HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED

Supplier Logistics Manual

November 2021

Contents
Preface ............................................................................................................................................................................3
Harman – Supplier Communication and Information Exchange .......................................................................3
General Collaboration and Communication Requirements .............................................................3
Maintenance of Terms and Conditions of Purchase .........................................................................4
Electronic Communication and Collaboration .................................................................................4
Traditional EDI ............................................................................................................................5
WebEDI ......................................................................................................................................5
HARMAN Purchasing Documents – Auto.............................................................................................................5
Types of Purchasing Documents .....................................................................................................5
Purchasing via Scheduling Agreements + Forecast .......................................................................6
Supplier Delivery to HARMAN ................................................................................................................................7
Trade Compliance Requirements ....................................................................................................7
Packaging and Labelling Requirements .............................................................................................7
Transportation, Delivery Logistics Requirements ............................................................................8
Documentation Requirements ....................................................................................................8
Shipping Advice, Shipping Report ................................................................................................8
Delivery to HARMAN by Supplier’s Logistics Service Providers ..................................................8
Delivery to HARMAN by HARMAN’s Logistics Service Providers ..............................................9
Equipment Utilization ..................................................................................................................9
Expedited Freight ........................................................................................................................9
HAZMAT / Dangerous Goods Shipments ................................................................................. 10
Supplier Delivery Performance Requirements and Measurements............................................................... 10
Ontime Delivery Performance Measurement ................................................................................ 10
Shipping Process Compliance Measurements ................................................................................ 11
Invoicing Requirements............................................................................................................................................ 11
Local Requirements .................................................................................................................................................. 11
Terms, Abbreviations, Definitions ........................................................................................................................ 11
Publisher ...................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Version History ......................................................................................................................................................... 13

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Preface
This Supplier Logistics Manual (“Logistics Manual”) is intended to provide all direct materials
suppliers (henceforth: Suppliers) of HARMAN Automotive Division business operations(henceforth: HARMAN) a global guidance and operational instruction how to fulfil their delivery
obligations to HARMAN. These requirements are in addition to the requirements set forth in any
other executed Master Purchase Agreement, issued Purchase Order or Scheduling Agreement(including the General Terms and Conditions incorporated therein (www.harman.com/supply-chain)(collectively “Purchase Agreement”). To the extent of any contradiction between this Manual and any
Purchase Agreement, the provisions of the Purchase Agreement shall prevail.
This Logistics Manual sets forth the data requirements, communication requirements and shipping andlogistics procedures in support of day-to-day collaboration between HARMAN and Suppliers.
This document is global in nature and contains / references requirements and provides guidance
independently of country of origin or HARMAN delivery address. Both HARMAN and Supplier are
required to perform any transaction in full compliance to applicable laws and regulations. This
document will not detail HARMAN’s country specific or regional requirements, but wherever such a
set of requirements is available, it will reference those, and in case of conflict, the local requirements
will supersede the general global requirements.
This document is specific to the requirements of HARMAN Automotive manufacturing and supply
chain operations. For logistics requirements for other HARMAN divisions or for HARMAN indirect
suppliers, please contact your HARMAN Buyers. For our quality requirements, please consult theSupplier Quality Manual (www.harman.com/supply-chain)This Logistics Manual is owned by HARMAN SIOP, Automotive Supply Chain Management. This
document replaces and supersedes any previous version of Supplier Logistics Manual applicative toautomotive related products. This is also a supporting Work Instruction under HARMAN Automotive
corporate process PLM530 – Materials Planning and Supply Assurance. This is an online document; any
printed copy is for reference only.

Harman – Supplier Communication and Information Exchange
Under the commercial relationship of HARMAN and Suppliers, effective communication andinformation exchange is key.

