Dear Sneha,
ACM is actually used by trading companies for origination
processes. It is a module to manage commodity trading and risk management. ACM uses
GTM contracts to capture negotiations and it calls in the backend MM and SD by
using junction functions. The following processes are covered by the solution:
- Third-party commodity
procurement and sale;
- Back to
back trading for intercompany scenarios and Third-Party processes
with load diversion;
- Comingled Stock
handling;
- Spot purchase;
- Intracompany stock
transfer with and without Settlement;
- Product transformation;
- Risk management and
Risk Analytics for commodities;
To give you a scoop, SAP divides the ACM module in four main
components such as: Contract Maintenance, Load Data Capture, Application and
Settlement with Revenue Recognition. ACM natively uses BRFPlus , process
orchestration framework and revenue recognition dashboards to allow automatization
of processes and agility. On the other hand from the back office perspective ACM
allows you to have position reporting, mark-to-market analysis and profit and
loss analysis.
I notice that in just few years ACM has grown a lot. Now we
have TM integration, inventory QA, daily grain report, fee frameworks,
prepayments, mass pricing, and auto application. In the Q1 of 2020 ACM has delivered
more Fiori UX and contract analytical queries.
From my point of view the main idea for SAP customers is to have S4 Hana as a
core solution and use some workarounds such as Brisken market data, Bloomberg, Oanda,
etc. to create a hub supporting fast decision taking, and enhancing global trading
by using the power of S4H DB.
To keep following the changes in ACM I always read the
simplification list for each support package and “What's New” articles.
Best Regards,
Jivago Ribas.
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