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Implementing Order to Cash Process in SAP

By : Chandrakant Agarwal
Book Image

Implementing Order to Cash Process in SAP

By: Chandrakant Agarwal

Overview of this book

Using different SAP systems in an integrated way to gain maximum benefits while running your business is made possible by this book, which covers how to effectively implement SAP Order to Cash Process with SAP Customer Relationship Management (CRM), SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO), SAP Transportation Management System (TMS), SAP Logistics Execution System (LES), and SAP Enterprise Central Component (ECC). You’ll understand the integration of different systems and how to optimize the complete Order to Cash Process with mySAP Business Suite. With the help of this book, you'll learn to implement mySAP Business Suite and understand the shortcomings in your existing SAP ECC environment. As you advance through the chapters, you'll get to grips with master data attributes in different SAP environments and then shift focus to the Order to Cash cycle, including order management in SAP CRM, order fulfillment in SAP APO, transportation planning in SAP TMS, logistics execution in SAP LES, and billing in SAP ECC. By the end of this SAP book, you'll have gained a thorough understanding of how different SAP systems work together with the Order to Cash process.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)

Freight order management

Freight orders are created after the freight units have been organized. Based on the selection and planning profiles, the system undergoes transportation planning using the optimizer and freight orders are created. The freight order includes the information required to execute the transportation process that is planned by the carrier. The freight order includes information such as products, the date and time of departure, the vehicle, the freight units that need to be loaded, and execution data. Freight orders are used for land transportation, that is, road freight orders and rail transportation.

The following is an overview of the structure of a freight order and the key information that it contains:

  • General Data: General Data contains general transportation information, including transportation mode, means of transport, driver and license information, and much more. General Data is structured into the following sub-sections: Transportation, Resource...