledgments ... 27
1 ... SAP S/4HANA for Supply Chain ... 29
1.1 ... Overview ... 30
1.2 ... Architecture ... 36
1.3 ... Solution ... 38
1.4 ... Deployment Options ... 44
1.5 ... Key Innovations ... 46
1.6 ... Summary ... 49
2 ... Planning and Scheduling ... 51
2.1 ... Planning and Scheduling Basics ... 51
2.2 ... Master Data Simplifications ... 53
2.3 ... Simplified Sourcing ... 56
2.4 ... Material Requirements Planning ... 57
2.5 ... Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling ... 74
2.6 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 84
2.7 ... Summary ... 88
3 ... Sourcing and Procurement ... 89
3.1 ... Sourcing and Procurement Basics ... 89
3.2 ... Master Data Simplifications ... 90
3.3 ... Operational Purchasing ... 94
3.4 ... Central Procurement ... 102
3.5 ... Supplier Management ... 112
3.6 ... Invoicing and Payables Management ... 116
3.7 ... Collaborative Sourcing and Contract Management ... 117
3.8 ... APIs for Sourcing and Procurement ... 120
3.9 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 120
3.10 ... Summary ... 127
4 ... Manufacturing ... 129
4.1 ... Manufacturing Basics ... 129
4.2 ... Master Data Simplifications ... 130
4.3 ... Production Execution ... 139
4.4 ... Production Engineering and Operations ... 151
4.5 ... SAP Manufacturing Execution ... 153
4.6 ... SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence ... 154
4.7 ... SAP Plant Connectivity ... 156
4.8 ... SAP Digital Manufacturing Cloud ... 159
4.9 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 163
4.10 ... Summary ... 167
5 ... Quality Management ... 169
5.1 ... Quality Management Basics ... 170
5.2 ... Master Data Simplifications ... 177
5.3 ... Quality Planning ... 177
5.4 ... Quality Inspection ... 179
5.5 ... Quality Improvement ... 190
5.6 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 195
5.7 ... Summary ... 201
6 ... Plant Maintenance and Asset Management ... 203
6.1 ... Plant Maintenance and Asset Management Basics ... 203
6.2 ... Master Data Simplifications ... 204
6.3 ... Maintenance Processing ... 211
6.4 ... Preventive Maintenance ... 225
6.5 ... Predictive Maintenance ... 232
6.6 ... SAP Intelligent Asset Management ... 234
6.7 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 237
6.8 ... Summary ... 240
7 ... Sales Order Management ... 241
7.1 ... Sales Order Management Basics ... 241
7.2 ... Master Data Simplifications ... 242
7.3 ... Sales Contract Management ... 247
7.4 ... Sales Order Management and Processing ... 254
7.5 ... Available to Promise ... 263
7.6 ... Variant Configuration ... 274
7.7 ... Sales Billing ... 278
7.8 ... Output Management ... 288
7.9 ... Delivery and Shipping Processing ... 290
7.10 ... Claims, Returns, and Refunds Management ... 293
7.11 ... International Trade ... 303
7.12 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 305
7.13 ... Summary ... 315
8 ... Transportation Management ... 317
8.1 ... Transportation Management Basics ... 317
8.2 ... Master Data Simplifications ... 318
8.3 ... Transportation Requirements ... 322
8.4 ... Capacity Management ... 325
8.5 ... Transportation Planning ... 329
8.6 ... Carrier Selection and Subcontracting ... 347
8.7 ... Transportation Monitoring and Execution ... 353
8.8 ... Freight Charge Management and Settlement ... 356
8.9 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 362
8.10 ... Summary ... 367
9 ... Inventory Management ... 369
9.1 ... Inventory Management Basics ... 369
9.2 ... Master Data Simplifications ... 370
9.3 ... Material Movements ... 373
9.4 ... Handling Unit Management ... 386
9.5 ... Physical Inventory Management ... 388
9.6 ... Inventory Valuation ... 390
9.7 ... Product Segmentation ... 392
9.8 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 394
9.9 ... Summary ... 399
10 ... Warehouse Management ... 401
