General administration includes the various transactions to structure the firm and define transaction process flows. Supply chain operation use these modules to define reporting, functional, and organizational structure as well as to define process flows such as customer and replenishment order fulfillment. Accounts receivable and payable represent the functions for invoice collection from customer and invoice payment to suppliers. while these are typically acknowledged as accounting functions, there is a significant interaction with supply chain operation since accounts payable is influenced by materials and service acquisition and accounts receivable is influenced by delivery and invoicing of complete orders. financial inventory accounting relates to the tracking of value-added processes through the supply chain value-added processes (e.g., production, inventory control, and packaging) can have a significant influence regarding what can be reported to the treasury (for taxation purposes) and the financial markets (for stock valuation purposes). General ledger relates to the structure of the detailed accounts for monitoring and reporting.