Business processes
Seven end-to-end processes that run through every company, whatever its industry. Each section says what the process covers and which industry pages tell it in detail.
General Ledger (GL)
Process: Record-to-Report
From the journal entry to the closed period: general ledger, consolidation, financial reporting and audit.
In detail on these industry pages:
Order Management & Receivables (A/R)
Process: Order-to-Cash
From the customer order to the payment received: pricing, contracts, delivery or performance, invoicing and collections.
In detail on these industry pages:
Procurement & Payables (A/P)
Process: Procure-to-Pay
From the purchase requisition to the supplier payment: sourcing, purchase orders, goods receipt, invoice matching and payment. Microsoft calls it source-to-pay.
In detail on these industry pages:
Project Accounting
Process: Project-to-Profit
From the won order to the profitable project: planning, staffing, time and expenses, billing and work in progress.
In detail on these industry pages:
Service Accounting
Process: Service-to-Deliver
From the service order to the completed job: scheduling, dispatch, work on site, parts and billing.
In detail on these industry pages:
Fixed Assets (FAM)
Process: Acquire-to-Dispose
The life of a fixed asset: acquisition, capitalisation, depreciation, maintenance and disposal.
In detail on these industry pages:
Inventory Accounting
Process: Inventory-to-Deliver
From goods on hand to goods delivered: warehousing, stock movements, picking, packing and shipping.
In detail on these industry pages:
The names follow the end-to-end processes of the Microsoft Business Process Catalog.