10.1 ... Warehouse Management Basics ... 402
10.2 ... Master Data Simplifications ... 408
10.3 ... Inbound Processing ... 412
10.4 ... Outbound Processing ... 420
10.5 ... Internal Warehouse Processing ... 427
10.6 ... Dock Appointment Scheduling ... 433
10.7 ... Transit Warehousing ... 434
10.8 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 436
10.9 ... Summary ... 439
11 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 441
11.1 ... Business Intelligence Maturity ... 441
11.2 ... Tactical Reporting in SAP S/4HANA ... 444
11.3 ... SAP S/4HANA Embedded Analytics ... 449
11.4 ... Summary ... 460
12 ... Logistics Innovations with SAP Business Technology Platform ... 461
12.1 ... Intelligent Technologies in SAP BTP ... 461
12.2 ... Integration with Blockchain ... 463
12.3 ... Intelligent Robotic Process Automation ... 465
12.4 ... Internet of Things and Edge Services ... 466
12.5 ... Conversational AI ... 470
12.6 ... Machine Learning ... 472
12.7 ... Summary ... 473
13 ... Industry ... 475
13.1 ... What Is Industry 4.0? ... 475
13.2 ... Digital Supply Networks ... 477
13.3 ... Consumer and Industrial Products ... 482
13.4 ... Life Sciences ... 487
13.5 ... Oil and Gas ... 491
13.6 ... Technology, Media, and Telecommunications ... 496
13.7 ... Summary ... 501
14 ... SAP S/4HANA and the Cloud ... 503
14.1 ... Cloud Computing with SAP ... 503
14.2 ... SAP Ariba ... 509
14.3 ... SAP Integrated Business Planning ... 518
14.4 ... Summary ... 527
15 ... First Steps to SAP S/4HANA ... 529
15.1 ... Business Transformation Goals ... 529
15.2 ... Defining a Digital Transformation Roadmap ... 533
15.3 ... Selecting an SAP S/4HANA Implementation Approach ... 541
15.4 ... RISE with SAP ... 548
15.5 ... Summary ... 550
... Appendices ... 553
A ... SAP Fiori Applications for Logistics with SAP S/4HANA ... 553
B ... The Authors ... 575
... Index ... 585
... Preface ... 23
... The Objective of This Book ... 25
... Who Should Read This Book? ... 25
... What Will Be Covered? ... 25
... Acknowledgments ... 27
1 ... SAP S/4HANA for Supply Chain ... 29
1.1 ... Overview ... 30
1.2 ... Architecture ... 36
1.3 ... Solution ... 38
1.4 ... Deployment Options ... 44
1.5 ... Key Innovations ... 46
1.6 ... Summary ... 49
2 ... Planning and Scheduling ... 51
2.1 ... Planning and Scheduling Basics ... 51
2.2 ... Master Data Simplifications ... 53
2.3 ... Simplified Sourcing ... 56
2.4 ... Material Requirements Planning ... 57
2.5 ... Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling ... 74
2.6 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 84
2.7 ... Summary ... 88
3 ... Sourcing and Procurement ... 89
3.1 ... Sourcing and Procurement Basics ... 89
3.2 ... Master Data Simplifications ... 90
3.3 ... Operational Purchasing ... 94
3.4 ... Central Procurement ... 102
3.5 ... Supplier Management ... 112
3.6 ... Invoicing and Payables Management ... 116
3.7 ... Collaborative Sourcing and Contract Management ... 117
3.8 ... APIs for Sourcing and Procurement ... 120
3.9 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 120
3.10 ... Summary ... 127
4 ... Manufacturing ... 129
4.1 ... Manufacturing Basics ... 129
4.2 ... Master Data Simplifications ... 130
4.3 ... Production Execution ... 139
4.4 ... Production Engineering and Operations ... 151
4.5 ... SAP Manufacturing Execution ... 153
4.6 ... SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence ... 154
4.7 ... SAP Plant Connectivity ... 156
4.8 ... SAP Digital Manufacturing Cloud ... 159
4.9 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 163
4.10 ... Summary ... 167
5 ... Quality Management ... 169
5.1 ... Quality Management Basics ... 170
5.2 ... Master Data Simplifications ... 177
5.3 ... Quality Planning ... 177
5.4 ... Quality Inspection ... 179
5.5 ... Quality Improvement ... 190
5.6 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 195
