Efficient E-Procurement with SAP

1 ... Introduction ... 9
... 1.1 ... Structure of the Book ... 9
... 1.2 ... Target Audience ... 10

2 ... Basic Principles of Procurement ... 13

3 ... Factors that Influence the Procurement Organization ... 17
... 3.1 ... Procurement Range ... 17
... 3.2 ... Procurement Organization ... 22
... 3.3 ... Corporate Governance ... 32

4 ... Implementing Procurement Processing in SAP ERP .... 35
... 4.1 ... The Different Procurement Types ... 35
... 4.2 Procurement Without Logistical Processing ... 37
... 4.3 Procurement with Logistical Processing ... 46

5 ... Implementing Procurement Processing in SAP SRM ... 69
... 5.1 ... Goals of E-Procurement ... 69
... 5.2 ... Goods Catalog ... 70
... 5.3 ... Integration ... 82
... 5.4 ... Strategic Procurement Management ... 100
... 5.5 ... Operational Procurement Processing ... 105
... 5.6 ... Prerequisites for Procurement Processing with SAP SRM ... 119

6 ... Reporting for Procurement Controlling ... 121
... 6.1 ... Objectives of Procurement Controlling ... 121
... 6.2 ... Report Types ... 123
... 6.3 ... Standard Reporting ... 125
... 6.4 ... Individual Reporting ... 134
... 6.5 ... SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence ... 144

7 ... Summary and Outlook ... 151

Appendices ... 155

A ... Processes ... 157
B ... Transactions ... 169
C ... List of Abbreviations ... 191
D ... Authors ... 193
Index ... 195