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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)

Chapter 10: Transportation Planning and Freight Order Management in SAP TMS

Transportation planning is key when it comes to executing the transportation of goods from one location to another. In order to save money and plan transportation effectively, businesses need to understand their constraints prior to transportation taking place. This chapter talks about those constraints and what options are provided by SAP TMS to overcome those constraints, thereby resulting in the most effective planning.

A freight order document, which results from planning the transportation process, carries transportation information that enables goods to be transported from one location to another. This chapter covers the key concepts regarding the freight order document and its configuration options to effectively utilize the freight order for transportation execution purposes. The chapter also includes different ways to determine carriers and methods for tendering the freight order to these carriers...