5.7 ... Summary ... 201
6 ... Plant Maintenance and Asset Management ... 203
6.1 ... Plant Maintenance and Asset Management Basics ... 203
6.2 ... Master Data Simplifications ... 204
6.3 ... Maintenance Processing ... 211
6.4 ... Preventive Maintenance ... 225
6.5 ... Predictive Maintenance ... 232
6.6 ... SAP Intelligent Asset Management ... 234
6.7 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 237
6.8 ... Summary ... 240
7 ... Sales Order Management ... 241
7.1 ... Sales Order Management Basics ... 241
7.2 ... Master Data Simplifications ... 242
7.3 ... Sales Contract Management ... 247
7.4 ... Sales Order Management and Processing ... 254
7.5 ... Available to Promise ... 263
7.6 ... Variant Configuration ... 274
7.7 ... Sales Billing ... 278
7.8 ... Output Management ... 288
7.9 ... Delivery and Shipping Processing ... 290
7.10 ... Claims, Returns, and Refunds Management ... 293
7.11 ... International Trade ... 303
7.12 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 305
7.13 ... Summary ... 315
8 ... Transportation Management ... 317
8.1 ... Transportation Management Basics ... 317
8.2 ... Master Data Simplifications ... 318
8.3 ... Transportation Requirements ... 322
8.4 ... Capacity Management ... 325
8.5 ... Transportation Planning ... 329
8.6 ... Carrier Selection and Subcontracting ... 347
8.7 ... Transportation Monitoring and Execution ... 353
8.8 ... Freight Charge Management and Settlement ... 356
8.9 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 362
8.10 ... Summary ... 367
9 ... Inventory Management ... 369
9.1 ... Inventory Management Basics ... 369
9.2 ... Master Data Simplifications ... 370
9.3 ... Material Movements ... 373
9.4 ... Handling Unit Management ... 386
9.5 ... Physical Inventory Management ... 388
9.6 ... Inventory Valuation ... 390
9.7 ... Product Segmentation ... 392
9.8 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 394
9.9 ... Summary ... 399
10 ... Warehouse Management ... 401
10.1 ... Warehouse Management Basics ... 402
10.2 ... Master Data Simplifications ... 408
10.3 ... Inbound Processing ... 412
10.4 ... Outbound Processing ... 420
10.5 ... Internal Warehouse Processing ... 427
10.6 ... Dock Appointment Scheduling ... 433
10.7 ... Transit Warehousing ... 434
10.8 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 436
10.9 ... Summary ... 439
11 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 441
11.1 ... Business Intelligence Maturity ... 441
11.2 ... Tactical Reporting in SAP S/4HANA ... 444
11.3 ... SAP S/4HANA Embedded Analytics ... 449
11.4 ... Summary ... 460
12 ... Logistics Innovations with SAP Business Technology Platform ... 461
12.1 ... Intelligent Technologies in SAP BTP ... 461
12.2 ... Integration with Blockchain ... 463
12.3 ... Intelligent Robotic Process Automation ... 465
12.4 ... Internet of Things and Edge Services ... 466
12.5 ... Conversational AI ... 470
12.6 ... Machine Learning ... 472
12.7 ... Summary ... 473
13 ... Industry ... 475
13.1 ... What Is Industry 4.0? ... 475
13.2 ... Digital Supply Networks ... 477
13.3 ... Consumer and Industrial Products ... 482
13.4 ... Life Sciences ... 487
13.5 ... Oil and Gas ... 491
13.6 ... Technology, Media, and Telecommunications ... 496
13.7 ... Summary ... 501
14 ... SAP S/4HANA and the Cloud ... 503
14.1 ... Cloud Computing with SAP ... 503
14.2 ... SAP Ariba ... 509
14.3 ... SAP Integrated Business Planning ... 518
14.4 ... Summary ... 527
15 ... First Steps to SAP S/4HANA ... 529
15.1 ... Business Transformation Goals ... 529
15.2 ... Defining a Digital Transformation Roadmap ... 533
15.3 ... Selecting an SAP S/4HANA Implementation Approach ... 541
15.4 ... RISE with SAP ... 548
15.5 ... Summary ... 550
... Appendices ... 553
A ... SAP Fiori Applications for Logistics with SAP S/4HANA ... 553
B ... The Authors ... 575
... Index ... 585