SAP MM Materials Management (beginner to expert) (Udemy.com)

A warm welcome to the SAP MM course by Uplatz.

SAP MM (Materials Management) is a module of the SAP ERP software package from SAP AG that is used for Procurement Handling and Inventory Management.

SAP Materials management covers all tasks within the supply chain, including consumption-based planning, planning, vendor evaluation and invoice verification. It also includes inventory and warehouse management to manage stock until usage dictates the cycle should begin again. Concepts such as Electronic Kanban / Just-in-Time delivery are supported within MM.

Materials management is integrated with other modules such as SAP SD, SAP PP and SAP QM. SAP MM is used for procurement and inventory management. The module has two important master data – material and vendor. Broadly, the various levels that can be defined for a SAP MM (Material management) implementation are: Client, Company Code, Plant, Storage Location and Purchase Organization.

SAP MM can be divided into five major components. These are: materials management, plant maintenance, quality management, production planning and control, and a project management system. Each is divided into number of sub-components.

SAP MM (Material management) is all about managing the materials i.e the resources of an organization. These resources include man, manpower and materials. The main functionality within MM (Material management) includes purchasing, Inventory management, valuation and assignment, batch management and classification. In simple words, SAP Material Management is a fundamental module of the SAP ERP (Enterprise Resource Management) system that manages the complete material supply chain and inventory management processes of an organization.

SAP MM is essentially an element of Logistics. It is counted as one of the most important modules when talking about SAP ERP software. The MM application module allows the user to manage and procure the data in a very organized manner. SAP MM module has plenty of aspects such as receiving and purchasing goods, material storage, inventory and most importantly planning based on consumption.

SAP MM is the key area within Logistics in SAP. It is very important component of Logistics because it is tightly integrated with all of other components of SAP Logistics. MM contains of the following components:

• MM-PUR : Purchasing

• MM-IM : Inventory Management

• MM-CBP : Consumption based Planning

• MM-IV : Invoice Verification

• MM-EDI : Electronic Data Inter-exchange

• MM-IS : Information System

  
  

This SAP Material Management (MM) course by Uplatz enables you to understand the end to end process of Supply Chain Management which helps the organization to optimize the inventory and effectively execute the procurement process. This course deals with the process of direct procurement to material requirement planning and from purchasing to pricing.

The SAP MM training provides you insight into various procurement and goods movement processes in an organization that aims in optimizing, increasing productivity and reducing cost while providing flexibility to accommodate changes.

This SAP MM training will help you gain complete knowledge on several components and sub-components of SAP Material Management, including Master Data, Purchasing, consumption-based planning, and Inventory. Our SAP MM course materials are designed in simple modules by industry experts for easy understanding and help you sail through the exam in the first attempt itself.

Course Objectives

SAP MM Module online training will train the student in all the aspects of SAP MM Module. By the end of the training program, one will be thorough will all the characteristics of the software. These comprise of:

• Source Determination

• Requirements Determination

• Correct selection of vendor

• PO Processing

• Follow up of PO

• Purchasing and receiving of goods along with efficient inventory management.

• And finally verification of Invoice

SAP MM - Course Curriculum

Introduction to ERP & SAP

• ERP Packages

• Introduction to SAP

• Functions and Objectives of MM

• SAP Logistics Cycle SD/MM/PP

• MM Flow And Procurement Types

SAP Navigation

Organizational structure of an Enterprise in the SAP R/3 System

• Company, Company code, Controlling Area, Plant, Storage Location, Purchase Organization, Purchasing group

• Controlling Settings (Cost Center and Cost Element Etc…)

Master Data

• Material Master

• Vendor Master

• Purchase Info Record

Source Determination

• Source List

• Quota Arrangement

Purchasing

• Purchase Requisition

• Purchase Order

• Request For Quotation (RFQ)

Outline Agreement

• Contracts

• Schedule Agreement

Document Types for Purchasing Documents

• Define Document Type

• Define Number Ranges for Document Types

• Define Screen Layout At Document Level

Release Procedure for Purchasing Documents

• Purchase Requisition, Purchase Order, Request For Quotation (RFQ), Outline Agreement- Contracts, Schedule Agreement

Pricing Procedure

• Maintain Condition Table

• Define Access Sequence

• Define Condition Types

• Define Calculation Schema

• Define Schema Group

1. Schema Group Vendor

2. Schema Group for Purchasing Organization

3. Assignment of Schema Group to Purchasing Organization

• Define Schema Determination

1. Determine Calculation Schema for Standard Purchase Orders

External Service Management

• Service Master Creation

• Model Service Specifications – MSS

• Service PO

• Service Entry Sheet

Optimized Purchasing

• Automatic PO w ref to PR

• Automatic PO at GR

Inventory Management

• Movement types

• Goods Receipt

• Goods Issue

• Transfer Postings

1. Transfer Posting from Stock to Stock

2. Transfer Posting from Plant to Plant

3. Transfer Posting from Sloc to Sloc