Materials Management with SAP ERP: Functionality and Technical Configuration

Get the most out of your Materials Management implementation with this updated, comprehensive guide to configuration and functionality. You'll learn the ins and outs of Materials Management in SAP, from goods receipt and invoice verification to early warning systems and special procurement types. Dive into master data and other configuration tasks to ensure your MM system is optimized for your logistics needs!Highlights include:-Materials master data-Vendor master data-Purchasing information data-Batch management-External Services Management-Material requirements planning (MRP)-Inventory management-Goods issue/goods receipt (GI/GR)-Material Ledger-Balance sheet valuation-Invoice verification-Document management Highlights: Materials master data Vendor master data Purchasing information data Batch management External Services Management Material requirements planning (MRP) Inventory management Goods issue/goods receipt (GI/GR) Material Ledger Balance sheet valuation Invoice verification Document management

((4th Edition, Updated and Revised))

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Jawad Akhtar works as the SAP Leader for Business Sales and Delivery at IBM Pakistan. He earned a chemical engineering degree from Missouri University of Science and Technology (USA) in 1996. He has more than 18 years of professional experience and has completed several large-scale SAP implementations and rollout lifecycles. He has led large teams in his roles as an SAP integration manager and SAP project manager, and has also been proactively involved in business development and solution architect roles. He is the technical advisor to SAPexperts and is a prolific contributor to SearchSAP, where he shares his views on logistics, supply chain management (SCM), product lifecycle management (PLM), and project management. You can view his profile on LinkedIn at http://pk.linkedin.com/in/jawadakhtar. You can also contact Jawad via email at jawad.akhtar@live.com or Twitter @jawadahl.

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... Acknowledgments ... 29

... Preface ... 31

1 ... Materials Management Overview ... 37

1.1 ... Materials Management as a Part of SAP ERP ... 37

1.2 ... Materials Management as Part of Logistics ... 39

1.3 ... Materials Management Integration ... 41

1.4 ... Summary ... 43

2 ... Materials Management Organizational Structure ... 45

2.1 ... Client Structure ... 45

2.2 ... Company Code ... 49

2.3 ... Plants ... 51

2.4 ... Storage Locations ... 55

2.5 ... Warehouse and Storage Types ... 58

2.6 ... Purchasing Organization ... 60

2.8 ... Summary ... 67

3 ... Master Data in Materials Management ... 69

3.1 ... Material Master ... 69

3.2 ... Vendor Master ... 75

3.3 ... Purchasing Information Data ... 80

3.4 ... Batch Management Data ... 83

3.5 ... Serial Number Data ... 86

3.6 ... Business Examples: Master Data in Materials Management ... 89

3.7 ... Summary ... 93

4 ... Material Master Data: Part 1 ... 95

4.1 ... Industry Sector ... 96

4.2 ... Material Type ... 96

4.3 ... Basic Data ... 103

4.4 ... Classification Data ... 114

4.5 ... Purchasing Data ... 116

4.6 ... Forecasting Data ... 128

4.7 ... Work Scheduling Data ... 133

4.8 ... Sales Organizational Data ... 138

4.9 ... Sales General Data ... 144

4.10 ... Business Examples: Material Master Data ... 147

4.11 ... Summary ... 151

5 ... Material Master Data: Part 2 ... 153

5.1 ... Production Resources/Tools (PRT) Data ... 153

5.2 ... Plant Data/Storage Location ... 156

5.3 ... Warehouse Management Data ... 162

5.4 ... Quality Management Data ... 168

5.5 ... Material Requirements Planning Data ... 172

5.6 ... Accounting Data ... 191

5.7 ... Costing Data ... 197

5.8 ... Business Examples: Material Master Data ... 201

5.9 ... Summary ... 205

6 ... Vendor Master Data ... 207

6.1 ... General Data ... 207

6.2 ... Accounting Information ... 218

6.3 ... Purchasing Data ... 229

6.4 ... Business Examples: Vendor Master Data ... 239

6.5 ... Summary ... 241

7 ... Purchasing Information Data ... 243

7.1 ... Purchasing General Data ... 243

7.2 ... Purchasing Organization Data ... 247

7.3 ... Business Examples: Purchasing Information Data ... 255

7.4 ... Summary ... 256

8 ... Batch Management Data ... 259

8.1 ... Batch Management Overview ... 259

8.2 ... Batch Master Record ... 262

8.3 ... Batch Determination ... 270

8.4 ... Batch Information Cockpit ... 274

8.5 ... Business Examples: Batch Management Data ... 278

8.6 ... Summary ... 280

9 ... Material Master Record ... 281

9.1 ... Creating a Material Master Record ... 281

9.2 ... Changing a Material Master Record ... 282

9.3 ... Material Master Deletion ... 286

9.4 ... Loading Material Master Records ... 290

9.5 ... Production Versions ... 292

9.6 ... Revision Levels ... 296

9.7 ... Business Examples: Material Master Record ... 297

9.8 ... Summary ... 300

10 ... Vendor Master Record ... 301

10.1 ... Creating the Vendor Master Record ... 301

10.2 ... Changing the Vendor Master Record ... 305

10.3 ... Deleting Vendor Master Record ... 308

10.4 ... Display Vendor Master Record ... 310

10.5 ... Blocking Vendors ... 312

10.6 ... One-Time Vendor ... 313

10.7 ... Vendor Subrange Functionality ... 314

10.8 ... Business Examples: Vendor Master ... 315

10.9 ... Summary ... 318

11 ... Purchasing Overview ... 319

11.1 ... Purchase Requisition ... 319

11.2 ... Request for Quotation ... 320

11.3 ... Quotation ... 322

11.4 ... Purchase Order ... 323

11.5 ... Source List and Source Determination ... 324

11.6 ... Conditions in Purchasing ... 330

11.7 ... Vendor Evaluation ... 333

11.8 ... Quota Arrangement ... 340

11.9 ... Business Examples: Purchasing ... 341

11.10 ... Summary ... 344

12 ... Purchase Requisition ... 345

12.1 ... Indirectly Created Requisition ... 345

12.2 ... Directly Created Requisition ... 347

12.3 ... Processing a Purchase Requisition ... 354

12.4 ... Business Examples: Purchase Requisitions ... 359

12.5 ... Summary ... 361

13 ... Request for Quotation ... 363

13.1 ... Creating a Request for Quotation ... 363

13.2 ... Changing a Request for Quotation ... 372

13.3 ... Releasing a Request for Quotation ... 374

13.4 ... Issuing a Request for Quotation to a Vendor ... 376

13.5 ... Business Examples: Request for Quotation ... 377

13.6 ... Summary ... 379

14 ... Quotation ... 381

14.1 ... Entering a Quotation ... 381

14.2 ... Comparing Quotations ... 383

14.3 ... Rejecting Quotations ... 387

14.4 ... Business Examples: Quotations ... 389

14.5 ... Summary ... 390

15 ... Purchase Order ... 391

15.1 ... Create a Purchase Order ... 391

15.2 ... Maintaining a Purchase Order ... 395

15.3 ... Blocking and Canceling a Purchase Order ... 395

15.4 ... Account Assignment in a Purchase Order ... 397

15.5 ... Outline Purchase Agreement ... 401

15.6 ... Scheduling Agreement ... 401

15.7 ... Contracts ... 405

15.8 ... Vendor Confirmation ... 409

15.9 ... Messages and Outputs ... 414

15.10 ... Pricing Procedures ... 417

15.11 ... Reporting ... 424

15.12 ... Release Procedures ... 425

15.13 ... Business Examples: Purchase Orders ... 429

15.14 ... Summary ... 432

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