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 MigrationPrepare 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 scheduling2) Sourcing and procurement 3) Manufacturing operations4) Quality management 5) Plant maintenance 6) Sales order management 7) Transportation management 8) Inventory management 9) Warehouse management10) Intelligent technologies11) Reporting and analytics12) Industry use cases

Third edition, updated and revised

... Foreword ... 19... Preface ... 23... The Objective of This Book ... 25... Who Should Read This Book? ... 25... What Will Be Covered? ... 25... Acknowledgments ... 271 ... SAP S/4HANA for Supply Chain ... 291.1 ... Overview ... 301.2 ... Architecture ... 361.3 ... Solution ... 381.4 ... Deployment Options ... 441.5 ... Key Innovations ... 461.6 ... Summary ... 492 ... Planning and Scheduling ... 512.1 ... Planning and Scheduling Basics ... 512.2 ... Master Data Simplifications ... 532.3 ... Simplified Sourcing ... 562.4 ... Material Requirements Planning ... 572.5 ... Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling ... 742.6 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 842.7 ... Summary ... 883 ... Sourcing and Procurement ... 893.1 ... Sourcing and Procurement Basics ... 893.2 ... Master Data Simplifications ... 903.3 ... Operational Purchasing ... 943.4 ... Central Procurement ... 1023.5 ... Supplier Management ... 1123.6 ... Invoicing and Payables Management ... 1163.7 ... Collaborative Sourcing and Contract Management ... 1173.8 ... APIs for Sourcing and Procurement ... 1203.9 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 1203.10 ... Summary ... 1274 ... Manufacturing ... 1294.1 ... Manufacturing Basics ... 1294.2 ... Master Data Simplifications ... 1304.3 ... Production Execution ... 1394.4 ... Production Engineering and Operations ... 1514.5 ... SAP Manufacturing Execution ... 1534.6 ... SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence ... 1544.7 ... SAP Plant Connectivity ... 1564.8 ... SAP Digital Manufacturing Cloud ... 1594.9 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 1634.10 ... Summary ... 1675 ... Quality Management ... 1695.1 ... Quality Management Basics ... 1705.2 ... Master Data Simplifications ... 1775.3 ... Quality Planning ... 1775.4 ... Quality Inspection ... 1795.5 ... Quality Improvement ... 1905.6 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 1955.7 ... Summary ... 2016 ... Plant Maintenance and Asset Management ... 2036.1 ... Plant Maintenance and Asset Management Basics ... 2036.2 ... Master Data Simplifications ... 2046.3 ... Maintenance Processing ... 2116.4 ... Preventive Maintenance ... 2256.5 ... Predictive Maintenance ... 2326.6 ... SAP Intelligent Asset Management ... 2346.7 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 2376.8 ... Summary ... 2407 ... Sales Order Management ... 2417.1 ... Sales Order Management Basics ... 2417.2 ... Master Data Simplifications ... 2427.3 ... Sales Contract Management ... 2477.4 ... Sales Order Management and Processing ... 2547.5 ... Available to Promise ... 2637.6 ... Variant Configuration ... 2747.7 ... Sales Billing ... 2787.8 ... Output Management ... 2887.9 ... Delivery and Shipping Processing ... 2907.10 ... Claims, Returns, and Refunds Management ... 2937.11 ... International Trade ... 3037.12 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 3057.13 ... Summary ... 3158 ... Transportation Management ... 3178.1 ... Transportation Management Basics ... 3178.2 ... Master Data Simplifications ... 3188.3 ... Transportation Requirements ... 3228.4 ... Capacity Management ... 3258.5 ... Transportation Planning ... 3298.6 ... Carrier Selection and Subcontracting ... 3478.7 ... Transportation Monitoring and Execution ... 3538.8 ... Freight Charge Management and Settlement ... 3568.9 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 3628.10 ... Summary ... 3679 ... Inventory Management ... 3699.1 ... Inventory Management Basics ... 3699.2 ... Master Data Simplifications ... 3709.3 ... Material Movements ... 3739.4 ... Handling Unit Management ... 3869.5 ... Physical Inventory Management ... 3889.6 ... Inventory Valuation ... 3909.7 ... Product Segmentation ... 3929.8 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 3949.9 ... Summary ... 39910 ... Warehouse Management ... 40110.1 ... Warehouse Management Basics ... 40210.2 ... Master Data Simplifications ... 40810.3 ... Inbound Processing ... 41210.4 ... Outbound Processing ... 42010.5 ... Internal Warehouse Processing ... 42710.6 ... Dock Appointment Scheduling ... 43310.7 ... Transit Warehousing ... 43410.8 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 43610.9 ... Summary ... 43911 ... Reporting and Analytics ... 44111.1 ... Business Intelligence Maturity ... 44111.2 ... Tactical Reporting in SAP S/4HANA ... 44411.3 ... SAP S/4HANA Embedded Analytics ... 44911.4 ... Summary ... 46012 ... Logistics Innovations with SAP Business Technology Platform ... 46112.1 ... Intelligent Technologies in SAP BTP ... 46112.2 ... Integration with Blockchain ... 46312.3 ... Intelligent Robotic Process Automation ... 46512.4 ... Internet of Things and Edge Services ... 46612.5 ... Conversational AI ... 47012.6 ... Machine Learning ... 47212.7 ... Summary ... 47313 ... Industry ... 47513.1 ... What Is Industry 4.0? ... 47513.2 ... Digital Supply Networks ... 47713.3 ... Consumer and Industrial Products ... 48213.4 ... Life Sciences ... 48713.5 ... Oil and Gas ... 49113.6 ... Technology, Media, and Telecommunications ... 49613.7 ... Summary ... 50114 ... SAP S/4HANA and the Cloud ... 50314.1 ... Cloud Computing with SAP ... 50314.2 ... SAP Ariba ... 50914.3 ... SAP Integrated Business Planning ... 51814.4 ... Summary ... 52715 ... First Steps to SAP S/4HANA ... 52915.1 ... Business Transformation Goals ... 52915.2 ... Defining a Digital Transformation Roadmap ... 53315.3 ... Selecting an SAP S/4HANA Implementation Approach ... 54115.4 ... RISE with SAP ... 54815.5 ... Summary ... 550... Appendices ... 553A ... SAP Fiori Applications for Logistics with SAP S/4HANA ... 553B ... The Authors ... 575... Index ... 585