General Collaboration and Communication Requirements
Suppliers must designate one key contact personnel responsible for handling logistics support foreach HARMAN Plant. If HARMAN plants are handled by one Supplier customer service team, the same
contact person should be responsible for all HARMAN plants. Designated contact person must be
available for HARMAN inquiries during business hours of the supplier location; should be trained in
Supplier and HARMAN processes, should have access to Supplier logistics data (including but notlimited to production planning, production execution, stock, sub-supplier commitments, warehousing,and delivery logistics) and Supplier’s regional fulfilment operations contacts. Designated contact person
should have a trained backup. Planned absence of the designated contact person should becommunicated to HARMAN in advance, and any unplanned absence as soon as possible.
Suppliers must provide HARMAN with emergency contact person(s) who may be contacted outside
the Supplier’s normal business hours.
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Full contact details of the designated contact person, their backup and next 2 levels of operational
escalation points, as well as supplier emergency contacts must be maintained and published to all
HARMAN purchasing entities (plants, material planners, category managers). If the Supplier handles
HARMAN at multiple regional sales teams, the same information should be made available for eachteam.
The standard language of communication between HARMAN and Suppliers is English. Bothdesignated contact persons and their backups must be able to communicate to any HARMAN location
in English both verbally and in writing. In case of regional customer service support, local language
contacts are preferred, with English required to be an available alternative language of communications.
Suppliers must provide all HARMAN Plants with their business calendar (holidays, manufacturing
shutdown times), as well as the physical address and opening hours of their facilities in case HARMAN
in responsible for freight pickup at Supplier location. In case of multiple facilities / locations, the same
set of information must be made available for all of them.
HARMAN values and appreciates timely, accurate, proactive, professional communications
related to any business item.

Maintenance of Terms and Conditions of Purchase
HARMAN maintains a global agreement with Suppliers on Pricing and contractual terms and conditions.
However, material demand planning and purchasing execution is done locally, by the Material Planning
function of our manufacturing plants and pilot factories. In case of a requested pricing change or an
observed price discrepancy, Suppliers must address HARMAN Procurement immediately.
To enable error-free demand planning and ordering, Suppliers are required to communicate both to
HARMAN Procurement (Category Managers) and HARMAN Plants the following parameters. Beyond
initial setup for first purchasing document placement, Suppliers are required to obtain HARMAN
Procurement preapproval of any change before it takes place, and/or of any temporary deviation frommaterial logistics parameters.
Key parameters to reconfirm:• Country of Origin• Ship-from location, in accordance with global delivery terms agreement• Delivery terms• Minimum Order Quantity• Rounding value or Packaging quantity• Leadtime
In line with the order response requirements below, Suppliers acknowledge the Purchasing Documents
in lieu of a negative response, and are obliged to fulfil accordingly.
In case Supplier announces any change to the Products sold, including allowed End of Life notificationsat any level of the Product assembly, the process in the Supplier Quality Manual and the Obsolescence
Policy at www.harman.com/supply-chain must be followed, including notification to HARMAN
Material Planner and Procurement.

Electronic Communication and Collaboration
Usage of electrical collaboration and information exchange solutions is fundamental in the HARMAN
supply chain business network. Currently, HARMAN uses the tools listed below. Suppliers are required
to use full functionality of the programs they have enrolled to, and alert HARMAN in case of any
technical or operational issue that is related to a HARMAN managed software infrastructure.
HARMAN is constantly evolving its collaboration toolset and will invite Suppliers to connect via moreadvanced platforms.
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Traditional EDI
If Supplier is capable of establishing a traditional EDI connection, HARMAN will prefer connectingwith the Suppliers using traditional EDI, for the communication of Purchasing Documents from
HARMAN to Suppliers (including purchase orders, scheduling agreements and demand forecast),
and for the communication of Advance Shipping Notifications (ASNs) from the Supplier to
HARMAN. For ASNs, Supplier is responsible to create and transmit the ASN message at the sametime when shipping documents are generated, and to ensure information quality in the message.
HARMAN may initiate the extension of the scope of EDI beyond these minimum transactions tofurther areas of collaboration.
HARMAN can send either ANSI 830 or EDIFACT DELFOR messages.
EDI implementation is done by HARMAN Digital Supply Chain, and may be initiated either by
HARMAN Procurement or Materials Planning. EDI mapping and testing is completed for each
HARMAN plant.

WebEDI
If Supplier is not capable of establishing a traditional EDI connection, Supplier must join the WebEDI
service provisioned by Seeburger (may also be referenced as HARMAN portal). WebEDI is an internetbased information system for the communication of Purchasing Documents from HARMAN
to Suppliers (including purchase orders, scheduling agreements and demand forecast), and for thecommunication of Advance Shipping Notifications (ASNs) from the Supplier to HARMAN.
For ASNs, Supplier is responsible to create and transmit the ASN message at the same time whenshipping documents are generated, and to ensure information quality in the message.
WebEDI implementation is done by HARMAN Digital Supply Chain, and may be initiated either by
HARMAN Procurement or Materials Planning. EDI mapping and testing is completed for each
HARMAN plant.

