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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 settlement and carrier invoicing processing

Once the PGI is initiated, the carrier will deliver the goods to the customer and will send the proof of delivery to the shipper/manufacturer. The next step in the process is to pay the carrier for the shipment and settle the charges. Figure 11.37 shows the freight settlement and carrier invoice process:

Figure 11.37 – Freight settlement and carrier invoicing process

Figure 11.37 – Freight settlement and carrier invoicing process

Let's go through this process step by step:

  1. A sales order is created in CRM; it replicates to the SAP ERP system. The same sales order is then replicated to the SAP TM system.
  2. An order-based transportation requirement is generated (process considering OTR-based planning).
  3. A freight unit is generated from the OTR document and the freight order is planned thereafter.
  4. Once the delivery and shipment are processed from the freight order and the transportation charges are calculated appropriately in the freight...