SAP Final Exam Preparation
SAP Final Exam Preparation
SAP Final Exam Preparation
ERP is an incredibly large, extensive software packages that is used to manage a firm’s business
processes. It is a stander software package that must be configured to meet the needs of a
company. The ERP software includes databases program with following component:
- Input
- Storage/Retrieval
- Manipulation
- Output
Benefits of ERP system
- Encourage collaboration, provides information so that a company can be managed not
just monitored.
- Integrate business processes, and information flows in an enterprise
- Better decision making (promote collaboration through shared data)
- Global integration including currency exchange rate.
- Reduced IT maintenance: single system is easier to maintain.
For example, in the supply chain industry, an ERP system would automatically run a financial
analysis and predict future stock needs to keep inventory at a healthy level. This process control
ensures that the manufacturing department is performing at optimal capacity and in-demand
products are in stock. At the same time, the CRM module could record customer data such as
order history and billing information.
Question
Order Processing/fulfillment
The order processing/fulfillment process includes the following activities:
Pre-sales activities Sales order entry Check availability pick material pack material
post good issues customer invoice receipt of customer payment
1. Pre-sales Activity
- It is the first process of ordering.
- Pre-sales documents need to be managed within the per-sales activities: Inquiries and
Quotations. These documents help identify possible sales related activity and determine
sales probability.
- The main goal of pre-sale activities is to equip the sales technician with all information
necessary to negotiable and complete potential sale.
- Inquiry: - customer request to a company for information in respect to their product
without obligation to purchase
- Quotation: - presents the customer with a legally binding offer to deliver specific
products in a specified timeframe
3. Check Availability
- Availability check
o Determine the material availability date
o Consider all inward and outward inventory movements
4. Pick Material
- Quantity based on delivery note
- Assigned date when picking should begin
- Automated storage location assignment
- Support serial number/lot number tracking and batch management
- Integrated with warehouse management
5. Pack Material
- Identifies which packaging is to be used for specified products
- Identifies and updates accounts associated with returnable packaging
- Tracks the packed product by container
- Ensures weight/volume restrictions are enforced
- All packed items are assigned to the required means of transportation
7. Customer Invoice
- The billing document is created by coping data from the sales order and/or delivery
document.
- The billing process is used to generate the customer invoice.
- It will update the customer’s credit status.