Best Practice scenario Scheduling Agreements in Procurement (BMR)

Scheduling Agreements in Procurement (BMR)

The use of scheduling agreements can shorten processing times and reduce the amount of paperwork you are faced with. One delivery schedule can replace many discrete purchase orders or contract release orders.

Delivery of the total quantity of materials specified in a scheduling agreement item is spread over a certain period in a delivery schedule, consisting of lines indicating the individual quantities with their corresponding planned delivery dates.

Inventories can be reduced to a minimum. You can perform your manufacturing operations on the Just-in-Time (JIT) principle.

Your suppliers require shorter lead times. Smaller deliveries are required, which can be spaced out over a longer period. Delivery scheduling enables suppliers to plan and allocate their resources more efficiently.

Key Process Steps Covered

Create or change scheduling agreement
Maintain delivery schedule
Maintain quota arrangement
Release scheduling agreement
Post goods receipt
Create supplier invoice

Benefits

Use scheduling agreements to reduce processing times and the amount of paperwork within your enterprise
Use scheduling agreements to replace many standard purchase orders or contract release orders
Generate fewer manual FI postings. Periodic invoicing generates and releases the supplier invoices

Where is Scheduling Agreements in Procurement(BMR) being used?

This Scope item is used in the following way:

As a core function of Operational Procurement within Sourcing and Procurement Scope Item Group

Process flow of Scheduling Agreements in Procurement (BMR)

Find below the process flow of the scope item Scheduling Agreements in Procurement as it is defined for release s4h-2021.

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Ref: Sourcing and Procurement of SAP S4H-2021

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