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processing is then performed at both the legal entity and business unit (profit-centre group) level. This information is used to generate consolidated financial statements and internal reports for management. The information is also used to create external reports for statutory requirements and as the foundation for further drill-down for business analysis.

Financial actuals are extracted automatically, on a daily basis, primarily from mySAP Financials Controlling (SAP CO). These actual results are then used to assist in the generation of monthly forecasts.

This enables Coca-Cola to generate financial reports for financial planners and division and regional financial managers at the profit-centre level. The information is also used to generate monthly forecasts on sales, cost of sales, operating expenses, and profitability. The forecast data is then summarised and passed to SEM-BCS for consolidation. This enables Coca-Cola to generate consolidated forecast results and comparisons...