Sourcing and procurement in SAP S/4HANA

Justin Ashlock is SAP's North America consulting manager for SAP S/4HANA sourcing and procurement/logistics, SAP Ariba, and SAP SRM.

Foreword
Preface
Target Audience
Objective
Structure of this Book
Acknowledgments
Introduction to Sourcing and Procurement
Procurement from End to End
Operational Procurement vs. Strategic Procurement in SAP
Procurement with SAP S/4HANA
SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Management: SAP's Digital Core
Summary
Implementation Options
Implementation Overview
On-Premise SAP S/4HANA
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
SAP Activate, SAP Best Practices, and SAP Model Companies: Quick Start Approaches and Materials for SAP S/4HANA
Summary
Organizational Structure
SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Management Organization Structure
Organizational Structure Objects
Company Code, Plant, Storage Location, Purchasing Org, and Purchasing Group Creation
Summary
Master Data
Material Masters and Material Groups
Batch Management and Serialization
Material Master Updates in SAP S/4HANA
Supplier Master Setup and Supplier Creation
Business Partner
Summary
Operational Procurement
Overview
Requisition-to-Pay Process
Procurement of Stock, Consumable, and External (Service) Items
Self-Service Procurement
Requirement Processing in SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement
Configuration for Self-Service Procurement
Integration with Cloud Applications
Summary
Automated and Direct Procurement
Automated and Direct Source-to-Pay Processes
Materials Requirements Planning
Forecasting and Planning
Contract and Source Determination
Configuration
Integration with SAP Ariba
Summary
Inventory Management
Inventory Management in SAP S/4HANA
Stock Management in SAP S/4HANA
Goods Receipts
Goods Issues
Stock Transfers
Transfer Postings
Physical Inventory
Reporting in Inventory Management
SAP Ariba Integration
Summary
Contracts Management
Contract Creation
Contract Consumption
Contract Dashboard Reporting and Expiry Notification Setting
Configuration
Scheduling Agreement
Customizing Scheduling Agreements
Legal Content Management
Customizing Legal Content Management
Summary
External Sourcing
Sourcing Strategies
Request for Quotation
Request for Quotation Configuration
Flexible Workflow
Integration with SAP Ariba
Summary
Invoice and Payables Management
Invoice Processing
Accounts Payable
Invoice Collaboration with the Ariba Network
Summary
Supplier Management
Supplier Discovery, Qualification, and Onboarding
Supplier Management
Supplier Evaluation
Configuration
Integration with SAP Ariba
Summary
Reporting and Analytics
Spend Visibility
Contract Expiration
Sourcing
Supplier Performance
Accounts Payable Analytics and Reporting
Configuration
Integration with Cloud Applications
Summary
Customizing the SAP Fiori UI
The SAP Fiori User Interface
User-Driven UI Tuning Options
SAP Fiori Configuration
Summary
Conclusion
The Author
Index