Transportation Management with SAP LES

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Introduction
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Acknowledgments
Before I started writing this book, I wondered how long it would take me to
describe in detail the shipping and transportation processes that are mapped in
the SAP LES. I sat down and tried to estimate the work involved and the number
of pages required, in the same way as when a consultant is asked to estimate in
advance the number of man-hours required to complete a particular project.
However, before I could even write the first line, I had to develop a business scenario
that allowed me to illustrate all of the functions in detail. The software —
SAP ECC 5.0 — had to be available to create screenshots. And that’s how things
developed. When I started writing, I noticed that I had misjudged several functions
regarding their capabilities so that in the end I almost ran out of time. I
would like to use this opportunity to express my sincerest thanks to Galileo Press
for their understanding, especially as, in the final stage of the project, the hard disk
of my computer crashed —two days before my scheduled vacation.
I would like to express my gratitude to all of the members of my family: my wife
Petra Maria and my children Marina, Tabea, Moritz, and Virginia, who hardly ever
got to see me in the final stages of writing the book, because I disappeared into my
office every evening to type away. I am sure they are delighted that it is over now.
I would also like to thank the German SAP Working Group (www.DSAK.info). This
group is part of the Berufsverband für selbstständige Informatiker e. V., a professional
organization for IT consultants, which operates an SAP system exclusively
for continuing education purposes. A pending release upgrade was delayed for
my sake (or rather for the book’s sake) so that I could finish my work on this book
with the same release. I would like to thank all freelance members of the DSAK
for their understanding and cooperation.
Othmar Gau
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