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Figure 6-34: Financial impact of settlement

account. In our example, the variance of $508.33 was settled using the accounts
indicated in Figure 6-34.

COMPLETION

The fi nal step in the production process, order completion, can be viewed from
both a logistics perspective (technically complete) and an accounting perspec-
tive (closed). A production order is set to a technically complete (TECO) status
when it is no longer necessary or possible to continue with the production. At
this point no further execution of the production process steps is possible. All
resource reservations that are still open are deleted. Any consequences to other
processes, such as purchase requisitions for material needed for production, are
also removed. The materials in the order are not expected to be produced and
are no longer included in any planning. However, fi nancial postings related to
the order, such as those associated with settlement, can still be made.
After a production order has been completed and settled, it is set to a sta-
tus of closed (CLSD). Before this step can occur, the order must be in released
or technically complete status, and it must be fully settled. After the order is
closed, no further processing or fi nancial postings are possible.
Periodically, production orders are archived for record-keeping purposes
and deleted from the system. Archived orders can be retrieved as needed.

REPORTING

Reporting options for the production process are similar to those available for
the other processes. A variety of lists, reports, and analytics are available
via the production information system, which is a component of the logistics
information system. Recall that work lists identify tasks to be completed, whereas
online lists display documents for specifi c combinations of organizational
levels and master data. Production reports can be generated to identify the
status of planned orders and production orders, capacity availability and utili-
zation, material consumption, and so on. The report illustrated in Figure 6-35
displays the status of component (material) utilization for several orders. Note

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