Balance the art and science of materials planning Learn how to use SAP ERP to calculate what, when, and how many items are required for production with this comprehensive guide. From portfolio management and policy setting to exception monitoring and inventory optimization, you'll see the complete manufacturing picture that materials planning paints. Once implemented, evaluate your materials planning to make improvements, and move your materials planning from routine to strategic Highlights include: Supply chain management Portfolio management Automatic and periodic policies Exception monitoring Inventory optimization SAP ERP Inefficiencies Key performance indicators Value streams

Ensure an efficient and orderly Warehouse Management implementation with this comprehensive guide to SAP WM in SAP ERP Learn to customize and use critical functionalities, like goods receipt and goods issue, as well as advanced technologies such as RFID, EDI, and mobile data entry. Covering everything from stock management to picking strategies, you'll master SAP WM. This new edition includes ITSmobile, connections with SAP ERP PP and QM, the warehouse activity monitor, and more. SAP WM Processes Grasp the essentials of warehouse management, including goods receipt, goods issue, replenishment, and putaway. Then master advanced topics such as hazardous materials management, cross-docking, and value-added services. SAP WM Configuration Understand the configuration details necessary to optimize your SAP WM implementation, from storage bins to yard management. Real World Scenarios Explore concrete business cases and examples to help you put expert tips into practice in your own warehouse. Highlights: -Stock management -Goods receipt and goods issue -Replenishment -Picking strategies -Putaway strategies -Inventory management -Yard management -Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) -Radio frequency identification (RFID) -ITSmobile

Optimize your production output and reduce costs with material requirements planning in SAP S/4HANA! Use step-by-step instructions to set up your system, from configuring master data to maintaining MRP groups. Run MRP--both classic and MRP Live--and then evaluate your results using the MRP cockpit. With information on time-dependent stock levels, handover purchase requisitions, and other new and improved functionality, this fully updated second edition has everything you need to master MRP! Highlights include: 1) Classic MRP 2) MRP Live 3) Master data 4) MRP runs 5) MRP evaluations 6) Planned orders 7) Demand management 8) Demand-driven MRP (DDMRP) 9) Long-term planning 10) Predictive material and resource planning (pMRP) 11) Administration

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!

Materials management has transitioned to SAP S/4HANA--let us help you do the same! Whether your focus is on materials planning, procurement, or inventory, this guide will teach you to configure and manage your critical processes in SAP S/4HANA. Start by creating your organizational structure and defining business partners and material master data. Then get step-by-step instructions for defining the processes you need, from creating purchase orders and receiving goods to running MRP and using batch management. The new MM is here! Material master data Business partner master data Batch management Purchasing Quotation management Material requirements planning (MRP) Inventory management Goods issue/goods receipt (GI/GR) Invoicing Valuation Document management Reporting

Although tens of thousands of global users have implemented Systems, Applications, and Products (SAP) for enterprise data processing for decades, there has been a need for a dependable reference on the subject, particularly for SAP materials management (SAP MM). Filling this need, The SAP Materials Management Handbook provides a complete understanding of how to best configure and implement the SAP MM module across various types of projects. It uses system screenshots of real-time SAP environments to illustrate the complete flow of business transactions involved with SAP MM. Supplying detailed explanations of the steps involved, it presents case studies from actual projects that demonstrate how to convert theory into powerful SAP MM solutions. Includes tips on the customization required for procurement of materials and inventory management Covers the range of business scenarios related to SAP MM, including the subcontracting cycle and consignment cycle Provides step-by-step guidance to help you implement your own SAP MM module Illustrates the procure to pay lifecycle Depicts critical business flows with screenshots of real-time SAP environments This much-needed reference explains how to use the SAP MM module to take care of the range of business functions related to purchasing, including purchase orders, purchase requisitions, outline contracts, and request for quotation. It also examines all SAP MM inventory management functions such as physical inventory, stock overview, stock valuation, movement types, and reservations—explaining how SAP MM can be used to define and maintain materials in your systems.