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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 data
2) Material Requirements Planning
3) Consumption-based planning
4) Materials forecasting
5) Purchasing activities
6) Quotation requests and contracts
7) Subcontracting and third-party use
8) Kanban
9) Inbound logistics and shipping
10) Service procurement
11) Inventory management
About the author
Matt Chudy is an SAP Logistics Consulting Lead at Tyson. He has over 12 years of experience in SD, MM, and Logistics, spanning project administration, design, gap-analysis, testing, implementation, and supporting and training. He has been a strong team leader, and covered several SAP project life cycles. His specialties include Logistics Execution System, Transportation Management, Sales and Distribution, Inventory and Warehouse Management, Materials Management, and Production Planning. He currently lives in the greater Chicago area.
Luis Castedo is an independent systems and business consultant with over 20 years of experience. For the last 13 years, he has been focused on SAP implementations. He has experience working with Fortune 500 companies and on multi-site projects. He is a certified SAP MM consultant, and his specialties include sales and distribution, materials management, inventory and warehouse management, shipping, transportation, and upgrades. He currently lives in the Mexico City area.
Summary
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.
