SAP S/4HANA

Simple Logistics
April 2015

Holger Herrmann
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Why go for Simple Logistics?

Increased system throughput by Real time analytics at the lowest level

eliminating data redundancies and of granularity on primary transactional
reduced data footprint data, without aggregates

Optimized system landscape and Increased business user productivity

reduced number of systems gives with beautiful, role-based UIs and
customer high performance with availability on multiple devices
lower TCO
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What is SAP S/4HANA Simple Logistics?
LoBs touched by the solution

Supply Chain Sales Sourcing & Procurement Sustainability

Manufacturing R&D and Engineering Asset Management Service

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SAP S/4HANA Roadmap

SAP S/4HANA SAP S/4HANA SAP S/4HANA SAP S/4HANA

On-Premise Edition Public Cloud Edition Managed Cloud Edition On-Premise Edition
(next shipment)
Enablement of new architecture Leverage new architecture Enable full scope for complete
across broad scope logistics scenarios (e.g.,
Support of Professional Services production, warehousing, PLM)
incl. Sell-from-Stock, Plan-to- Support first logistic-centric
Procure, Procure to Pay scenarios, based on BAiO scope Support logistic-centric
scenarios scenarios, based on ERP scope

Quarterly innovation cycle

Yearly innovation cycle

Continuous innovations without

Planned Innovations disruption in 2016 and beyond

Today
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Inventory Management:
Aggregates eliminated
Classic Suite S/4HANA
Aggregates Document History

MSTQ MSTE MSTB MCHB MKPF/ MSTQH MSTEH MSTBH MCHBH MATDOC
Inventory

MSEG
tables

Simplify!
on-the-fly
aggregation
MSKU MSKA MKOL MSPR MSKUH MSKAH MKOLH MSPRH
+ redirect
MSSQ MSSA MSLB MSSQH MSSAH MSLBH
Material
master

MARC MARD MARCH MARDH MARC MARD

Transactional
26 1
data agggregate document
tables table
Master
data

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Material Valuation
Logistics Logistics Material Ledger
Accounting
(Quantities) (Valuation via MBEW) (multi GAAP, multi currency)
GLPCT
MARD MBEW
Business Suite

QBEW
COSP ZZFISLT Totals
Totals
MARC OBEW CKMLPP CKMLCR COSS FAGLFLEXT
OBEW
MSPR
MSTQ COFIT GLFUNCT

MSLB Index
MSTE

Totals MSTB CKMI1 BSIS BSIT BSIK BSID BSIM

MSLBH
MSKU Totals
MSTQH
MSSQ BSAS BSAT BSAK BSAD
MSKA
MSKUH
MSTEH MSSA MKOL MBEWH
MSTBH MSKAH QBEWH
MCHB Indices
Document BKPF GLPCA
MSSQH MKOLH
OBEWH OBEWH MLHD MLIT BSEG ZZFISLA
MCHBH MKPF Documents
MSSAH
MLPP MLCR FAGLFLEXA
MSPRH MARDH
MSEG MLPPF COBK GLFUNCA
MLCRF
MARCH ANEK
Document
COEP COFIS
ANEP

Master Data Logistics Material Ledger

Accounting
S/4HANA

(Quantities) (multi GAAP, multi currency)

Material MATDOC Material BKPF ACDOCA

Prices

SIMPLE DATA MODEL SIMPLE PROCESSES THROUGHPUT INCREASE

4 tables remaining, no redundancies Only one valuation method (Material Ledger) INSERT only on database level
Clear separation of master data from transactional data instead of 2 (IM + ML) No locks for standard price valuation
Reduction of memory footprint
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Principle of code push down in MRP Live

Dispatcher App-Server DB-Server Dispatcher App-Server HANA

Read planning file entries

For every planning file entry

Read planned orders Read planning file entries
Plaf
Read purchase requisitions
Eban For all planning file entries with the same low-level code
Read purchase orders Read ReadE Read
Mdbs
Plaf ban Ekpo
Read production orders Afpo Vbbe Ekko
Caufv
Merge + Split
Read sales orders Plan Plan Plan
Vbbe
set 1 set 2 set 3
Read stock transfer demand Merge + Split
Mdup
Insert Insert Insert
Plaf Eban Resb
MRP planning logic
ABAP post-processing (e.g.
Update planned orders determine release strategy)
Plauf
Update purchase requisitions
Eban

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Material Requirements Planning
optimized by HANA

MRP Run MRP Analysis

Performance improvement: System analyzes the material flow of all materials in
Scenario dependent up to 10 times faster real time and identifies:
Data Storage reduction by 5 times Disruptions in the material flow
New mode supports procurement and in-house The impact of these issues
production, delivery schedules and configurable Solution proposals for decision support
materials
The remaining time-to-action
Classic mode for subcontracting, capacity
Role based KPI driven entry
planning and discontinuation
Running on any device
Adoptable and personalizable
Step1: Read

Step2: Algorithm
(Netting, Lotsizing,..)

