Procurement with SAP MM: Business User Guide

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.

Management at a Glance
Materials Management Overview
Materials Management with SAP
Materials Management Organizational Structures
Summary
Master Data
Importance of Master Data in Procurement
Material Master
Service Master
Business Partners
Vendor Hierarchies
Source Lists
Quota Arrangement
Purchasing Info Records
Pricing
Taxes
Other Master Data
Summary
Planning and Forecasting
Material Requirements Planning Procedures
Master Data in Planning
Forecasting
Sales and Operations Planning and Flexible Planning
Planning Execution
Evaluation and Analysis
Summary
Purchasing from Third Parties
Requests for Quotation (RFQs)
Outline Agreements
Purchase Requisitions
Purchase Orders
Subcontracting
Third-Party Orders
Release Strategies
Return Materials to Vendor
Vendor Evaluation
Reporting
Summary
Intracompany and Cross-Company Procurement
Classic Stock Transport Order Process
Classic Cross-Company Code Stock Transport Order
Stock Transport Orders with Stock In-Transit
Summary
Kanban
Kanban Procedures and Categories
Master Data
The Kanban Board and Signals
Summary
Order Optimizing
Investment Buying
Quantity Optimizing
Load Building
Summary
Procurement of Services
Processing Requirements
Service Entry and Acceptance
Using Outline Agreements for Services
Summary
Inbound Logistics
Confirmation Controls
Order Acknowledgements
Rough Goods Receipts
Inbound Delivery: Shipping Notification
Inbound Shipments
Shipment Cost Document
Summary
Inventory Management
Overview
Receiving
Managing Special Stocks
Transfer Postings
Summary
Logistics Invoice Verification
Invoice Processing
Automatic Settlement
Processing Subsequent Debits and Credits
Cancelling an Invoice Document
Summary
Appendices
Procurement Tables
Working with Procurement Documents: Quick Reference Guide
Additional Resources
The Authors
Index