HARMAN Purchasing Documents – Auto
HARMAN purchases components and other materials to fulfil production schedules to meet HARMAN
customer demand. HARMAN uses SAP MM to create purchasing documents. Purchasing Documents
are created by HARMAN Manufacturing / Material Planning at HARMAN plants, based on thecommercial terms and conditions negotiated and documented by HARMAN Procurement.

Types of Purchasing Documents
For ongoing demand fulfilment authorization for suppliers, HARMAN creates Scheduling
Agreements as a form of Purchasing Documents. This is the preferred ordering method for directmaterials used in mass production of HARMAN products.
For incidental demand and as an exception, HARMAN will create Purchase Orders. Examples of
items on Purchase Orders would include purchases of service parts, components for R&D testing,small infrequent orders, last time buy orders etc.

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Purchasing via Scheduling Agreements + Forecast
Purchasing via Scheduling Agreement consists of 2 elements:••

Scheduling Agreement (SA, also known as blanket order, blanket PO, frame order) document
establishes work authorization, defines the items, defines the supplier, defines timeframe ofauthorization, regulates terms and conditions of purchase including but not limited to pricing,payment terms, delivery terms. Only issued once, at the beginning of the authorization period,
based on the procurement commercial agreement, and covers the ongoing material demand
forecast that references this Scheduling Agreement.
Material Demand Forecast communicates to the supplier the required quantity by requested
delivery date. Updated weekly, changes communicated to the suppliers weekly, preferably
through automated electronic data exchange.

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HARMAN Demand Forecast to Suppliers
Terminology: in our process, Material Demand Forecast may also be referred to as Release(s), EDI
Releases, forecast, delivery call-off, scheduled release(s), production release(s). This is a set of information
related to an Order that specifies the requested delivery dates, and the required quantities to bedelivered to HARMAN on those dates. Material demand forecast is part of the Order.
In the Forecast, both quantity and time are of the essence, only on time delivery in full is counted
as Ontime Delivery Performance that meets the Agreements.
In the Forecast, delivery date is defined as the date when the supplier is required to fulfil the delivery
at the place defined in the Delivery Terms section of the Scheduling Agreement. HARMAN
consolidates requirements in weekly batches, unless otherwise specified in an Agreement. Suppliers
should work with HARMAN manufacturing plants to ensure requirements are calculated for the dayof the week when Supplier is best capable to deliver the goods to HARMAN (planning calendar). Unlessexplicitly agreed to in a separate Agreement or preapproved by HARMAN in writing, early deliveryof goods is not accepted.
In the Forecast, Quantity is calculated as multiples of the rounding value or packaging quantity.
Suppliers should align with HARMAN Plants to ensure forecast quantity is multiples of the rounding
value or packaging quantity specific to their plant.
HARMAN manufacturing performs Material Requirements planning (MRP) weekly and will update theForecast accordingly. In case of changes, for delivery dates and quantities the last updated andtransmitted Forecast is decisive.
The time horizon of Forecast varies by manufacturing plant, program, or supplier. As a rule,
HARMAN will provide a demand forecast up to or more than the full commercial leadtime of thecomponents. The horizon of HARMAN forecast consists of 2 time periods (zones):•

Firm zone (also known as frozen zone, firm period): forecast in this time zone is firm and fullybinding. Suppliers are authorized to create transportation bookings for deliveries in the Firm
Zone to meet the delivery dates of the Forecast.

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Forecast beyond firm zone (SAP term: planning zone) contain volumes that are non-bindingfor HARMAN. Suppliers must utilize this data for their manufacturing and sub-tier supply chain
capacity planning.