Step3: BOM Explosion/Configuration

In-house production, subcontracting

Step4: Write

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Comprehensive Plan to Produce in ONE System

Sales MRP Run + Monitor

Interactive Release to Production
Order Constrained and
Planning Production Execution
Entry Planning Control

Current functional model Planned

Planned Improvements
HANA Platform UI Harmonization
APO-PP/DS incl. Live cache
PP/DS CIF Simplification
CIF

Master Data
ERP Harmonization
HANA Platform Analytics
ERP incl. Live cache
HANA Platform incl. Live cache

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Sales Order Fulfillment Cockpit

Value Creation through:

1. Performance Value
Real-time data
integration
Single-query access to
data

2. Process Innovation
Provide internal sales
representative a single
source of holistic
transparency on sales
order fulfillment issues on
desktop and tablet, driven
by exceptions.

Enables the clarification of

issues effectively and
efficiently, by decision
support, collaboration, and
appropriate actions.

Exception based workiing

model, no touch order

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ATP Available to Promise
optimized by HANA

ERP :
S4HANA:
Simple product availability check and
Combine the best of both worlds Very fast product availability check and
very simple product allocation check
Usecase-driven product allocation check
Manual material determination and
semi-manual plant substitution (one-on- Intelligent and fully automated selection of

Advanced ATP (planned)

one) best confirmation based on current ATP-
Simplicity situation and taking into account existing
Material-/plant-based backorder
ATP (status quo)

master data like:

processing for sales orders
Alternative plants
Simple transportation and shipment
scheduling based on days (and hours) Substitutable materials
Backorder processing with intuitive
requirement classification and simple
Functional
Performance selection criteria.
Depth
APO: Automatic exception handling.
Very fast product availability check and ERP Simple ERP-based transportation and
sophisticated product allocation check APO shipment scheduling
Automatic and condition based Additionally:
product and/or location substitution S4HANA
Easy to use and device independent ATP
Sophisticated and highly generic explanation and simulation App
backorder processing Interactive backorder processing
Sophisticated transportation & shipment Unified and simplified data-model.
Combine the best of both worlds
scheduling on seconds No distributed data.

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 Purchasing Processes

Key Features and Benefits

Application tailored to the users needs

SAP Fiori Launchpad that provides real time and
relevant KPIs for procurement issues
Multi-device solution: available on desktop, tablet
and smartphone

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SAP S/4HANA Roadmap

SAP S/4HANA SAP S/4HANA SAP S/4HANA SAP S/4HANA

On-Premise Edition Public Cloud Edition Managed Cloud Edition On-Premise Edition
(next shipment)
Enablement of new architecture Leverage new architecture Enable full scope for complete
across broad scope logistics scenarios (e.g.,
Support of Professional Services production, warehousing, PLM)
incl. Sell-from-Stock, Plan-to- Support first logistic-centric
Procure, Procure to Pay scenarios, based on BAiO scope Support logistic-centric
scenarios scenarios, based on ERP scope

Quarterly innovation cycle

Yearly innovation cycle

Continuous innovations without

Planned Innovations disruption in 2016 and beyond

Today
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 SAP S/4HANA Simple Logistics Key Innovations

Material Inventory Material Available To Promise & Capacity

Requirements Planning
Fast MRP run, and new
working model for MRP
controllers based on decision
support.
Management Valuation Backorder processing Planning
Simplified data model Principle of One, scalable Enhance ERP by advanced New deployment option
resulting in increased through- material valuation capabilities, ATP capabilities in APO, new for bringing PP/DS on
put, flexible analytics at the utilizing Material Ledger, that coding to make it better, ERP, reducing integration
most granular level. way customers can use multi- innovation benefit as efforts, allowing
currencies, valuation methods functionality will be refreshed. seamless master data &
per different accounting laws UI harmonization.
like GAAP.

Order Management & Billing Procurement

Enable monitoring of end-to-end order-to-cash process & Increased efficiency in the
take actions for any exceptions, information on the Procure-to-Pay processes, new
exceptions to resolve the issues, lower TCO due to data Analytical Apps & Spend KPIs,
model simplification, support for the most recent versions Ariba Network Integration for
of business features such as FSCM Credit Management, PO Order and IV.
GTS Foreign Trade, SFIN Revenue Accounting, new
analytical capabilities.

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SAP S/4HANA
Simple Logistics
April 2015

Holger Herrmann