SAP Remote Logistics Management (SAP RLM)

RLM Areas

Procurement

Supply Chain Goods Receipt

Dispatch

Shipping and Container Management Material Holding Material Tracking

Returns

Returns Management

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Business Scenario

Purchase Request Purchase Order

Shipping & Container Management

Material Holding Supply Chain Processing Material Tracking Material Reservation Material Receipt Outbound Shipment

Material Request Material Issue

Container

Goods Receipt

Outbound Delivery

Transport Request Goods Receipt Processing Transport Order

Returns Handling

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RLM: Supply Process

PM Order

Material Request
Stocked Offshore Stocked Onshore

Supply Process

Manual Requisition

Gasket

01

O-Ring
Spacer Valve

02
03 04

PS Network Order

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RLM:Supply Process Stock/Stock

ST/ST Material: stock at remote plant and base plant
An RLM conversion program converts transport req. to transport order.
No Stock Available

Remote plant

Stock Available

PM Order

Reservation

MRP

Tr. Req.

Conversion

Tr. Order

Delivery ref. to Tr. Order

Base plant MRP

No Stock Available

Stock Available

Purch. Req.

Purch.Order

Goods Rec.

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RLM:Supply Process Non-Stock/Stock

NS/ST Material: Stock at base plant only
An RLM conversion program converts transport req. to transport order.

Remote plant
PM Order

The creation of Tr.Req (instead of Purch.Req) is controlled by RLM. Tr. Req. Conversion Tr. Order

Network

Delivery ref. to Tr. Order

Base plant MRP

No Stock Available

Stock Available

Purch. Req.

Purch.Order

Goods Rec.

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RLM:Supply Process Stock/Non-Stock

ST/NS Material: Stock at remote plant only
An RLM conversion program converts transport req. to transport order.

Remote plant
PM Order Reservation Network

Stock Available

RLM maintains a link between tr.req. and purch.req.

No Stock Available

MRP

Tr. Req.

Conversion

Tr. Order

Cross-dock Delivery w ref. to Tr. Order

Base plant

Cross-dock delivery is created by RLM when the goods receipt is posted in MIGO. RLM maintains a link between GRN and Delivery. Purch. Req. Purch.Order Goods Rec.

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RLM:Supply Process Non-Stock/Non-Stock

NS/NS Material: Not stocked

Remote plant
PM Order Purch. Req. Network Purch.Order

Cross-dock Delivery w/o Ref

Base plant

Cross-dock delivery is created by RLM when the goods receipt is posted in MIGO. RLM maintains a link between GRN and Delivery. Goods Rec.

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RLM: Enhancements to PM Orders

Item category determined via Supply Process with optional pop-up for confirmation

This is the hold flag, which is also on operations screens.

These details are relevant for transportation, depending on the supply process.
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RLM: Convert Transport Requisition

Transport Requisition

Convert Transport Requisition

Purchase Requisition

Transport Order

Supply Process

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RLM: Goods Receipt

Goods Receipt
Goods Receipt Note

Delivery Note

Document Flow

Cross-Docking Report

Packing Program

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RLM: Packing and Loading

Loading Area

Container

Shipment Delivery
Container

Holding Area
Container

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RLM: Shipment receipt

Transfer container to new loading area

Shipment Receipt

Release container from Shipment

Container Release

Change Container Location

Material Receipt

Post goods receipt for delivery

Update RLM document flow

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RLM: Material Holding

PM Order PM Order

Operation

Hold
Delivery

Component

Hold

Delivery Block Shipping Block

XX XX

Item

Hold

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RLM: Material Tracking Reports

Plant Maintenance

Material tracking from PM order

Project System

Material tracking from project definition Material tracking from WBS element Material tracking from PS Network order

Procurement

Material tracking from purchase requisition Material tracking from transport requisition Material tracking from purchase order Material tracking from transport order Material tracking from goods receipt

Logistics

Material tracking from delivery

Returns

Material tracking from returns document

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RLM: Material Tracking Navigation

Preceding Documents
Standard Flow Reverse Flow

Navigation functions
WBS Hierarchy

Merge PM/PS sub-orders Combined Flow PM/PS order to requisition through account assignment

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