Business Units in Supply Chain Financial Orchestration

The supply chain financial orchestration process involves interactions with various business units.

The business units are:

• Buying Business Unit: A profit center business unit acting as the buyer in the buy and sell relationship.

• Selling Business Unit: A profit center business unit against which the receivables are recorded for a sales order. Applicable only to shipment flows.

• Shipping Business Unit: A profit center business unit associated with the organization that ships goods or services against a customer order or internal transfer. Applicable only to shipment flows and internal transfers.

• Receiving Business Unit: A profit center business unit associated with the organization that receives goods or services against a purchase order or internal transfer. Applicable only to procurement flows and internal transfers.