Procurement with SAP MM: Business User Guide - Luis Castedo

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Résumé :
1 ... Management at a Glance ... 15

1.1 ... Materials Management Overview ... 16

1.2 ... Materials Management with SAP ... 19

1.3 ... Materials Management Organizational Structures ... 31

1.4 ... Summary ... 37

2 ... Master Data ... 39

2.1 ... Importance of Master Data in Procurement ... 39

2.2 ... Material Master ... 40

2.3 ... Service Master ... 49

2.4 ... Business Partners ... 55

2.5 ... Vendor Hierarchies ... 69

2.6 ... Source Lists ... 71

2.7 ... Quota Arrangement ... 74

2.8 ... Purchasing Info Records ... 79

2.9 ... Pricing ... 85

2.10 ... Taxes ... 91

2.11 ... Other Master Data ... 99

2.12 ... Summary ... 101

3 ... Planning and Forecasting ... 103

3.1 ... Material Requirements Planning Procedures ... 104

3.2 ... Master Data in Planning ... 111

3.3 ... Forecasting ... 122

3.4 ... Sales and Operations Planning and Flexible Planning ... 135

3.5 ... Planning Execution ... 143

3.6 ... Evaluation and Analysis ... 147

3.7 ... Summary ... 150

4 ... Purchasing from Third Parties ... 151

4.1 ... Requests for Quotation (RFQs) ... 152

4.2 ... Outline Agreements ... 159

4.3 ... Purchase Requisitions ... 178

4.4 ... Purchase Orders ... 182

4.5 ... Subcontracting ... 193

4.6 ... Third-Party Orders ... 209

4.7 ... Release Strategies ... 212

4.8 ... Return Materials to Vendor ... 221

4.9 ... Vendor Evaluation ... 226

4.10 ... Reporting ... 237

4.11 ... Summary ... 251

5 ... Intracompany and Cross-Company Procurement ... 253

5.1 ... Classic Stock Transport Order Process ... 253

5.2 ... Classic Cross-Company Code Stock Transport Order ... 281

5.3 ... Stock Transport Orders with Stock In-Transit ... 294

5.4 ... Summary ... 325

6 ... Kanban ... 327

6.1 ... Kanban Procedures and Categories ... 327

6.2 ... Master Data ... 330

6.3 ... The Kanban Board and Signals ... 336

6.4 ... Summary ... 337

7 ... Order Optimizing ... 339

7.1 ... Investment Buying ... 341

7.2 ... Quantity Optimizing ... 343

7.3 ... Load Building ... 347

7.4 ... Summary ... 358

8 ... Procurement of Services ... 359

8.1 ... Processing Requirements ... 360

8.2 ... Service Entry and Acceptance ... 371

8.3 ... Using Outline Agreements for Services ... 377

8.4 ... Summary ... 380

9 ... Inbound Logistics ... 383

9.1 ... Confirmation Controls ... 384

9.2 ... Order Acknowledgements ... 388

9.3 ... Rough Goods Receipts ... 392

9.4 ... Inbound Delivery: Shipping Notification ... 395

9.5 ... Inbound Shipments ... 419

9.6 ... Shipment Cost Document ... 432

9.7 ... Summary ... 438

10 ... Inventory Management ... 439

10.1 ... Overview ... 440

10.2 ... Receiving ... 442

10.3 ... Managing Special Stocks ... 451

10.4 ... Transfer Postings ... 456

10.5 ... Summary ... 459

11 ... Logistics Invoice Verification ... 461

11.1 ... Invoice Processing ... 462

11.2 ... Automatic Settlement ... 477

11.3 ... Processing Subsequent Debits and Credits ... 483

11.4 ... Cancelling an Invoice Document ... 485

11.5 ... Summary ... 486

... Appendices ... 489

Biographie:
Matt Chudy is an independent SAP Logistics consulting lead. He has more than 13 years of experience in Sales and Distribution, Materials Management, and other logistics applications, spanning project administration, design, gap analysis, testing, implementation, and support and training....

Sommaire:

Obtain. Acquire. Procure. Get everything you need with this go-to guide to procurement with SAP Materials Management (SAP MM)! Dive into the key functions and system transactions you'll need for your everyday job, from creating POs or contracts to processing invoices and payments. Discover how to avoid problems and system issues, and explore advanced functions and concepts. Streamline your procurement activities with fewer steps, greater ease, and less effort than ever before!

Highlights include:
1) Master data
2) Material Requirements Planning
3) Consumption-based planning
4) Materials forecasting
5) Purchasing activities
6) Quotation requests and contracts
7) Subcontracting and third-party use
8) Kanban
9) Inbound logistics and shipping
10) Service procurement
11) Inventory management