Automatic: Data Determination and Scheduling

Question 1

Plant Determination

Answer 1

Because the delivering plant is of vital importance to the whole process, the system automatically attempts to determine the right plant (on item level) from the master data when sales orders are created.

the plant is relevant for the following functions:

• Tax determination
• Availability check
• Determination of the responsible shipping point

Question 2

Determining the Delivering Plant Automatically

Answer 2

• Customer material info record
• ship-to-party
• Materials

Question 3

Shipping point determination

Answer 3

Determined by…

shipping conditions + loading group + delivering plant

the following functions are dependent on it:

• Delivery scheduling
• Route determination
• Delivery creation

Question 4

Route Determination

Answer 4

describes the path a delivery takes from a shipping point to the region where the customer is located. The route can comprise one or more sections and legs

SAP S/4HANA uses the route for several transportation planning functions, including transportation scheduling. To influence transportation scheduling, the route is the source for the following values:

• Transit time: the amount of time the goods are on the road
• Transportation lead time: the amount of time for organizing the means of transport

Question 5

Determining the Route Automatically

Answer 5

Departure zone + shipping conditions + transportation (material master) group + transportation zone of the ship-to-party

SAP S/4HANA can redetermine the relevant route within the delivery document.

Question 6

Delivery and Transportation Scheduling

Answer 6

• Pick/Pack time - Time for picking and packing the material, source Shipping point
• Loading time - Time for loading (for example, onto the truck), source Shipping point
• Transportation lead time - Time for preparing the transport (for example, determining the forwarding agent), source Route
• Transit time - Time for transporting the goods to the customer, source Route

Question 7

Two kinds of scheduling (backward and forward) to calculate the following dates:

Answer 7

• Material availability date - The date on which a sufficient quantity of goods must be available for picking and packing
• Transportation planning date - The date on which transportation planning should begin
• Loading date -The date on which the loading should begin
• Goods issue date - The date on which the goods must leave the delivering plant so that they reach the customer in time
• Delivery date - The date on which the goods arrive at the customer

Question 8

Backward Scheduling

Answer 8

Backward scheduling is the first kind of scheduling that is performed for a sales order item. The system first checks if the requested delivery date from the customer can be met. The requested delivery date is the starting point for backward scheduling.

Starting with the delivery date, the system calculates the other relevant dates (such as the material availability date) backwards using the available time components.

Question 9

Forward Scheduling

Answer 9

1. On the one hand, the system defines the earliest date on which the material is available in the warehouse as the new material availability date.
2. Then, the pick and pack time is added to that date.
3. On the other hand, the system adds the transportation lead time to the order date.
4. The later of the calculated dates is then the new loading date, to which the loading time can be added to determine the goods issue date.
5. Then, the transit time is added to establish a confirmable delivery date.