SAP Manufacturing Accounting: Naeem Arif, SAP Finance Architect, Jaguar Land Rover

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SAP Manufacturing Accounting

Naeem Arif, SAP Finance Architect, Jaguar Land Rover


Session Objectives

• This session is aimed at giving an overview of how JLR


applied and implemented SAP Manufacturing Accounting
and share some lessons learned
SAP at JLR
• SAP tactical solution covering;
– Core functions (Acctg, Purch, Sales)
– Manufacturing
– CRM
– Global Trade & Distribution
Contents
• Introduction
• Overview of Solution
• What are the Key Master Data Objects
• Product Cost Planning
• Discrete Manufacturing vs Repetitive Manufacturing
• Wrap-up
Business Challenges

I want …

I want ….

I want …
Business Requirements
• In summary;
– Capture the Cost of Manufacturing individual products and sub-
assemblies
– Match costs to the activities that incur them
– Provide Profitability indicators
– Aid decision making from shop floor to the board room
– Provide a Cost Recovery mechanism, with flexibility without
losing power
– Provide detailed variance analysis to support decision making
– Ensure dataset is “Fit for Purpose”
Modules
Financial Accounting Controlling

GL AP AR AA CCA PCA IO PS PA PC

GL CCA IO PC

PP
IM
SAP Orders
• An Order is SAP can be setup as a Cost Collector for many different
reasons;

Overhead Investment Profitability Production Works


Orders Orders Orders Orders Orders

Real or Capitalisation Capture Capture Capture cost


Statistical Revenue vs Production of completing
Expense Costs an activity
(e.g. repair,
service, other
activity)
Manufacturing Terms
Key Master Data Objects
Material Masters
BOM – Bill of Materials
• From a Production Point of view, this is the list of components that
will be consumed in order to make the material
Work Center
• Work Centers are PP objects for planning Production
Activities on
Production Overview
Product Cost Planning
• CO-PC Planning is the process is calculating a Standard
Cost of Manufacture
• The idea is to decide how much it should cost to create a
widget
• This is the integral part of the process where all your
business rules kick in
Cost Material
Estimates Cost
Updates

Product Cost
Planning

Raw Materials Raw Materials Sub Engine Stock Transfer


Receipt Consumed Assembly Assembly to Vehicle
Plants

Receipt into WIP


Stock & Variance
Analysis
Solution Principles
• Challenges exist around our local (JLR specific) and
legal/statutory requirements
• Standard Costing vs Actual Costing ?
• Batch production or Mass production?
Discrete vs Repetitive
• Making Tins of Beans vs
High Specification,
serialised component
products
• Integration of your shop
floor systems with the
transaction recording
system (SAP)
• Fit for Purpose?
Accounting?
Discrete Repetitive

• Specific Production Order • Specific product


accounting accounting
• Capture costs per • Capture cost per product
run/batch • Variances / WIP per
• Variances / WIP per Period
Order

• Reliant on SAP BO/BI to deliver Finance KPI reporting


Summary
• Developing a “state of the art” manufacturing facility is
reliant on a “state of the art” ERP system to support it
• Standard SAP does not roll-out of the box to meet all our
business requirements
• Be clear in your understanding of Discrete vs Repetitive
and which is Fit for Purpose

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