Materials Management with SAP ERP: Functionality and Technical Configuration

by Jawad Akhtar (Co-Author), Martin Murray (Co-Author)

Get the most out of your Materials Management implementation with this updated, comprehensive guide to configuration and functionality. You'll learn the ins and outs of Materials Management in SAP, from goods receipt and invoice verification to early warning systems and special procurement types. Dive into master data and other configuration tasks to ensure your MM system is optimized for your logistics needs!

* Configure MM to reflect your unique logistics requirements
* Maintain critical materials data: materials, customer, and vendor records
* Master functionalities like batch management, inventory management, purchasing, and quotation management


In this book, you'll learn about:

Materials Management Functionality
Learn to use MM for essential tasks like requesting quotations, purchase orders, and inventory management and for more advanced tasks like forecasting, using classification systems, and handling special procurement types.
Materials Management Configuration
Configure settings for critical processes, and explore master data for materials and vendors.
Business Scenarios and Examples
Expand your understanding of MM processes with expert advice, real-world examples, and sample business scenarios.

Highlights include:

Materials master data
Vendor master data
Purchasing information data
Batch management
External Services Management
Material requirements planning (MRP)
Inventory management
Goods issue/goods receipt (GI/GR)
Material Ledger
Balance sheet valuation
Invoice verification
Document management

738 pages, Hardcover

Published February 25, 2016

About the author

Jawad Akhtar earned his Chemical Engineering degree from Missouri University of Science & Technology, USA. He has 17 years of professional experience, of which 10 years is in SAP. He has completed eight end-to-end SAP project implementation lifecycles in the areas of PP, QM, MM, PM and DMS in Steel, Automobile, Chemicals, Fertilizer, FMCG, and Building Products Industries. He has also worked as an SAP Integration Manager, as well as SAP Project Manager, and been proactively involved in a business development and solution architect role for seven years. His profile on LinkedIn is at http://pk.linkedin.com/in/jawadakhtar. You may reach Jawad via email at jawad.akhtar@live.com or follow him on Twitter @jawadahl. Currently, he is associated with AbacusConsulting as Head of SAP Delivery.