Introducing Enabling Manufacturing Subsidiary to Handle Assembly for Headquarters (2WL)

1. Navigate to SAP Best Practices for SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition for Enterprise Management.
2. Select a country localization from the Version dropdown list.
3. If necessary, select the Login icon in the upper left corner to log in.
4. Go to the Accelerators section and, under General Documents, choose the link SAP Best Practices content library.
5. Select the relevant scope option checkboxes to filter information and locate scope item test scripts and process flows.

Note

Ignore the BPMN2 version of process flows.

This scope item runs a Make-to-Order scenario (assembly processing) at a subsidiary. A sales order is automatically uploaded to the subsidiary system when a subcontracting purchase order is created in the headquarters system. The receipt of the sales order is electronically confirmed to headquarters. Components are issued manually from the headquarters and received at the subsidiary with zero price. The delivery process occurs after the ordered goods are produced by the manufacturing subsidiary. The process includes the electronic sending of an advance shipping notification to the headquarters. Afterwards, the billing process runs at the subsidiary, and an electronic invoice is sent to the headquarters.

Key process steps of Enabling Manufacturing Subsidiary to Handle Assembly for Headquarter (2WL) include:

• Create sales orders from an external source, such as headquarters, and send order confirmation
• Plan production at the subsidiary for semi-finished goods ordered by headquarters
• Execute the production of the ordered goods
• Process deliveries including picking, goods issue, and sending advanced shipping notifications
• Process billing documents including sending electronic invoices to headquarters

Benefits of Enabling Manufacturing Subsidiary to Handle Assembly for Headquarters (2WL) include:

• Align sales data for production at the subsidiary with procurement application at headquarters
• Resolve manual errors, integration failures, and inconsistent data between headquarters and the subsidiary
• Plan production with a make-to-order scenario at the subsidiary
• Receive the issued components from headquarters at the subsidiary with zero price
• Execute production specific to headquarters' needs
• Send electronic notification to headquarters by subsidiary about delivery and billing of ordered goods