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!Materials Management FunctionalityLearn to use MM for essential tasks like requesting quotations, purchase orders, and inventory management and for more advanced tasks like forecasting, using classification systems, and handling special procurement types.Business Scenarios and ExamplesConfigure settings for critical processes, and explore master data for materials and vendors.Cloud Migration and SAP S/4HANAExpand your understanding of MM processes with expert advice, real-world examples, and sample business scenarios.Highlights:Materials master dataVendor master dataPurchasing information dataBatch managementExternal Services ManagementMaterial requirements planning (MRP)Inventory managementGoods issue/goods receipt (GI/GR)Material LedgerBalance sheet valuationInvoice verificationDocument management

((4th Edition, Updated and Revised))

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Jawad Akhtar is an SAP logistics and supply chain management expert with a focus on business sales and delivery. He earned his chemical engineering degree from Missouri University of Science and Technology in the United States. He has 20 years of professional experience, 14 of which have been spent working with SAP systems. He has experience working on several large-scale, end-to-end SAP project implementation lifecycles, including rollouts. He works with SAP clients to help them identify root causes of business issues and address those with the appropriate SAP products and change management strategies. He now focuses on next-generation SAP products such as SAP S/4HANA, SAP IBP, SAP Ariba, and SAP Hybris. Akhtar is also a technical advisor to SAPexperts, an ASUG speaker, and a contributor to SearchSAP, where his "Ask the Expert" column shares real-life lessons and best practices gleaned from SAP implementations, ways to avoid common project pitfalls, and features of various SAP products that solve key business issues.

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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

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