This video discusses the impact of SAP on key business process flows in supply chain management, including material flow, information flow, and cash flow. Here are the key points:
- Basic Entities and Flows in Business: The video explains that any business will have three basic entities: supplier, manufacturer, and customer. It also identifies three basic flows in any business: material flow, cash flow, and information flow.
- Operations Planning and Control: The video emphasizes the importance of feedback in operations planning and control. It explains that visibility and velocity are key parts of business flow.
- Impact of SAP on Supply Chain Processes: The presenter discusses how SAP impacts supply chain processes. SAP supports efficient and effective flow of materials movement, provides information on time which increases visibility and velocity across the business, and facilitates financial flow.
- Introduction to Materials Management in SAP S/4HANA: The video concludes by mentioning that the next session will introduce Materials Management in SAP S/4HANA, focusing on the “Procure to Pay” process. It will also cover basic master data and processes.