
Apply the explain, show, and practice method to SAP logistic execution by relating concepts to your workplace, then practice with SAP access or a trial to maximize learning.
Start your sd journey by peeling back complexity, focusing on sales, delivery, picking and packing, and transportation theory before practicing in sap with sales orders, deliveries, and invoices.
Log in to SAP via your company sandbox or play clients for hands-on practice, or use the SAP free s four Hana trial for three months.
Choose between R/3 and S/4 HANA access based on budget and learning goals; R/3 offers base ERP with cheaper access, while S/4 HANA provides full stack via remote desktop.
Learn two ways to access SAP S/4HANA: a free trial on Azure or AWS with cloud costs, or vendor access via subscription, and follow setup steps to log in.
Explore two ways to access SAP: direct SAP GUI on desktop and remote desktop for S/4 HANA, using provider details such as server, instance, and system ID.
Explore a new SAP system by quickly inspecting enterprise structure, sales organization, and key document types, then test end-to-end processes using real billing and sales orders.
Explore se16h in sap s/4hana to query the purchasing document header, use outer join definitions, and group results by company code for quick counts—avoiding excel pivots.
Explore the outer join in SE16H to link purchase order header and item tables, displaying fields such as purchase document number, item, material, quantity, and unit, with company code filtering.
Examine SAP logistics roadmap from EC decommissioning to S/4 HANA development, noting 2030 EC support end, version retirements, 2025 compatibility mode end, and upgrade paths including technical upgrades and migrations.
Introduction to the outbound process
A demonstration on how to create an outbound delivery - VL01n
A deepdive session on what happens when you create an outbound delivery
A deepdive into the configuraiton and best practice of the outbound delivery
A Deepdive into the configuration and the best practice of the outbound delivery
The creation of multiple outbound delivery using the mass creation program, for background mode - VL10
How to use the delivery process list - VL06
The business case for the usage and creation of the outbound delivery
Picking, an introduction to the concept of picking and the various types of picking
A comparision between the inventory managment and warehouse managment and how the interact
How Sloc are determined in SAP both on the sales order or on the delivery
How to carry out the picking process in the SAP using the IM module
A demonstration and configuration of the picking process
Introduction to the core concept of packing
Introduction and core concept of packing, and why and when it should be done
An example of a packing label and the values on the label.
How the packing and picking activities relate to the business case of widget inc
A demonstration and configuration of the packing process
Doing a PGI in SAP
How the route is determined in SAP and why it is important to the logistic process - Part 1
Deepdive for the route determination
Explore documentation in SAP logistic execution to learn how to manage key logistics information effectively within the system.
Discover the most common logistics processes used by companies and see how they work in SAP through a real-life introductory chapter, with future updates and opportunities to request topics.
Explore the fill or kill process in the order-to-cash cycle, demonstrating stock checks, deliveries, and invoicing that cancel unshipped balances and trigger reorders.
Explore the back order process in SAP logistic execution: manage customer balances, allocate stock, deliver partial quantities, invoice shipped items, and keep sales orders open until complete.
Subcontracting transfers material to a vendor for value-added processing. In SAP, this includes service on material returned and transformation to material C.
Learn how a sales return fits into order to cash by referencing the original invoice. Create the return delivery document and credit note, then inspect for restock or destruction.
Foreign trade moves from core sap erp to the global trade services stack in s/4 hana; decide between core reporting or implementing gs for full functionality, including intrastat support.
Updated in 2017 : Course updated to reflect changes in S/4 HANA
Logistic Execution is one of the core activity of any company. Increasingly, companies are required to execute more complex processes as a means of keeping their competitive advantage.
The objective of this course is to explain both the business and SAP process within the Logistic Execution area. It is aimed to provide students a deepdive into the subject in an easy, comprehensive, course that can be applied in today's workplace.
For this course we will be deepdive into the following areas
The best way to use the Logistic Execution Processes
The configuration behind the Logistic Execution module (Distribution module)
Packaging core concepts
System demonstrations
The course will cover the following SAP functionality
How to create and use Outbound deliveries effectively
The mass creation of Outbound delivery in the foreground and background, and how to use it in the context of the business
Route determination and why it is important
Picking strategies and how they are executed in SAP
Executing Picking in Inventory management and warehouse management (IM and WM)
When to use Packing and how to execute it in Handling Unit management (HU)
It is not just SAP details that this course will be covering, the course also covers
The process from the perspective of the business and users.
The integration and context of Supply Chain Management .
How to run these process in SAP and why do we execute them in a particular way.
SAP "Best Practice".
This course is part of the larger SAP Supply Chain course, but has been segregated as to provide a targeted, deepdive session into the SAP functionality of Logistic Execution.
Change Log
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