For manufacturing companies, effective and efficient production planning processes are crucial to success. In this book, you will learn the basics of production planning in SAP ERP. Review the details surrounding Material Requirements Planning (MRP II) and the principles of Engineer-to-Order, Make-to-Order, Assemble-to-Order, and Make-to-Stock scenarios. The book is illustrated with numerous SAP screenshots and provides a detailed example of an effective make-to-stock strategy. Identify which master data is involved in the planning processes and how it is structured. Trace material requirements planning and its process flow using detailed examples from the field. Gain an understanding of the importance of production orders for lot-related production and which functions they perform. Finally, learn how to implement capacity sequencing using capacity leveling in SAP ERP. - Compact handbook for discrete production in SAP - Processes in SAP PP explained clearly and understandably - Comprehensive example with numerous screenshots - Master data, resource planning and production orders in context

Step up your SAP PP game! Learn how to configure SAP ERP Production Planning for discrete, process, and repetitive manufacturing and master BOM status definitions, process message characteristics, and master data. Dive into SAP PP workflows and use Process Management, release production orders, and create planning tables. Covering everything from S&OP and MRP to SAP Demand Management and the Early Warning System, this book will help you get your production process to maximum efficiency!

Do you know how to execute procurement processes in standard SAP without any errors? Find out how in this practical guide to the SAP Materials Management (MM) module and the purchasing process in SAP ERP. The author expertly introduces readers to the most frequently used functions in the procurement process, from setting up a purchase requisition to posting the vendor invoice. Walk through a step-by-step example with detailed SAP screenshots of the vendor master data on the purchase requisition to the purchase order. Then builds on this example to explore information on the goods receipt and invoice verification process. Identify opportunities for process optimization. Obtain a list of best practices for consistently maintaining data in SAP. Learn how to use master data, functions, and evaluations to work more productively with SAP MM. The updated second edition includes information on the approval process and credit approval procedures. By using practical examples, tips, and screenshots, the author brings readers up to speed on the fundamentals of SAP MM. - Step-by-step instructions for creating a vendor master record and a purchase requisition - How to convert a purchase requisition to a purchase order - Approval process and credit approval procedure fundamentals - Tips on how to create favorites

Do you want to understand the basic fundamentals of SAP software without having to work through 400 pages or more? Yes? Then this book is for you! The authors concentrate on the essentials and spare you all the details you do not need as a beginner. Using simple, step-by-step examples, walk through the fundamentals of the SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system including navigation, transactions, organizational units, and master data. Instructional videos help you experience the look-and-feel of SAP software without requiring access to an SAP system. This second edition has been enhanced with an overview of the existing SAP product portfolio in addition to SAP ERP. Learn more about the technical side of SAP ERP including industry solutions, ABAP, and enhancement packages (EHP). Get a short introduction to BI, CRM, SRM, SCM, GRC, NetWeaver, SuccessFactors, and HANA. Demystify SAP acronyms and get clarity on the purpose of different SAP products. - Learn how to navigate in SAP ERP - Learn SAP basics including transactions, organizational units, and master data - Watch instructional videos with simple, step-by-step examples - Get an overview of SAP products and new development trends

Are you working with SAP software for the first time, or are you switching from SAP ERP and are confronted with SAP S/4HANA for the first time? Then this quick start guide with its concise overview of the functional scope and a clear introduction to the new SAP Fiori user interface is right for you. Clarify the terms ERP, HANA and S/4HANA, as well as the two licensing options for S/4HANA, on-premise and cloud. You will learn about the essential integrated business processes and how they are mapped in SAP S/4HANA using the Fiori apps. To do this, the authors take you through the modules related to logistics, such as materials management, sales and distribution, and production planning and control, and then demonstrate the integration with financial accounting and controlling. You will learn about the most important functions as well as organizational and master data objects, and by the end of the book you will also know which components are assigned to each module. Finally, using case studies, you will walk step by step through the three most important end-to-end processes in SAP S/4HANA: Order to Cash, Purchase to Pay and Forecast to Fulfill. - Cross-module presentation of business processes - SAP basic terms explained in a simple and understandable way - Introduction to the new user interface SAP Fiori - Includes 4 hours of video material

Dive into SAP Business One! This guide explores the fundamentals of SAP Business One. Walk through the Business One application from top to bottom— including master data such as Business Partners and items for sale, to transactions with business partners, reporting and analysis, and integration with extensions and other systems. Get instructions on how to access and use the chart of accounts, business partner master data, item master data, and user data. Obtain practical guidance on how to navigate including the menu bar, the icon bar, and the main menu. Learn more about key processes for procurement, inventory, production and sales. Find out what the most important reports are including the General Ledger report and the aging report. By using practical examples, video tutorials, tips, and screenshots, the author brings readers quickly up to speed on the fundamentals of SAP Business One. „ - Foundations of SAP Business One „- Tips for navigating the system „- Key processes for procurement, inventory, production and sales „- Reporting guidance and best practices