Supplier Forecast Response Requirements
Suppliers must respond to HARMAN Forecast in the following manner:
2 Working Days Response Requirement
Within two (2) working days after receipt of a Forecast, Supplier must acknowledge Forecast receipt
or notify HARMAN in case of missing data transmission. Supplier must review the Forecast forplausibility and notify HARMAN in case of concerns. Supplier must review Forecast and alert HARMAN
of any risk, specifically of supply continuity risks. Supplier must review the Forecast for Order changes,
indicate cancellation acceptance or liability claim.
Supplier Delivery Confirmation Requirement
Suppliers are required to provide a detailed positive confirmation of deliveries, in a data structure thatmeets the data architecture of HARMAN Forecast. HARMAN standard confirmation template can beobtained from Material Planning and Procurement. Supplier Delivery Confirmation must be sent toeach HARMAN Plant not later than 12.00 am on Wednesdays (local time of HARMAN plant). Supplier
Delivery Confirmation must correspond to every Forecasted date and/or quantity, for every PN in the
Forecast, at least to the extent of the full commercial leadtime of the products. Suppliers are explicitly
required to inform and alert HARMAN of any delay or quantity deviation, regardless of thecause of delay or deviation.
Supplier Forecast Confirmation Requirement
Any time upon request by HARMAN or at least quarterly, Suppliers are required to provide HARMAN
with a written confirmation of production capacity by PN that meats the highest Quantity in the
Forecast.

Supplier Delivery to HARMAN
Trade Compliance Requirements
All Supplier actions, including fulfilment of HARMAN Orders, must comply with all law and regulations
relevant to the transaction, including but not limited to US import and export regulations. Suppliermust correctly indicate country of origin as well as preferential country of origin of the products andprovide supporting documentation respectively. Suppliers also must adhere to all HARMAN policies
listed at www.harman.com/supply-chain, including the Supplier Code of Conduct document. Unlessotherwise specified in an Agreement, Supplier shall abide to the requirements set forth in the Terms
and Conditions document referenced in the Preface.

Packaging and Labelling Requirements
Packaging is specified and agreed for each material between HARMAN and Supplier in accordancewith ecological, economic, and qualitative criteria. Packaging must be adequate to protect the goods
during freight and storage, in a production ready and defect free condition. Unless HARMAN
articulates specific requirements, both returnable and expendable packaging should be proposed by
the Supplier including design and cost, and the final decision on the packaging is made by HARMAN,
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for maintaining the condition of returnable packaging, including shipping containers.
Labelling must ensure proper identification of the product and its shipping units during handling,transportation, storage, and manufacturing processes. Minimum data content and format requirements
are listed in the Packaging Requirements documents below, unless specified by a drawing or technicalspecification.
While packaging and labelling requirements may differ by product, region / plant, mode oftransportation, the following general requirements must be considered by all Suppliers:• Packaging must comply with all related compliance and quality requirements and standards intheir material and design.
• Packaging design should minimize packaging material use, should prefer sustainable packaging
solutions and materials, including but not limited to reusable packaging. HARMAN will preferreusable packaging wherever logistically and technically feasible.
• Packaging must be validated by the Supplier, and validation evidence must be retained.
• Labelling serves the purpose of product identification, with identical data content both at thecomponents (wherever applicable) and at their immediate containers. Label content mustreflect real data, and be consistent across product labels, shipping, and commercial documents.
• In case of mixed containers (consolidated shipments, heterogenous shipping units) Suppliersmust ensure that full content of the shipping is marked with details on the outer packaging,and that different products are physically separated within the shipping unit.
All Packaging Requirements can be found at www.harman.com/supply-chain

Transportation, Delivery Logistics Requirements
Suppliers are required to fulfil Orders in full compliance with the Delivery Terms shown on the faceof the Purchasing Documents. Suppliers should plan order fulfillment allowing for their holiday
schedule, which must not impact timely receipt at HARMAN. HARMAN uses the IncoTerms standard
for delivery terms specifications.

Documentation Requirements
Supplier shall provide for each shipment at least the following documents:••

Full, detailed commercial invoice
Packing List

Shipping Advice, Shipping Report
Suppliers are requested to create Advance Shipping Notification (ASN), and wherever enabled, send
the ASN to HARMAN via EDI / WebEDI. Where no such electronic enablement is in place, Suppliers
are required to provide shipping notification / shipping report to the purchasing HARMAN plants.

