Jump-start your inventory operations in SAP S/4HANA! Review basic inventory practices and consult step-by-step instructions to configure SAP S/4HANA for your organizations requirements. Then put the system to work! Run the SAP Fiori applications that guide your core inventory workflows: inventory planning, goods receipt, core inventory, production planning, and inventory analysis. This hands-on guide to inventory has the details you need!In this book, youll learn about:a. Inventory PlanningSet up a successful inventory management system. Understand how to implement key planning strategies like make-to-order, make-to-stock, MRP Live, and Kanban in your SAP S/4HANA system. b. Inventory ExecutionEnsure your system runs smoothly. Tap into the potential of SAP Fiori applications and execute core inventory processes such as exception handling, physical inventory, transfers, and more. c. Inventory AnalysisMake the most of your inventory analytics tools. See whats offered with SAP S/4HANA, such as real-time data and role-based design; then dive in to CDS views, KPI monitoring, custom queries, and more.Highlights Include: 1) Inventory optimization2) Inventory planning 3) Goods receipt4) Core inventory5) Production planning 6) Inventory analysis7) Configuration8) Deployment9) SAP Fiori applications

Bernd Roedel is chief development architect within a central architecture team in the area ofcore logistics, where he has supported SAP S/4HANA development for the last two years. He joined SAP in 2000 and worked as a developer and an architect for sustainability management, human resources, supply chain management, and inventory management projects. He has a bachelor's degree in biology, a master's degree in computer science, and a PhD in natural science.

... Who This Book Is For ... 16 ... How This Book Is Organized ... 17 ... Acknowledgments ... 19 ... Conclusion ... 20 1.1 ... SAP HANA Database ... 22 1.2 ... A New Data Model ... 29 1.3 ... Functional Changes ... 37 1.4 ... SAP Fiori ... 38 1.5 ... Summary ... 64 2.1 ... Inventory as a Staple of the Supply Chain ... 65 2.2 ... End-User Role Templates ... 68 2.3 ... Key Considerations ... 69 2.4 ... Inventory Optimization in SAP S/4HANA ... 79 2.5 ... Summary ... 85 3.1 ... Implementation Guide Configuration ... 87 3.2 ... Cross Functions ... 125 3.3 ... Servers ... 143 3.4 ... Basic Interfaces ... 147 3.5 ... SAP Fiori ... 148 3.6 ... Summary ... 155 4.1 ... Planning Strategies ... 158 4.2 ... Production Master Data Overview ... 165 4.3 ... MRP Overview ... 167 4.4 ... Kanban Overview ... 173 4.5 ... Capacity Planning and Production Master Data ... 174 4.6 ... Make-to-Order and Make-to-Stock ... 182 4.7 ... MRP Live ... 186 4.8 ... DDMRP ... 221 4.9 ... Kanban ... 248 4.10 ... What’s Ahead for Inventory Planning and Adjustment? ... 255 4.11 ... Summary ... 262 5.1 ... Purchase Order ... 263 5.2 ... Inbound Delivery ... 272 5.3 ... Production Order ... 274 5.4 ... Goods Receipt without Reference ... 275 5.5 ... Process Variants ... 277 5.6 ... What’s Ahead for Goods Receipt? ... 285 5.7 ... Summary ... 285 6.1 ... Monitoring Core Inventory Documents ... 288 6.2 ... Stock Identification ... 298 6.3 ... Stock Transfer ... 309 6.4 ... Initial Entry and Scrapping ... 321 6.5 ... Reversals ... 325 6.6 ... Physical Inventory ... 327 6.7 ... What’s Ahead for Core Inventory? ... 337 6.8 ... Summary ... 338 7.1 ... Working with Reservations ... 340 7.2 ... Scheduling and Manufacturing Execution ... 345 7.3 ... Production Performance Monitoring ... 372 7.4 ... Working with Kanban ... 380 7.5 ... What’s Ahead for Production Execution? ... 389 7.6 ... Summary ... 392 8.1 ... Inventory Analytics in SAP S/4HANA ... 396 8.2 ... Posted Stock Change Analysis ... 398 8.3 ... Key Performance Indicator Monitoring and Analysis ... 404 8.4 ... Process Analysis Tools ... 419 8.5 ... Custom Queries ... 428 8.6 ... What’s Ahead for Analytics? ... 433 8.7 ... Summary ... 437 9.1 ... SAP S/4HANA Cloud ... 440 9.2 ... Hybrid Deployment ... 453 9.3 ... SAP Cloud Solutions ... 460 9.4 ... Summary ... 478