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Transform your logistics operations with SAP S/4HANA! With this introduction, see what SAP has in store for each supply chain line of business: sales order management, manufacturing, inventory management, warehousing, and more. Discover how SAP Fiori apps and embedded analytics improve reporting, and explore the intersection between your supply chain processes and new SAP Leonardo technologies. Take your first look at SAP S/4HANA logistics, and see where it will take your business!

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... Foreword ... 21

... Preface ... 23

... The Objective of This Book ... 25

... Who Should Read This Book? ... 26

... What Will Be Covered? ... 26

... Acknowledgments ... 28

1 ... SAP S/4HANA for the Supply Chain ... 29

1.1 ... Architecture ... 37

1.2 ... Solution ... 40

1.3 ... Deployment Options ... 46

1.4 ... Summary ... 48

2 ... Planning and Scheduling ... 51

2.1 ... Planning and Scheduling Basics ... 52

2.2 ... Master Data Simplifications ... 53

2.3 ... Simplified Sourcing ... 57

2.4 ... Materials Requirements Planning ... 57

2.5 ... Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling ... 75

2.6 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 86

2.7 ... Summary ... 91

3 ... Sourcing and Procurement ... 93

3.1 ... Sourcing and Procurement Basics ... 93

3.2 ... Master Data Simplifications ... 94

3.3 ... Operational Purchasing ... 99

3.4 ... Supplier Management ... 108

3.5 ... Invoicing and Payables Management ... 112

3.6 ... Collaborative Sourcing and Contract Management ... 114

3.7 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 116

3.8 ... Summary ... 125

4 ... Manufacturing ... 127

4.1 ... Manufacturing Basics ... 127

4.2 ... Master Data Simplifications ... 128

4.3 ... Production Execution ... 138

4.4 ... Manufacturing Execution ... 153

4.5 ... Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence ... 153

4.6 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 156

4.7 ... Summary ... 161

5 ... Quality Management ... 163

5.1 ... Quality Management Basics ... 164

5.2 ... Master Data Simplifications ... 165

5.3 ... Quality Engineering ... 166

5.4 ... Quality Inspection ... 169

5.5 ... Quality Improvement ... 182

5.6 ... Integration with Supply Chain Processes ... 187

5.7 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 191

5.8 ... Summary ... 198

6 ... Plant Maintenance and Asset Management ... 199

6.1 ... Plant Maintenance and Asset Management Basics ... 199

6.2 ... Master Data Simplifications ... 201

6.3 ... Maintenance Processing ... 209

6.4 ... Preventative Maintenance ... 225

6.5 ... Predictive Maintenance ... 232

6.6 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 234

6.7 ... Summary ... 237

7 ... Sales Order Management ... 239

7.1 ... Sales Order Management Basics ... 239

7.2 ... Master Data Simplifications ... 240

7.3 ... Sales Contract Management ... 245

7.4 ... Sales Order Management and Processing ... 251

7.5 ... Available to Promise ... 259

7.6 ... Variant Configuration ... 266

7.7 ... Sales Billing ... 271

7.8 ... Output Management ... 284

7.9 ... Delivery and Shipping Processing ... 285

7.10 ... Claims, Returns, and Refunds Management ... 288

7.11 ... International Trade ... 295

7.12 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 298

7.13 ... Summary ... 307

8 ... Transportation Management ... 309

8.1 ... Transportation Management Basics ... 309

8.2 ... Master Data Simplifications ... 311

8.3 ... Transportation Requirements ... 315

8.4 ... Capacity Management ... 318

8.5 ... Transportation Planning ... 324

8.6 ... Carrier Selection and Subcontracting ... 337
8.7 ... Transportation Monitoring and Execution ... 341

8.8 ... Freight Charge Management and Settlement ... 344

8.9 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 349

8.10 ... Summary ... 356

9 ... Inventory Management ... 357

9.1 ... Inventory Management Basics ... 358

9.2 ... Master Data Simplifications ... 359

9.3 ... Material Movements ... 362

9.4 ... Handling Unit Management ... 376

9.5 ... Physical Inventory Management ... 378

9.6 ... Inventory Valuation ... 381

9.7 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 382

9.8 ... Summary ... 389

10 ... Warehouse Management ... 391

10.1 ... Warehouse Management Basics ... 392

10.2 ... Master Data Simplifications ... 398

10.3 ... Inbound Processing ... 403

10.4 ... Outbound Processing ... 412

10.5 ... Internal Warehouse Processing ... 417

10.6 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 423

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