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 data2) Material Requirements Planning 3) Consumption-based planning4) Materials forecasting5) Purchasing activities6) Quotation requests and contracts7) Subcontracting and third-party use8) Kanban9) Inbound logistics and shipping10) Service procurement11) Inventory management

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.

1.1 ... Materials Management Overview ... 16 1.2 ... Materials Management with SAP ... 19 1.3 ... Materials Management Organizational Structures ... 31 1.4 ... Summary ... 37 2.1 ... 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 3.1 ... 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 4.1 ... 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 5.1 ... 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 6.1 ... Kanban Procedures and Categories ... 327 6.2 ... Master Data ... 330 6.3 ... The Kanban Board and Signals ... 336 6.4 ... Summary ... 337 7.1 ... Investment Buying ... 341 7.2 ... Quantity Optimizing ... 343 7.3 ... Load Building ... 347 7.4 ... Summary ... 358 8.1 ... Processing Requirements ... 360 8.2 ... Service Entry and Acceptance ... 371 8.3 ... Using Outline Agreements for Services ... 377 8.4 ... Summary ... 380 9.1 ... 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 10.1 ... Overview ... 440 10.2 ... Receiving ... 442 10.3 ... Managing Special Stocks ... 451 10.4 ... Transfer Postings ... 456 10.5 ... Summary ... 459 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 A ... Procurement Tables ... 491 B ... Working with Procurement Documents: Quick Reference Guide ... 501