Customizing Materials Management Processes in SAP ERP

Akash Agrawal (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

556 Seiten

2012 | Second Edition
SAP Press (Verlag)
978-1-59229-415-2 (ISBN)

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Are you tired of being constantly bogged down by overly technical information? This book provides exactly what functional consultants are looking for: information on how to connect Materials Management (MM) in SAP with industry best-business processes and practices. Get the big picture you need! 1. MM: When, Why, and How: Understand when and why to use each MM functionality to suit your specific business processes, and then learn how to accomplish the specific task with process steps. 2. Configure and Customize: Learn the basics of how to set up organizational structures and other MM elements, enhance master data, and then tweak the system based on different business requirements. 3. Detailed Diagrams and Screenshots: Visualize MM organizational structures and processes with practical diagrams, then understand how to configure and customize the system with the help of screenshots. 4. Business Scenarios: Benefit from detailed examples to understand how you best use MM to support specific business processes. 5. Updated Edition: Find new information on subcontract procurement, outline agreements, materials requirements planning (MRP), new enhancements in MM, and more, all updated for enhancement pack 5. Highlights:

Organizational Structure
Master Data
Procurement Processes
Inventory Management Processes
Invoice Verification
Inventory Valuations
Material Classification
Batch Management
Materials Requirement Planning

Akash Agrawal has more than 15 years of experience in SAP Supply Chain Management in the continuous process chemical, batch process, discrete manufacturing (telecom & media), utilities, and banking and retail industries. He's worked extensively on SAP system support, rollouts, and upgrade and implementation projects and has managed large global SAP projects in both the United States and Europe. His experience includes working with SAP 4.0B, SAP 4.6C, SAP 4.7 Enterprise Edition, SAP ECC 5.0, SAP ECC 6.0, SAP SRM 5.0, SAP IS Utilities, and other SAP ERP products.Akash is a frequent lecturer and visiting faculty member in some of the world's top business schools, and he speaks on the topics of SCM, ERP, and Production & Operations Management. Akash has received many awards such as the best SAP Architect Award from IBM and the best Quality and Delivery Award. He is an engineer and has an MBA from a premier educational institution.

Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Overview of SAP ERP
Overview of Materials Management
SAP System Environment: Development, Quality, and Production Clients
SAP Enhancement Packages
SAP Add-Ons and SAP Preconfigured Systems
Summary
The SAP Organizational Structure
Introduction to Organizational Structures
Business Scenarios and Organizational Structure
Setting Up Organizational Structures in an SAP System
Summary
Master Data
Vendor Master Records
Material Master Records
Purchasing Info Records
Source List
Quota Arrangement
Catalogs in SAP ERP
Summary
Procurement Processes
Item Category
Procure to Pay
Direct Material Procurement
Indirect Material Procurement
Blanket Purchase Orders for Consumable Materials
Service Procurement
Consignment Procurement
Subcontract Procurement
Third-Party Procurement
Outline Agreements
Stock Transfer
Intercompany Purchases
Summary
Inventory Management Processes
Movement Types
Unit of Measurement for Goods Movement
Inbound and Outbound Processes
Stock Types in Inventory Management
Physical Inventory Management Processes
Vendor Return Process
Cancellation of Material Document
Summary
Invoice Verification
Basics of Invoice Verification
PO-Based Invoice Verification
GR-Based Invoice Verification
Invoices for Account-Assigned Purchase Orders
Invoices for Blanket Purchase Orders
Evaluated Receipt Settlements
Invoicing Plans
Subsequent Debit/Credit
Credit Memos and Reversals
Invoice Verification in Background Processing
Invoice Reductions
Invoices with Variances
Taxes in Invoice Verification
Discounts in Invoice Verification
Invoice Blocking
GR/IR Account Maintenance
Duplicate Invoice Check
Invoices for POs with Down Payments
Invoices for POs with Retention Money
Summary
Inventory Valuation
Financial Accounting and Controlling Overview
Valuation Area
Valuation Methods: Moving Average Price and Standard Price
Material Price Changes
Split Valuation
Summary
Key Configurations in Materials Management in SAP
Release Strategy
Pricing Procedure
Automatic Account Determination
Document Type
Version Management
Message Determination
Serial Numbers in Purchasing
Public Templates in Purchase Orders and Requisitions
Blocking and Unblocking Purchase Orders
Summary
Material Classification
Introduction to Material Classification
Key Terms of the Classification System
Configuration Steps
Summary
Batch Management
Master Data in Batch Management
Process Steps
Configuration Steps
Summary
Material Requirements Planning
Introduction to MRP
Planning Procedures in MRP
Prerequisites
Planning Levels (MRP Areas)
Planning Procedures in Consumption-Based Planning
Planning Run
Planning Evaluations
Summary
Enhancements in Materials Management
System Architecture
Introduction to Development Objects
Reports
Interface
Conversion
Enhancements
Forms
Workflow
Summary
Conclusion
Appendices
Important Transaction Codes
Important Tables
BAdIs
The Author
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	25.6.2012
Reihe/Serie	SAP PRESS Englisch
Verlagsort	Maryland
Sprache	englisch
Maße	175 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Netzwerke
	Informatik ► Weitere Themen ► SAP
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Logistik / Produktion
Schlagworte	Batch Management • Inventory Management Processes • Inventory Valuations • Invoice Verification • Master Data • Material Classification • Materials Requirement Planning • Organizational Structure • Procurement Processes • SAP ERP
ISBN-10	1-59229-415-4 / 1592294154
ISBN-13	978-1-59229-415-2 / 9781592294152
Zustand	Neuware