Sales orders based on cut off times

[Former Member]

hi all,

I just received another business requirement  based on the legacy system, today, all sales orders received by 23.00 PM are shipped the next day and all orders received by 10AM are shipped the same day, They also use the rush order business process whereby these special orders are shipped the same day irrespective of what time of the day the order is received, Our project manager is keen not to have too many sales order types, so it seems we have to use the standard order type for this process.

Another requirement is to change a standard order into a same day delivery if the customer calls and requires a same day delivery, They currently have this business functionality in their legacy system

In SAP , this will mean transportation planning date, material available date, loading, pick/pack date, goods issue date will have to be the same, how can we achieve this functionality in SAP? There is a manual work around process but we are keen to build a system that can handle different sales scenarios

The customers are also using a logistics calendar as part of the ATP process, It is a Z table used for scheduling deliveries based on postal codes, what week day is the shipping date and the lead times assigned to the postal codes, so it seems they are currently by passing the tradition route determination process, The Z table ensures that the actual delivery date in the sales order is accurate, The Z table is updated regularly from data provided by the Logistics transport provider

This is another requirement we have to implement in SAP, any ideas, tips and suggestions will be gladly welcomed

Thanks

[VeselinaPeykova]

Could you please specify with which of all these client requirements you face problems and in which exact part of your setup?

From what you copy/pasted, it seems that your client's old system is again SAP, but they are probably on an older version.

Is the purpose of the project to simply replicate the setup from the old to the new system or they require certain logistics optimization on top of that?

If it is the first, request access to it, check what they actually do there and compare the official as-is scenarios to the real data. Use the opportunity to check their current setup and additional developments in the area: 1) you might get some good ideas from there, which can be re-used in the implementation; 2) there is always some important custom functionality, which the client forgets about during discussions and you will prefer to prevent that from backfiring at go-live. I am almost certain that thy have not told you the whole story behind the z-table, speak with the business to understand the complete end-to-end process.

If it is the second, please get a qualified consultant, who knows about that stuff, can handle the workshops with the client and propose a meaningful strategy. It usually means paying a higher rate, but logistics optimization is too important subject for any company, so it is a bad idea to be stingy about that.