Procurement with SAP MM: Business User Guide
2nd Edition
Published on 28. March 2017
Book
Hardback
533 pages
978-1-4932-1517-1 (ISBN)
Description
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! a.Essential Procurement Tasks Master your procurement activities: defining tasks, creating bids, selecting vendors, creating POs or contracts, and processing invoices and payments. Set up your system to receive your goods quickly and economically, and then manage your inventory once you have it.b.Special Procurement ActivitiesWork with outside-the-box tasks, such as providing vendors with materials from your own plant or another vendor, moving stock between warehouses or company codes, and order optimizing. c.EHP 8, SAP HANA, and more!This edition is updated and expanded to incorporate subcontracting and third-party orders, stock transport functionality, and handling unit management. See how new technologies like SAP S/4HANA and SAP Ariba fit into the SAP MM landscape.
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Matt Chudy | Luis Castedo
Procurement with SAP MM-Practical Guide
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01/2014
1st Edition
SAP PRESS
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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.
Luis Castedo is an independent systems and business consultant with more than 20 years of experience. For the past 15 years, he has been focused on SAP implementations, spanning Sales and Distribution, Materials Management, Inventory Management, Warehouse Management, and Transportation Management.
Content
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
A ... Procurement Tables ... 491
B ... Working with Procurement Documents: Quick Reference Guide ... 501
C ... Additional Resources ... 513
D ... The Authors ... 515
... Index ... 517
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
A ... Procurement Tables ... 491
B ... Working with Procurement Documents: Quick Reference Guide ... 501
C ... Additional Resources ... 513
D ... The Authors ... 515
... Index ... 517