The Source-to-Pay cycle is a term describing the collection of processes a company has implemented between placing a purchase order or similar means of communicating the purchase of goods or services and the payment for these goods or services. The span of processes involved depends on the supply chain configuration and process strategy, but is typically limited to S processes*:
Similarly, there is a Source-to-Pay cycle for Returns, Reverse Logistics, and Circular business models:
* The processes listed are incomplete as the final step in the Source-to-Pay cycle is the actual disbursement of funds. This process is a Financial (Treasury) process outside of the scope of Source.
Alternative names include: Purchase-to-Pay, Procure-to-Pay.
See also: Forecast-to-Plan, Source-to-Pay, Plan-to-Produce, Plan-to-Move, Inquiry-to-Order, Order-to-Cash, Record-to-Report, Acquire-to-Retire, Risk-to-Assurance and Hire-to-Separation Make-to-Stock Make-to-Order Engineer-to-Order
| ID | Name | Level | x |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | Source | 1 | S |
| S0 | Strategic Sourcing | 2 | S0 |
| S1 | Source-to-Replenish | 2 | S1 |
| S101 | Create Schedule | 3 | S101 |
| S102 | Receive | 3 | S102 |
| S10201 | Schedule Appointment | 4 | S10201 |
| S10202 | Check-In | 4 | S10202 |
| S10203 | Queue Activities | 4 | S10203 |
| S10204 | Inspect Vehicle | 4 | S10204 |
| S10205 | Weigh-In | 4 | S10205 |
| S103 | Unload | 3 | S103 |
| S104 | Inspect | 3 | S104 |
| S105 | Put Away | 3 | S105 |
| S106 | Transfer | 3 | S106 |
| S107 | Approve Payment | 3 | S107 |
| S2 | Source-to-Order | 2 | S2 |
| S201 | Create Order | 3 | S201 |
| S202 | Create Schedule | 3 | S202 |
| S203 | Receive | 3 | S203 |
| S204 | Unload | 3 | S204 |
| S205 | Inspect | 3 | S205 |
| S206 | Put Away | 3 | S206 |
| S207 | Transfer | 3 | S207 |
| S208 | Approve Payment | 3 | S208 |
| S3 | Source-to-Engineering-Order | 2 | S3 |
| S303 | Create Order | 3 | S303 |
| S304 | Receive | 3 | S304 |
| S305 | Unload | 3 | S305 |
| S306 | Inspect | 3 | S306 |
| S307 | Put Away | 3 | S307 |
| S308 | Transfer | 3 | S308 |
| S309 | Approve Payment | 3 | S309 |
| S4 | Source Returns | 2 | S4 |
| S402 | Create Return Authorization | 3 | S402 |
| S403 | Receive | 3 | S403 |
| S404 | Unload | 3 | S404 |
| S405 | Inspect, Examine | 3 | S405 |
| S406 | Put Away | 3 | S406 |
| S407 | Transfer | 3 | S407 |
| S408 | Settle Return | 3 | S408 |
| ID | Name | Clear | x |
|---|---|---|---|
| CE | Circular Economics | CE | |
| ETO | Engineer-to-Order | ETO | |
| MTO | Make-to-Order | MTO | |
| MTS | Make-to-Stock | MTS | |
| RL | Reverse Logistics | RL |