Inbound versus outbound logistics in manufacturing and service?
Inbound and Outbound Logistics Business ScenarioBusiness Scenario Maps * Sales and Shipping * Shipment Tendering Key Performance Indicators * Delivery Performance to Scheduled Commit Date * Distribution Costs * Distribution Costs as a % of Order Management Costs * Finished Goods Inventory Days of Supply (Quantity) * Transportation Cycle Time Partner Opportunities * Partner Opportunities in Consumer Products - Consumer Durables & Home Appliances See also * SAP NetWeaver Benefits *To keep supply chains running smoothly, companies need to efficiently store, move, and transport products while keeping inventory levels down. Outsourcing requires logistics service providers to be more closely involved in managing an entire warehouse, delivering quick transportation services, or executing sub-processes. At the same time, inbound and outbound costs need to be minimized, while processes, flexibility, and customer service must be improved. Whether you are dealing with a distribution center or a production warehouse, this whole scenario must be supported within the supply chain. Inbound and Outbound Logistics covers and supports the following processes and options: * All of the processes in the warehouse from goods receipt through goods issue. * Option to use RFID to support goods Issue and goods receipt processes * Complete stock transparency, to allow companies to know what is in the warehouse. * Trace and track the history of the warehouse processes in Detail for each individual article * Improve the accuracy of deliveries, thus increasing customer satisfaction. * Option to use mobile data entry and work in a paper-free environment. * Build optimal loads with the routing and scheduling allowing a close collaboration between shipper and carrier via optimized carrier selection and tendering * Operational shipping, manifesting, freight costing, freight settlement, and foreign trade are always transparent to company