Delivery to HARMAN by Supplier’s Logistics Service Providers
To the place of delivery specified in the delivery terms on the Purchasing Documents, Suppliers mustarrange transportation to meet the requested delivery dates as shown in the Purchasing Documents.
Suppliers are responsible for the delivery performance of their logistics service providers.
Suppliers must ensure that their logistics service providers contact the respective Material Planner in
HARMAN minimum 1 business day prior to the planned delivery date to get / confirm delivery
requirements for the shipment (delivery appointments, customs clearance).
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Delivery to HARMAN by HARMAN’s Logistics Service Providers
For all HARMAN paid transport for shipments >70kgs, the supplier is required to make atransport booking in the HARMAN Transport Management System (TMS). This system isoperated by the BDP 4PL organization for HARMAN and may also be referred to as Control Tower.
Detailed Control Tower user manual, as well as recorded supplier training sessions are available on
request. After submitting the transport booking, the supplier will receive an email from the BDP 4PL
team to advise which HARMAN contracted forwarder will pick up the shipment. For any
transportation need or inquiry, please contact the regional Control Tower operations teams at
APAC_Harman@bridgenetsolutions.com
NAM_Harman@bridgenetsolutions.com
EMEA_Harman@bridgenetsolutions.com
For shipments <70kgs the supplier is required to book the shipment directly with the
HARMAN preferred parcel carrier (DHL, UPS, FedEx). These shipments must not be palletized,
should be packaged in loose cartons (units), each not exceeding 32kgs. The HARMAN material planner
will advise the correct parcel carrier and account number that can be used for shipment booking.
Suppliers should only use HARMAN parcel carrier accounts for preauthorized shipments in line withthis Guidelines.

Equipment Utilization
Harman’s goal is to execute the transport the most costs effective way with the least environmental
impact. Suppliers are required to pay attention to the utilization rate of the transport equipment. To
get this utilization as high possible the following guidelines apply:-

For overseas shipment via ocean, freight orders need to be combined into 1 shipment per
week.
Supplier should avoid shipping both FCL and LCL shipments. Shipments need to be combined
as much as possible in FCL shipments.

Careful planning on supplier side is required to maximize the equipment utilization and minimize thetransport costs.
Pallets should be built in a way that another pallet can be stacked on top this pallet. The packaging
material used must support this activity without bringing any damage to the products inside. Ifmaterial cannot be safely stacked, please provide a detailed explanation in writing to Harmanprocurement and logistics teams for review.
Suppliers are encouraged to pro-actively reach out to Harman with any improvement idea related toequipment utilization.

Expedited Freight
Any deviation from standard freight arrangements (freight service level, mode of transportation,
routing) must have previous agreement between HARMAN and the Supplier, documented in writing
or in the BDP 4PL tool.
If the Supplier is in delay or at fault, Supplier shall bear the cost of expedited freight and should use
their own carriers of choice to arrange expedited transportation, ensuring fastest available delivery to
HARMAN. In case HARMAN logistics service provider or forwarder account is used, Supplier shall
reimburse HARMAN for all related costs. Supplier must provide Harman with full shipment trackability.
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Expedited Freight of Supplier Managed Transportation
In case HARMAN requests freight service level upgrade or expedited freight of a shipment in writing,where the standard mode is transportation by the Supplier, Suppliers should contact the respective
HARMAN material planner, who will advise the correct parcel carrier and account number that canbe used for shipment booking. In these cases, the delivery terms on the commercial transactional
documents (e.g. invoice, delivery note, packing list) must reflect the change (fall back to EXW terms).
Expedited Freight of HARMAN Managed Transportation
In case HARMAN requests freight service level upgrade or expedited freight of a shipment where thestandard mode is transportation by HARMAN, Suppliers must book transportation in BDP 4PL tool,
then HARMAN Material Planner will initiate the change to an existing booking with BDP 4PL. Afterinternal approvals, Suppliers will be contacted by the appointed logistics service provider for pickup
arrangements.

HAZMAT / Dangerous Goods Shipments
In case of a shipment of Hazardous Materials / Dangerous Goods, Suppliers must make thetransportation booking in BDP 4PL Tool, marking the shipment as Dangerous Goods (DG) freight atbooking. Once the Control Tower appoints a 3PL logistics service provider, Suppliers should contact
the appointed forwarder for detailed requirements.

