Modernizing Logistics and Inventory Tracking Benchmark Report

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  1. How to Achieve Optimal Inventory Levels with SAP Integrated Business Planning for Inventory

    Reading time: 20 mins

    Learn how to achieve optimal inventory levels for raw materials, work in process, and finished products across the supply chain with SAP Integrated Business Planning. Key Concept The unified planning area, SAP Integrated Business Planning’s standard planning area, provides end-to-end business processes related to all the technical details of a planning area in SAP Integrated…...…
  2. Make the Most of SAP WM Inventory Count Capabilities

    Reading time: 23 mins

    Learn about the three main inventory count methods in Warehouse Management — annual inventory, continuous inventory, and cycle counting — and see how you can determine which process is best for your situation. Then find out how to configure each process. Key Concept The goal of the inventory count process is to ensure the accuracy…...…
  3. Next-generation inventory management: Q&A on optimizing inventory levels while improving customer service

    Reading time: 20 mins

    An integrated approach offers a powerful way to meet all of these requirements for modern supply chains. SAP Enterprise Inventory and Service-Level Optimization and SmartOps solutions provide predictive analytics and advanced reporting functionality that allows the delivery of enhanced customer service with accurate, real-time inventory investment levels. When integrated with SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization…...…
  4. How Does Your Inventory Management Strategy Measure Up?

    Reading time: 12 mins

    Discover where your organization is in this inventory maturity model, understand the set of required capabilities, and identify the key SAP functionalities to implement at each level. Consider the guidelines described in this roadmap to achieve higher customer satisfaction levels and reduce inventory carrying costs. Key Concept The inventory maturity model is a proposed four-…...…
  5. Efficiently Reconcile MM and FI Inventory Values

    Reading time: 12 mins

    Understand the reasons that cause inventory value discrepancies in materials management (MM) and FI. Learn how to avoid these discrepancies by means of adequate master data and configuration checks. Understand how to identify and resolve MM and FI inventory value discrepancies. Key Concept Material movements originate in materials management (MM) and denote physical movement of…...…
  6. Aggregate Inventory Management in SAP, Part I of II

    Reading time: 16 mins

    Organizations strive to achieve high standards in customer service with balanced investment inventory. Material planners, from the plant to managerial to the corporate level, work on managing inventory on a periodic basis to maintain balance between inventory to carry vs. customer satisfaction. The right tools can replace spreadsheets to help organize this information effectively on…
  7. Simplify the Process for Creating BW Monthly Inventory Reports

    Reading time: 16 mins

    Meet the challenge of creating SAP NetWeaver BW monthly inventory data targets, including reports. Learn how to create a customized report that quickly displays opening balance, receipts, issues, end balance, and valuated stock for the current month and previous month. Sample code is included. Key Concept Receipts and issues are important points to be familiar…...…
  8. Inventory Planning and Optimization with SAP Advanced Safety Stock Planning and SAP SmartOps

    Reading time: 27 mins

    Read two case studies to learn how to implement SAP APO Advanced Safety Stock Planning (ASSP) and SAP SmartOps Enterprise Inventory Optimization (EIO). Key Concept SAP SmartOps Enterprise Inventory Optimization (EIO) provides a comprehensive, enterprise-wide process for optimizing, managing, and monitoring inventory stocking levels for finished product and raw material components across the supply chain. …...…
  9. How to Accelerate Your Inventory Sorting Using Batch Search Strategy

    Reading time: 29 mins

    Discover how to set up and use a batch search strategy to accelerate inventory sorting with business scenarios. Learn certain precautions to take while implementing the use of batch search strategy functionality. Key Concept The SAP system has provided a system strategy to efficiently sort materials or product batches in inventory using batch search strategy…...…
  10. Which Inventory Valuation Method Is Right for Your Make-to-Order Scenario?

    Reading time: 12 mins

    /FinancialsIn a make-to-order scenario, you have three inventory valuation methods you can use. It is crucial to choose the right method for each order — if you choose the wrong one, you cannot correct it, so you must cancel the order and re-enter it in the system. Walk through each method and find out when…...…