Materials Management with SAP ERP: Functionality and Technical Configuration (SAP MM) (4th Edition) (SAP PRESS)

Get the most out of your Materials Management implementation with this updated, comprehensive guide to configuration and functionality. Whether you work with SAP MM or with peripheral SAP applications, you'll learn the ins and outs of materials management in SAP ERP, 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 SAP 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

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.

* 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

Martin Murray was a respected Logistics consultant and worked with IBM for more than 15 years. He joined the computer industry upon his graduation from Middlesex University in 1986. In 1991, he began working with SAP R/2 in the materials management are for a London-based multinational beverage company, and in 1994 he moved to the United States to work as an SAP R/3 consultant.

Jawad Akhtar works as the SAP Leader for Business Sales and Delivery at IBM Pakistan. He earned a chemical engineering degree from Missouri University of Science and Technology (USA) in 1996. He has more than 18 years of professional experience and has completed several large-scale SAP implementations and rollout lifecycles. He has led large teams in his roles as an SAP integration manager and SAP project manager, and has also been proactively involved in business development and solution architect roles. He is the technical adviser to SAPexperts and is a prolific contributor to SearchSAP, where he shares his views on logistics, supply chain management (SCM), product lifecycle management (PLM), and project management.