End to End Domain Map


End to End DomainOverview
Forecast-to-Plan

Forecast-to-Plan is a term describing the collection of processes a company has implemented between creating the demand forecast and the publication of revenue, production, sourcing and distribution plans. The scope of Forecast-to-Plan includes:

  • Master planning (or Sales & Operations Planning)
  • Demand planning (or Demand Forecasting)
  • Purchasing planning (or Supply Planning)
  • Production Planning
  • Distribution Planning

Source: Forecast-to-Plan

Source-to-Pay

The Source-to-Pay process domain is a term describing the collection of processes a company has implemented between placing a purchase order or similar means of communicating the purchase of goods or services and the payment for these goods or services. The span of processes involved depends on the supply chain configuration and process strategy, but is typically limited to processes*:

  • Replenishment of purchased materials, products, goods, or services.
  • Special order or Source-to-Order materials, products, goods or services.
  • Engineer-to-Order parts, materials, products, goods or services.

Similarly, there is a Source-to-Pay cycle for Returns, Reverse Logistics business models:

  • Returns of materials, products, or goods.

*The processes listed are incomplete as the final step in the Source-to-Pay cycle is the actual disbursement of funds. This process is a Financial (Treasury) process outside of the scope of Source.

Alternative names include: Purchase-to-Pay, Procure-to-Pay.

Source: Source-to-Pay

The domain enables integration between the Procurement department and the Accounts Payable department.

Plan-to-Move


The Plan-to-Move process domain describes the collection of processes a company has implemented between developing a distribution schedule (from the distribution plan) and recording the goods receipt at the destination Warehouse or Distribution Center. The objective of Plan-to-Move is to distribute (move, transport) goods in the distribution network to support actual and/or anticipated demand.

The span of processes involved depends on the Supply Chain Configuration and process architecture, but typically involves Source and Deliver processes. The scope of Plan-to-Move typically includes:

  • Create and schedule stock transfer orders.
  • Pick, pack, load, and ship at origin.
  • Receive, unload, and put away at destination.
  • Create and monitor delivery orders.

Forecast-to-Plan provides inputs to Plan-to-Move.

Alternative names for Plan-to-Move include: Plan-to-Distribute, Distribution, In-Network Movements, Inbound to Outbound.

Source: Plan-to-Move

Plan-to-Produce


The Plan-to-Produce process domain describes the collection of processes a company has implemented between developing a production schedule (from the production plan) and recording the completion of the production activities.

The span of processes involved depends on the Supply Chain Configuration and process architecture, but is typically concentrated on the Make processes. The scope of Plan-to-Produce typically includes:

  • Create a production schedule
  • Issue materials
  • Produce
  • Pack
  • Transfer to storage
  • Backflush
  • Invoice (for outsourced production processes and subcontracting)

Forecast-to-Plan provides inputs to Plan-to-Produce.

Alternative names for Plan-to-Produce include: Make-to-Plan, Plan-to-Make, Plan-to-Produce, Plan-to-Product, Produce-to-Plan.

Source: Plan-to-Produce

Lead-to-Quote

The Lead to Quote (L2Q) domain describes the processes performed to perform marketing campaigns in order to acquire new leads and sales opportunities with existing and new customers and provide them attractive quotations with standard or special terms of prices and discounts.

Order-to-Cash

The Order-to-Cash process domain describes the collection of processes a company has implemented between the receipt of an order and the receipt of payment (cash). The span of processes involved depends on the supply chain configuration and process strategy*.

  • Make-to-Stock supply chains
  • Make-to-Order, Configure-to-Order, and Assemble-to-Order supply chains
  • Reverse Logistics supply chains

The configuration of the supply chain (i.e. the number of successive locations) with Deliver-to-Order, Make-to-Order, Source-to-Order processes, determines the actual processes included in the Order-to-Cash cycle.

Alternative names include: Order-To-Remittance cycle

* The processes listed are incomplete as the final step in the Order-to-Cash process is the actual collection of funds. This process is a Financial (Treasury) process outside the scope of Order-to-Cash.

Source: Order-to-Cash

Record-to-ReportThe Record-to-Report process domain describes the collection of processes a company has implemented between recording financial transactions and the publication -internal and external- of financial reports. This typically includes:
  • Financial planning
  • Financial transactions
  • General ledger closing
  • Reconciliation
  • Reporting

Source: Record-to-Report


Acquire-to-Retire

The Acquire-to-Retire process domain describes the collection of processes a company has implemented between the acquisition of fixed assets and the disposition of these assets at the end of their useful lifetime for the company. This typically includes:

  • Sourcing
  • Installation
  • Commissioning
  • Maintenance
  • Repair
  • Overhaul
  • Decommissioning
  • Disposition

Source: Acquire-to-Retire



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