Supplier Delivery Performance Requirements and Measurements
Ontime Delivery Performance Measurement
HARMAN’s supplier on-time delivery measurement measures the Suppliers’ performance onrequested delivery date vs goods receipt date, and expects deliveries to be on time in full. It compares
the purchasing document’s required delivery date/quantity to the actual delivery date/quantity fromthe goods receipt material movement document.
Scores for date reliability- On time : 100 points- Too late : 1 point- Too early: 1 point
Scores for quantity reliability- Full quantity delivered : 100 points- Quantity discrepancy : 1 point
Tolerance windows are adjusted on plant and supplier level, considering the suppliers’ shipping method,shipping frequency and the agreed delivery terms.
In the example below you see an on-time delivery measurement with a tolerance window of +/- 2 days:

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The monthly on-time delivery performance of a supplier will be the average of the on-time delivery
result of each order line delivered during that month.
HARMAN is continuously working on improving and extending the capabilities of its supplier on-time
delivery measurement. Category Managers and the Global Supply Chain team can provide details on
this metric and an updated report of the supplier’s performance.

Shipping Process Compliance Measurements
HARMAN will measure Supplier compliance to the shipping procedures (including but not limited toproper use of BDP 4PL toolset, booking timeliness, booking accuracy).

Invoicing Requirements
Suppliers are required to provide HARMAN with a commercial invoice to facilitate payment for the
goods purchased, as well as to enable foreign trade transaction processing. For Harman invoice
requirements, please refer to your Purchase Agreement and www.harman.com/supply-chain.

Local Requirements
For shipments for HARMAN India (Harman International India Pvt. Ltd. manufacturing plant in Pune,
MH, India), Suppliers are required to comply with the following requirements:•
Supplier must submit a full, final commercial invoice alongside the shipment, handed
over to the LSP at freight pickup. Invoice number is recorded at import customs clearance andonly the customs authorized invoice can be the basis of payments.
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In the shipping documents, Supplier must be named as Shipper, even if shipments are
fulfilled by Supplier’s LSP. LSP company name may only be mentioned as C/O.
For detailed requirements on documentation and pre-shipment alerts for customs clearance in India
please follow the instructions on the below site:
https://teams.harman.com/Loc/APAC/India/CCarOpsLabSupport/_layouts/15/start.aspx#/SitePages/A
utomotive%20Division%2C%20India%20Specific%20-%20Shipping%20Instructions.aspx
For authorization to this site or additional questions please reach out to your local planner at Harman
Pune or via LogisticsIndia@harman.com .

Terms, Abbreviations, Definitions
4PL – 4th Party Logistics service provider. It is a company that provides an integrated transportation
management solution, including operational management of logistics service providers.
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ASN – Advance Shipping Notification – is an electronic message notifying HARMAN as a Customer ofa confirmed shipment from the Supplier.
C/O – “care of” – appointed subcontractor (e.g. logistics service provider) of a company. In case
Supplier outsources any of their logistics activities to a 3rd party, Supplier still need to be named in all
shipping documents, and the service provider is to be named as C/O.
EDI – Electronic Data Exchange – is a standardized way of business-to-business information exchange
between systems, in form of strictly formatted messages, without human interaction.
LSP – Logistics Service Provider – a 3rd party company that performs logistics services (includingtransportation, warehousing, customs processing) on behalf of Supplier or HARMAN.
MM – Materials Management – is an instance (module) of SAP for materials management (material
planning, procurement, warehousing)
MRP – Materials Requirements Planning – is a transaction in SAP that calculates the material
requirements to fulfil sales orders and/or to realize production plans.
PO – Purchase Order – is a form of purchasing documents in SAP. It is designed to regulate the terms
and conditions and the scope of work for a demand fulfilment requirement.
Purchasing Documents – the Harman issued document setting forth quantity such as a purchase order,scheduling agreement and forecast
Release – is a business event related to a Scheduling Agreement when HARMAN communicates to the
Supplier the details of deliverables (demand forecast). It is also understood as a specific version updateto the demand forecast message.
SA – Scheduling Agreement – is a form of purchasing documents in SAP. It is designed to regulate theterms and conditions of continuous / recurring demand fulfilment.
SAP – is an Enterprise Resource Planning and management application used by HARMAN to manage
its business transactions.
WebEDI – is an electronic data exchange platform, hosted for HARMAN by a 3 rd party service
provider. WebEDI enables business-to-business data exchange and interaction via an internet portal.

Publisher
Manual: HARMAN International – Supplier Logistics Manual
Editor: HARMAN SIOP Global Logistics
Editorial Team: SIOP Global Logistics
SIOP Automotive Supply Chain Management
Manufacturing Global Materials Management (Automotive)
Contact at Logistics: please contact through your Material Planner
Date of issue: November 2021 (2nd revision)
HARMAN ID: P100000, revision 2
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Date
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Release
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