The relationship between these groups, logistics and finance, are very similar to the relationships among the marketing, logistics, and finance functions described in Chapters 10 and Chapters 11.
For example, we see processes such as order entry and shipping that begin a larger process--order-to-cash—working in conjunction with processes such as billing and receipts, which complete the larger process.
In Figure 13.2, we represent the functions that start the purchase-to-pay process, purchasing and receiving, and the function that complete the process, accounts payable and the cashier.