Process Flow

Demand forecast→Purchase & receipt→Inventory available→Sales order→Delivery→Billing

What This Covers

  • MM: purchasing, supplier, inventory and invoice verification
  • SD: customer, pricing, order, delivery and billing
  • Shared material master and availability information
  • Financial postings through connected processes

Common Delivery Challenges

  • Different master-data rules across purchasing and sales
  • Stock visibility not matching delivery commitments
  • Disconnected pricing, availability and billing decisions

Practical Guidance

Start with shared material, plant and organisational definitions.

Map stock availability and replenishment rules to customer promise dates.

Use end-to-end scenarios to test the hand-off from procurement through customer billing.