Supply Chain Management Basis
The essential features of success-oriented companies are quality, flexibility and short reaction times combined with high availability. In the increasingly competitive battle about customers and market shares, companies want to get modern information- and communication solutions. This desire for absolute transparency of the processes can only perform by an - state of the art - integrated IT solution.
Often logistics requirements are made to the areas sales and procurement, which can not be handled by a standard solution. The processing of supply and dispatch are often defined by the needs of the customers. SCM takes over the part of the supply chain processing (SCP) within the supply chain management (SCM) and pictures the whole circuit of business logistics. The module is fully integrated into the SAP Business One Solution.
All Information can be received and provided via EDI. Alternatively, they can be gathered manually and then be processed afterwards. The module is inter-divisionally applicable to both companies with own production, or finishing industries/ logistics providers and enterprises as well.
SCM capabilities
The modul is not industry specific and can be used in companies with manufacturing but also applicable at refiner/ external service provider and commercial enterprises. The target market was build by small and midsize companies with series manufacturing or trade, which have the following logistical requirements:
- The delivery of goods will be done by manual data entry or automatically by EDI-forecast which is stored into blanket order
- The receipt of goods is done by manual or MRP created schedules in purchase blanket order.
- Processes are supported by cumulated quantities, material and/or manufacturing firm horizon, package, schedules and delivery with full Integration into the commercial workflow, modules and queries of SAP Business One.
SCM builds up the complete logistics circulation for the following areas (Manufacturer -Guidelines).
- Automotive supplier (Tier1)
- Automotive supplier in a subsidiary level (Tier2, Tier3)
- Body manufacturer
- Further industry companies in a supply chain
- Companies of Food-/ Non Food Industry
SCM possible configuration
The flexibility of configuration enable low cost and optimal usage of functionality. The configuration process runs in 2 steps. The SCM Basis modul is mandatory.
In the first level the modules are chosen or combined:
- Sales / Shipment – for companies who work with sales blanket orders and shipment, that fits e.g. to supplier with customer in automotive industry or next level supplier tier 1 - tier 3, etc.
- Purchase / Receipt – for companies who work with purchase blanket orders and receipt, that fits e.g. to supplier who want to control sub-supplier, to vehicle manufacturer, etc.
- Communication management / EANCOM – for companies who want to exchange single processes, that correspond to SAP order, delivery note and invoice.
In the second step the remaining modules will add to the chosen modules „Sales / Shipment“ and/ or „Purchase / Receipt“.
The modules of the second level are used universal at „Sales / Shipment“ and „Purchase / Receipt“ and have to be chosen only once also when both level 1 modules are used.
SCM Basis
The EDI pool includes all data made up in record types or
segments. Partner data are determined with the converter. Incoming and
outgoing requisition notes are transferred to the history; incoming and
outgoing invoice data are transferred to the history as well and then
related to the delivery process.
In the history all received data are stored. The size and amount of the fields is assembled to the maximum from all formats. The structure of the history allows saving headers, positions, deliveries, packages and texts. The keys external item number / factory / unloading point / closing order number / update status serve to locate the appropriate blanket orders or blanket purchase orders.
This is an extension of the customer base with all additional data for the control per business partner (customer/supplier). In additional charts the norms and their allocation are set, documents are controlled and the package storage locations to be booked are set as well. For suppliers there is the possibility to generate and send complete delivery forecasts.
The system includes:
Chart - The chart control includes all control charts of the
system; these basic settings are provided within the delivery of the
system and can be customised.
Log - Defective processes and all processes with warnings
transmit messages. As a process is not implicitly started from the user
interface it is necessary to save the message.
Spool - Additionally to a spooling system SCM generates
printouts. Then the spooling system data can be reproduced at any time.
It is also possible to disable the printing but to generate the spool
anyhow.
system settings - This area allows the customisation of the
complete system, whether it is about data base, headline, presentation,
explorer tree, reference intersection, function, help texts, user
authorisation, user, message or values margin. Some charts are
responsible for the language versions, others support the authorisation
concept.
Highlights SCM Basis
- Failures are reported with messages and protocols
- For default EDI the sequential processing can be started as often as required
- The automation of the process takes place by partner settings
- Source data like file and time stamp are saved
- Status concept allows the filtering of the operations to be processed
- Printing of collected invoices
- Online history confirmation for item numbers and time frames
- Processing of any date formats
- Termination of weekly, monthly and outlook requirements
- Additional printing functions of DLF to suppliers
- The automation of the process takes place by partner settings
- Status concept allows the filtering of the operations to be processed
- Printing of call protocols for incoming and outgoing calls, Printing of credit notes
- Setting of referencing keys for different processes
- Times for the synchronisation of all call types
- Distribution of annual planned figures and definition of weeks and months
- Plan extension for disposition, calculation of requirements time frame based on received data
- Generation of order / delivery proposal per partner
- Set automation for incoming and outgoing EDI
- Control scheduling for production, call, consignment including plus- / minus-days
- Control closing order number and update status for the combination frame and history
