Integrating Third-Party Logistics with SAP S/4HANA
Verlag | Rheinwerk Verlag |
Auflage | 2024 |
Seiten | 455 |
Format | 18,0 x 2,0 x 26,0 cm |
Gewicht | 935 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
Reihe | SAP PRESS Englisch |
EAN | 9781493224463 |
Bestell-Nr | 49322446UA |
Working with external partners for logistics operations? Set up seamless communication between your systems using this all-in-one handbook! Start with an overview of third-party logistics and learn how to design the best landscape for your business model. Then follow click-by-click instructions for connecting SAP S/4HANA with your 3PL vendors. Configure settings for goods movement, inventory management, shipping, delivery, and batch management. Learn how to set up relevant master data, map warehousing in your system, exchange data through middleware, and more!
Highlights include:
1) Master data
2) Packaging and traceability
3) Shipping and delivery
4) Inventory management
5) Warehousing
6) Transportation
7) Application link enabling (ALE)
8) IDocs
9) Business Rules Framework plus (BRFplus)
10) Data monitoring
11) Direct connectivity and middleware
Inhaltsverzeichnis:
... Preface ... 15
... Objective of This Book ... 15
... Target Audience ... 16
... Structure of the Book ... 16
... Acknowledgments ... 19
1 ... Introduction to Third-Party Logistics ... 21
1.1 ... Supply Chain Integration ... 22
1.2 ... Business Case for Third-Party Logistics Integration ... 27
1.3 ... Integrated Business Processes ... 29
1.4 ... Summary ... 33
2 ... Design and Implementation Criteria ... 35
2.1 ... Determine Business Needs ... 36
2.2 ... Assess Current State and Future Challenges ... 40
2.3 ... Summary ... 46
3 ... Organizational Entities and Master Data ... 47
3.1 ... Organizational Entities ... 48
3.2 ... Business Partners ... 61
3.3 ... Master Data ... 75
3.4 ... Summary ... 86
4 ... Packaging and Traceability ... 87
4.1 ... Batch Management ... 88
4.2 ... Handling Unit Management ... 108
4.3 ... Summary .. . 123
5 ... Shipping and Delivery ... 125
5.1 ... Shipping and Logistics Processes ... 125
5.2 ... Logistics Execution ... 128
5.3 ... Availability Check and Transfer of Requirements ... 160
5.4 ... Output Control in Shipping ... 170
5.5 ... Summary ... 184
6 ... Inventory Management and Reconciliations ... 185
6.1 ... Goods Movement ... 186
6.2 ... Movement Types ... 204
6.3 ... Output Determination ... 207
6.4 ... Inventory Reconciliation ... 212
6.5 ... Summary ... 215
7 ... Warehousing ... 217
7.1 ... Deployment Scenarios for Third-Party Logistics ... 218
7.2 ... System Landscapes ... 230
7.3 ... Integration between SAP S/4HANA and SAP Extended Warehouse Management ... 233
7.4 ... Master Data in Extended Warehouse Management ... 253
7.5 ... Summary ... 259
8 ... Transportation ... 261
8.1 ... Third-Party Logistics Providers and Transportat ion ... 261
8.2 ... Deployment Scenarios for Third-Party Logistics ... 263
8.3 ... Master Data and Organizational Structure ... 271
8.4 ... Basic Configuration Setups ... 277
8.5 ... Summary ... 303
9 ... Application Link Enabling and IDocs ... 305
9.1 ... IDoc Interface and Application Link Enabling ... 305
9.2 ... IDoc Basics for Functional Consultants ... 316
9.3 ... Technical Integration Features ... 330
9.4 ... Summary ... 342
10 ... Direct Connectivity and Middleware ... 343
10.1 ... Direct Connectivity Options ... 344
10.2 ... Integration through SAP Middleware ... 366
10.3 ... Connection to a Business-to-Business/Electronic Data Interchange Solution via Application Programming Interfaces ... 379
10.4 ... Summary ... 391
11 ... Business Rule Framework Plus ... 393
11.1 ... Overview ... 394
11.2 ... Business Rule Framework Plus User Interface ... 395 11.3 ... Business Rule Framework Plus Applications ... 396
11.4 ... Business Rule Framework Plus Data Objects ... 399
11.5 ... Expressions ... 403
11.6 ... Actions ... 408
11.7 ... Function ... 410
11.8 ... Business Rule Framework Plus in Output Management ... 417
11.9 ... Managing Custom Rules with Business Rule Framework Plus ... 421
11.10 ... Summary ... 422
12 ... Monitoring and Control ... 423
12.1 ... IDoc Monitoring and Dashboard ... 423
12.2 ... SAP Application Interface Framework ... 429
12.3 ... Inventory Reports ... 434
12.4 ... Summary ... 443
... The Authors ... 445
... Index ... 447